Thanks to everyone; I've edited the original post - is it about right now? any suggestions/corrections?
Cheers
I think you should be a tester for the split link, so we can actually have some proof at how good or bad they are.
Don't worry, I'm doing that job already, Keratos, carry on getting yourself a rivet link!
I've already mangled my left leg once before, what more could a chain do to it?
(I know the answer is - destroy it so much it needs to be amputated, but I'll stick with the split link right now, I'm sure it's strong enough to cope for a couple of months, until I can afford 'luxuries'.)