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I want to do a few via ferrata tours with some friends and have a question I can't find an answer for after almost an hour of googling around.
I saw things like pic related (edelrid absorber sling) and though sweet, that's a fourth of the price of a via ferrata breaking kit, should do the same job and it might come in handy for normal climbing as well. I've been sportclimbing for some time and would just use a locking carabiner from my stuff with it (and a 60 cm sling with another locking carabiner as static protection when switching) but for some reason these fall breakes come with an "absolutely not for via ferrata" warning. What is the reason behind that? It's rated for a fall factor of two (can't find anything for what via ferrata kits are rated for but you should usually have one of 3-5) and the maximal impact force is 6 kN just as with via ferrata kits.
Are there fallbreakes I can use to build my own via ferrata kit? In the end the finished ones aren't that expensive but I'd like to get something that may be of use for other stuff as well.
