Dear backcountry experts
I'm searching for a certain ladderlock buckle, but until now in vain.
<http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/big/12b4-l6-67c8.jpg>
Does someone of you know a source and can name it? That would be
great! Thank you very much in advance.
Not sure what you want. Do you just want to get rid of the one bar on the end?
If so, a hack saw or file can modify the buckle. ...
... REI and other good outdoor
retailers usually have a good collection of such things, or you can find gobs of
them with an on-line search.
hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
[...]
Not sure what you want. Do you just want to get rid of the one bar on the end?
Exactly!
If so, a hack saw or file can modify the buckle. ...
I'm not sure if the 3rd bar will provide sufficient stability without
the 4th bar. The 4th bar must be of a certain importance, otherwise
it could have been omitted.
... REI and other good outdoor
retailers usually have a good collection of such things, or you can find gobs of
them with an on-line search.
Be assured that I've intensely searched for a ladderlock buckle with
three bars like the one in the photos - without success. There is
such a buckle made by Sea To Summit, but it's only 1" wide.
Best regards
Reinhard
Most likely the extra bar is in case you need added friction. ...
... You probably won't
lose much if you try cutting it off.
hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
[snip]
Most likely the extra bar is in case you need added friction. ...
Hmm. Are you sure? I can't see that.
<http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/12b4-l7-b9cd.jpg>
How can bar #4 add friction?
lose much if you try cutting it off.
Would you bet on it ;-)? I for myself would feel not really safe
using that buckle shortened according to your proposition.
On Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 2:22:36 AM UTC-7, Reinhard Zwirner wrote:
hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
[snip]
Most likely the extra bar is in case you need added friction. ...
Hmm. Are you sure? I can't see that.
<http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/12b4-l7-b9cd.jpg>
How can bar #4 add friction?
One more bar to weave fabric around.
... You probably won't
lose much if you try cutting it off.
Would you bet on it ;-)? I for myself would feel not really safe
using that buckle shortened according to your proposition.
Safe? Surely you are not using this in a life safety application.
... Try it, ...
hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
On Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 2:22:36 AM UTC-7, Reinhard Zwirner wrote:
hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
[snip]
Most likely the extra bar is in case you need added friction. ...
Hmm. Are you sure? I can't see that.
<http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/12b4-l7-b9cd.jpg>
How can bar #4 add friction?
One more bar to weave fabric around.
... You probably won't
lose much if you try cutting it off.
Would you bet on it ;-)? I for myself would feel not really safe
using that buckle shortened according to your proposition.
Safe? Surely you are not using this in a life safety application.
Of course not. But I feel "unsafe" if I have the impression that my
hiking equipment isn't absolutely stable ;-).
... Try it, ...
Ok, I'll do. But I'll blame it to you if the hip belt of my backpack
suddenly doesn't work any more because of a broken buckle ;-)!
On Monday, September 11, 2017 at 4:51:10 AM UTC-7, Reinhard Zwirner wrote:
hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
On Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 2:22:36 AM UTC-7, Reinhard Zwirner wrote: >>>> hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
[snip]
Most likely the extra bar is in case you need added friction. ...
Hmm. Are you sure? I can't see that.
<http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/12b4-l7-b9cd.jpg>
How can bar #4 add friction?
One more bar to weave fabric around.
... You probably won't
lose much if you try cutting it off.
Would you bet on it ;-)? I for myself would feel not really safe
using that buckle shortened according to your proposition.
Safe? Surely you are not using this in a life safety application.
Of course not. But I feel "unsafe" if I have the impression that my
hiking equipment isn't absolutely stable ;-).
... Try it, ...
Ok, I'll do. But I'll blame it to you if the hip belt of my backpack
suddenly doesn't work any more because of a broken buckle ;-)!
Hey, I have a wife and daughters. I'm used to being blamed.
And you could do the test near your home, that is what I was thinking of. Better
find out if it works there than 20 miles down the trail.
On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 1:09:14 PM UTC-7, Reinhard Zwirner wrote:
hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
On Monday, September 11, 2017 at 4:51:10 AM UTC-7, Reinhard Zwirner wrote: >>>> hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
On Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 2:22:36 AM UTC-7, Reinhard Zwirner wrote:
hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
[snip]
Most likely the extra bar is in case you need added friction. ... >>>>>>Hmm. Are you sure? I can't see that.
<http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/12b4-l7-b9cd.jpg>
How can bar #4 add friction?
One more bar to weave fabric around.
... You probably won't
lose much if you try cutting it off.
Would you bet on it ;-)? I for myself would feel not really safe
using that buckle shortened according to your proposition.
Safe? Surely you are not using this in a life safety application.
Of course not. But I feel "unsafe" if I have the impression that my
hiking equipment isn't absolutely stable ;-).
... Try it, ...
Ok, I'll do. But I'll blame it to you if the hip belt of my backpack
suddenly doesn't work any more because of a broken buckle ;-)!
Hey, I have a wife and daughters. I'm used to being blamed.
And you could do the test near your home, that is what I was thinking of. Better
find out if it works there than 20 miles down the trail.
Have you ever heard about Murphy's law <sigh>? But let us think
positive ...!
In your testing, put at least twice the stress on it that you expect in use.
hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
On Monday, September 11, 2017 at 4:51:10 AM UTC-7, Reinhard Zwirner wrote:
hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
On Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 2:22:36 AM UTC-7, Reinhard Zwirner wrote:
hlillywh@juno.com schrieb:
[snip]
Most likely the extra bar is in case you need added friction. ...
Hmm. Are you sure? I can't see that.
<http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/12b4-l7-b9cd.jpg>
How can bar #4 add friction?
One more bar to weave fabric around.
... You probably won't
lose much if you try cutting it off.
Would you bet on it ;-)? I for myself would feel not really safe
using that buckle shortened according to your proposition.
Safe? Surely you are not using this in a life safety application.
Of course not. But I feel "unsafe" if I have the impression that my
hiking equipment isn't absolutely stable ;-).
... Try it, ...
Ok, I'll do. But I'll blame it to you if the hip belt of my backpack
suddenly doesn't work any more because of a broken buckle ;-)!
Hey, I have a wife and daughters. I'm used to being blamed.
And you could do the test near your home, that is what I was thinking of. Better
find out if it works there than 20 miles down the trail.
Have you ever heard about Murphy's law <sigh>? But let us think
positive ...!
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