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Amsteel "fuzzy" from wear

bowhunter15

bowhunter15

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Hey guys,

After a season of using my climbing sticks with the Amsteel rope mod, the Amsteel does have a fuzzy appearance. Just a heads up. I'm not sure it's a big deal as there are no cuts or anything like that. Some of the literature says that it's a fuzzy appearance is a sign of wear, but doesn't mention anything about when to replace.

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Yeah that scares me a little bit about using it on climbing sticks. The trees are abrasive and amsteel I don’t think it hold up well to abrasive materials


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That's the only reason I wouldn't choose Amsteel Blue for climbing sticks. However, even if you had to change the ropes every couple seasons, that's not that big of a deal I suppose.

Amsteel really shines when abrasion isn't a factor.
 
g2outdoors said:
That's the only reason I wouldn't choose Amsteel Blue for climbing sticks. However, even if you had to change the ropes every couple seasons, that's not that big of a deal I suppose.

Amsteel really shines when abrasion isn't a factor.
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What would be the best rope to use, im about to mod my leverage sticks

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@Rod Johnson I would probably use a 6mm or 7mm prussic/accessory cord. When I did the rope conversion on my LW sticks, I bought the 30' Muddy Safeline and cut it in three pieces. It worked great. I would guess that's an 8mm or 9mm rope.
 
g2outdoors said:
@bowhunter15 what do you think about using prussic cord in place of Amsteel? Are you going to stick with the Amsteel or is the abrasion too bad?
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Prusik cord should work. I'm testing some 6mm and 7mm accessory cord to see which size will work the best on my custom versa buttons. It'll be too bad if I can't splice the loops and have to knot.

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Something with a technora sheath should work well. I've even seen ropes of that construction in good colors from Bluewater and Sterling. But I can't find them by the foot and they aren't cheap.

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I’ve used hollow braid polyester on one of my xop platforms not sure how it compares to accessory cord as far as weight goes. But it splices easily and is designed to be abrasive resistant.


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