Rope bucket, bag, or something else?

[slice'N'dice'M]

I hand coil all my ropes....I own 3 rope bags..haha

I am lucky enough to have "L" boxes on my dump. Coils hang perfectly there on J hooks.

It is pretty key to have a bag for crane work though. I can only get 6 out of 10 coils down out of the sky untangled, while a bag is pretty much flawless and much easier to throw.

 

[tramp bushler]

I use a ballistic nylon spelunking drag bag that I've had for about 20 years or more.
It has snap on shoulder straps and will hold about 300' of half inch. It has a cord lock top so I can pull the end out then snug it back down. Works very good and keeps sawdust, leaves and most of the needles out. . . It a pretty tough piece of gear.

I thot the kitty litter pail was a good idea tho.

 

[mwtrees]

Try the rope boss bags from sherrilltree they have being used about 4 years now and I haven't noticed a problem yet. A little high on price like 60 bucks but worth it I have 2 of them

 

[TheJollyLogger]

My favorite is still just a 4 by 4 foot piece of canvas painters tarp. Flake it on there, leave a tail out, grab all four corners and then wrap the rope around em a few times and tuck the end. Just open it up aat the base of the tree and it flakes right out. Quick, cheap and easy.

 

[TheJollyLogger]

I like that idea.

I bet a sheet bend would tie up the four corners nicely and leave a bit of rope to hang the bag on a hook.

Yup, works great, and it's so much faster than stuffing it in a bag. When I get done in the tree, if the tarps in the right spot it pretty much just flakes right onto the tarp as I pull it out.

 

[HusqyStihl]

Sorry to drag up an old thread but i've been storing all my gear in good ole HomeDepot buckets with lids. (Found one of these holds 200' of 1/2 XTC perfect with a space on top for a couple little things (biners, snaps, split-tail or 2...etc). Problem is i've now got 4 of these buckets stock full o' gear and i'm thinking i wanna start investing in some Rope/Tool bags and have just caught notice of the different RopeBoss bags...

http://www.sherrilltree.com/Rope-Boss-Line-Luggage#!Rope-Boss-Line-Luggage

I've been looking at every bag i can find on every different site. But SherrillTree retails out of a Vermeer not too far from me and thought maybe i'd go checkout what bag (or combination of bags) might suit me best to organize my gear a little better instead of having

1 200ft climb line bucket
1 "lanyards and life support" bucket (biners, eye2eye's, split-tails, pulleys, HC'r, Kask, hip prusiks, etc)
1 "Rigging bucket" (not much in there just yet but workin on it)
& 1 "Non-Life Support/Medical/Accessories" bucket (gloves, medical kits and supplies, safety glasses, graphite, paperwork for all gear, accessory cordages, parachord, walkie-talkies, buffs/sweat protection, knives, snaps, chainsaw & tool lanyards and tons of other little crapola that could come in handy)

I'm quickly running out of space and 4 big buckets are already agitating me. I have found a large used (and dirty) firemans gear zip up carry bag but i don't think i want everything all mixed in with itself. Same as what i would believe would happen if i purchased one of them Weaver "everything" cheapo backpack style bags, or the Husqvarna big ole bag (which is the same as the firemens gear bag i have now, maybe not as H/D, but i don't know cause i haven't bought it yet. And i don't want to just to find out i hate it.

Anyone using these RopeBoss bags? and liking them? Maybe a different arrangement of different sizes, including the saddle accessory bag? I'm awaiting my local Vermeer to contact me after i emailed asking if they have the line in stock so maybe i can run over there, check them out in person and maybe even pack all my crapola into 1, 2, or a combination of S, M, L, XL & Saddle bags...

Pro's & Cons of anyone running these bags?? And i'm sure i'll here "Get the Teflelebuggererler bag and be done with it!" but im not in the position (at this time) to be dropping that kinda $$$ on 1 bag when i'd prefer to run a variety so i'm not pushing the weight of everything in one bag, stretching one seem...

Any feedback would be awesome! (recommendations also!!)

Thanks ~Moose

 

[tramp bushler]

Sorry Moose; but I dont have any of these bags. they sound like they would work great tho.

 

[tramp bushler]

I do use a 5 gal bucket for my throw line and I clip throw bags to the handle. I do like your use of buckets for other gear . I think I'll give that a try.
Thanks
Glen

 

[HusqyStihl]

I never even thought of it till a close-by climber stopped by to show me his gear. Had almost everything in buckets. They seal pretty much air tight and stack well. First thing i did when i started buying gear was stop at HomeDepot and grab 4 of em for pretty cheap. Im thinkin maybe Lowes next time for the Blue buckets they sell for rigging or retired climb lines/equipment that cant be used for life support. Havent really found any bags i liked that were tough, good feedback, versatile for different types of gear, and not at an outrageous price. I'd love to have the best but not just yet. Something with inside and outside loops for biners, rugged, stands up to flake rope into, duffel & backpack options and lots of extra storage pockets. Im really hoping my local Vermeer has these on the floor i can check out.

Alot of gear bags look great til i start reading the reviews. Kinda makes me wish i could sew or maybe design something personally. Then strike gold!! But ya get what ya pay for! Maybe someday ill get me a couple Tuffyburger bags when i roll across some extra cash, but for now, these bags have me intrigued and the prices are pretty decent. I'll think about em, keep lookin, maybe get 1 or 2 for the price and find out for myself. I like my stuff organized and i cannot stop buying climbing gear!!

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Duffel bags from Goodwill. 10 bucks, get 3 or 4 months out of em

 

[hopm]

Good ideas....just came in from a storm and saw 3 ropes piled up in the rain....soaked!!

 

[TheJollyLogger]

Best way to deal with a wet rope is set it in a tree and then rappel out with an eight... won't believe how much water they hold ...

 

[rtsims]

Climb lines are coiled and hung, our rigging ropes are in garbage cans in the box of the truck.

 

[BC WetCoast]

I flake my line in a milk crate. Fits nicely into the truck cabinet. Belts and rigging ropes are coiled and hung on hooks in the cabinet. I don't have a lot of gear, but some is on my belt and some is in a canvas messenger bag.

One guy I worked with kept his climbing gear in a hardsided suitcase. Just opened it up and flaked the line into it. He tended to work out of several trucks, so was easy to move from truck to truck.