Marlow Vega Availability?

LordFarkwad

LordFarkwad

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I won't claim to be a black belt in Google/DuckDuckGo-fu, but I *am* having trouble finding Marlow Vega from any US sources.

Anyone got a lead on that stuff? ~200' of it?
 
I got a 150 hank from Rocknarbor on their Black Friday sale. The website says it is on order but it has been since the sale. I got mine at 30 % off. I had called them about it some months before and they seemed to indicate they were discontinuing it. I would give them a call.
 
LordFarkwad said:
I won't claim to be a black belt in Google/DuckDuckGo-fu, but I *am* having trouble finding Marlow Vega from any US sources.

Anyone got a lead on that stuff? ~200' of it?
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Big fan of Marlow Vega but availability is a big issue. I find AllGears 11.8 all poly climbing lines to have a very similar feel, and I actually might prefer the AllGear overall. If you are looking for a kick-ass 24 strand with low elongation that stays round, has great hand, and a stout construction it might be just the ticket. Plus is readily available.
 
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A few months back I tried to track down some Vega in North America. 600 ft Spools. 300 ft Hanks. Hell, would have settled for a 200 ft hank, which is a little better than worthless around here. Nothing. I even called the US distributor, but never heard back..I like the rope enough that I looked overseas and the only place I found that had anything over 45 meter hanks was accessropes.com, but they wanted around $300 for a 196 ft hank (with an eye), and that was before shipping, taxes, and any duties. No thanks.
 
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A few months back I tried to track down some Vega in North America. 600 ft Spools. 300 ft Hanks. Hell, would have settled for a 200 ft hank, which is a little better than worthless around here. Nothing. I even called the US distributor, but never heard back..I like the rope enough that I looked overseas and the only place I found that had anything over 45 meter hanks was accessropes.com, but they wanted around $300 for a 196 ft hank (with an eye), and that was before shipping, taxes, and any duties. No thanks.
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Yeah it's good, but not worth that. I'll be just fine, Clark, with some hyperclimb or km3max.
 
rico said:
Big fan of Marlow Vega but availability is a big issue. I find AllGears 11.8 all poly climbing lines to have a very similar feel, and I actually might prefer the AllGear overall. If you are looking for a kick-ass 24 strand with low elongation that stays round, has great hand, and a stout construction it might be just the ticket. Plus is readily available.
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Do you concur with the "stiff", almost-non-fuzz feel of the Vega jacket? Is that in any degree reflected in the Allgear 11.8 poly/poly's?
 
LordFarkwad said:
Do you concur with the "stiff", almost-non-fuzz feel of the Vega jacket? Is that in any degree reflected in the Allgear 11.8 poly/poly's?
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Nothing replicates the cover of Vega. A close second was Yale Calamine of years ago. Indestructable rope if there was ever one.....vega is similar, wish I had bought a spool of green.
 
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Do you concur with the "stiff", almost-non-fuzz feel of the Vega jacket? Is that in any degree reflected in the Allgear 11.8 poly/poly's?
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Yes. To me the AllGear’s jacket is stiffer than any Yale, Samson, or Teufelberger 24 strand I have ever climbed on, but it’s not quite as stiff as the Vega. I will say that the AllGear seems to do a better than the Vega when it comes to staying round, and it also doesn’t get baggy like many 24 strands do.. As you can see I have become a big fan of the AllGear 11.8. It ticks all the boxes for me (low elongation, good hand, sturdy, spliceable, reasonably priced, and readily available), and has become my go to.
 
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