WTB: Hammock Karabiners

[tomatoevousparlour]

Wheres the best place to buy 4 karabiners suitable for use with hammocks?

Thanks Jon

 

[Nat]

Nevisport and other outdoor/climbing shops. Screwgate ones work the best.

 

[Tadpole]

Wheres the best place to buy 4 karabiners suitable for use with hammocks?

Thanks Jon

Ebay search for Carabiners and then select the climbing section, you can get 25KN Carabiners for a couple of pounds.
There is a few sets of '4 Carabiners' for under a tenner

 

[sapper1]

Try and find a climbing club.They have to dispose of theirs when they have a fall or if they become damaged.These are ideal for hammocks as they are under nowhere near the stress that they are rated for.

 

[jamin]

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



DMM - Needle Sports Prowire Krab. there cheap strong and v light

 

[Mabinogion]

how about the ones from lidl?
http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20090604.p.Carabiner_or_Shackle_Set.ar5

 

[jonnno]

How can you work out which ones on eBay are strong enough to hold the weight of a hammock? I need 4 but tbh it's not worth spending £30 on.

 

[Tadpole]

How can you work out which ones on eBay are strong enough to hold the weight of a hammock? I need 4 but tbh it's not worth spending £30 on.

go to ebay search for Carabiners then check out the climbing section, most of the used/ secondhand screwgate type 25KN Carabiners would be more than strong enough to hang a hammock from.

 

[addo]

Decathalon sell very good light ones cheap. They are all rated on the item and theres a guide in the shop. Got mine from there and some non climbing ones for keys and bits for the underslung line.

 

[bushscout1]

Just a thought, but does anyone use a mallion rapide, rather than a karabiner, seeing as you don't really need the sprung gate?

These tend to be cheaper than karabiners, and in some cases smaller (whilst still being usable) hence there could be a weight saving?

I've had a quick browse online but couldn't find any spec.'s re. strength, size & weight to compare to the climbing krabs.

(I use climbing krabs as I already had them going spare.)