Suppliers for Quality SNAPS for use in technical/recreational diving

[BoltSnap]

Do Brand name dive equipment manufacturers (SP, Hollis, xDeep, Halcyon, Dive Rite, etc.) buy the snaps they sell from a certain manufacturer(s) or do they manufacture them themselves? If they are sourced from other manufacture(s), who are these original manufacturers? Are there ones that are better quality than the others?

I am trying to find out if there is a way to bypass the "middleman" who doesn't add value and go to the source (high quality source).

 

[C Dub]

The stainless steel ones at HomeDepot are decent.

 

[DM Gary]

I second Home Depot stainless or brass clips. REI has aluminum carabiners for rock climbing that work in a lot of applications as well.

 

[ajduplessis]

I doubt they make the snaps themselves. The product IMO should be marine grade stainless steel, I do not like brass. Many online store sell these and you cant go wrong with any of them(dgx, dris etc) Just make sure you buy the appropriate size for your application.

 

[diversteve]

Tech Diving Limited sells some at decent prices. Snaps : Tech Diving Limited, The Leading Source for Diving Equipment

 

[Keith.M]

I have no personal experience with these, but many out here buy their snaps here.

Diving Snaps

 

[Zieg]

Tech Diving Limited sells some at decent prices. Snaps : Tech Diving Limited, The Leading Source for Diving Equipment

I just checked Dive Gear Express and it appeared to me to have better prices on the stainless
https://www.divegearexpress.com/hardware/sssnaps.shtml

 

[divad]

I have no personal experience with these, but many out here buy their snaps here.

Diving Snaps

DGX will sell you a single snap for the same price and you don't have to buy 9 more that you don't need.

 

[BoltSnap]

Many online store sell these and you cant go wrong with any of them(dgx, dris etc) Just make sure you buy the appropriate size for your application.

I am trying to find out where these guys buy the SNAPS from not the resellers. I am establishing a diver business in Libya and I need to know who the manufacturers are for this type of accessories. By the time these products get to the online resellers, there is too much margin added, I can't resell these products in Libya and still have a decent margin I am a dealer for brand name equipment manufactures and they have the snaps in their product line but I am still interested in going to the "source."

 

[Zieg]

Never mind