Retractor's for console? What else to use?

[brutus_scuba]

6 inches of shock cord, and a bolt snap. Perfect.

 

[charlesml3]

"Suicide clips."

The absurd things I hear on this board never cease to amaze me. Why in the world would a simple carabiner be associated with a term so perilous? Be honest here. That's just ridiculous.

I cannot think of any way that using a carabiner is going to put your life in danger on a dive.

 

[skdvr]

"Suicide clips."

The absurd things I hear on this board never cease to amaze me. Why in the world would a simple carabiner be associated with a term so perilous? Be honest here. That's just ridiculous.

I cannot think of any way that using a carabiner is going to put your life in danger on a dive.

I can understand why you would call them that... They have a one way (trap door) gate, so as you are swimming a bunch of line, or net, or anything that you do not want to get tangled up it can hook through the carabiner. I would not wear one on any of my gear...

Phil

 

[Marek K]

"Suicide clips."

The absurd things I hear on this board never cease to amaze me. Why in the world would a simple carabiner be associated with a term so perilous? Be honest here. That's just ridiculous.

I cannot think of any way that using a carabiner is going to put your life in danger on a dive.

...and away we go!!

 

[charlesml3]

you are swimming a bunch of line, or net, or anything that you do not want to get tangled up

OK, let's start the list:

1) Your mask
2) Your snorkel
3) Your fin straps
4) Any other connection on your BC
5) Your tank valve

Seriously here. There is no way a caribiner is any more likely to get "caught up" in something like line or a net than anything else. As far as that goes, I'd say it's LESS likely to get caught than your tank valve. At least the caribiner has a spring keeping it closed.

-Charles

 

[Xenon]

I can understand why you would call them that... They have a one way (trap door) gate, so as you are swimming a bunch of line, or net, or anything that you do not want to get tangled up it can hook through the carabiner. I would not wear one on any of my gear...

Phil

There are such a things as a locking carabiners, what do people thing of these? To me they seem more snag free compared to the bolt clips because the locking mechanism doesn't stick out.

Spring-type Locking Carabiner
Screw-type Locking Carabiner

 

[45yrold_newbie]

...and away we go!!

 

[Rick Inman]

"Suicide clips."

The absurd things I hear on this board never cease to amaze me. Why in the world would a simple carabiner be associated with a term so perilous? Be honest here. That's just ridiculous.

I cannot think of any way that using a carabiner is going to put your life in danger on a dive.

Read THIS.

And/or... THIS

 

[charlesml3]

Whatever dude. You could probably find a story about how a "suicide clip" saved some diver's life if you looked long enough.

 

[Rick Inman]

Whatever dude.

Why in the world would a simple carabiner be associated with a term so perilous?

Just answering your question.