Seeking recommendations for first rigging system

[msoultan]

Hi,
I've been climbing for a few years and I'd love to get some rigging gear. I see a lot of posts asking for input on specific items, but what I'm really looking for is some guidance on is what would be a good, quality set of gear to help me build my first rigging system. There are SO many different options for each component in the system, so I'm was hoping that people here could help guide me on what pieces work well together. Plus, hopefully this could also be a template for others making their first rigging system purchase.

I've done quite a bit of research, watched a lot of videos, and this is the list I came up with. I'd love to get your input on gear that you think is a must-have for common rigging situations, whether there are some better selections I could make, or if there are items that I really don't need. I'm also going to include items that I'd like to buy at some point in the future so that you have an idea of the direction I'd like to go, and hopefully that will help you steer my initial purchase in the right direction.

Here's what I'm planning on getting:

• 1 x 200' 1/2" Samson Stable Braid Rope
• 2 x Rope Logic® Ultra® Ring Sling #2 (Samson Tenex Tec 5/8", #2 Notch Rigging Thimble, MBS is 16,000 lbs, 7' total length)
• 1 x Notch Large Stainless Steel Portawrap & 12ft Whoopie Sling (do I go with a whoopie, or would a dead-eye be preferred?)
• 2 x Camp Dryad Pro Double Pulley
• 1 x Rope Logic Nerex Rigging Prusik Loop
• 1 x Rope Logic Eye & Eye Spliced Rigging Tail
• 4 x DMM Offset D Locksafe Steel Carabiner (is this enough?)

The double pullies, prussic/rigging tail, and steel carabiners are to allow me to set up a mechanical advantage with the rigging rope if I want to pull something in a particular direction. I did see a bunch different mechanical advantage systems (i.e. USR fiddle block, Harken Wingman), but I figured if I got the individual components and just built the mechanical advantage using my rigging rope, then I could also use those components for other purposes besides the mechanical advantage (i.e. controlled speed line). I based the mechanical advantage selection off of one of Treestuff's tree pulling kits (https://www.treestuff.com/tree-pulling-kit-by-rope-logic-rock-exotica/), but I swapped out the Rock Exotica pullies for the Camp pulleys - will the Camp pullies be sufficient, or am I going to regret that? Other people have used those Camp pullies for tree pulling setups and seemed to like it, so I figured I'd give them a try as they were less expensive than other similar pullies.

As far as slings, it seems like ultra slings are super versatile, and getting them with rigging rings seemed like a smart idea. I also figured I'd get two just to allow me rigging options in the canopy. I don't plan on doing any lifting at the moment, so I figured that rings would suffice for now.

Here's what I'd like to get in the future to build on my initial rigging system:

• Speed line (either with snaps/carabiners to slide down the rope, and/or a pulley system with a controlled speed line)
• GRCS
• Bigger rope
• Larger pullies

What do you think? Any input would be much appreciated!!

Thanks!
Mike