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Blitz Safety 8
(#1157)

 

Front Rear
Front Rear

Technical Details

I acquired this eight new on eBay from Tim Nolan in 2008.

This eight is milled from aluminum alloy plate and then soft anodized. Mine is 179 mm. tall, 101 mm. wide, and 13 mm. thick. The rope hole is 75 mm. high and 48 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 13 mm. The shaft length and width are 13 mm. and 40 mm., respectively. The eye measures 66 mm. by 19 mm. The ears are 33.3 and 42.8 mm. long. This eight weighs 205 g.

The BLITX logo is stamped on the front of this eight.

Comments

This is another T–side eight. The ears are on the side where they provide a convenient place to loop the rope for tie-offs. This is a nice place for the ears, since they can actually serve a useful function here. In addition to the similar SBCI Sidewinder and an eight of unknown manufacture in my collection, several Russian Eights have similar ears on the side. The eight is massive and no one would question its strength, but the Blitz is too heavy for my taste.

The eye is too narrow to accept two full size locking carabiners side by side. The slotted eye might be usable for belaying, although I would prefer a shorter slot for that purpose. Perhaps the Bigger is Better crowd might find that it fits the hawsers that they prefer.

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