new guy number 3 i think?

[highpoint-utd]

hey guys just wanted to say hello , been reading the forum for a few months and decided to take the plunge and post !i was reading a post on tool bags from a while back and saw how how some people where using different stuff .
the one most guys overhere in the uk use is a rock climbers rope bag tough as boots and strong as heck.so anyway just my 2 pence worth

 

[MasterBlaster]

Hello and welcome!

 

[geofore]

welcome

Hello and welcome to the site. Adding 2cents is good, the more you join in the more you can pass on what you know to others or learn some new tricks yourself.

 

[Lumberjack]

Howdy. How does a pence compare to 1 cent? Oh, and I am using boxes from Dollar General to store gear and long/large ropes. For shorter/smaller ropes, I use the CMi rope bag from sherrill.


Carl

 

[Davidsinatree]

Welcome dude!!!




Hey Lumberjack, how do you like your cmi rope bag, I been thinkin bout gettin one of those.
CMI stuff is made in USA. I like that.

 

[monkeypuzzle]

The 19 or 20 buck yellow CMI bags are so good that every rope I own sleeps in one.

Pain to fill. I put my arms thru black strap handles and flake the rope in about one foot at a time. Walk into the rope so you are not pulling any dead rope weight. I don't squat so well these days.


Been a bag man for 8-10 years now.

Made in USA.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I tried the bag thing awhile back.

It wasn't my bag.

 

[Lumberjack]

Originally posted by David Hardman
Hey Lumberjack, how do you like your cmi rope bag, I been thinkin bout gettin one of those.
CMI stuff is made in USA. I like that.

I like mine, I have 6 I think. I hang them on the mirror of the truck, and flake it in that way. I can store 200' of 1/2 super, and that fills it up. You can fit more than that on a 12 or 16 strand because it is more supple. My 5/8" double braid (yea butch, I got one finally) is 200', and it fills up the bag. It plays out smoothly, and has given me no problems.

200' 3/4 won't fit (imagine that) so I store it in a box.


Carl

 

[rbtree]

MB,

so you prefer mistreating your lines, eh? Lines are not designed to be coiled, so to do so properly you have to induce a twist with every coil.

I own several rope bags,a rope tarp, and use 5 gallon pails or larger storage containers. Also, a backpack is nice for those times when you want to carry your line with you.

I also still coil a few lines, as I carry close to 20 lines on the truck, counting the odd lengths of old line under 80 feet, used for tying shrubs, service wires out of the way, pulling over small trees, etc etc.

 

[fmueller]

I'm no pro and I'm not rich either, but 5 gallon pickle buckets keep my two ropes clean and dry and not all balled up. Hey RB, like I said I'm no pro so could you tell me how you use ropes to pull service lines outta the way . Dont you get zapped?

 

[Crispin Hoar]

rope storage

I now store my ropes in day packs. I still have some rope bags but prefer the day packs. I can get them at yard sales for a buck or two. I carry them on my back to free up hands for other things. I store extras in the outside pockets. They store great, either stacked or hung.
Welcome to the site. Keep up the info flow.

 

[rbtree]

fmueller,

Technically, any wire coming off a pole, be it cable, phone, or service, could become energized, in the event of a failure in the main electircal system. But this is highly unlikely.

Service power to houses are well insulated, unlike primaries, and only carry 220 volts. This is plenty to hurt ya a lot, but only if the insulation is bad. So, having worked around service lines for 30 years, including the old 3 separate line system, which often were old and frayed, I've learned what to expect. The three phase wrapped lines include the bare ground wire. So, as long as one understands the potential problems, physically handling a service wire is little different than handling any 110 volt power cord.

 

[CJ-7]

A plastic milk crate works well and lets the rope breathe, and it has a bigger "mouth" so it is easy to flake the rope into.

 

[fmueller]

Oh yeah, I also read somewhere about using an old suitcase from the Goodwill or Salvation Army for storing ropes and other stuff. The guy said it worked great, kept his ropes dry and untangled. Only problem it was pretty ugly!

 

[NickfromWI]

Originally posted by fmueller
Oh yeah, I also read somewhere about using an old suitcase from the Goodwill or Salvation Army for storing ropes and other stuff. The guy said it worked great, kept his ropes dry and untangled. Only problem it was pretty ugly!

That guy sounds like some sort of a wacko!

love
nick

 

[Dan F]

That guy sounds like some sort of a wacko!

Isnt't that wacko named Tom Dunlap?

I think I remember reading that in the second edition of TCC?


Dan

 

[MasterBlaster]

Originally posted by Dan F
Isnt't that wacko named Tom Dunlap?

I think I remember reading that in the second edition of TCC?


Dan

I'm agog and agape!!!

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

The suitcase wasn't the worst part of the story, he aslo painted the suitcase a fairy pink!
Yea, he's a wacko!