Black Diamond Screwgate Carabiner

I’m a former 101st Airborne Division veteran that was an infantryman and Air Assault (rappelling and helicopter operations) qualified. I had one new’ish roof tile come loose after a nasty thunderstorm that had tornado strength winds. I didn’t want to pay someone $$$ just to reaffix one lousy tile so I figured buying my own proper gear will pay for itself. I’m an old school rappelling guy so decided to update and upgrade the kind of gear that’s now available on the market. This carabiner with its anti cross tangle slot is pretty nifty and was very simple to use. Not like the old style D-ring carabiner I utilized in the Army, this one is quarter of the weight making it pretty lightweight. The small slot at the bottom of the carabiner I attached to my suspension harness and the larger open portion I hooked it to a Black Diamond super 8 belay rappel device. Not like the old heavy duty military grade carabiners I used this one having the locking screw device takes the guess work out and adds an extra measure of security. Nothing worse than dropping like a sack of potatoes if you hook up wrong lol. So, got everything together correctly and showed my wife how to be a belay person while I was on my roof, which is pretty steep. Got the tile reaffixed safely with zero injuries so all is good. I liked this lightweight carabiner that’s just the right size for most rappelling and climbing ropes, so I ordered another one to build a second kit. Always have a backup for “just in case”…