carabiner yoyology I'm inordinately proud of knowing the real name and use of those 3" aluminum D-clips everybody has on their keychains these days. You use them for mountain climbing, people. If you've never climbed a mountain, you don't have the right to own one. 030320 ... x i have one. it's a fake blue star shaped one. i got it because i liked it. end of story. i've never climbed a mountain. i did indoor climbing a couple of times. even that took a lot of getting over my fears of falling. i just don't see myself mountain climbing any time soon. sorry. 030320 what's it to you? who go blather from