ConorB Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Screw Racking biner? thoughts? [img:left]http://www.pawprince.com/pawprince/design/fin/polished.jpg[/img] BD Fin left. Trango Right. 24kn major, 8kn minor, 7kn open. enough so your screws dont go tumbling downhill. i know that people were into the fin for racking. thought id put this one out there as well. not as deep of a basket as the fin but seems rather deep. http://www.departmentofgoods.com/trango-directional-wire-carabiner?CMP_SKU=TRG0036&MER=0406&mr:trackingCode=DA700797-47F9-DF11-9C39-001517B1882B&mr:referralID=NA&avad=36495_d12468ad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_beanntan Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Wire gates seem to me to be easier to gets the screws in and out, I go with a BD Oval biner with wire gate, seems to work fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 That little cutout T-slot for the draw webbing on the Trango is going to work oddly with a harness gear loop/clipper for racking screws, I would think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConorB Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 yeah i use Petzl's ice clipper. but i have heard that folks seem to like the bd fin for racking screws. they don't make them anymore due to the fact that they would spontaneously combust. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/955458/Re_Best_Biner_for_Ice_Screw_Ra#Post955458 that little t slot is a weird thing as well. The biner just caught my eye and reminded me of a wiregate version of the fin. i just worry about the ice clipper breaking and getting bent over a barrel halfway up a climb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodestone Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Has anyone tried racking screws with the Kong Paddle carabiner? It's got a huge opening and basket to accommodate kayak paddles shafts. Available in both wire-gate an solid-gate. Chad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldfinger Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Since I sold one Fin and retired the other (nice piece in the collection now), I found two other possibilities. 1. BD Livewire, nice green color stands out, big opening, at REI on sale. 2. WC Xenon, nice bright yellow color, big basket, $6.50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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