Hotwire Carabiner
| Page Type | Gear Review |
|---|---|
| Object Title | Hotwire Carabiner |
| Manufacturer | Black Diamond |
| Page By | GuitarWIzard |
| Page Type | Jun 11, 2002 / Jun 11, 2002 |
| Object ID | 356 |
| Hits | 2635 |
| Vote |
- Stainless steel wire operates as both gate and spring, replacing conventional 5-piece gates
- Simple design is actually stronger than gated biners in cross-loading or edge-loading situations--steel wire bends and stretches instead of breaking
- Slender wire gate occupies less working space, leaving more room for fingers and rope
- Cold-forged from 7075-T6 aluminum alloy for exceptional strength-to-weight ratio
- Made in USA.
- Skyward Mountaineering (2002): Ice Climbing Equipment List - Top Pick (3 stars out of 3)
| Manufacturer | Product | Strength (Closed) | Strength (Open) | Strength (Minor Axis) | Gate Width | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD | Hotwire | 25 kN | 9 kN | 7 kN | 24.6 mm | 45 g |
| BD | Neutrino | 24 kN | 8 kN | 7 kN | 22 mm | 36 g |
| BD | QuickWire | 25 kN | 9 kN | 7 kN | 22 mm | 42 g |
| DMM | Prowire | 24 kN | 8 kN | 8 kN | 24 mm | 36 g |
| DMM | Wirelock | 28 kN | 10 kN | 9 kN | 23.5 mm | 41 g |
| OP | JC Wiregate Blue | 21 kN | 7 kN | 9 kN | 22 mm | 41 g |
| OP | Omegalite 4 Wire | 26 kN | 8 kN | 9kN | 29 mm | 48 g |
| Trango | Directional Wire Bent | 22 kN | N/A | 10 kN | 31 mm | 52 g |
| Trango | Directional Wire Straight | 22 kN | N/A | 10 kN | 28 mm | 52 g |
| Wild Country | Big Wire | 23 kN | 7 kN | 7 kN | 32 mm | 45 g |
Reviews
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bigwally - Mar 12, 2003 9:32 pm - Voted 4/5
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Great 'biners. Good price. Good features; smooth action, good clearance, never a problem with the rope hanging in the gate. Only better 'biners are Neutrinos, and that is only because they are 20 % lighter....and I'm getting older.
Steve Larson - Feb 8, 2005 11:57 am - Voted 4/5
Decent biner, but heavy compared to others
I've got 10 or 20 of these puppies. Got 'em for about $5 each mail order. I wouldn't pay full price for them because the Trango Superfly costs just a bit less and is 2/3 the weight. Otherwise a solid biner. I wish BD would make one with a gate that wouldn't catch for about the same price.
fluffhead555 - Jan 28, 2007 9:44 pm - Hasn't voted
BAH!
go with neutrinos. lighter and less bulky. who cares about losing a couple of mm of gate opening.
IceRavines - Mar 14, 2007 2:03 am - Voted 5/5
Hot Wire
I tried various biner's for ice climbing and found that the Hot Wire was 1 of the few that was able to still close underice and snow conditions. I also noted that the wire gate opened a little more than some of the others which was great with gloves on to install ice prtection ! I bought 50 because of that ability. Im sure there may be others, but BD Hot Wire proved it's ability to me and I was pleased with the tool.
Tsuyoshi - Feb 23, 2009 4:15 am - Voted 3/5
used to buy these...
now i get mammut moses or black diamond oz, whichever i can find on sale
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GuitarWIzard - Jun 11, 2002 11:56 am - Voted 5/5
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