Black Diamond JiveWire Accessory Crab

very handy little crab, quite sturdy too.

I have lots of little non-load bearing 'crabs around the place and these are the best I've found. durablethey don't look cheap, it's silly owning top-quality kit then putting a 99p eBay keyring 'crab on it that'll break next weekthe gates are simple and well engineered so they won't breakthe body is plastic so they don't stick to your flesh in the colduseful for carrying keys on your belt, or inside your pack if you don't have a key-clip in yoursstick one on the outside of your pack so you can clip stuff to it when faffing about in high winds, so your gloves/ touring skin bag/ etc doesn't blow away, or off the mountain (potential life saver)'Nuff said. Get a few.

I've tried several mini crabs in the past and the gates have always been too small and never lasted long, with the'spring mechanism' failing after some use. These, however, are a different story. The gates are wider than conventional ones, allowing a wider range of use. They open and close perfectly time and time again, with no sign of losing strength. They weigh virtually nothing and are perfect for clipping my crampons to my backpack on a climb. I can think of a hundred other uses for them, and have invested in a handful more already. Buy 1, or 5, before someone else gets them all.

I like having a couple of these handy and usually on or in my rucksack when out walking, mountain biking or climbing. Just handy generally for attaching things where a 'proper' carabiner just isn't necessary. They are more than strong enough for this and the gate has a strong spring so no worries about losing things. As they are plastic, they are nice and quiet, even attaching metal objects and jumping around.

I really rate these carabiners because of the relatively wide gate that allows me to clip them over larger stuff than many small crabs to secure my backpacks and other items while travelling. They are obviously not for climbing but very strong nevertheless. Highly recommended.