Your Preferred Carabiners?

[oldoakman]

DMM all the way. Ultra O, Perfect O, Rhino, and Shadow.

 

[Benjo75]

Dmm Ultra O here too.

 

[Quintanana]

I like the DMMs but the gates need maintenance much sooner than the others.

 

[AdkEric]

I prefer Rock Exotica, I like the gate direction. Use their pirate and rock-o. Have a couple DMM and CT as well. CT aluminum ovals have silky smooth action.

 

[rico]

DMM for me....

 

[Winchman]

Petzl OK ovals with Triact lock for primary life support, screw lock for other uses.

 

[Steve-o]

I got rid of everything except a couple screw locks and went to Rock Exotica for the more intuitive pull down lock.

 

[Boomslang]

Whatever is cheapest when I need to order some. I have Petzl, DMM, Rock, CT, ISC in various shapes and sizes.

 

[Quintanana]

Looking at some of CT's other triple actions on their website and thinking of trying them out based off the quality of the pillar oval. "Concept"(HMS), "axis" (pear hms-similar to dmm boa), "dshape"/"snappy"/"large (D-shape..obviously...regular size, small, large respectively. also the "key" for lanyards.

 

[MatKep]

Newer rec climber. Used petzl and BD for years gym climbing and around the house and yard. Recently purchased some rock exotics and am very impressed with the finish and feel. Super smooth action and the downward motion is more intuitive and easier to perform. Have not tried the DMM Os... yet.

 

[dsptech]

The CT's are nice.
I'm using them in place of the Rock Os right now.
Wesspur has some new Rock Exotica biners that work the traditional way (push up) up on their site.

 

[Basswood]

Using petzl and DMm. Definitely prefer the petzl. They feel better and the grip is better in my opinion.

 

[oceans]

Using petzl and DMm. Definitely prefer the petzl. They feel better and the grip is better in my opinion.

Petal definitely has grippy gates, but I’ve also had them pack with ice in some Winter conditions. Still better than anything else in the same conditions. I just can get passed how accustomed I am to the gate direction on the Rock-O. Still my hands down fave.

 

[islandarb]

Petal definitely has grippy gates, but I’ve also had them pack with ice in some Winter conditions. Still better than anything else in the same conditions. I just can get passed how accustomed I am to the gate direction on the Rock-O. Still my hands down fave.

Wow. Out the blue Eric. Hello bruv.
I love Rock Os. Petzl Os. And my CT Os. Only have a rock pirate for my lanyard.

 

[oceans]

Wow. Out the blue Eric. Hello bruv.
I love Rock Os. Petzl Os. And my CT Os. Only have a rock pirate for my lanyard.

Paul got MUCH carabiners! Hi to you. Gotta catch up with you soon.

 

[Lemonjello]

Most all DMM and petzl “O”. I did pick up a couple DMM perfect O for my hitch to bridge, so far I like em. I do like the grippier gate on the my older DMMs.

 

[NeSurfcaster]

Rock exotica was the 1st carabiner I ever got, so I'm fond of them. I got 1 dmm in package deal that I never use because of the lock. I just think it's easier to twist and pull down w/ the Rock-o/pirate

 

[Quintanana]

Most all DMM and petzl “O”. I did pick up a couple DMM perfect O for my hitch to bridge, so far I like em. I do like the grippier gate on the my older DMMs.

They shouldn't have changed the gates...

 

[oceans]

Plus the Rock Exotica gates seem to never wear out or get weak. They’re a great design.

 

[islandarb]

They shouldn't have changed the gates...

They still have the old gates too.