Rope Rescue/Equipment/Need/Carabiner

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Revision as of 02:31, 23 August 2018

Requirements

• standardize and simplify our range of carabiners
• Technical Rescue Riggers Guide, 2nd edition by Rick Lipke pg 183: 24-36 locking aluminum carabiners (steel if have to meet NFPA requirements)
• NFPA requires MBS 27 kN for "T" Technical Use, 40 kN for "G" General Use
• PEP RRTM manual requires strength matching use, which in 20 kN for most purposes, could be 30 kN for 3 person load on 12.5mm rope, 40 kN (use trilink) for 2 person load on counter balance.
• "D" shape generally, though can use some pear shaped for radium load releasing hitch and italian hitch
• prefer aluminum for light weight

• 24 carabiners at CAD$23.00 = ~CAD$560

Products

BLACK DIAMOND POSITRON SCREWGATE BINER

• 25kN
• 56g
• suppliers
  • MEC $10.00

CMC Rescue PROSERIES® ALUMINUM KEY-LOCK CARABINERS

• manufacturer's site
• 40kN

DMM 12MM STEEL LOCKING D BINER

• 45kN
• 235g
• suppliers
  • MEC $23.00

DMM PHANTOM SCREWGATE CARABINER

• 24kN
• 42g
• suppliers
  • MEC $23.00

DMM ZODIAC LOCKSAFE LOCKING CARABINER

• 24kN
• 78g
• suppliers
  • MEC $31.00

DMM ZODIAC SCREWGATE BINER

• 32kN
• 75g
• suppliers
  • MEC $23.00

EDELRID PURE SCREWGATE CARABINER

• 23kN
• 43g
• suppliers
  • MEC $11.50+GST - SAR discount

PETZL SPIRIT SCREW-LOCK CARABINER

• 23kN
• 45g
• suppliers
  • MEC $19.00
  • Rescue Response <US$15.95

PETZL WILLIAM SCREW LOCK BINER

• pear shaped
• 27kN
• 85g
• suppliers
  • MEC $20.00

WILD COUNTRY EOS LOCKING BINER

• offset D-shape
• 24kN
• weight not listed
• suppliers
  • MEC $18.50