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Roll pouch or dump pouch for repelling ropes?

As others have mentioned, it’s really personal preference. I prefer the Tethrd ES OG as it holds everything I need in one package The two side pockets hold my MadRock/biner and Dynaglide, while the main holds 40’ of Canyon C-IV. Top of the bag is a little floppy, but I found that if I bias my coils around my figure 8 to the bottom end, it just slides right in with no fuss. If you get one or the other and don’t like it, it’s easy enough to switch without too much expense as this rabbit hole is much shallower than the saddle/sticks hole. Ha, ha! If you go the roll pouch route, Beaston is da man!. Good Luck!7E571FB4-184B-446B-B7A6-E84B75240867.jpeg
 
Anyone using the TX5 K.Y.S.S. pouch? Looks like it’ll have the easy one handed access with the zipper.


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Antirain said:
And why does everyone carry 40+ feet of rope? 30 would seem plenty- I only try to get above 18' up to 24' at most as I loose clear shots quickly beyond that.
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While I rarely use all 40 there are times where I climbed a leaner on a hill, so when you rappel it goes straight down and because of the hill you need the extra. It is also a good idea to have extra if you need to tie a foot loop or something to unweight a hitch or your body in an emergency. Same things could apply for 30, you just have to have a method to know your max height. Personally, I use my bow hoist line to measure that while I'm climbing.
 
Antirain said:
I'm just playing with rappelling now & I was thinking of leaving a niteize gear tie in a side molle loop to secure rope. And why does everyone carry 40+ feet of rope? 30 would seem plenty- I only try to get above 18' up to 24' at most as I loose clear shots quickly beyond that.
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All kinds of tree sizes take different lengths to wrap around, and you just never know on public land when you need to be 35 feet up, etc....
 
Antirain said:
I'm just playing with rappelling now & I was thinking of leaving a niteize gear tie in a side molle loop to secure rope. And why does everyone carry 40+ feet of rope? 30 would seem plenty- I only try to get above 18' up to 24' at most as I loose clear shots quickly beyond that.
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I prefer 18-22’ myself, but sometimes you might want to be a touch higher under certain circumstances. If your feet are at 24’, your tie in on the tree is 5-6’ above that, you have 3-5’ around the tree and you have 3’ in knots. If you take the least of all those, you’re using 35’ of rope. That 10’ of rope only weights a couple of oz and it’s nice to have options. That’s why most recommend 40’ of rope.
 
BTaylor said:
I never need to be 35 feet up. You ever tired to shot a milk lip from that high with a stickbow? Like tryin to texas heart shoot a dog pecker gnat.
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The shot is trickier no doubt, but this spot i was in where I got my first doe of the season, I was 11 yards up to my shoulders(rangefinder). I had to be that high to be above the jack pines around this large Popple tree that had the only real backdrop and gave me the best view of the travel lanes. In this instance I JRB'ed with my 75' rope and was glad cuz my old 60' rope wouldn't have worked.20221028_170602.jpg
 
NimbleTimbo said:
OP, do you like things nice and tight and tidy, or are you the type to throw things in your bag and get out of the woods after a hunt, and clean up later? I have a large dump pouch with rappel set-up on one saddle, and a Beaston roll pouch on another saddle. I wear suspenders on my saddle so saddle sag isn't really an issue for me. At the end of the hunt I always figure 8 my rope over my arm and fold to put away, regardless of which pouch I use. Generally I prefer things neat and tidy in the roll pouch. Some days I just want to stuff it in the dump pouch and get out of the woods.

I will say that it takes some flexibility/mobility to be able to rotate my body enough to get my roll pouch put away how I like, especially when wearing more layers. The more I use it, the more the loops stay open and I can find them with the G-hooks one-handedly, but occasionally it is an annoyance. Just some food for thought if you lack in the mobility department.
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That's the same issue I have with the roll pouch. I like the concept and the way it manages the rope but working those G hooks is a pain. I am thinking about trying a simple nylon strap with a plastic squeeze buckle to organize excess rope until needed.
 
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I’m terms of being high, I myself don’t go high but in the mountians I gun hunt there are spots where I would setup lower than the game trail where being 30-40 feet up gives you almost more of a ground level shot.
 
Rutman said:
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UltimAider OSPack

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I’ve got this on order. It s basically made to hold everything.


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I just ordered one the other day. Hopefully it will work well.
 
I use a MOLLE waist pack for my rappel line and tether and figure-8. It's got room for rappel gloves and a few other odds and ends as well. I butterfly coil it, fold it in half, secure with a bungee ball loop, and zip it into the pack, but I could just as easily use it as a stuff sack. I don't even really ever put it around my waist; I buckle it around my 1-stick and attach the whole setup to my pack. I don't need a bunch of rope readily accessible on my hip if I'm still-hunting to my tree or tracking blood. Not sure if this is helpful at all, but you have more options than just two.
 
Antirain said:
I'm just playing with rappelling now & I was thinking of leaving a niteize gear tie in a side molle loop to secure rope. And why does everyone carry 40+ feet of rope? 30 would seem plenty- I only try to get above 18' up to 24' at most as I loose clear shots quickly beyond that.
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I figure it this way-I'd always rather have too much rope than not enough! ;)
 
the extra length of rope helps account for going aroudn the tree and also for pulling it down at an angle from the tree if need be, i find that sometime i have to walk back a bit and alternate yanking on my pull down cord and the rope tag end to get free from crotches sometimes. need enough length for the hypotenuse
 
A medium dump pouch from TX5 is plenty for 40’ of Canyon Elite.
I still like it on my saddle rather than taking off my backpack to grab what I need. I don’t always take a backpack into the woods either.


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