An easy to clip and clean keylock locker.
As part of Black Diamond's commitment to innovation and minimizing our environmental footprint, our carabiners are made with UL validated 25% pre-consumer recycled aluminum.
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Overall rating: 4.8135595 / 5 from 59 reviews.
The HotForge Screwgate Carabiner is a highly functional and lightweight locker, praised for its reliable locking mechanism and ease of use. It is designed for climbing missions, offering durability and a low-profile nose for easy clipping and cleaning.
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"This is a good locker for general use. Not too big, light enough, and the gate action is smooth."
"I got one of these very early on and have been climbing on it for 3-4 years now. I like how these carabiners feel in my hand and the chunky screwgate is super easy to open and close (even one handed, at night, mid-epic, with cold hands). I really like how textured the screwgate is, other models are much smoother but this one has a ton of friction. The gate doesn't open as wide as other lockers on my harness and the chunky, textured gate can catch but it doesn't make it that much harder. The HotForge is one of the most asymmetrical D carabiners and, as you might expect, it can get crossloaded a lot easier than less offset D's. It's not substantially more but I am a lot more careful when setting up anchors and belay devices with this carabiner. I also really appreciate how BD put more metal in the highest wear-and-tear points and to give the rope a better angle. These carabiners are reasonably durable (the paint on the knurled screwgate is definitely coming off though) and stand up to a decent amount of use. Overall, this carabiner will do it all in a nice neat package. BD added a lot of great detail but the design could be improved."
"Good carabiner"
"Great! Amazing product, got exactly what was described"
"Works for anything small that you are hoping to hold you up"
"Great function, lightweight and good finish"
"both are a very good deal both provide me with the comfort and safety i was looking for now i see why black diamond rules!!! definitely buy."
"Awesome carabiner 😁"
"Very durable and secure closure."
"Works very well as expected, comes with a very helpful info pamphlet for instructions and info-graphics on use-cases to avoid breakage"
