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A) You wrap the rope twice around the limb before clipping the carabiner back on the rope. B) If it's that small, then it isn't heavy enough to put enough side load on the carabiner to worry about. The carabiner isn't going to explode or crumble with 50-75 lbs side load, and you'd be hard...

I disagree, Sean. The sideloading problem can be overcome just like the shackle pin problem can be overcome, simply pay attention and don't sideload the carabiner. :P

Actually that's a good idea, Sean. Once in a while I have to re-rig and mess with a setup when I can't get it to lay right so that the carabiner isn't side loaded. A clevis would eliminate that concern. :thumbup:

Well, if you don't face the carabiner so that the load is on the spine then you can have those problems. As I posted before, it's not a good technique for someone who has to be told which way to turn the carabiner so that the load is on the spine instead of the gate. If it's turned the wrong way...

Sean, unless you positioned the carabiner so that it was laying right up against a knot, you'd be hard pressed to get more than 100-150 lbs side load on that carabiner even rigging 1000 lb pieces. And like somebody else mentioned, if they were that fragile then you could bend one sideways with...

Sean, I use steel carabiners for rigging like that all the time. Side loading isn't nearly the issue that some make it out to be, especially if you're aware of it and place the carabiner accordingly. And ALWAYS make sure the load is along the spine of the carabiner, not the gate side. It's not a...