The screwgate locking mechanism of the Pacific Jake HMS guarantees against the accidental opening of the carabiner thus providing added security. The ‘biner’s shape has been designed in a way that loads are centered thus keeping the rope from getting pinched on the spine, and are kept away from the nose avoiding a potentially dangerous situation.
The Pacific Jake is constructed using Omega’s propriety ISO Cold Forge process which subjects the metal to compressive forces. This results in an extremely strong but lightweight carabiner. Indeed, it weighs only 105 g.
The nose of the Pacific Jake does not have a hook which could potentially snag ropes during insertion making loading smooth and easy. Its gate is an offset-type which increases clearance up to 28.5 mm, and which allows you to squeeze in and load whatever you want to.
The body of the carabiner has a coating that protects it from rust and corrosion. This coating is anodized which means that it will not flake off, but instead continue to provide protection.
The Pacific Jake is about 114 mm long and 80 mm wide at its widest point. Its strength with the major axis open is 8 kN, while when closed, this increases to 23 kN. The minor axis, on the other hand, has a strength of 10 kN.