Karabiners

[TrashCanMan]

Can anyone recommend a suitable karabiner?

I'm not looking to go climbing with it - its to support me and my hammock.

From what I've seen, they are either really cheap as they are made of ally and therefore not strong enough or really expensive as they are designed to hold 23 men dangling off of a rope at the same time

Any suggestions for a cost-effective, suitable karabiner?

 

[bushcraft_lad]

go to any local climbing store or try online


regards, jordan

 

[Carbuncle]

I've had these and they're fine for a hammock, climbing wiregates for £3.99:

http://www.needlesports.com/acatalog/Mail_Order_Karabiners_22.html#aDMM_20PW

No connection etc. etc.

 

[Shewie]

Like Jordan says, go for climbing rated krabs.

They are rated in kilo newtons but any climbing grade will be up to the task.

I use something similar to these, just take the webbing off and away you go.

 

[TrashCanMan]

Thanks for the advice

 

[gzornenplat]

I got a couple of these about a month ago

http://www.jackson-sports.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=5674

£4.75 each

 

[helixpteron]

I really like the DMM Tru-Screw locking gate karabiners, and have found Field & Trek to have the best prices for them.

The DMM tech spec page is

here.

 

[Quarryman]

I also have been looking for hammock karabiners recently. Try this link

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/climbing/hardwear/karabiners/

 

[gregorach]

I favour the wiregates, as recommended by Carbuncle. A screwgate is really a bit OTT for hanging a hammock off - even climbers only use them on belays.

 

[tenderfoot]

not really a carabiner but if your not using it for climbing... b and q do connectors for chain link that would do the job or find an ex climber who has a couple of second hand crabs as there is no market for second hand climbing kit for safety reasons that wouldnt apply to your usage.

 

[Shewie]

I favour the wiregates, as recommended by Carbuncle. A screwgate is really a bit OTT for hanging a hammock off - even climbers only use them on belays.

I'll second that, screwgates are a bit unneccesary for hammocks, once you`re in it's not as though the cordage is likely to fallout again.

I have snapgates rather than wiregates for no particular reason.

 

[gregorach]

Wiregates shave a couple of grammes off the weight...

 

[Shewie]

Yeah good point Dunc

 

[Peter_t]

cant see the point of using a carabiner, you dont reely need to open the gate at all once youv attached it to your hamock. why not use a cuple of maillons? their alot cheeper and more compact.

probably not the cheepest but heres what i meen
http://www.honeybros.com/gbu0-prodshow/HB15CA.html


pete

 

[gzornenplat]

cant see the point of using a carabiner, you dont reely need to open the gate at all once youv attached it to your hamock. why not use a cuple of maillons? their alot cheeper and more compact.

probably not the cheepest but heres what i meen
http://www.honeybros.com/gbu0-prodshow/HB15CA.html


pete

If you're not going to open the carabiner, then you might as well just stick with the tapes
that the hammock comes with.

The point of a carabiner is that you can leave the tapes in place and remove the hammock
during the day and just clip it back in place at night.

 

[Tadpole]

If you're not going to open the carabiner, then you might as well just stick with the tapes
that the hammock comes with.

The point of a carabiner is that you can leave the tapes in place and remove the hammock
during the day and just clip it back in place at night.

I find the point of carabiner is that they make it easy to set up your hammock, they allow you to use tapes, and they stop the rain from running down the tapes and soaking into the ends of the hammock.
I bought six from ebay for under a tenner posted. 3 at 12kn and 3 at 25kn, have a look on there there are lots of lots where you get can get 6 or more for £15 posted

 

[gregorach]

Yeah, mine are there mainly because they make excellent attachments for drip-lines, and are a little easier during pitching and striking camp. They also provide handy hanging points for other gear.

 

[Peter_t]

sorry i was under the impretion that they were just to stop rain soaking down your ropes/tapes. why do you need to take them off? it doesnt take that long to tie your hammock does it?

pete

 

[gregorach]

You don't need to take them off, but it can be easier to tie and untie your tapes if you use crabs. Rather than have to feed the working end of the tape through a fixed ring, you just clip them in and tie off.

 

[Shewie]

I use krabs because I have o-rings sewn into my webbing straps, I can then snap the krabs into those and the hammock cord.