Carabiner: captured eye warning

[TheTreeSpyder]

One of the best things i ever did was to commit to carry a few slings, krabs and maybe pulley up with me aloft.
Previously, i only had them sent up for special purposes; so decision to use/play/expand had extra deployment time built in/weighing it down.
Carried up with me; i found tons of uses and education waiting; and almost everything changed.
Systems became reusable modular connections and specialties
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WARNING >> From the school of hard knocks ;
University of: OJTSOSMF (On the Job Training, Sink Or Swim Mo'Fo)
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[Del_]

The Spyder lives.

Long live the Spyder!

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Hey Del_,
pretty quiet in hear!

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

I dont mess with climbing, what is a krab?

 

[Del_]

I dont mess with climbing, what is a krab?

It's the thing that is not the rope in the pictures.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

An easy solution is to girth hitch it.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

It's the thing that is not the rope in the pictures.

Gotcha. Us "nonners" call those carabeaners.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

See, down south if you tell " send me two beaners up," you either get more help than you need, or the whole crew walks off the job.

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

An easy solution is to girth hitch it.

Please see that if girth hitched where stitches are has the same exact (d)effect that i'm trying to warn against.
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If girthed to karabiner/carabiner/krab, and 1 leg of sling wanders into krab as last picture shows;
you aren't pulling on girth normally when loaded, rather trying to split/shear girth apart across krab.
This will not load normally; might work here and there; but are asking for fail at the most loaded moment(where it mite have held okay in normal loading/ was not allowed to work correctly).
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Also, if girthed; is weaker than straight pull/no knots, has extra stiff/leverage-able area, and sling can't rotate around naturally for most immed. balanced loading on legs of sling and long term wearing of sling.
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The flat rope/webbing should be relaxed at end of it's workday as any rope, and could very well be locked on the krab at this point.
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The girth can give some spacer under krab, allowing easier inspection/ closer to a quick-draw sling, that is stiff and closed along length purposely so this mechanically is prevented form happening.
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http://www.sherrilltree.com/petzl-spirit-express-quickdraw-12-cm
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Actually i go with Round Turn for some lock on krab w/smaller dyneema slings, no other bends from knot, and allows rotating of sling for even wear.
And won't have the fail highlighted hear.
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i've used krabs in all phases, climbing, rigging and dragging on ground etc.
A quick, modular link is a quick modular link; very serivce-able, flexible usage and quick pro solution!
In using these tools, i only regretted not taking the plunge and using them earlier!
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[derwoodii]

a hidden trap nicely illustrated, may i use your picture to show n tell others down under pls

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Yes, please;
Let's plot and co-arborate to save a life today!
This was the predecessor pic: