Originally Posted by
sparkysko
Been looking for local supplies of rings. I found some at home depot rated to 'safe working load' of 200lbs. Think these are too low for 300lb me? It'd seem you might be able to get away with lower than your weight because of the extra margin of safety they rate stuff at, and since you're doubling up the rings on one side, and on the other side it doesn't seem like they have much room to bend. Same with Carabiners, the ones at home depot (huge!) are rated to 320lbs, and they also have 200lbs and 70lb 'safe working load'. They're tempting, since I don't have to pay for shipping, and they're cheap (2$ for 2 rings and 3$ for 1 biner). Thoughts?