How to Get Into a LOK Mod

A Lok Mod D-Ring is a specialized D-Ring, or carabiner, that prevents the latch from opening up at an inopportune time. A D-ring is a fastener that looks like an upper case D. One straight side of the D has a hinge on one side. To get into the D-Ring you press in on the side and then place a hoop inside the ring. You let go of the ring to trap the loop on the ring. A Lok Mod D-Ring has a cam lock attached to it to keep the hinge from opening by accident.

Instructions

1. • 1

     Grip the rounded portion of the D-Ring in one hand and place your thumb and forefinger over the cam lock on the straight side of the D-Ring.

   • 2

     Rotate the cam lock counterclockwise to open it. The cam lock is threaded. As you turn the cam, the cam will move downward on the D-ring.

   • 3

     Push the cam lock toward the rounded side of the D-ring to open D-ring. The bar onto which the cam lock threads is spring-loaded.