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Size: Small (Pair)

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Color: Black

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Carabiners with a swivel middle.

Description

The name of our Swivel Double Carabiner says it all: it’s a double carabiner joined in the middle by a swivel point. It’s available in sizes Small, Medium, and Large and in a variety of colors.

Wait a minute, you might say: didn’t I see these somewhere before? Yes, you did: our Knitting Tool Pouches have long included one Swivel Double Carabiner in Wasabi… and now we’re offering them in a variety of sizes and colors for purchase on their own.

There’s a lot of different ways you might use these handy carabiners; see the photos and video above for some ideas. Generally, these carabiners are intended to secure lighter weight items to your bag; they’re not intended for use in suspending something very heavy. And we probably don't need to say this, but we'll say it anyway: never use these to suspend body weight, never use these for climbing.

And, of course, all three sizes clip to the O-rings sewn inside our bags.

 

Materials

Plastic

bluesign® certified Heavy-Duty Acetal

Specs

Dimensions

Small: 16 x 39 mm / 0.63 x 1.54 inches
Medium: 28 x 70 mm / 1.10 x 2.76 inches
Large: 90 x 37 mm / 3.54 x 1.45 inches

Weight

Small: 5 grams / 0.2 ounces
Medium: 10 grams / 0.4 ounces
Large: 15 grams / 0.5 ounces

4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
Based on 173 reviews
93%would recommend this product
173 reviews
  • Nick C.
    Verified Buyer
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Easily Adjustable, Versatile
    1 year ago
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Easily Adjustable, Versatile
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Let Us Cling Together

    So, here you are, looking at a review for a carabiner. There are many carabiners out there these days, and you'll not be satisfied until you know whether THESE carabiners are the ones for you. Friend, I shall offer some passing words on their clippiness.

    These carabiners come in three sizes, of which I have a pair of the large and medium (the smallest seeming perhaps too small for anything beyond keychain duty). They are of the "S-biner" type, with two separate gates, but their interesting feature is that they swivel on a pin. This lends them a surprisingly amount of flexibility in their application.

    At present, I'm using a pair of the larges to hang a Tom Bihn Side Effect inside of a Goruck GR1 as an inner admin pouch. Of useful note is that the large size is just large enough to hook around the molle webbing, making it the closest in size/utility to standard carabiners. The swivel aspect comes into play mainly through allowing the carabiner to be wedged into a more restricted clipping situation on one side, but allowing the other side to turn freely, allowing your hand to easily work the gate and slip something on or off.

    Unlike most other carabiners, these are plastic. Certainly, there's a sense of security to be found in an all-metal construction, but with that security comes weight. These, on the other hand, are pretty light, and wouldn't add much weight when added to any pack setup. I don't think I'd try to hang more than perhaps 15 pounds from one of these (the…

  • MH
    Verified Buyer
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts High Quality Craftsmanship, High Quality Finishings, Compact, Versatile, Unique
    1 year ago
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts High Quality Craftsmanship, High Quality Finishings, Compact, Versatile, Unique
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Immensely Useful

    Must have accessory for travel and everyday use. Great for the usual carabiner tasks but especially helpful when paired with TB bags that have external o-rings (allowing the bag to be piggy-backed onto other bags or surfaces).

    The medium size is sufficient for most uses, but I prefer large for added flexibility in clipping to a thicker surface. Pictured here is a Yeti Camino 35 for reference (its rim is similar to an airplane seat back, which is also a great spot to hang a TB bag).

    The bags shown here with size large carabiners are the Side Effect in Night Walk (my EDC purse, shoulder strap stored inside) and the All-Fabric 3D Organizer Cube in Acai.

  • Kevin T.
    Verified Buyer
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, Unique, Versatile
    11 months ago
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design, Unique, Versatile
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Exactly as advertised

    Works well and the color is very nice. I am able to easily clip things to and retrieve things from this carabiner. It is surprisingly good as a fidget item as well.

  • Michael s.
    Verified Buyer
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Durable, Good Storage Size, High Quality Craftsmanship, Thoughtful Design
    1 year ago
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Durable, Good Storage Size, High Quality Craftsmanship, Thoughtful Design
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Would recommend the large for most things

    The carabiners are quite nice for some things, but of course, don't work for everything you may use regular carabiners for. For example, I normally use carabiners to group up tote bags by the handle for easy grabbing and the mediums were much too small for that. Other than this caveat, I like the carabiners for attaching stuff to the outside of my bag, and the color is pretty nice as well.

  • Daniel M.
    Verified Buyer
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design
    1 year ago
    Bought For Myself
    Product Standouts Thoughtful Design
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Convenient little helper.

    This is the glue when you need it.

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