Lightest Locking Carabiners

[ndonaldj]

I have been working on this list of the lightest locking carabiners available. I'm only including lockers that are 60 grams or less. I am going off of the manufacturers listed weight. There really isn't a reason I'm doing this, just for fun. But let me know if you know of any to add to the list.


(KL = Keylock)

Trango Superfly - 41g - 24Kn
DMM Phantom KL - 41.5g - 23kN
CAMP Photon KL - 42g - 21kN
Kong Argon KL - 42g - 22kN
Austrialpin Micro Magic Screwlock - 42g - 22kN
Wild Country Neon KL - 42.5g - 24kN
Mad Rock SuperTech KL - 43g - 24kN
Edelrid Pure KL - 43g - 23kN
Metolius Bravo KL - 43.5g - 24kN
ClimbTech Superlight KL - 44g - 24kN
Trango NeoClassic - 44g - 24kN
Faders Compact - 45g - 20kN
Simond Rocky Screwgate KL - 46g - 23kN
Climbing Technology CT Lime KL - 46g - 23kN
Climbing Technology Passion KL - 46g - 26kN
Trango Smooth KL - 48g - 23kN
Wild Country Ion KL - 49g - 24kN
CAMP Orbit Screwlock KL - 49g - 22kN
CAMP Orbit Twist Lock KL - 51g - 22kN
Black Diamond Vaporlock KL - 52g - 21kN
Singing Rock Extasy KL - 52g - 25kN
Mad Rock Oval Tech KL - 53g - 24kN
DMM Sentinal KL - 54g - 24kN
Kong Trapper KL - 55g - 23kN
Grivel Alpha KL - 55g - 27kN
Black Diamond Nitron KL - 56g - 24kN
Black Diamond Positron KL - 56g - 25kN
Mad Rock Ultra Tech KL - 56g - 26kN
Petzl Attache 3D KL - 57g - 22kN
Simond Spider Screwgate KL - 57g - 25kN
Stubai HMS Pico KL - 58g - 21kN
Climb Tech Featherlight KL - 60g - 28kN

[ndonaldj]

http://neildjohnson.blogspot.com/2012/03/lightest-locking-carabiners.html

Here it is with pictures :haha:

[spinesnaper]

Among the sub 46 gram biners, are there any standouts?

Ken

[mrbrejcha]

Among the sub 46 gram biners, are there any standouts?

Ken

Stand out when they hit you in the face after being sucked through the anchor's quicklink?

[spinesnaper]

Careful there, we'll be hearing from Oldno7. No I mean are these fungible or is one a better buy or function better than another?

Ken

[ndonaldj]

I have a couple Trango Superflys and I love them. I haven't tried any of the others under 46g.

[Branin]

Cypher Echo SG-46g-25kN
Cypher Vesat SG-48g-25kN
Cypher Firefly 2 SG-42g-22kN
Cypher Dragonfly SG-48g-23kN
Cypher Electrolite SG-45g-23kN
Omega Pacific Classic SG-60g-24kN
Omega Lite D SG-57g-24kN
Grivel Beta SG-49g-27kN
Grivel Plume SG-37g-22kN
Kong Argon SG-42g-24kN
Kong Ultratop SG-56g-26kN
Stubia HMS Pico-58g-21kN

[Renatomic808]

I would like to know the lightest keylock carabiner. Maybe cheapest... Maybe lightest large biner

[dougr]

I think the BD Positron's I recently picked up for $6.35 are the lightest. On the wallet anyway.

[Renatomic808]

I think the BD Positron's I recently picked up for $6.35 are the lightest. On the wallet anyway.

Where from? Not many options here on Maui... if any.

[dougr]

They were on special at Backcountry Gear, picked up 6 along with some other gear. $7.95 now. But I see they're $5.99 at ALS (http://www.alssports.com/Black-Diamond-Positron-Screwgate-Carabiner/ECPDMAKJHFDKGDGH/product), if you can spread the shipping or reach $75 for free.

[ndonaldj]

The DMM Phantom is quite a bit lighter than the Positron and it is a keylock. As for finding the best prices try spadout.com. Best tool for shopping for outdoor gear ever invented.

[ndonaldj]

I edited the original post to include which carabiners are keylock. To see pictures of all them in the list, go to my blog post: http://neildjohnson.blogspot.com/2012/03/lightest-locking-carabiners.html