# Low budget "grabber"

**URL:** <https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/low-budget-grabber/116>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [October 13, 2015, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/low-budget-grabber/116 "2015-10-13T12:33:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/stretch)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 12:33pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/low-budget-grabber/116/1 "2015-10-13T12:33:16Z")

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Here’s a clever idea that Craig Thorngren came up with a couple years ago. VideoRay sells this tool for $$ but I think someone could DIY for pretty cheap.

![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/bluerobotics/original/1X/40739d93ce2fedc6b8de1773e01105dff5cbe2ab.jpg)

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**Author:** ![rjehangir](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/rjehangir/32/671_2.png) [@rjehangir](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/rjehangir)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/low-budget-grabber/116/2 "2015-10-13T12:54:26Z")

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Paul,

Cool. This one is meant for grabbing things that have rings or hooks on them already, correct?

-Rusty

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**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/stretch)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/low-budget-grabber/116/3 "2015-10-13T13:38:07Z")

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Yes, but the idea could be expanded to other types of “clips”. You typically have a separate line tied to the carabiner so the tether doesn’t take any of the load when you haul up the object.