The smallest gear often ends up doing the most jobs. Sea to Summit’s Accessory Carabiners are tiny clips for hanging and organising light things around camp: a headlamp, keys, a tool, the end of a tarp line. They aren’t for climbing. We paid $9 for the three-pack, and they’ve been in our kit ever since.
What’s in the box
Three small accessory carabiners, 40 × 23 mm and 3 g each, with a 6061 aluminium body and a stainless steel wire gate, in grey, blue and orange. They’re for organising light gear, not for holding people or anything heavy.
What we like
- Only 3 g each
- Solid 6061 aluminium
- Wire gate snaps shut
- Three colours to organise
- Fits straps up to 2 cm
What we don’t
- Fiddly because they’re small
- Not for climbing or heavy loads
- Only three in a pack
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Sea to Summit |
| Material | 6061 aluminiumStainless steel wire gate |
| Colour options | GreyBlueOrangeone of each |
| Weight | 3 geach |
| Size | 4 × 2.3 cm |
| Pack | 3 clips |
Build
Small as they are, they feel solid: the aluminium body doesn’t flex, and the wire gate snaps shut with a positive click. A wire gate is also less likely to clog with dirt or sand than a solid one. After weeks of being tossed around in a gear bag, ours show no wear and the gates still work like new.
Using Them
We’ve used them to clip our folding saw to a loop on the outside of a pack, to hang tools and a lantern around camp, to hold the end of a tarp line and to keep cooking utensils together in the camp kitchen. The three colours make it easy to give each clip its own job. They fit straps up to about 2 cm wide and small loops; at 40 mm they take a bit of care to clip, but the gate is smooth enough that it’s never frustrating.
Small Clip or S-Biner?
For keys and things you want locked on, the Nite Ize S-Biner SlideLock is bigger, stainless steel and has a lock on each gate. These little clips are for the light, everyday organising jobs, like clipping a small dry bag inside a pack.
This one Carabiner (Small) | Locking gates S-Biner SlideLock | |
|---|---|---|
| Colour | GreyBlueOrange | Black |
| Lock | No | Yes |
| Material | Aluminium | Stainless steel |
| Gates | 1 | 2 |
| Size | 40 × 23 mm | 68 × 30 mm |
| Clips per pack | 3 | 1 |
| Weight | 3 g | 14 g |
| Our score | 9.1 | 8.9 |
Conclusion: Sea to Summit Accessory Carabiner (Small)Conclusion
The Sea to Summit Accessory Carabiners are tiny, 3 g clips in solid 6061 aluminium with a dependable wire gate, and the three colours make it easy to organise the small things that usually get lost in a pack. They’re fiddly because they’re so small, they aren’t for climbing or heavy loads, and you only get three, but for $9 they earn their place.
Small clips for small jobs.
Ours hold a folding saw on a pack, a lantern and tools at camp and the end of a tarp line, and after weeks in a gear bag they still work like new. They’re fiddly, not for heavy loads, and you only get three.
- Ultralight
- Backpackers
- Hikers
Yes. I paid $9 for three 3 g aluminium clips that keep small gear organised by colour. They aren’t for climbing or heavy loads, and they’re a bit fiddly.
