The DMM Spectre 2 Quickdraw combo deal starts you off with five quickdraws, any size, any length. The DMM Spectre 2 - superlight quickdraw is a near perfect size/weight compromise. If you just want one krab/quickdraw to do everything whether its sport or trad, summer or winter, roadside crag or alpine, the Spectre 2 is well worth considering.
Original DMM Spectre / Spectre 2 comparison
The Spectre 2 is a whopping 3g lighter than before (alright it doesn't sound like much, but apply that to every one of the 35+ biners on an average trad rack and it soon adds up), and it manages to retain the large size and gate opening that made the original Spectre such a good all round workhorse krab.
Strength wise it's still rated at 24kN in the major axis, 1kN stronger in the minor axis but it has lost 1 kN gate open (still a respectable 9kN though). It's shrouded nose and low mass wiregate means that the gate open strength is less important than with a solid gate.
The overall shape has been tweaked too. It's now less triangular more quadrilateral (just like a scaled-up phantom) and feels even nicer to use than before.
The DMM Spectre 2 Quickdraw combo deal starts you off with five quickdraws, any size, any length. The DMM Spectre 2 - superlight quickdraw is a near perfect size/weight compromise. If you just want one krab/quickdraw to do everything whether its sport or trad, summer or winter, roadside crag or alpine, the Spectre 2 is well worth considering.
Original DMM Spectre / Spectre 2 comparison
The Spectre 2 is a whopping 3g lighter than before (alright it doesn't sound like much, but apply that to every one of the 35+ biners on an average trad rack and it soon adds up), and it manages to retain the large size and gate opening that made the original Spectre such a good all round workhorse krab.
Strength wise it's still rated at 24kN in the major axis, 1kN stronger in the minor axis but it has lost 1 kN gate open (still a respectable 9kN though). It's shrouded nose and low mass wiregate means that the gate open strength is less important than with a solid gate.
The overall shape has been tweaked too. It's now less triangular more quadrilateral (just like a scaled-up phantom) and feels even nicer to use than before.
| DMM Spectre 2 Karabiner | |||
| Strengths | Gate Opening | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closed Gate - 24kN | 25mm | 32g | |
| Open Gate - 9kN | |||
| Minor Axis - 7kN | |||