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OmegaPacific biners - a word of warning 16-Sep-2005 At 3:37:54 PM klareralt

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On 11/09/2005 Hatman wrote:
>I have two of the "jake" biners. I have noticed that they seem to get cross
>loaded more than my regular biners. I originaly used the omega SBGII with
>them to belay. when loaded sudenly (fall) and crossloaded with the belay
>device stem in the danger (sharp) area, It can be very hard to get the
>biner orientated corectly because of the sight dip where the gate meets
>the body.

Taken from the OP website:

To be honest, the Jake is one of the coolest carabiners on the market and, for years, has set the standard for HMS carabiners. To start with, its shape orients the load, predictably, where we want it every time. Other belay carabiners can be loaded on the nose of the ‘biner … a very dangerous situation.

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