nickfromwi wrote:I often wonder why the screw locking carabiner is frowned upon by tree climbers (rec and cutters), yet the screw _link_ is accepted by most. A screw _link_ has a finer thread, is threaded on both "ends" of the _link_, and takes many more turns to engage and disengage. Even if the screw/nut is turned enough to disengage from the end of the _link_, the rope or biner securing the climber still can't squeeze through, there is no gate to open wide. The _link_ is strong enough to hold the climber's weight even if the _link_ is disengaged. My experience from using them is that they not likely to unscrew far enough from tree or rope contact to allow the climber to come out of it.
nickfromwi wrote:I would prefer my newtribe harness not have a screw _link_...and that is just how the next one will be made! 
What would you replace it with?
-moss
PS: Weird how the underline dash keeps showing up like so: screw _link_
