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mindlessroller21
Aug 6, 2009, 11:43 PM
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I'm looking to replace the biners on the side of my draws which I clip into. I bought the bd hotwire 8 pack to start leading on but I have since realized that I far prefer bent gate to any sort of straight gate.
I'm looking at 3 budget bent gate biners to replace it withe 2 solid gate and 1 bentwire.
The biners are
Mammut standard bent gate
http://gearx.com/...-gate-carabiner.html
Camp orbit bent gate
http://www.gearexpress.biz/...mp;Product_Code=6785
Camp orbit bentwire
http://www.gearexpress.biz/...mp;Product_Code=6967
For my sake weight is an absolute non issue. The only thing I'm considering with these is how easy it is to clip on them.
My big question is how do bent wire's compare to traditional bent gate in terms of clipping ease. Specifically a design like the camp bent wire where it is notched outward at the bottom
Let me know if you have any experience with any of these biners
edit: I'm leaning towards the mammut classics. Anyone know anything about them? I can't find anything online
Thanks
(This post was edited by mindlessroller21 on Aug 7, 2009, 1:18 AM)
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acorneau
Aug 7, 2009, 1:29 AM
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mindlessroller21 wrote: I'm looking to replace the biners on the side of my draws which I clip into. I bought the bd hotwire 8 pack to start leading on but I have since realized that I far prefer bent gate to any sort of straight gate.
Just take a pair of pliers to your old biners and make them bent.
(No, just kidding. Really, don't do that.)
In reply to: For my sake weight is an absolute non issue. The only thing I'm considering with these is how easy it is to clip on them. My big question is how do bent wire's compare to traditional bent gate in terms of clipping ease.
A lot of it comes down to personal preference. I have straight wire-gate biners on my draws (old-style BD Livewires) and I feel no need to change them.
Best bet is to get one of each and try them out in your hand. Try clipping a rope into them and you'll see if you like them or not.
Good luck with your search.
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Shintao
Aug 7, 2009, 3:12 AM
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How much do you consider budget?
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mindlessroller21
Aug 7, 2009, 5:47 AM
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???
I gave three specific biners and asked about their quality. I didn't ask for budget biner recomendations. Read the post
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Shintao
Aug 7, 2009, 6:02 AM
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Didn't quite realize you had made up your mind on just those three. Why don't you buy one of each, try them out for a weekend, then outfit the rest of your rack with the ones you like.
Just wondering what you meant by budget because there are lots of places you can pick up top of the line biners for near as much than all of those new. My apologies for thinking outside the box...
(This post was edited by Shintao on Aug 7, 2009, 6:03 AM)
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Neel
Aug 7, 2009, 2:55 PM
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mindlessroller21 wrote: ??? I gave three specific biners and asked about their quality. I didn't ask for budget biner recomendations. Read the post
I have the orbitwire draws, and i'm pretty happy with them, pretty good action for a cheap draw.
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brawa
Aug 7, 2009, 3:23 PM
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I have the orbit bent gates. Feel the same way as Neel does about the wires. Hope it makes your decision tougher! :)
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gmggg
Aug 7, 2009, 8:47 PM
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I use the Mammut biners, 5.95 and 20% off on whoever's annual sale makes them a nice price. They are a little larger than the CAMP biners which helps clipping. I like them for what they are.
Not too much to say though, in many ways a biner is a biner is a biner.
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shockabuku
Aug 7, 2009, 10:02 PM
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mindlessroller21 wrote: I'm looking to replace the biners on the side of my draws which I clip into. I bought the bd hotwire 8 pack to start leading on but I have since realized that I far prefer bent gate to any sort of straight gate. I'm looking at 3 budget bent gate biners to replace it withe 2 solid gate and 1 bentwire. The biners are Mammut standard bent gate http://gearx.com/...-gate-carabiner.html Camp orbit bent gate http://www.gearexpress.biz/...mp;Product_Code=6785 Camp orbit bentwire http://www.gearexpress.biz/...mp;Product_Code=6967 For my sake weight is an absolute non issue. The only thing I'm considering with these is how easy it is to clip on them. My big question is how do bent wire's compare to traditional bent gate in terms of clipping ease. Specifically a design like the camp bent wire where it is notched outward at the bottom Let me know if you have any experience with any of these biners edit: I'm leaning towards the mammut classics. Anyone know anything about them? I can't find anything online Thanks
I have experience with the Camp Orbit bent gate biners.
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