i would tape the small end of the carabiner to your linemens belt so it cant flip on youHere’s an example...
Zoom in on my linesman loop.
I never even noticed when I was climbing.
Caught it when checking out the picture last night.
We should always be watching for stuff like that.
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I apologize if this question has already been answered but I searched and could find it.
Do Steel oval quick links and steel delta triangles fall under the same type of rules as carabiners when it comes to crossloading?
Based on my research it seems most of the manufacturer's instructions that I looked at for quick links and delta's seem to have the same warnings about crossloading that their carabiners have.
Am I missing something? I thought the best practice method for attaching your repel rope to a tree is to use either a oval steel quick link or the triangle style Delta link. I've also read some believe steel or aluminum carabiners will also work and they point to testing videos showing strength, cinching abilities and the fact that the rope exits the carabiner going away from the tree thereby not really crossloading the carabiner.
I noticed both the quick link and a steel carabiner both have 40 kn ratings. Can someone explain this to me?
In our use, around a tree, a steel quick link is never going to fail unless you don't buy a climbing rated one OR there is something wrong with it (huge crack inside it or something).
The quick links (for some reason) are rated much below their actual breaking strength. My 9 mm stainless delta link I'm nearly certain could pick up my Tacoma.
I completely understand the illustration's but they show the carabiners on a 90 degree corner as opposed to a gentle radius. I'm not saying people should use carabiners when attaching a tether. It would be interesting to see carabiner tests conducted in situations similar to saddle hunting.