Would you buy this racking biner?

[Llarian]

I'd take 4 or so, almost lost some screws into a river in Ouray last February when one of my Petzl racking biners caught on something and broke.

[lazyalpinist]

Depending on mounting of the finished product, I'd buy a couple.

[pu]

I have one of those in blue. It's pretty nice.

[Dane]

It is a 14 year old BD design originally. Expensive then (retail was $9.00) and way ahead of their time in a number of ways. I would have thought more would have survived from the original 300 made. My guess is they didn't sell many.

 

Joe you buy yours or was it a sample?

[Bmulvihill]

sharp looking design Dane.

 

Knowing that you are weight conscious, what are your clippers weighing in at vs. petzl and BD models?

 

either way i'd probably give you my business.

 

 

[Bmulvihill]

oops, missed the second page on weights.

 

thanks

[jdj]

Just a small historical note. I am the one who sent the original design for the clipper to BD. I used one of those large BD fin carabiners with some holes drilled in the fin and lashed it to a slot in a thick plastic plate. I used it for a season then sent it in. I saw Belcourt a few months later and he came up with what you see today. Unfortunately, I destroyed the only carabiner like that that I had. I would love to have 6 or so on my rack. I may still have the original I made and will post a photo if I do.

 

JJ

[alpinebumm]

I'd buy a couple to try them out, I had a BD ice clipper break on a climb and lost two lockers and a chunck of cordalette fortuanatly I found a decent way to make an anchor but on the other ice clipper I had both of my tools if I'd lost those it would have been another story. Good investment