New safety line

[fulldraw84]

I'm in the market for a new safety line. I am looking for recommendations. Thanks.

 

[treeslayer]

I just bought another new 150' hank of the Fly, with a spliced eye, and a new prussik cord.

24 strand, and a fantastic rope.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I prefer Velocity to Fly. I found fly did not wear as well, too soft for my taste and a bit too dynamic.

Velocity has a coating on it that makes it a better footlocking rope, especially for big people like me. Dave's 120# vegan-crackhead looking body probably does not need to worry about that

 

[Treetom]

A great rope is New England Saftey Blue Hi Vee.

I bought a few closeout hanks of Hi Vee from Wesspur, just to try out something "new." I was pleased enough to order another 150 ft hank. My TrueBlue may just have to be relegated to a light rigging and bull rope.

 

[treeslayer]

Dave's 120# vegan-crackhead looking body probably does not need to worry about that

150 lbs of lean mean tree slaying machine.

at least with my 30 lbs of gear and saw.:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I bought a few closeout hanks of Hi Vee from Wesspur, just to try out something "new." I was pleased enough to order another 150 ft hank. My TrueBlue may just have to be relegated to a light rigging and bull rope.

I've never liked the feel of hollow core ropes. When I went to the smaller diameters, i never looked at 1/2 inch again.

 

[TDunk]

Yale XTC Fire for me. Goes through my ascenders well, and both Bee-line and Ice work well with it, but a little heavy. Next on my list is Lava.

 

[treeslayer]

I've never liked the feel of hollow core ropes. When I went to the smaller diameters, i never looked at 1/2 inch again.

:agree2: Ditto.

I hate ropes that milk at the first chance.

 

[tree md]

I climbed on the Safety Blue for years and still do in sappy pines or in muddy/dirty conditions. Great rope. Tough and affordable. Climbed on True Blue before that. I went to Poison Ivy a few years ago. Wasn't crazy about it at first but it has really grown on me (no pun intended).

 

[ASD]

don't get green!

Other then that it's kind of like the ford/chev/doge ???

 

[zopi]

150 lbs of lean mean tree slaying machine.

at least with my 30 lbs of gear and saw.:hmm3grin2orange:

being scraw....errr.....wiry is nice isn't it? :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[zopi]

don't get green!

Other then that it's kind of like the ford/chev/doge ???

izzat like green race cars? bad luck?

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

izzat like green race cars? bad luck?

It's like not seeing the rope in the leaves and grass.