The 25-mm gate clearance of the Camp USA HMS Compact Screw Gate Carabiner makes the clipping of ropes, tools, or any other gear you might need on your climb easy. Its locking system helps avoid rope or ribbon entanglements when clipping or unclipping. And because it is a locking carabiner, you are assured that it will not accidentally open if it hits or gets snagged on a tree branch, or if caught in rope tangles.
The HMS Compact has a rounded offset-D shape which contributes to its wide gate clearance. It also helps in the proper positioning of ropes for rappelling, and other belay devices when climbing. The carabiner also helps belaying single ropes with an HMS, hence its name, or Munter hitch.
When clipping webbing, ropes, bolt hangers, anchors, belay devices, or any other gear, snagging can occur. This issue is addressed by HMS Compact through the improvement of the design and smoothening of the surface of its keylock nose.
The HMS Compact Screw Gate Carabiner has a major axis strength, at closed gate, of 24kN. With an open gate, the figure is 8kN. Minor axis, on the other hand, is 8 kN. It weighs approximately 78 grams.