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Feel free to call me names, but I dive with dry gloves and think the right carabiners are much better than bolt snaps, especially in cold water. A good locking carabineer like a Petzl has many advantages - - larger mouth opening than a bolt snap - the open end has no threads (or traditional carabiner hook) to snag or wear down with donning and doffing - far easier to open or closed with one hand - threads are not exposed at any time Remeber, these things are designed to be used repeatedly by people with one gloved hand hanging at the end of a rope from an icy cliff. Although they are aluminum, I have one pair that is three years old with no signs of oxidation. They have only seen about sixty salt water dives. A light coating of WD40 has keep them working perfectly. The downside is a Petzl will run you about $20 each. E.J. >fyi: i am diving in water in the mid 30s F, so yes, it works in cold water >w/ thick gloves. i personally would give caribiners a wide berth. those >things scare me underwater. good luck. >-glenn >> To that end, I'd like to hear about different clips, and how/why each is >> being used. I'm looking at stainless steel carribieners, but unless one >> used the locking versions, seems like they could catch on something. The >> locking versions solve that problem, but would be harder to use. ______________________________ E.J. Sadler / Particle Studios ejsadler@pa*.ne* 800.704.3900 http://particles.net ______________________________ -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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