The issue i have with the shape of the black diamond is that there is a flat with two small redius cheeks. The failure mode they are worrying about is the differential radius of the bend between the...
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The issue i have with the shape of the black diamond is that there is a flat with two small redius cheeks. The failure mode they are worrying about is the differential radius of the bend between the...
Interesting discussion. Thanks,
FWIW there was a comment or two about carabiner sizes. I went and pulled out and old "D" style and it is ~7/16 dia or .430 round body cross section. I also...
What concerns me is the margin of safety with the "we used it and survived" attitude. We have no idea how close they came to failure. We also routinely have a wide weight range of folks here. What...
Seems to make a case for rappel rings with whoopee's. If one is inserted between the loop from the hammock and the whoopee the diameter or the ring sets the D/d ratio and they will not collapse into...