Hotwire Carabiner

 

Page Type Gear Review
Object Title Hotwire Carabiner
Manufacturer Black Diamond
Page By GuitarWIzard
Page Type Jun 11, 2002 / Jun 11, 2002
Object ID 9031
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One of the lightest, most versatile biners ever created, the Hotwire's simplified design saves weight without compromising strength
  • Stainless steel wire operates as both gate and spring, replacing conventional 5-piece gates
  • Simple design is actually stronger than gated biners in cross-loading or edge-loading situations--steel wire bends and stretches instead of breaking
  • Slender wire gate occupies less working space, leaving more room for fingers and rope
  • Cold-forged from 7075-T6 aluminum alloy for exceptional strength-to-weight ratio
  • Made in USA.
Accolades:
  • Skyward Mountaineering (2002): Ice Climbing Equipment List - Top Pick (3 stars out of 3)
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GuitarWIzard - Jun 11, 2002 11:56 am - Voted 5/5

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Wasn't sure whether or not to list this under rock or ice, so I decided on rock. Anyway.....a very lightweight 'biner that performs quite well, even with gloves on due to it's size. In comparing weight to 6 of these versus 6 Omega 'biners that have solid gates, the weight savings is actually quite noticable with that small number of 'biners. However, I believe the BD Neutrino 'biners are quite a bit lighter than these.....so if weight savings is your primary goal, you may wish to look to those. But, these are relatively inexpensive (unless you buy 20 at once or something), never had a problem with a wire gate 'biner freezing up, and are very easy to manipulate (clipping rope in, handling, etc.) with gloves on. A great way to shave some weight from your rack...

bigwally - Mar 12, 2003 9:32 pm - Voted 4/5

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Great 'biners. Good price. Good features; smooth action, good clearance, never a problem with the rope hanging in the gate. Only better 'biners are Neutrinos, and that is only because they are 20 % lighter....and I'm getting older.

Steve Larson - Feb 8, 2005 11:57 am - Voted 4/5

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I've got 10 or 20 of these puppies. Got 'em for about $5 each mail order. I wouldn't pay full price for them because the Trango Superfly costs just a bit less and is 2/3 the weight. Otherwise a solid biner. I wish BD would make one with a gate that wouldn't catch for about the same price.

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