VANWALK Aluminium 12KN Wiregate Carabiners Rated 2645 LBS Each Heavy Duty Lightweight Carabiner Clips for Hammock Rocking Camping

I bought these for my hammock. I have a DD Hammocks Frontline XL that I use for camping. Since I can’t always find two trees that are the proper distance apart, I built a hammock stand. I’ve attached one of the carabiners to each side of the stand. I use whoopie slings for my suspension, so I hook one of the end loops of the suspension, to each of the carabiners, for quick setup and take down. Although I would never use these for rappelling or rock climbing, they work great for my use of them. The spring is easy to operate one handed and secure enough for hammock suspension. I’ve attached one of them to each side my stand using loops made from 1” wide polyester webbing. The webbing has a tensile strength of 1,500 pounds, so the two together are more than strong enough to hold my 225 pounds. My stand breaks down into roughly 4’ sections for transportation. So, it’s certainly not backpackable, but it fits in the back of my truck, or the trunk of my car, just fine. The webbing allows me to leave the carabiners securely attached to the stand for transportation and setup. For the price I paid for them, I’ll be buying four more, very soon. I can think of several uses for these small, but strong carabiners.

I bought these because I want some quality carabiners, but consider the rock climbing stuff unnecessarily expensive and heavy for my purposes. I noticed that most cheap carbiners are extremely weak for their size: if they're rated at all, it's only to withstand maybe two hundred pounds of force per ounce of carabiner. Rock climbing carabiners, on the other hand, are rated to withstand over two *thousand* pounds of force per ounce of carabiner.These Vanwalk units are less than half the weight and (at the time of this writing) about 1/4 the price of typical climbing carabiners, but claim to be just as strong. I don't necessarily believe that, but they're definitely way stronger than the cheap stuff, and should work well for anything that won't overload paracord.I bought a 4 pack of the wire gate model, and another 4 pack of the screw lock model (both in black). I weighed them and they are as light as advertised: 0.7 ounces (20 grams) for each wire gate unit, and 1.0 ounce (28 grams) for each screw lock unit. They have the same 3D curved shape and reinforcing ridges as climbing models, unlike most cheap carabiners.The wire gate spring tension is reasonably strong, but not enough to make it hard to open. It doesn't feel like it can easily break, pop out, or twist out of place. The screw lock is aluminum, I think, and is a bit squeaky. Because aluminum is rather soft (compared to steel), the threads may be vulnerable to damage if you got sand in them or something. Nevertheless, the screw lock seems well made and is reasonably smooth, with good stops at each end of its range of travel.On the whole, I consider these to be a great deal for general use, including securing moderately heavy loads - up to several hundred pounds. Just don't trust them to catch you in a fall while climbing, as they're too light for that.

I got these to use with a hammock and I was a bit skeptical about these being able to support me (as I am a larger fella) because they're so light and look like they would just bend out of shape and break, but these things did the trick and held up great with no sign or sound of stress, I literally put my life in the "hands" of these carabiners and lived! =)

I need a set of carabiners for hanging tools from my toolbelt. It's especially important to have easy access to tools when you're 50 foot up on the mast of your boat. These are perfect for using with some handtools that I have adapted for this type of work. Long and short of it is that they work well, seem to be well built, and from what I can tell have good quality materials.As with most items of this type, the real quality is in how well it does the basic work it is designed for. A carabiner needs to have a wide enough mouth to allow it to go over whatever you're hooking it to (these do) and have a gate that is strong enough to remain closed under the pressure of work.The photos I've included show the carabiners in their original packaging and in their individual packs. I've also included pictures of them together. I believe the pictures are good enough to get a feel for how they look and how they are put together. The gate, as you will notice, is a double wire type of system which is often good when working with light loads. I wasn't sure at first if I would like this type of gate but in the end it does the job. No complaints.

I've been working on lightening my gear and man am I glad I went with these caribiners for my hammock. They are extremely lightweight and very stable after I (finally) field-tested them today. No more snagging my hammock straps, hammock is floating light as can be in my pack. I couldn't ask for more.These were an upgrade from the 'biners that came with the hammock after they began tearing the nylon straps I hang my hammock with. They weigh less than half of the others and have no rough edges anywhere. I'd be comfortable spending the night suspended from these things no problem.

These carabiners by Vanwalk are 5 stars. Well made, solid and very sturdy for multiple carabiner uses. I use them for holding vineyard and garden tools on my belt while working the farm. (Idea credit for this goes to Cody at Wranglerstar.) Excellent with tool lanyards or with sheaths. Allows you to carry the tool lower than on your belt for easier access and carry. I use them to carry: 1) clipper/shears in sheath, 2) small folding saw on a lanyard, 3) garden knife in sheath and 4) a utility knife on a lanyard. Can be used on belt or 5 gallon bucket or tool bag/back pack for each access and use of these everyday farm tools. These are top quality carabiners and I highly recommend.