Praise for EVO Loops
I picked up a couple of EVO Loops from Jeff Myers’ Etsy shop. I had my doubts that something so light and seemingly insecure as a button knot would hold, but they worked brilliantly. That button knot isn’t going anywhere so long as the loop is under tension.
Modern carabiners are already pretty lightweight. My two ‘biners weight 64g total but I’ve used steel milsurp carabiners that were considerably heavier. These two soft shackles are around 14g total and are rated to 1600 lbs.
I’m not a gram weenie but if I can cut some weight or free up tools, I’m game. I brought ‘biners with me this weekend just in case the EVO Loops didn’t workout. I ended up repurposing the ‘biners for other things around camp.
Best of all, I found it easier to attach and detach the EVO Loops compared to a carabiner. I could do it one-handed, whereas I tend to fiddle with the gates on ‘biners. Maybe it is just a thing with me, but I have always fiddled with removing line from ‘biner gates.
I’ve seen some mention of these on the sub, but they’ve been buried in the comments. I felt they impressed me enough that they deserved a full post, making it easier for people to discover them in the search feature.