A Neat Collection of Carabiners

[Mauzinette]

I came across this website that showcases different carabiners and thought that some of you might find this rather interesting

Carabiner Collection

www.carabinercollection.com

Also, feel free to share your favorite carabiners in this thread

 

[GeneT45]

Amazing what people will collect these days. It's been more than a few years since I was climbing, but my standard fare were regular, "straight" chounard (sp?) 'biners. And a locking 'D' 'biner for belaying. I specifically did not like the kidney-bean shaped 'biners after seeing how you can fall right out of them.

GsT

 

[Mauzinette]

In case someone is interested, here’s a recent experiment with DMM XSRE accessory carabiners



As I’m constantly on a lookout for new ways to shave off grams from my outdoor sleeping setup, I decided to replace the climbing carabiners on my hammock with lightweight accessory ones. This is pretty much against all manufacturer recommendations, but the test hang showed some encouraging results





Now that I’m somewhat confident that the accessory carabiners won’t fail instantly under a load, the next step is to actually spend a night in the hammock There is more to come on that!