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Hey, I want to buy biners for my 8mm dyneema slings to make alpine...
By Mike Gorecki
Ranked #45 - Carabiners, Quickdraws, and Belay Devices
May 1, 2011
Hey, I want to buy biners for my 8mm dyneema slings to make alpine extendable quickdraws. Im debating on buying Wild Country Nitros or Astros for that purpose. I saw Astro and they seem a little bit to small, but they are lightweight. I see opinions that Nitros are bigger - full sized biners so they would fit my hand better I think, but they are heavier than astros.. On the other hand its only 7gram per biner and I would have max 12 of them in my backpack. I have climbed only with full sized biners so I don't know if size difference is really an issue. Some say that its harder to clip in into smaller ones.. I dont know which to choose. Im kinda into Nitros - Thin, lightweight sling and a slightly heavier biner - Nitro (but a full sized, friendly size and still lighter than most full sized biners)? Anyone ?
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By James Jenden
Ranked #4 - Carabiners, Quickdraws, and Belay Devices
June 14, 2011
Well, what I would suggest is a combination of both. Personally I prefer using a full size biner for the rope end, as when you're pumped it absolutely sucks to clip a rope into a tiny biner. However, I actually kinda like having a smaller bolt end biner. If you find ones with good gate action, they're just as easy to clip as full size, but you can start to shave a lot of weight. If you're looking for really light draws, check out the Petzl Ange S for the bolt end, and the Mad Rock Ultralight wire gate for the rope end, perhaps with a Petzl Fin' Anneau 60cm sling in the middle. Those come out to 87g apiece, so about three ounces. $28 apeice.
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By Ryan Hamilton
Ranked #3 - Carabiners, Quickdraws, and Belay Devices
May 25, 2011
These Nitro biners are great. Fit the hand well, have great gate action and are reasonably light. The slick nose is awesome too.
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By Jeremy Stoshick
Ranked #131 - Carabiners, Quickdraws, and Belay Devices
May 1, 2011
Smaller the biner, the more difficult it is to clip - imho, slightly but slightly counts. Practice with a few smaller ones and see how you like them - nothing wrong with mixing up your rack.
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