Hoist rope

[okccj]

Used the HSS hoist this weekend. Worked well and is really small and packable. Seems like the ideal middle ground between a Doyles and a wad of paracord.

 

[pat]

I’ve been using a muddy hoist rope that the orange gear tie broke off, and put a small S-Biner through. Lightweight and never gets tangled

 

[Apex7]

Doyles gear hoist with the webbing. It's awesome.

 

[Pilk64]

Retractable dog leash is what I use.

cant find one long enough

 

[Red Beard]

Doyles gear hoist with the webbing. It's awesome.

Gave in and bought one of these a couple weeks ago. I was a diehard paracord figure 8 guy before but this has been a GREAT investment. I'm tickled about how the hook up and go is so dern easy.

 

[robstewart]

At the start of my climb I attach the tag end of my 30’ main rope to my backpack and orange paracord to my bow. At the top I wrap webbing around the tree and pull my backpack up with my main rope and stuff it in the bag. Then I pull my bow up with the paracord.

At the end of the night I reverse this to lower my gear then the paracord becomes my pull line to get my rappel rope out.


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[enkriss]

I used the Doyle’s gear hoist for years but I have recently migrated to dynaglide. Trying to minimize my setup as much as possible one sticking. Nothing packs down smaller than dynaglide and it weighs nothing. I use it to pull my bow up but use my rappel rope to lower my bow back down and the dynaglide to retrieve the rope.

 

[Pilk64]

I used the Doyle’s gear hoist for years but I have recently migrated to dynaglide. Trying to minimize my setup as much as possible one sticking. Nothing packs down smaller than dynaglide and it weighs nothing. I use it to pull my bow up but use my rappel rope to lower my bow back down and the dynaglide to retrieve the rope.

is it less likely to ravel and knot up than paracord?...thanks

 

[enkriss]

is it less likely to ravel and knot up than paracord?...thanks

Yes it’s throwline. It’s also spliceable

 

[sojourner]

Gave in and bought one of these a couple weeks ago. I was a diehard paracord figure 8 guy before but this has been a GREAT investment. I'm tickled about how the hook up and go is so dern easy.

Doyle’s hoist web version for the win! I have 2, each in a DanO pouch, one on my main saddle, one on my backup saddle.

I screw around with way too much at the tree (packing, unpacking, setting up, breaking down) to even think about futzing around with trying to deploy and pack up (figure 8) a tow line. Money well spent and weight well carried!

 

[sojourner]

And I have extensively used paracord, larger rope, in a figure 8 configuration for years. To me, it ain’t worth it.

 

[Nosaj]

This is my current favorite....

Bow & Gear Hoist

The Bow & Gear Hoist replaces the tangled, knotted mess of pull ropes with a sleek, lightweight pull system. After attaching the carabiner, clip the Bow & Gear Hoist to the harness or belt. The line automatically unwinds while climbing. Once securely in the stand, retrieve gear. 30’ in length...

huntersafetysystem.com

Lots of people like the paracord wound in a figure 8, but I always end up with a knotted mess at some point.

Doyle’s looks nice, but maybe a bit bulky and heavy for personal preference.

I keep this hoist in the top of my dump pouch above my tether and lineman belt. After 3-4 seasons it’s still working well.

I have been using this since September and am very happy with it. I have it clipped to the upper molle in the small of my back. It self feeds as I climb, I pull up my bow/gun hand over hand, unclip and then wind it up never unclipping it from the back of my saddle. I check it a couple times on my climb to make sure it is not catching on my sticks. I did have it get wrapped up in my lower sticks one time and had to climb down and untangle it to pull up the bow. Since I started checking on it as I climb it has not been an issue because if it was in the sticks I could get clear before I moved up.

 

[kenn1320]

7/64" amsteel. Figure 8 that and never a problem with tangles. It doubles as my rappel rope retrieval.

 

[Pilk64]

7/64" amsteel. Figure 8 that and never a problem with tangles. It doubles as my rappel rope retrieval.

Never? Never tangles?...alrighty then I am sold...getting rid of the paracord

 

[kenn1320]

Never? Never tangles?...alrighty then I am sold...getting rid of the paracord

I really like it. Its as if its to slippery to have tangles. I havent hunted much, so batting 1000 is pretty easy. lol

 

[mattsteg]

I really like it. Its as if its to slippery to have tangles. I havent hunted much, so batting 1000 is pretty easy. lol

I've been thinking of trying this as well - as much for the lack of stretch to give better leverage on pulling down my rappel rope as for anything else.

This is my current favorite....

Bow & Gear Hoist

The Bow & Gear Hoist replaces the tangled, knotted mess of pull ropes with a sleek, lightweight pull system. After attaching the carabiner, clip the Bow & Gear Hoist to the harness or belt. The line automatically unwinds while climbing. Once securely in the stand, retrieve gear. 30’ in length...

huntersafetysystem.com

Lots of people like the paracord wound in a figure 8, but I always end up with a knotted mess at some point.

Doyle’s looks nice, but maybe a bit bulky and heavy for personal preference.

I keep this hoist in the top of my dump pouch above my tether and lineman belt. After 3-4 seasons it’s still working well.

The drawback of something like this is if it somehow gets a knot in it...you're really screwed as it won't wind up again. I had a very unplesant experience dealing with a (Hawk I think) manual-wind webbing. It was a "handle" style and it was a pain to keep the webbing from folding over on itself (which would jam it) which really sucked. I somehow got a knot in it as well at one point which was even worse. So I went back to paracord and can't see trying a manual-wind device again. Maybe the HSS one is better.

 

[Nosaj]

I've been thinking of trying this as well - as much for the lack of stretch to give better leverage on pulling down my rappel rope as for anything else.

The drawback of something like this is if it somehow gets a knot in it...you're really screwed as it won't wind up again. I had a very unplesant experience dealing with a (Hawk I think) manual-wind webbing. It was a "handle" style and it was a pain to keep the webbing from folding over on itself (which would jam it) which really sucked. I somehow got a knot in it as well at one point which was even worse. So I went back to paracord and can't see trying a manual-wind device again. Maybe the HSS one is better.

So far I have not had an issue with it and I am winding it up blind behind my back.

 

[dalton916]

cant find one long enough

Don’t make this more difficult than it needs to be...... find an old retractable that someone will give you for free then open it up and replace the line with however much you feel you need.

 

[Rampaige]

I found some small diameter rope, similar to clothesline but a but bigger. I like something slightly larger diameter because the paracord-size stuff burns up my hands when I let it slide through my fingers to climb down.

 

[Pilk64]

30' of paracord wrapped around a kite string holder...i have an S biner on both ends...i clip one to my lineman's loop and the other to my bow...it unwinds itself as I climb...when done hunting I lower my bow and unhook from my lineman's loop and attach it to my rappel rope so I can pull it down after rappelling...light, compact, dual purpose and cheap