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Nite Ize Figure 9 Large Carabiner

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Canoe42

04/05/2015 03:10PM

Could these Nite Ize Figure 9 Large Carabiner be used to attach hammock rope to straps? Or would it be too much stress where rope goes into locking area?

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unshavenman

04/05/2015 04:37PM

The Nite Ize Figure 9s aren't rated to support weight. I would use them to attach a tarp using a separate ridgeline, but definitely not to support the hammock. Personally, I use the rap ring method per this youtube video

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9th Bearded Infantry

04/05/2015 05:21PM

I have some small ones coming in the mail to use for my hammock tarp and CCS 12x12.5 camp tarp but wouldn't use them, or the bigger ones, for hammock suspension.

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Savage Voyageur

04/05/2015 08:47PM

I have this size and I think they are too small for this. You create a tremendous strain on a carabiner in a hammock. I bought a couple of the cheap ones you would use and pulled them apart. I now use climbing rated carabiners.

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Craig K

04/05/2015 09:01PM

When I first started using hammocks I used them for my kids because it was easy for them to set it up by them selves, but they are not rated to handle that much weight. I use the climbing rated ones now.

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