If money" wasn't" an issue...

[TonyG]

what rigging/lowering line would you buy, preferably 1/2", but not limited too.

I know Amsteel is the strongest, however it's slippery in the hands and doesn't perform well with knots, but certainly an option here as it offers amazing strength.

 

[tree md]

what rigging/lowering line would you buy, preferably 1/2", but not limited too.

I know Amsteel is the strongest, however it's slippery in the hands and doesn't perform well with knots, but certainly an option here as it offers amazing strength.

If money was no issue I would probably buy half inch stable braid/double braid for lowering but money is always an issue. Most people who have money got it by using it wisely. In my opinion there would never be a need for a half inch stable braid line because the safety blue that I use is more than adequate for the light duty rigging I use it for and I usually have a retired safety blue climbing line that I relegate to lowering duties. It is 7700# tensile strength and can handle any light duty rigging I use it for. I have hung whole small to medium sized pines with that line. Anything larger and I am going to my 5/8 or 3/4 stable braid bull line.

Amsteel would not be a good choice for a lowering line IMO because it is a static line and has no copacity to stretch. You want a dynamic line for lowering like stable braid because the stretching actually absorbs shock.

 

[TonyG]

Tree

I have an extra 150' of climbing Fire line, it's not rated at 7700#, but it should do for lighter duty lowering.