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Thanks everyone. It's appreciated. I have to move onto carabiners now. I'll eventually end up settling on a setup. I have to figure out what series of trade-offs yield a combination of durability,...

This is the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1iJTjful66M#!

I read the comments. Others pointed out some of the issues mentioned here.

Yes, definitely. Thank you.

That was the plan. I'll have to look into this matter further. Thanks for the warning.

I don't know what kind of rope the person was using in his video. He was using a HH, that is certain. I'll...

Thanks. I thought about that. Those rigging rings seem too wide. There might not be enough space inside of the carabiner to allow the rings to clamp down on the rope.

I learned a new word today. This devise is referred to as a carabiner.

I have no idea what you are talking about. Unfortunately, I don't know all of the terminology or technical lingo of climbing/outdoor/mountaineering hardware yet, or knots. Please bear with me.

I...

So far I've found 3 ring aluminum ring manufacturers:

SMC
Omega Pacific
Petzl

Does anyone have any opinions on their designs?

The most important feature I'm looking for is a solid ring....