New DMM 'Director' Carabiners

[Greg_L]

Anyone see this yet? Pulled from Wesspur's facebook page...doen't look like they're available yet, but they look REALLY well thought out.

DMM 'Director' Info Sheet

 

[Rush]

That swivel boss is sexy as socks on a rooster!

 

[evo]

They looks pretty slick, like the swivel for a wire core or other flipline

 

[Jonny]

They look to be pretty compact and frikkin gorgeous!
Looking forward to release date

 

[colb]

Swivel eye on a bridge with an Akimbo?

 

[MikoDel]

thx for this, always love to see what the lads and lassies at Denny M. are up to. Their website is really ultimately cool - provides hours of engagement. It's important to try out options like these because getting the dimensions of your climbing system "just right" really takes a lot of the "worry" out of ascent and descent. When I know my configuration is such that nothing is generating undue heat or abrasion cause my hitches and hardware are staggered "properly" (for me) then I can bet my ropes and other gear are gonna last years and years. I currently always use a mini carabiner for my Fig. 8 descender, which keeps the line just shy of the knot in my rope snap, but it's not a locking one, so I'll change to a safer option soon. It's not the one pictured, which is a DMM shadow, it's even smaller. I think it's called Blue Fusion Contigua. A little blue non-locking 'biner that's so compact I have to fanagle the Fig. 8 sideways against the back of the loading area just to open the gate, but it's perfect for keeping the running end clear of my rope snap hitch.

 

[Brocky]

Bought this a few months ago and was going to start a thread ranting how us humans should be able to have smaller carabiners.

 

[*useless info*]

..and us too?

 

[MikoDel]

RANT!!!!! Did you say RANT?

Get in line.

 

[Mowerr]

I think these things will be at the ends of everybody's lanyards asap
Everone is looking to shorten up the connections while some still want swivels everywhere
Everyone wants smaller biners and to cut weight off their systems.
Dmm seems to always be listening

 

[Brocky]

Not listening to everyone, I think it was @colb, from another thread, that wanted something like this,

 

[colb]

Not listening to everyone, I think it was @colb, from another thread, that wanted something like this,
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Looks ready for me to buy! This is the ideal speedline biner, right? Why has nobody made this?

Could they make it like the eashook, with an accessible captive eye? That way I can replace the slings without girth hitching them.

 

[*useless info*]

Brocky very nice!
I could never draw and brother always could....
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I think mite more invite force to carry down straight solid leg line?
Force line here to me shows leveraged equivalently from 'hard' and 'soft' legs in equal balance.
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Gives leveraged pull on 'hard' solid leg as gate side stretches.
>>Achilles Heel that defines strength is thin gate hinge pin pulled SIDEWAYS.
I always think Pure Inline mantra for best possible support model benchmark to start..
Just spit ballin' Bro

 

[Brocky]

I was going to leave that kind of stuff up to DMM, I used their color scheme to make it easier for them. I’m just going to be sitting by the mailbox and wait for my residual checks.

 

[GreenstoneVT]

Brocky, I’ll take a bunch of those as well as a handful of ones that have three attachment holes aligned with the pulley for tag/pullback lines.

 

[*useless info*]

I was going to leave that kind of stuff up to DMM, I used their color scheme to make it easier for them. I’m just going to be sitting by the mailbox and wait for my residual checks.

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i hope you keep drawing too!
Very realistic weight feel.
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What catches my eye is a( reversed) D type flow of off balance/not chain link style krab
>>then more straight D side (for loading) is given to gate/thru gate hinge pin rather than solid (and larger)spine side.
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Train eye to catch here, then see more in splices etc. etc.; as is all the same 'purpose-full alignmeant'. Seems like many things sometimes, but i think that 'inline' is the basic redundant lesson.
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Drawing can be ruff(but l-earn a lot), i might only publish less than 50%.
So can't imagine Mr. Ashley 7000 illustrations, the ones that weren't published, and how kept track of without computer traveling the globe talking to people on unlit ships and roads etc. Somehow hear Mrs. ABoK yelling at him in background about the mess..!

 

[MikoDel]

Following up, I eventually DID find a very compact twist locker by Mammut, this 24kN rated, 4" high little "Micro". Still have yet to try it but I believe it will sub in for the small blue fusion just fine, keeping the ropes staggered. Now when I'm working or rec climbing I have an added margin of safety, and even after 15 years that never gets old! $12 incl. shipping from Amazon, that's a darn reasonable deal.

Funny how when I go online shopping for a particular size in PPE, there's not always info on the dimensions of the piece. Strength rating sure, but it's like pulling teeth to find length/width measurements on too many sites. SIZE MATTERS when it comes to interacting with other gear. Ha!
[EDIT - I was way off on this post, apologies, the Blue Fusion 'biner is 2 7/8" tall, the Mammut is nearly 4". Big difference. Still have NOT found a locking 'biner as small as the Contigua.]

 

[Jonny]

Anyone know the length measurement of DMM PerfectO biners?
Is that as small as double locking/ triple action biners get? I like ovals for alot of climbing applications anyways.

 

[moss]

Anyone know the length measurement of DMM PerfectO biners?
Is that as small as double locking/ triple action biners get? I like ovals for alot of climbing applications anyways.

I don’t know the dimensions but i’ve had one in my hand and I don’t think it could be any smaller and still be useful/useable.
-AJ

 

[Brocky]

Following up, I eventually DID find a very compact twist locker by Mammut, this 24kN rated, 4" high little "Micro". Still have yet to try it but I believe it will sub in for the small blue fusion just fine, keeping the ropes staggered. Now when I'm working or rec climbing I have an added margin of safety, and even after 15 years that never gets old! $12 incl. shipping from Amazon, that's a darn reasonable deal.

Funny how when I go online shopping for a particular size in PPE, there's not always info on the dimensions of the piece. Strength rating sure, but it's like pulling teeth to find length/width measurements on too many sites. SIZE MATTERS when it comes to interacting with other gear. Ha!

Good find on the Wall Micro. When they first came out they, and two other lockers fro Mammut, were only available from European dealers. Here is the Micro Oval and a twist lock Element, one of my favorites for compactness.