Is there any reason, other than peace of mind,why snap gates should not be used for pitch head rigging ?. Once rigged there is surley little chance of the rope coming out.
Getwet said:Is there any reason, other than peace of mind,why snap gates should not be used for pitch head rigging ?. Once rigged there is surley little chance of the rope coming out.
the only time where i would use a snap gate with in my rigging would be on a deviation and that would be at a push.
SamT said:Im with pisshead on this one - absolutly no need for screwgates on deviations. Just causes people to struggle and take longer - perfect would be a nice bent gate for ease of unclipping & re - clipping. depends on the place - but always on a short sling or extender - never straight into the bolt - can be a right pain to unclip/reclip.
Definitely snapgates on deviatons.. Too much faff with screwgates for my liking and to be honest I can't see what benefit it would make having a screwgate?Im with pisshead on this one - absolutly no need for screwgates on deviations. Just causes people to struggle and take longer - perfect would be a nice bent gate for ease of unclipping & re - clipping
I would always use either screwgates or maillons for rigging. Although I can see your point about it being ok when loaded, as Paul said when getting on and off pitch it could be a potential problem.Is there any reason, other than peace of mind,why snap gates should not be used for pitch head rigging ?. Once rigged there is surley little chance of the rope coming out.
Dunc said:Definitely snapgates on deviatons.. Too much faff with screwgates for my liking and to be honest I can't see what benefit it would make having a screwgate?Im with pisshead on this one - absolutly no need for screwgates on deviations. Just causes people to struggle and take longer - perfect would be a nice bent gate for ease of unclipping & re - clipping
I would always use either screwgates or maillons for rigging. Although I can see your point about it being ok when loaded, as Paul said when getting on and off pitch it could be a potential problem.Is there any reason, other than peace of mind,why snap gates should not be used for pitch head rigging ?. Once rigged there is surley little chance of the rope coming out.
If you are buying krabs anyway you may aswell get screwgates - cost won't really come into it and it's not like it takes forever to screw one up. Using snapgates would gain you a few seconds per pitch - hardly worth it for the potential compromise on safety...
Is there any reason, other than peace of mind,why snap gates should not be used for pitch head rigging ?. Once rigged there is surley little chance of the rope coming out.
In certain situations, e.g., clipping to a 'P' bolt directly with some slack in the cowstail, it is possible for a snaplink to unclip itself (as illustrated in some or all of the Yorkshire rigging guides