Thinner carabiners

samsquatch · Apr 14, 2020

Hey guys. I have a few standard carabiners. A bunch of Rock-O and Pirates. But the material is fat. I struggle to put 2 biners in the same shackle of the swivel on my bridge. Before I rip that swivel out for a CMI California swivel with multi holes, I want to see if I can replace those biners with something else.
Are there some good quality locking aluminum biners that have thinner shafts? Life-rated, of course.
Cheers

samsquatch · Apr 18, 2020

Are Petzl OK biners thinner than the RE pirate & ovals?

colb · Apr 18, 2020

I have the small dmm axis blue and gray swivel. Can't fit a dmm rhino gate through it, so the swivel + rope wrench combo is a no go. I put it on my ring and put my Akimbo on the swivel. I should have gotten the large red and gray dmm axis swivel... Instead, I'll likely phase out the rws for Akimbos and keep it short with the small dmm axis swivel. Kind of wondering if the akimbo will handle traversing without creeping though...

Tom Dunlap · Apr 18, 2020

I like the ISC's

KH453 Gator Karabiner for use in Industrial Fall Protection

for use as a connector

www.iscwales.com

Tony · Apr 20, 2020

This is going to be a tough search for you. Most carabiners rated to arb specs are constructed with 10mm stock. Pretty much every test to obtain rating certification is based of this 10mm standard.

There of course will be some variation in shape and design, but..

Just get the new swivel. Anything you find is likely a compromise solution anyway.

Tony