Good Small HMS Biner

By James C Watts Ranked #169 - Carabiners, Quickdraws, and Belay Devices May 12, 2009

I carry one of these on my harness at all times, and it's great for a variety of purposes. I use it for belaying with smaller ropes (though I switch to a larger biner for big singles), and it is also quite good for general rigging (thanks to the snag-less gate). My main use for it is as a self-rescue biner, because it is small and compact enough to carry at all times (I also carry my prusik loops and chap-stick on it), but the basket is large enough to hold a Munter on twin 8mm cord (such as when constructing a load-releasing hitch out of a cordalette), which makes it very useful for belay escapes and knot passing. All in all, a very nice piece of kit, which gets 4 stars only because it is heavier than other comparable biners due to the large, rope-friendly bar stock it is constructed of.

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