Small diameter rope on a budget

[MettBriler]

What's up SH?, just wanted to share the new linesman and tether setup I've put together after eyeballing the Oplux for a hot minute (and being budget minded) I set out to find the closest thing and I believe I've found it. Bluewater Protac 9mm and Sterling Rit 900 which is used to make the hollow block.
Going from bluewater assaultline to this is a big change not just in weight but the loss of bulk is huge.

Here are the specs

Bluewater Protac 9mm
Elongation 2.6%@ 300 lbf. Certified to EN 1891 Kernmantle rope standard Type “B”.
Diameter: 9mm
Grams Per Meter: 58
Sheath Slippage: 0mm
Tensile Strength: 6000 lbf. [26.7 kN]
Sheath Mass: 50%

Rit 900

Diameter (mm)	MBS Rating (kN)
6.8	18.4
Weight (lb/100')	Elongation at 300 lb (%)
1.8	2.6
MBS Rating (lb)
4,136

I paid 92c per foot for the Protac and $1.34 per foot for the Rit 900

https://imgur.com/a/iUpWQmQ

 

[pesqimon]

Sterling does not recommend using hollowblock as main/ sole attachment point. So I am going to guess that this application is also not recommended. I’m using Sterling 6mm TRC on 9mm HTP, I dig it.

 

[MettBriler]

Sterling does not recommend using hollowblock as main/ sole attachment point. So I am going to guess that this application is also not recommended. I’m using Sterling 6mm TRC on 9mm HTP, I dig it.

That's good to know, where did you find that out?

 

[pesqimon]

That's good to know, where did you find that out?

It’s on the instructions that come with the hollowblock