In my mind, safety is a state of mind. There are plenty of people out there capable of severely injuring themselves no matter how many rules you place upon them as far as what they can or cannot do. Many times you can just watch a guy start up a saw and make one cut and it will tell you if he's...
As with everything in life, we must judge the risks of our actions and then decide if the benefits outweigh the risks. You could climb for years on screwlocks and never have an accident (rock climbers do it). But if you forget to lock it in the wrong situation and something happens, it's all on...
aluminum or steel?
I've climbed on screwlocks before and the world didn't end, nor did I go plummeting to my death in a fiery crash. I don't use screwlocks for climbing any more, but I use steel screwlocks for all my rigging.
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