Whats your climbing line?

[moss]

do you have any idea why it is weaker, is orange not as strong white, and why would it cost more and handle less? it wouldnt kill me if i never found out but little things like this make my brain overthink a bit

The dyes used for different polyester strand colors effect the polymer binding. White has no dye, which means a slightly stronger thread. Really doesn't matter in the scheme of things though, the differences are so small.
-moss

 

[rydnruff]

well i think i will try a hank of the hi-vee this time as long as it feels and acts the same as safety blue. my nice white rope is not so eye catching anymore so maybe the orange will pop a bit longer. thanks for the info guys

 

[rbtree]

Safety Blue has the highest stretch of all climb lines. Ya might venture outside the box and try something else.

I first used it circa 1978-80. It was a major jump up from manila, and three strand poly.....still have a 185 footer that gets occasional use, so is years old.

 

[Adkpk]

Tachyon and blaze on a beeline vt with the hitch climber. I keep the vt and the hitch climber attached to the blaze and a beeline split tail on my belt for using the tail end of the line to swing around. Or on the tachy if I am tied in with two ropes.

Why mess around?:greenchainsaw:

I did some dead wood for my ex partner this afternoon. Set two lines. Climbed the first oak and knocked the branches out then traversed across the driveway instead of coming down and back up again. Finished up in four hours and got $200. for the afternoon. I was happy he was happy.

 

[rydnruff]

i could be way off here but this is just my own analogy, once i put 253 lbs.+gear on rope,wont the stretch all happen then. safety blue is the only rope ive climbed on and learned on.i kind like the slight bounce when im shifting around in the tree, it doesnt feel reel rigid.would a more stiffer or less stretchy line improve my climbing?

thanks

 

[TreEmergencyB]

i could be way off here but this is just my own analogy, once i put 253 lbs.+gear on rope,wont the stretch all happen then. safety blue is the only rope ive climbed on and learned on.i kind like the slight bounce when im shifting around in the tree, it doesnt feel reel rigid.would a more stiffer or less stretchy line improve my climbing?

thanks

i think the stretch is more noticale the less rope is laying on the ground or the farther away from TIP
id say its a preference thing idk if it will make you better? i dont like the bounce of NE Blue i liked the arbormaster i always climbed on b4
the pro stripe or somthing made by samson sold through shrerrill is not bad either thats what im climbing on till my new XTC gets here then ima try that out hopefully i like it or it will be come light duty riggin line quick

 

[outofmytree]

Climbed the last 3 years on fire XTC with an english prussik. I just switched to VT and although I am still ironing out the kinks I do like the combo. Fire XTC has very little stretch and I find that gloves with rubber or latex palms are a must-have when climbing without spurs and grip is essential. I like the toughness of this rope when passing through palms and similar "nasty" trees. For hardwood prunes I could be talked into a more dynamic rope with more core strength.

 

[rydnruff]

i think the stretch is more noticale the less rope is laying on the ground or the farther away from TIP
id say its a preference thing idk if it will make you better? i dont like the bounce of NE Blue i liked the arbormaster i always climbed on b4
the pro stripe or somthing made by samson sold through shrerrill is not bad either thats what im climbing on till my new XTC gets here then ima try that out hopefully i like it or it will be come light duty riggin line quick

so did you get it yet?

 

[TreEmergencyB]

so did you get it yet?

nope not ordering till friday all kinds of new stuff bout $450 worth

 

[BRCCArborist]

I like Poison Ivy with a Tenex split tail

 

[lego1970]

I've been useing Samson's True Blue for the last couple years and really like the way it feels and I can see it easy in the tree. I use a blake hitch with my version of a split tail. This is the first season I've tried useing a split tail so I'm not sure if I'm doing it like everybody else but I like useing it along with a single lanyard for always being tied in. I also use a piece of True Blue along with a 5/16" cord wrapped as a pursik for my lanyard. I'm gonna be buying a new rope next week when I get paid. I'll probably stick with the True Blue since I like it, however I've been looking at the Arbormaster. It's stronger and lighter which is nice, however in the advertisement it says it's stiffer. The soft feel of the True Blue is what I like the most about it, so I'm not sure if the Arbormaster is for me.

 

[Slvrmple72]

I started out on Arbormaster with a Blakes hitch and have switched from that to Dragonfly with tenex eye to eye in a Distel hitch. I also use Velocity with a Ultra-tech HRC eye to eye in the Distel Hitch. I have a Beeline eye to eye, 3/8th's I think, as well. I really like the feel of the Dragonfly and tend to use it more than my Velocity.

 

[Nailsbeats]

I've been useing Samson's True Blue for the last couple years and really like the way it feels and I can see it easy in the tree. I use a blake hitch with my version of a split tail. This is the first season I've tried useing a split tail so I'm not sure if I'm doing it like everybody else but I like useing it along with a single lanyard for always being tied in. I also use a piece of True Blue along with a 5/16" cord wrapped as a pursik for my lanyard. I'm gonna be buying a new rope next week when I get paid. I'll probably stick with the True Blue since I like it, however I've been looking at the Arbormaster. It's stronger and lighter which is nice, however in the advertisement it says it's stiffer. The soft feel of the True Blue is what I like the most about it, so I'm not sure if the Arbormaster is for me.

Take the opportunity to buy a hank of Tachyon and setup a closed hitch system with some 8mm Beeline, you can't beat it. I used to climb on True Blue, now I just rig with it. It works, but not close to as nice as Tachyon.