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Cable release in COLD weather.


steve_clark1

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If you call Calumet you can order one of their cloth covered cable

releases. They work very well and don't get stiff and crack in cold

weather. (personally tested at 43 below zero on thermometer with wind

chill factor at -80). I favor the ones with a red & black 'checkered'

cloth covering over the cable as they seem to last pretty much until

I lose them. They have a circular disk lock.

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Steve:

Avoid plasticized plastics, vinyl is one of the worst offenders. It

not only becomes rigid at low temperatures but as it loses the

plasticizer it becomes rigid also. Silicone and some urethanes are

the only common materials that maintain cold temperature flexibility,

unfortunately no one makes silicone or urethane covered cable

releases that I am aware. There really is not much else. Cloth as

others suggested is definitely better but of course one never knows

what lurks under the cloth.

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