Peter Williamson
Reviewed: 07 March 2005
GOOD, IF EXPENSIVE AND HEAVY
I purchased one of these to use with a figure of 8 so that there was no danger of the figure of 8 levering open the gate of the krab, as has happened in several documented abseiling accidents. It has the added bonus of not rotating during belaying,and avoids cross laoding the krab. It is also a good visual check that the gate is fastened, as the plastic clip will not close unless the gate is fastened. Its a sensibly shaped, nice size HMS, big enough to use an italian hitch.
The plastic bit can fall off if it gets caught. This is easily fixed by making a small hole in it, and passing a keyring through it, and attaching it to the krab (as described on Needle Sports website). It is quite heavy (100g) compared to say, a DMM Sentinel, but average weight for an HMS. It is also quite expensive for what it is.
Useful for beginners, or for use with a fig. 8 but there are lighter, cheaper HMS out there, which do the same job.
