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The Black Diamond HoodWire Rack Pack offers a 6-pack of snag-free wiregate carabiners with an innovative hood design. They're simple and self-clearing, and protect the nose from wear.
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View all Black Diamond CarabinersBest Use | Climbing |
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Carabiner Type | Non-locking |
Gate Type | Wire-gate |
Gate Open Clearance | 24 millimeters |
Strength Major Axis Closed | 24 kilonewtons |
Strength Major Axis Open | 8 kilonewtons |
Strength Minor Axis | 8 kilonewtons |
Dimensions | 95 x 55 (each) millimeters |
Weight | 37 grams (each) / 222 grams (set) |
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I love these things. I bought this rackpack to go with my brand new double rack of BD Camalots and quickly thought "I should have bought the OZ Rackpack." I told myself to use the Hoodwires on the cams as that's my my quickdraws and extendable runners are rigged with. After a good bit of use in NM, CO and OR I decided to lighten my rack with the OZ...turns out that I don't notice much and either way I'm just happy to have the functionality of the hood. Bottom line: These biners are so easy to use and they don't snag on webbing, slings, nuts, or anything else. I hate using hoodless biners now...hate them. I LOVE THESE!
When carrying a double rack you have three main issues. Excess weight, crammed gear on your gear loops and inability to quickly grab the cam you want. These biner's eliminate all three issues! They are light-weight wire gate biners, they are snagfree (which can become problematic with a lot of cams and when wearing layers or a coat) and easy to grab due to the fact that they are color-coded to match your BD Camelots!
Bought these for racking biners and alpine draws. Definitely an upgrade from the Neutrinos- larger opening and better handling. Also look good too (not super important, but a nice bonus).
Bought for trad climbing in the Dolomites to our on my cams. Love the different colors match the BD cams. Love this product.
Haven't used yet but expect to soon. Wish general dimensions were provided to allow comparison and selection
Super light + matching colors + no-snag hood + big enough for my big hands = perfect biners for racking cams
Love these. Bought a pack for my C4s and love them so much, I bought another for my small cams.
Just another BD product that you don't have to think about how to use. They just work great.
They make finding the right cam a bit quicker. Which for me, is great!
Not the lightest but a great no-snag biner, color coded to boot!