By martinharris From Glenwood Springs CO May 20, 2012
it's got to be hard to clip lockers when pumped and griped though. Sometimes I feel like people try to make things too safe. One draw with a locker on the rope side should be more than adequate.
Quick question, for those of you that do use lockers on your draws when building anchors, do you put the lockers on the chain side or the rope side? Thanks
The chances of you unclipping two opposed draws is ultra-small, so I would say you dont need lockers period. But that said, if you were short on lockers and wanted to use them on the anchor, the rope side should get them first.
it's got to be hard to clip lockers when pumped and griped though.
Rock Exotica makes an "ORCA" locker. Stands for Open Regular Close Auto, where you can leave it open until you open it all the way, then it locks on closing. Especially handy, but take a bit getting used to because they open by pulling up on the sleeve instead of down.
i use lockers for everything now. I don't even think i own non-lockers anymore. Sure they weigh a LOT when you add them up more but who cares, gotta be careful.