Should I buy hood wire Quickdraws or Oz Quickdraws

Im torn between the Oz and Hoodwire Quickdraws; Which one is better?

I absolutely hate notched carabiners: so I never used wire gates. Until the Hoodwires. They are nice.

Even better: the Oz Hoodwires. They are almost the same physical size as the regular Hoodwire, but lighter.

I think it really depends on how it feels in your hand. I know people with larger hands some times have trouble with the slightly smaller and narrower OZ and gravitate towards the hoodwire. But if the OZ is comfortable to clip and unclip and doesn't cause you to fumble I say go with it for the weight savings alone. The strength difference doesn't really matter because 20kn and 24kn are both pretty insanely high forces. Most people will climb a lifetime and not ever even come close to putting even half this type of force on a single quickdraw.

I prefer the OZ quickdraws when I want a gob of light draws.

If you need a draw to hang onto, either the sling, or the biner, then bump up to the bigger size.

Isn't there a photo somewhere of a feller with a hoodwire stuck in his arm?

Just FYI if u received 20 kn of shock your cara biner breaking would be the least if your problems I think at like 15 kn your organs turn to goo

My vote would be Hoodwires for the ease of handling, unless you are going to be hiking around a bunch with them, in which case the weight savings with the Oz's is probably worthwhile.

No one has asked the relevant question: what will you be using them for? If you are using the draws in a situation where you need to cut weight, like on long pitches where you carry 25 draws, or long hikes where you want a lighter pack, or if the draws are going with the trad rack, get the lighter draws. For standard purpose sport climbing, where you'll be carrying a dozen draws and the handling/clipping of the draw matters more, buy the draw with the bigger biner and wider gate opening.

For practical purposes, the major axis strength difference doesn't matter much; both are plenty strong enough, and biners don't break in that context anyway. Maybe if there was a major difference in minor axis or open gate strength, this might be worth thinking about, but probably not. Don't base your decision on it.

Final point: buy whatever is on sale the cheapest.