Attaching soley to an HMS carabiner

We did some drop tests on gear the other day and at the end of it all i can say is that our gear(tree climbing gear) is very very strong!We were videoing our DBTree rope savers with 80-100kg weights being dropped from 1m,2m,3,4m and seeing what would happen/break. nothing broke at all. This is one of the tests-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiiodscSlS4 and theres others there too
 
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I avoid HMS biners at all cost. Nose loading them can be hazardous. Try an oval biner instead.

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Nose loading? The gate is going to stay shut.
 
The thing about gear is, it's super strong when everything is all fair and clean. Problem is, shite happens. That gate that's supposed to be shut can be side loaded or opened accidentally... it's not common, but it DOES happen.

It's just worth knowing about so you can keep the odds stacked in your own favor. I have no opinion on the safety of the setup in question, never used it... sometimes I chain biners, sometimes i climb without a tie-in... but I never do anything I'm not 100% confident doing. If you don't feel good about an HMS biner, don't use one.

Norm's knowledge and experience are beyond question. When he talks, I definitely listen and take it to heart.
 
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The thing about gear is, it's super strong when everything is all fair and clean. Problem is, shite happens. That gate that's supposed to be shut can be side loaded or opened accidentally... it's not common, but it DOES happen.


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Steel
 
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