Off_White Posted July 25, 2002 Posted July 25, 2002 Anyone have any experience and recommendations for static ropes? Intended use is toproping (and a rope swing), and I'm interested in durability. Quote
Lambone Posted July 25, 2002 Posted July 25, 2002 Stearling Polyesther 9.5mm. Totaly bomber! And the polyesther does not absorb moisture, or is affected by UV like nylon. Mine has seen many hauls and is still kicken strong. Quote
IceIceBaby Posted July 25, 2002 Posted July 25, 2002 New England ropes the MK-III MAX in 3/8 7/16 or 1/2 pretty much the industry standard Quote
Ibex Posted July 26, 2002 Posted July 26, 2002 As for static ropes the best two I have found (from my brief career as a ropes course instructor) are: New England KMIII - Saft enough to stiff be knotable PMI both Maxi-wear and EZ Bend- The Maxi wear is as stiff as cable, durable as hell but unruly for anything other than "sport rappelling". EZ Bend is nearly as durable with similar handling to the new england (and I think it is cheaper too). I would stay away from Blue Water static line. It is supposedly "semi-dynamic" (ie. if you accidentally took a fall on it, it might not snap your spine and blow your anchors) which could be an important safety advantage if you intend to TR with it. THe downside is that by static rope standards it is not very durable. Thank you for one more chance to live vicariously through the internet... Cheers! Quote
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