Don't let this things abnormal size fool you! While it may look large and bulky these carabiners are the bees knees when it comes to dragging around a bunch of RER texas rigs! The whole carabiner and foam pad fit perfectly around your hand when dragging your deeks around the swamp which means your not cutting the circulation off to the 1 index finger you would typically use on a standard size carabiner! Great idea from RER!