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*NEW* Black Diamond Swivel


billcoe

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This is something new from BD. Has any of you gear whores tried it out? Looks better and cheaper than the Pezel to me.

 

* Weight: 2.9 ounces

* Strength: 26 kN

 

Cost $39.99 at Mountaingear.com

 

VS Pezel

* Weight: 5 ounces

* Working load: 5 kiloNewtons

 

Cost $60.00 at Mountaingear.com

 

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Pezels the shizel.

 

Fo Shezzels ma Pezels.

 

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"Haul spinning pigs without tangling the ropes with our new compact, symmetrical swivel crafted entirely from high-strength aluminum. The Rotor is mounted on an enclosed bearing that is silky smooth and each end will hold up to three biners. "

 

Guess I'll have to buy one myself and head up the Captain.

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Having a free-rotating attachment to umbilicals is nice whether you plan to hang on them or not (and if they are stretchy, hanging won'

t do much good, anyways hanging = aid :tdown: ). the old Grivel umbilical setup used to come with a swivelly thing just like this. You can buy a cheap hardware store one too.

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