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closure ideas besides zippers and drawcords on small pouches

I'm having trouble finding brainstorming ideas and examples of small pouches, stuff stacks, etc made from dyneema or similar ultralight materials with less common closure designs, like with tongue/slit or fixed elastic cords. This would be light-duty organizational pouches inside larger bags where being waterproof or very secure isn't important. I'm using 0.67oz dyneema and I'm thinking that constant scrunching with a drawcord might not be good for longevity.

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u/maikuflv — 16 hours ago

carabiner kN for holding rings/bar

In a setup where rings or bar are suspended with carabiners, I'm wondering if 12kN carabiners are more than strong enough instead of the 20+ kN requirements for climbing carabiners. Even if someone is doing really advanced (e.g. double bodyweight) weighted dips or pullups, the force is much smaller because the distance/speed in a fall would be tiny. I don't really understand the physics and technicalities of this topic, but 1 kN ≈ 102 kg and I've seen references to a 5:1 safety factor (breaking strength / working load) used in safety equipment, so a typical calisthenics activity might have a working load around 100 kg and a 12kN biner would give a safety factor around 12. Since the setup would probably use a pair of biners, maybe that would actually be 24. The other part of this issue is the strength of the webbing straps and I think a lot of 1" webbing loops or cam buckles are in the same ballpark as 12kN.

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u/maikuflv — 3 months ago