DMM Phantom HMS Screwgate - Blue

Great little hms lockers.

DMM - Phantom HMS Screwgate / Blue

Bought this to use for belaying both from my tie in loop and for direct belaying.The top bar is perfectly round to use for direct belaying and nice n light.Its a little small for locking off if escaping the system, but I'm sure i could make do

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Excellent. Previous locking carabiner kept jamming. This one is light weight and is working as it should. Good quality.

One of the Best in it's Niche

I've spent a few days looking at ways to replace some Rocklock pear shaped carabiners (87g) to shave weight off my alpine rack. HMS 'biners are a must as they provide a backup belay device in a pinch, and offer a better rappel than D shaped devices. As far as ultralight carabiners go, this seems to be one of the best.The competition, in order of weight:- Vaporlock (52g) specs say no ropes over 9.4 for munters, weaker.- Cheakamus (54g) has a 4mm less gate clearance, is hard to find, and the profile appears to be a T shape, meaning it won't feed rope well.- Warlock (56g) has great specs, but it's hard to find.- Attache (56g) has a reputation for locking up and is weaker, though it has a 4mm gate clearance advantage.- Nitro Lock is hard to find- HMS ... MoreI've spent a few days looking at ways to replace some Rocklock pear shaped carabiners (87g) to shave weight off my alpine rack. HMS 'biners are a must as they provide a backup belay device in a pinch, and offer a better rappel than D shaped devices. As far as ultralight carabiners go, this seems to be one of the best.The competition, in order of weight:- Vaporlock (52g) specs say no ropes over 9.4 for munters, weaker.- Cheakamus (54g) has a 4mm less gate clearance, is hard to find, and the profile appears to be a T shape, meaning it won't feed rope well.- Warlock (56g) has great specs, but it's hard to find.- Attache (56g) has a reputation for locking up and is weaker, though it has a 4mm gate clearance advantage.- Nitro Lock is hard to find- HMS Strike has similar specs but is hard to findAnd so on. Furthermore, this device is as strong or stronger in every dimension (sometimes all) than most of these carabiners. It's got a nice sized basket and it has nice fat rounded areas where the rope lays. It seems to do everything reasonably well.The only thing I have against it vs my rocklock (and probably other full sized carabiners) is that it is decidedly less ergonomic. The rocklock is a joy to work with and I'll definitely keep using it at the crag. But for my alpine adventures where weight is important I'll be using these from now on.