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Smallest keylock oval carabiners that are rated >22 kN

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Ben Zartman · · Little Compton, RI · Joined Apr 2024 · Points: 0

Anyone know of any smaller than the BD ones currently on shelves?  I'd like an oval about the length of a Neutrino 'biner with a keylock gate.  (note: that's a non-locking oval; "keylock" describes the non-notched gate receiver).  There's a ton on un-rated arb ones, but I'd like ones rated to 22-kN or so.

Edited to add: Looking for a non-locking oval.  Plain oval, no notch to receive the gate.

Sunny-D · · SLC, Utah · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 700

Grivel plume is the smallest rated locking carabiner that I have found.  
the DMM  Perfect O is pretty small too- it is an oval locking carabiner 

Sorry read that wrong.  These are lockers.
the DMM perfect O is available in a non locker 

mbk · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2013 · Points: 0

Non-locking ovals <= 60g:

https://weighmyrack.com/carabiner?f[]=field_cbnr_shape:ov&f[]=field_cbnr_locking:n&f[]=field_weight:%5B0%20TO%2060%5D

Looks like the PerfectO is the best match for your criteria, but I'll let you be the judge.

Ben Zartman · · Little Compton, RI · Joined Apr 2024 · Points: 0
mbk wrote:

Non-locking ovals <= 60g:

https://weighmyrack.com/carabiner?f[]=field_cbnr_shape:ov&f[]=field_cbnr_locking:n&f[]=field_weight:%5B0%20TO%2060%5D

Looks like the PerfectO is the best match for your criteria, but I'll let you be the judge.

Thanks.  That's just what I needed.

Cheers!

Mr Rogers · · Pollock Pines and Bay area CA · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 72

My preferred non locking oval.
Mad rock Oval Tech straight. Key lock, 53g, extremely nice to the wallet compared to the perfect-o.

Ben Zartman · · Little Compton, RI · Joined Apr 2024 · Points: 0
Mr Rogers wrote:

My preferred non locking oval.
Mad rock Oval Tech straight. Key lock, 53g, extremely nice to the wallet compared to the perfect-o.

Thanks.  That's a nice price.

100mm long is still very nearly four inches.  I'd like to see one that tops out at 3" in length.  Could still have the same cross-sectional thickness, but less width and length (and sure, the gate opening would be smaller) would be nice.  Maybe it doesn't exist yet.  Thanks for all the help, though.

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