Let me start by saying I don't have my saddle yet... Should be on its way very soon. That said, I'm going to splice my own linemans belt and tether. But I'm unsure of the length I should go. I know commercially purchased ropes are 6 or 8 feet long. My question is how many guys Have 6 foot ropes and wish they were longer? Also guys that have spliced their own, did you splice them around your linemans loop or just girth hitch to it to avoid an extra carabiner?
-
The SH Membership has gone live. Only SH Members have access to post in the classifieds. All members can view the classifieds. Starting in 2020 only SH Members will be admitted to the annual hunting contest. Current members will need to follow these steps to upgrade: 1. Click on your username 2. Click on Account upgrades 3. Choose SH Member and purchase.
-
We've been working hard the past few weeks to come up with some big changes to our vendor policies to meet the changing needs of our community. Please see the new vendor rules here: Vendor Access Area Rules
Ropes
- Thread starter Pooh
- Start date
8' is about perfect for me but, I tend to hunt a little bigger trees then some do. I girth hitch my LB to my saddle because my tether and LB are set up identically. That way when I get to a limb I use my tether as a second LB and I don't have to switch back. I can then just use the rope that started as my LB as my tether.
I used a 6ft rope for 2 years and never used all of it. But I don't like climbing big trees. I have an 8ft tubular webbing tether now. I went longer so that I could tie into my bridge for redundancy, since I was a little leery of my buckle even though it is rated. I also went to an 8ft linemans when I switched to 8mm.
If you're using a lightweight material like 8mm or webbing, there's not enough difference in weight or bulk to make 8ft a negative in any way. If you're using a bulkier rope I found that the weight/bulk difference was appreciable.
But then, I climb with what a lot of guys regard as toothpicks and dental floss.
I'd start with 8ft. If you want to go shorter, it's easy to cut excess off. Tricky to add it back on.
If you're using a lightweight material like 8mm or webbing, there's not enough difference in weight or bulk to make 8ft a negative in any way. If you're using a bulkier rope I found that the weight/bulk difference was appreciable.
But then, I climb with what a lot of guys regard as toothpicks and dental floss.
I'd start with 8ft. If you want to go shorter, it's easy to cut excess off. Tricky to add it back on.
Cbinderjr
Well-Known Member
I used 8ft ropes for both last year and it was plenty, don't think I would go smaller only because I did quite a few run and gun hunts last year where I had no clue what size tree I was going to be in...
If I was hunting strictly presets and all the trees where small enough for a shorter tether I wouldn't hesitate to switch to a shorter rope.
Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
If I was hunting strictly presets and all the trees where small enough for a shorter tether I wouldn't hesitate to switch to a shorter rope.
Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
TwistedLimb
New Member
I initially ordered 12' ropes for both the tree tether (I started out double wrapping) and the linemans belt. Over several months of use I cut both down to save weight, bulk, and to eliminate the long tails of dangling rope. I ended up with a 6'-3" tree tether (found double wrapping unnecessary) and 8' linemans belt. The trees I climb range from 9" to 20" diameter. Ordered the ropes from Tree Stuff with the splice eyes (6" eye for the tree tether and 2" eye for the linemans belt).
Keep in mind that more rope means more surface area to hold scent molecules. I wash my ropes in October (start of the season) by soaking in scentfree Arm and Hammer and air drying outside. After washing I keep them in a plastic bag with activated carbon powder but I warn you, it is very messy and turns the ropes and anything they rub against black. If anyone wants to get rich just invent non-staining activate charcoal!
Keep in mind that more rope means more surface area to hold scent molecules. I wash my ropes in October (start of the season) by soaking in scentfree Arm and Hammer and air drying outside. After washing I keep them in a plastic bag with activated carbon powder but I warn you, it is very messy and turns the ropes and anything they rub against black. If anyone wants to get rich just invent non-staining activate charcoal!