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  • #1306088
    Gregory Hardy
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    @alpinetherapy

    Locale: North Carolina

    Hello, I am looking to purchase these "load locking" buckles, but I cant find any US retailers. I was hoping someone here has come across them before. I think they provide a real eloquent alternative over the classic male/female clip buckles. They are used primarily on alpine climbing packs. The photo is a pack from Blue Ice, a grown cottage company based out of Chamonix, FR. Lowe alpine packs also have a patented version of this buckle which they do sell, but I've only found it from their UK site; but with the exchange rate and international shipping, Im hoping to find them in the US. Thanks for any help.

    gh

    #2011549
    Thomas Vree
    Member

    @exploriment

    Locale: Niagara Escarpment
    #2011637
    Gregory Hardy
    Spectator

    @alpinetherapy

    Locale: North Carolina

    Excellent, these will definitely work, thank you!

    #2011655
    Tanner M
    Member

    @tan68

    bra hooks are more similar to your picture.
    These don't have the ladder lock.
    They are sold for bathing suits or whichever things.
    I used some in place of side release buckles to attach side compression straps.

    #2011673
    Jesse Anderson
    BPL Member

    @jeepin05

    Locale: Land of Enchantment

    Thanks, the previously posted source looked pretty good, but was only available in 1" sizes. Your bra strap idea led to a great many other sizes all the way down to 1/4".

    Here's a link to a company I found that sells a variety of sizes. I know nothing about the company nor can I vouch in any way for their service.

    Bonus points, the company below indicates that the white nylon-coated metal hooks can be dyed with RIT, might be interesting for some MYOG projects.

    http://www.sewsassy.com/BraProducts/braringsslideshooks.html#anchornyloncoatedbrahooks

    #2011861
    Gregory Allen
    BPL Member

    @gallen1119

    Locale: Golden, CO

    Bonus is that most men can unbuckle those hooks with one hand in the dark.

    #2011914
    Dale Wambaugh
    BPL Member

    @dwambaugh

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    "Bonus is that most men can unbuckle those hooks with one hand in the dark."

    And advanced stages of inebriation, leading to the concept of the "coyote date."

    #2011926
    Tanner M
    Member

    @tan68

    I have found and used 3/4". Hadn't really thought to hunt other sizes. The nylon-for-dying hooks do sound fun. I made note of the hooks with the built in ladder lock as well.

    I shifted into second gear in a way that caused the car to squiggle a bit. One girl had to refasten a clothing.

    No hands :^)

    #2035200
    alex hansen
    Member

    @holden425

    ive been searching all over for source on a 1/2 inch ladder locking G-hook. found the 1/2 inch size on sew sassy but they dont ladder lock. any other sources?

    #2035490
    Rod Lawlor
    BPL Member

    @rod_lawlor

    Locale: Australia
    #2035521
    alex hansen
    Member

    @holden425

    i found those, but the strap i want to put them on is 1/2 inch, guess i will have to remove the strap and replace it with a 3/8. i was already planning to use a 3/4 on the hipbelt of my pack

    #2042472
    A Wilson
    BPL Member

    @alwilson

    Locale: Earth

    I've used these 1" buckles: http://www.metoliusclimbing.com/crash_buckle.html

    They're aluminum, so much lighter than the ITW G-Hooks mentioned above. Metolius guarantees them for life, so they should be pretty strong.

    I'm looking for the same thing in a ladder lock (without the hook), if anybody has a source. Example:

    http://www.weare.de/fjaellraeven-foldsack-no-bag-gruen-fid-48209.html

    #2042478
    John Donewar
    BPL Member

    @newton

    Locale: Southeastern Texas

    Andrew,

    http://www.strapworks.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MSA1FBK

    Strapworks has what you are looking for in black anodized metal.

    Copied and pasted from their web page.

    "These 1" Strap Adjusters have been flat black anodized to keep down shine as well as helping to inhibit rust."

    Unfortunately they seem to be made of steel as opposed to aluminum because of the phrase "… helping to inhibit rust."

    Hope this helps,

    Newton ;-)

    #2043157
    Redacted k
    Spectator

    @some-schmo

    I have seen something like that on a mountainsmith pack. I think Kifaru may use them as well.

    #3483316
    Andrea C
    BPL Member

    @andreagattonero

    Reviving this old thread to add my 2c with the ITW G-Hooks.

    Ordered a pair to be used on a bicycle bag, and been quite disappointed by the very poor grip of the webbing. If not using a tri-glide (or similar) to keep the webbing flat before the g-hook buckle, it only needs to move the webbing of a small angle to loose grip.
    Very disappointing, I won;t trust this buckle unless in a particular situation where it always stays flat, or there’s no need for adjusting and can be sewn.

    There is a variant, called “wavelock” which seems better in that respect, though is not easy to find, at least in UK

    #3483322
    Matthew / BPL
    Moderator

    @matthewkphx

    I’ve got something like the photo in the OP on my laptop bag I take to work and it attaches to a daisy chain for adjustability. It’s probably my favorite bag closure ever.

    #3483353
    DAN-Y/FANCEE FEEST
    Spectator

    @zelph2

    #3483469
    Andrea C
    BPL Member

    @andreagattonero

    P&P to UK is silly high, a dozen of little items like this will go in a simple letter size, can’t see why this should cost 20-25 bucks?

    #3483590
    Nick Smolinske
    BPL Member

    @smo

    Locale: Rogue Panda Designs

    I’m not a big fan of the ITW G-Hook version, the aluminum ones much better. I spent quite a while searching for suppliers and ended up ordering a couple thousand anodized buckles from China for our frame bags.

    To get just a couple you can order from Metolius:

    http://www.metoliusclimbing.com/crash_buckle.html

    Unfortunately for lightweight backpacking purposes the 3/4″ version would be much better than the 1″, and I don’t have a good source for those in small quantities.

    #3486876
    Andrea C
    BPL Member

    @andreagattonero

    I got a very similar model off Ebay UK.
    Seems to work better, though it needs to be on a radius of 5-6″ at least, otherwise you’re losing grip on the webbing.

    These are the straps with the ITW buckles, with the small radius of a bicycle handlebar the webbing would slide off all the time

    #3486936
    Jacob
    BPL Member

    @jakeyjohn1

    I haven’t seen them in person but I think Seek Outside offers similar buckles

    ‘Gatekeeper’ https://seekoutside.com/gatekeeper-set-10-pack/

    ‘Bachelor Buckles’ https://seekoutside.com/bachelor-buckles-set-of-4/

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