Black Diamond HotForge ScrewGate Carabiner

Quality material. High weight rating. Nice for the price.

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.

Works for anything small that you are hoping to hold you up

I trust black diamond with my climbing safety between this carabiner, to the solution harness, and the ATC. Picked them all up in a batch and can't say I have any doubts after putting them to work. Will be coming back for more when needed.

Great for climbing, but also just attaching random stuff to random things. Easy to use and durable. I've never taken it outdoors before, but works great for indoor top rope and lead climbing.

Lightweight, strong, easy to use. This is the one to add to your set.

This Carabiner is light compact and strong. Not using it for climbing, but for winching a roof top tent to the ceiling of my garage. Could be a bit larger, but Works perfect.