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What kind of rope is everyone going with?

bowhunthard88 said:
Is there a reason that you want to change it? LOL
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Well, 3/16 is gonna be stronger than 1/8 I hear that Amsteel is not really climb rated. I know I heard that from Jerry grose and one of his YouTube videos. I think it’s kinda thin. If I’m gonna take a chance I would try 3/16.
 
cheecho67 said:
Well, 3/16 is gonna be stronger than 1/8 I hear that Amsteel is not really climb rated. I know I heard that from Jerry grose and one of his YouTube videos. I think it’s kinda thin. If I’m gonna take a chance I would try 3/16.
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I'm not an amsteel for life-support person, but that's me, and I definitely wouldn't be using it as a tether! Have you talked to @grayskwerel ?
 
When one sticking or using the Sladder and rappelling down, I use Oplux or Canyon C-IV with a Mammut Smart 2.0 belay device with a HMS style Carabiner. I used to use the MR safeguard and although it’s a great device, its nosier, bulkier and heavier than the Mammut Smsrt 2.0.
 
woodsdog2 said:
When one sticking or using the Sladder and rappelling down, I use Oplux or Canyon C-IV with a Mammut Smart 2.0 belay device with a HMS style Carabiner. I used to use the MR safeguard and although it’s a great device, its nosier, bulkier and heavier than the Mammut Smsrt 2.0.
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How do you like the sladder? I will be using a figure 8 or repel ring
 
bowhunthard88 said:
I'm not an amsteel for life-support person, but that's me, and I definitely wouldn't be using it as a tether! Have you talked to @grayskwerel ?
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Yes, I did talk to grayskwerell he seems to think the 3/16 would probably work but he didn’t test it. I am just concerned because he never have the weight rating on them advertised unless he already did now. I have to check his web page
 
www.samsonrope.com

AMSTEEL-BLUE - Samson Rope

Sometimes called the world's strongest rope, AmSteel®-Blue by Samson Rope is a torque-free 12-strand braid that, size-for-size, is as strong as steel but outlasts wire 3:1, making it an excellent wire rope replacement. Now available in bio-based fiber.
www.samsonrope.com www.samsonrope.com

If you follow the WLL rule of thumb for 10% breaking strength, 1/8" could be listed at 230-250 static WLL... 10% may have more of a fudge factor due to the Sladder not being life support as its intended purpose. BUT that again is a personal safety decision!
 
cheecho67 said:
Well, 3/16 is gonna be stronger than 1/8 I hear that Amsteel is not really climb rated. I know I heard that from Jerry grose and one of his YouTube videos. I think it’s kinda thin. If I’m gonna take a chance I would try 3/16.
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He's right, it's not. The saddle hunting community is the only community that uses it as such. There are better, proven options. Like regular climbing line
 
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