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Which carabiners are best....and how to quiet them?

I bought these last year and have used them for almost everything. I give them 5 stars the same as most reviews. They are in my cart right now to buy for later.

Amazon.com : CARAPEAK 30kN Auto-Locking D Shaped Twist Lock 6 Pack Set Carabiner, Aluminum Self Locking Clip Black : Sports & Outdoors

Amazon.com : CARAPEAK 30kN Auto-Locking D Shaped Twist Lock 6 Pack Set Carabiner, Aluminum Self Locking Clip Black : Sports & Outdoors
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I used them to hold my sit drag to a waist belt. They stay locked unlike twist lock carabiners.
 
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Ended up going with a Petzl Ok triact oval. Arrived today...and works well with the Kong duck. Triact locking mechanism will take a little bit to get used to opening with one hand...but I like it so far.

will have to figure out what diameter shrink tube I need. Going to try and cover as much of the biner as possible...without affecting its function
 
Gbk68 said:
Ended up going with a Petzl Ok triact oval. Arrived today...and works well with the Kong duck. Triact locking mechanism will take a little bit to get used to opening with one hand...but I like it so far.

will have to figure out what diameter shrink tube I need. Going to try and cover as much of the biner as possible...without affecting its function
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Most commonly, heat shrink has a 3:1 shrink ratio.


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ShooterMike said:
You could go with 1/2” heat shrink and have no issues. If it wouldn’t take 3 years to arrive, I’d be happy to mail you a foot or two of Orange heat shrink.


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Where did you find orange shrink tube? None an Amazon anyway.
 
Been using .75" 3m/33 black vinyl electrical tape for years for my FBH, RCH and safety rope carabiners and screw links. Has worked extremely well and I get it free from work and it stay put in extremely cold temps. Admittedly not the best option but works and for me was free.
 
DMTJAGER said:
Been using .75" 3m/33 black vinyl electrical tape for years for my FBH, RCH and safety rope carabiners and screw links. Has worked extremely well and I get it free from work and it stay put in extremely cold temps. Admittedly not the best option but works and for me was free.
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I have electrical tape on a few of mine...and it’s a **** show. Dirt gets caught on the edges where it overlaps...and glue residue all over. Prob just cheap tape
 
Gbk68 said:
Yup...just found it and ordered 10foot. That’ll give me enough to take care of all of my biners. Thanks!
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Never done this, I've just wrapped it with camo tape. Does it slide in ok? Or do you slit it?

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Gbk68 said:
Ended up going with a Petzl Ok triact oval. Arrived today...and works well with the Kong duck. Triact locking mechanism will take a little bit to get used to opening with one hand...but I like it so far.

will have to figure out what diameter shrink tube I need. Going to try and cover as much of the biner as possible...without affecting its function
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Be careful with too much heat. Those 'biners are heat treated. When I did mine, I didn't use a heat gun, but instead used a hair dryer on high and just moved it around. It took longer, but I felt that there was no way I had softened my aluminum.

We are doing some off label stuff here, so I'm conservative.

Heck, I wonder if several coats of Plastidip wouldn't work well?
 
raisins said:
Be careful with too much heat. Those 'biners are heat treated. When I did mine, I didn't use a heat gun, but instead used a hair dryer on high and just moved it around. It took longer, but I felt that there was no way I had softened my aluminum.

We are doing some off label stuff here, so I'm conservative.

Heck, I wonder if several coats of Plastidip wouldn't work well?
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Would prob take a crazy amount of heat to affect the biners. And only takes a few seconds to shrink the tubing
 
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