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I went to Treestuff to buy a new Cougar line, but they apparently don't sell them anymore, and when I called, the guy on the phone said he didn't know why.

1). Does anyone know of a States-based website I can buy a line from?

Alternatively,

2). Is there a comparable rope someone can recommend? I want something equally low-stretch as Cougar and around the same diameter.

My other option is to buy one from an Australian website, but with a spliced eye and shipping, it came out to over $350.
 
Xtatic is my replacement for cougar. It has a 32 strand jacket and is a static rope so it isn't the same rope but I like it.
 
I've been ordering from Honeybros and Gusthards and get my stuff as fast to southern Ontario as I do from treestuff as well.

Plus it is cheaper for some things like theatertech87 says.
 
Well like everything I like tree stuff has discontinued carrying it. Sp the excuse from bonner is the quality was inconsistent and one shipment came wet or something and they had to throw it out. I have been on cougar for ever. I have been through line after line after line. I can't match it. Too much bounce, too much friction, too little friction. I have tried everything and the last try for me is blue moon. Nothing else matches it. Its sad.
 
Steve Connally said:
Well like everything I like tree stuff has discontinued carrying it. Sp the excuse from bonner is the quality was inconsistent and one shipment came wet or something and they had to throw it out. I have been on cougar for ever. I have been through line after line after line. I can't match it. Too much bounce, too much friction, too little friction. I have tried everything and the last try for me is blue moon. Nothing else matches it. Its sad.
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As much as I love blue moon, it's no cougar line if that is what you loved. It flattens in mechanicals where cougar just held its shape and form after repeated runs on the same section.
 
@Steve Connally; So, Steve, how long have you been climbing on the Scandere rope, and how are you liking it so far? Also, you had to add the baby bump because you needed a greater amount of friction, correct? Due to the Rope Runner creeping after trying to come to a stop, maybe? This was after closing up the bollard as much as possible, right?

Sorry for all of the pesky questions, just wanting to know how a climber who seems to use the Rope Runner as his primary SRT tool likes to operate with it.

One last question is whether or not you shy away from an all metal tool when climbing in the winter, or not? I would think the Rope Runner might try to suck all of the heat out of your hands in the winter time.

Thanks for your patience with me, and for any answers you choose to provide.

Tim
 
TimBr said:
@Steve Connally; So, Steve, how long have you been climbing on the Scandere rope, and how are you liking it so far? Also, you had to add the baby bump because you needed a greater amount of friction, correct? Due to the Rope Runner creeping after trying to come to a stop, maybe? This was after closing up the bollard as much as possible, right?

Sorry for all of the pesky questions, just wanting to know how a climber who seems to use the Rope Runner as his primary SRT tool likes to operate with it.

One last question is whether or not you shy away from an all metal tool when climbing in the winter, or not? I would think the Rope Runner might try to suck all of the heat out of your hands in the winter time.

Thanks for your patience with me, and for any answers you choose to provide.

Tim
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I'm a glove guy all year round so no cold issues. I climb on the rr primarily every day. I'm all mechanicals. Haven't climbed on a hitch in years!

Scandere isn't the rope for me. Others have better performance and I can only surmise its based on climber weight. If I adjust the bollards I have drag and if I don't, I don't stop on descent or for work positioning. The baby bump helped. I even tried a brand new RR twin I have to my primary so there was no difference in color or model. The baby bump cured all my issues but still prefer cougar. I do like how tough the scandere jacket is. I think thats why it creeps so bad for me. Smooth and tough.

I srt and ddrt on my runner. I change all day depending on the situation as I primarily do crane work.

Thanks for the link although i've never liked the blue, just orange and puke.
 
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Steve I don't think blue moon is what you want man. Ever try Yale safari? I did a few work climbs with it in the past and seemed similar in behavior after being run the a mechanical device on the same section in the same climb. My only thing is I was told it's cover isn't take abrasion too well, where as cougar was prwrry tough stuff
 
Steve Connally said:
Thanks Tim!
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You are welcome, Steve, and thank you for all of the answers to my questions. I appreciate your patience.

If I'm doing the math right, the 60 meter orange would be about $220.00 US, not counting shipping fees and the cost of having a spliced eye added. I'm surfing on my handheld computer right now, and some things like their fixed price for the 60 meter rope are not available to me, for some reason.

So the Cougar might be available, but because of the shipping fees it might be more expensive than you are used to paying.

Tim
 
Steve Connally said:
$4.13 USD a foot thats highway robbery
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Steve, in Australia I think they charge by the meter of rope, which is approximately 39 inches, a bit more than three feet. That might lessen the sticker shock a bit.

Tim

Size
Per m (Which I presume = per meter.)
35m
45m
60m
35M with Splice
45m with Splice
60m with Splice
 
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@Steve Connally; I think the orange might end up being $1.21 per foot in American dollars, not counting shipping or splicing.

$5.50 Australian dollars per meter of rope x 0.66 as a conversion factor from Australian to US dollars = $3.63 US dollars per meter ÷ 3 (because there is roughly 3 feet in a meter) = $1.21 US dollars per foot.

Others can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Tim
 
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