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Rudder
Trad climber
Costa Mesa, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 2, 2014 - 01:32am PT
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What's your favorite loose biners while leading?
I mostly use Heliums for everything, but they wouldn't be the best for a carabiner break, etc.
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wivanoff
Trad climber
CT
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What's wrong with carrying more than one kind? Are you that concerned about weight that, say, carrying four heavier carabiners will kill you?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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I use nothing but OZ biners (1Oz.). No loose biners and no screw gates. I'll have about 8 to 10 extendsble draws....6 with 2 biners the others over my shoulder with 1 biner. I'll also carry some reg. QD's based on the amt. of fixed gear.
If I need a loose biner I can rob one of my extendable draws.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Whatever is at hand
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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loose biners
Set them all free.
Biner breaks, certainly.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Life without a biner, so sad and bland.
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the czar
climber
meyers, ca.
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i think across the pond they're called Crabs....
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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remember when biners were crabs?
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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czar you beat me to it.
My wife and I were climbing on the GP apron and at a belay heard this old guy asking his partner for spare crabs. She said "you and my husband are the only ones I've ever heard call them crabs", as fate would have it I knew him from the late 60's and climbed with him there on the apron!!!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Don't you call me a snaplink.....
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Full size ovals. Tried the rest. Came back to 1977's best technology. Light ovals are okay.
Not many though. Ten draws or so usually pick up the stray bits.
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cintune
climber
The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
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^^^^ Yep.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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No lockers?
I carry three, better than none.
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Mark Force
Trad climber
Cave Creek, AZ
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OvalWires four long clipped in the back of the rack. They do everything and anything.
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Rudder
Trad climber
Costa Mesa, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 3, 2014 - 10:54am PT
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OvalWires four long clipped in the back of the rack. They do everything and anything.
Sounds good, I think I'll try that.
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