New Caritool version?

climbstihl · Mar 8, 2019

Just saw those online, hadn't seen them before. Any infos?

Jimmycrackcorn · Mar 8, 2019

Unless they changed the weight ratings, it's "probably" basically the same ole deal with a added feature to prevent unwanted snagging/opening. An actual lock feature would be cool... but that would skyrocket the price i'd imagine.

theatertech87 · Mar 8, 2019

Jimmycrackcorn said:
Unless they changed the weight ratings, it's "probably" basically the same ole deal with a added feature to prevent unwanted snagging/opening. An actual lock feature would be cool... but that would skyrocket the price i'd imagine.

you can "lock" it with a piece of rubber tubbing that slides over the metal piece. When you want to "lock" it you slide it down over where the gate opens. crude, but it works

Tr33Climb3r · Mar 13, 2019

We haven't received these yet but when I started to download the pictures I though that gold part was goofy looking. It almost looked fake or like it was a photo mistake. There are pictures surfacing in Europe right now and they look really different from these "high res" photos. There is also a another version called the EVO which looks like it will install easier but might not be as secure on the harness as the other version.

https://arbsession.com/petzl-caritool-evo-universal-racking-clip.html

climbstihl · Mar 13, 2019

Tr33Climb3r said:
We haven't received these yet but when I started to download the pictures I though that gold part was goofy looking. It almost looked fake or like it was a photo mistake. There are pictures surfacing in Europe right now and they look really different from these "high res" photos. There is also a another version called the EVO which looks like it will install easier but might not be as secure on the harness as the other version.

https://arbsession.com/petzl-caritool-evo-universal-racking-clip.html

I've since seen these on WesSpur too. I agree about the yellow thing looking like a mistake or something.
The Evo has been around a while, it's made for sport climbing harnesses without slots. Caritools were originally designed for ice climbing.

Tr33Climb3r · Mar 13, 2019

climbstihl said:
I've since seen these on WesSpur too. I agree about the yellow thing looking like a mistake or something.
The Evo has been around a while, it's made for sport climbing harnesses without slots. Caritools were originally designed for ice climbing.

I grabbed some because I thought they could be used on Teufelberger bags and other unique places that you had a much more narrow slot or hole to work with.

diogenes · Mar 13, 2019

After having the gate get ripped off lots of small caritools I decided to wrap tape around the gate, much like the yellow thing on the new version, and never had a problem since! This new version probably helps in the same way.

Tom Lynch · Mar 14, 2019

diogenes said:
After having the gate get ripped off lots of small caritools I decided to wrap tape around the gate, much like the yellow thing on the new version, and never had a problem since! This new version probably helps in the same way.

Clever, wrapping mine now.

climbstihl · Mar 14, 2019

I'm thinking shrinktubing would be even better, can't get sticky, looks cleaner...

Mowerr · Mar 15, 2019

When you tape it how do u open it?

climbstihl · Mar 15, 2019

Mowerr said:
When you tape it how do u open it?

Pretty sure he doesn't tape the bottom part, just the wire gate so it can't get caught.

diogenes · Mar 16, 2019

Lol yeah what climbstihl said, doesn't get caught but also the base of the gate can't spread apart and pop out of the plastic holes/hinges

climbstihl · Mar 16, 2019

diogenes said:
Lol yeah what climbstihl said, doesn't get caught but also the base of the gate can't spread apart and pop out of the plastic holes/hinges

Have you ever had that happen?

Batla · Mar 16, 2019

climbstihl said:
Have you ever had that happen?

It happened to me, often times...
Your suggestion to secure the gate with a piece of shrinkable tube should, as diogenes mentioned it, fix this issue as well. Especially if the shrinkable tube used has thick walls.