If you could only have 3 ropes ......

96coal449 · Aug 25, 2023

Keeping in the theme of things LOL.

150' 24 strand climber. Preferably, Yale's 11.7
!50' seems adequate in all my work.
200' stable braid in 9/16''
Adequate for almost all heavy work, without being to large for lighter work.
150' of Sampson's 1/2'' Pro Master.
A 3=strand that will take a decent beating. It's cheap, does light to medium rigging well. Also, runs well on natty crotch without glazing.

I find these ''only 3'' series threads may benefit the newcomers in the Arb world.
Post em up.

Crimsonking · Aug 25, 2023

The only changes I would make are 200’ of Yale 11.7, and atlas instead of stablebraid.

96coal449 · Aug 25, 2023

Crimsonking said:
The only changes I would make are 200’ of Yale 11.7, and atlas instead of stablebraid.

I still run DRT once I get to my tie in point. I may use SRT to get there, depending on the job. I do have a 200' Yale for that SRT rope. Most of the time, I'm doing removals. I spur up and clear what clutter I can with my saw. Tie in DRT and complete my job.

Why the Atlas over Stable braid?

Crimsonking · Aug 25, 2023

As a contract climber, I like the little extra absorption the atlas has when the guys on the ground get it wrong. Not trying to pass the buck- sometimes they deliberately ignore your instructions, and sometimes things just don’t go as planned.

I like 200’ climbing lines for versatility, and I run into plenty of 100+’ trees. Even with the 200’, I’ve had to bail a few feet off the end of my line on some crane jobs. 3-4’, planned and controlled. Hope I don’t kick a hornets’ nest with that admission.

96coal449 · Aug 25, 2023

Gottcha on the stretchy ropes. I have some. One 1/2'' Yale, and 2 Atlas... 9/16 and 5/8''

evo · Aug 25, 2023

11.7 yale for climbing If could only have one it would be 250'
200' 1/2 arbormaster
200' 3/8 stable braid

96coal449 · Aug 25, 2023

evo said:
11.7 yale for climbing If could only have one it would be 250'
200' 1/2 arbormaster
200' 3/8 stable braid

Why, nothing bigger in diameter for rigging?

data farm 26 · Aug 26, 2023

Where do you folks recommend purchasing the yale 11.7 these days?

96coal449 · Aug 26, 2023

L3VI said:
Where do you folks recommend purchasing the yale 11.7 these days?

Anywhere but Sherrile inc.

Treeaddict · Aug 26, 2023

200’ Hyperclimb
100’ Hyperclimb
200’ 1/2” stable braid

I HATE cycling climb lines and use the shortest possible rope.

rico · Aug 26, 2023

300-350 ft of low elongation climbing line
300-350 ft of 9/16“ stable braid for rigging purposes.
200-300 ft of 16 strand for taglines, speed lines, and whatever needs might arise.

As a bonus I never lever home without 50+ ft of 7/8”- 1” stable braid for butt hitches.

climbingmonkey24 · Aug 27, 2023

I've only ever used 3 different climbing ropes with the exception of maybe using a friend's rope once in a while on a job. Mainly because they worked well, so why fix what ain't broke right?

- Poison Ivy
- Yale XTC Fire Climbing Rope
- Blue Ox 12-Strand Arborist Climbing Rope

Started off climbing with the 12-strand Blue Ox rope paired with a prusik hitch. Then upgraded to the Poison Ivy with a hitch climber pulley. I still climb with the Poison Ivy, and also with the Yale XTC Fire rope. The one thing I will say about the Yale XTC Fire rope is it seems to have more flexibility / stretch in it then the Poison Ivy. Not necessarily a benefit if you prefer less.

Probably going to look at trying out some other ropes at some point.

Burrapeg · Aug 27, 2023

Love my 200' Poison Ivy (the original dark green stuff) for longer SRT ascents with minimal stretch. But I do like a small bit of bounce so have shorter 150' Tachyon Ash and 120' Scion Blue for smaller climbs. Also tried a 100' piece of the big Vortex Cool; really soft, flexible, and comfortable to use, and will fit the adjustable BDB, but damn near impossible to cram it thru my ZigZag.