DMM Vault Wiregate Racking Carabiner

The DMM Vault Wiregate is a gear racking carabiner with a light wire gate. Its wide shape spreads your gear out so items are easy to see and grab, and it is meant for carrying gear rather than life support.

Why a wire gate

A wire gate is lighter than a solid gate and is less likely to freeze up in cold weather or get gummed with sap. It also opens easily with gloves on, which helps when you are pulling a sling or spare carabiner off the rack in a hurry.

The Vault's wide shape means items hang side by side rather than bunching at the bottom. If you work in thick canopy where branches can open a gate, consider the locking Vault instead so gear does not get knocked off.

Not for life support

Racking clips and tool hooks are made to carry gear, not people. Keep them visibly different from the connectors in your climbing system so nobody grabs one by mistake in a hurry. A different color or shape on the saddle helps, and so does keeping them on the gear loops only.

Check them now and then like any other hardware: a gate that no longer closes, a bent hook, or a cracked body means it goes in the bin. A dropped saw or handsaw can injure the ground crew, so make sure whatever hangs from the clip is secured the way the maker intends. Browse more saddle storage.