Hello,
Here is my feedback on the outback hound leashes.
Why I originally purchased:
- Length of leash
- Round woven rope (flat leashes tangle more and the edges can cut your hand when dog lunges...like when they jump across creaks and washes during hike).
- Swivel connector between clasp and rope ( yeah, dogs run in circles).
- Smaller and lighter carabiner...so it doesn't clobber dog's head (tempered aluminum?).
- Locking carabiner. I have used many locking carabiner types. They all are somewhat fussy. The thread type are the most convenient, but, there is an exposure that you might forget to twist it on. The slide push are quick, but, slide through fingers. Your twist spring seems to be best although I wish the roughness gripped more on my fingers. They are very usable though.

What I found to like after using them a while:
- Like the quality of materials.
- Like the coating on the leash. Sometimes I am walking more than one dog at a time. The leash is just slippery enough to not get tangled. It is easy to slide out of twists and untangle.
- Just the right thickness. Not too thin and not overly fat (like slightly flexible).
- After I bought the first two and got to know how they worked, I bought a 3rd one for one of our other dogs (even though they already had a decent leash).
- It is nice to have a variety of colors to differentiate each leash in a bundle when managing tangling on the fly when walking 3 dogs.

Cons:
- Wish the colors were better, but, totally satisfied with what I got.
- Seen better night reflective thread in other leashes.
- Liked when other leashes having a loop close to the dog for emergency control of dog (getting them out of trouble...like not eating something they found heh heh).

One satisfied customer here. Would purchase again. Would recommend to others.
- Jonathan