New Buckingham Ropebag

[BostonBull]

This is the NEW Buckingham ropebag that you may have seen Ed Carpenter wearing at New England Grows this year. This bag is ultra light, made of super heavy duty materials and can be worn in ways never before. The bag is held in place with 2 stretchable/breathable, wide straps, with fat plastic buckles. Below you will see one cool way to wear it. It will fit up to 200' of rope depending on diameter, 150' all day long of 1/2".

 

[TANNER]

Interesting!

 

[rangerdanger]

Dude, sweet!! When is it available?

 

[southsoundtree]

I'm interested in better ways to carry the rope into the tree. I have been clipping the Black Max Economy rope bag to the back of my harness and it has definitely simplified things. Removed a 117' Doug-fir today with 30-35' branches that would have tangled in the brush all morning long. One groundie, 3 stacks of brush, 3 logs off the top of the spar, and ground felled the spar. 3 hours.

Having the rope dangling the whole time would have sucked. I'd like a rope bag that is easy to restack to rope into in the tree, and can take being dropped/ thrown from the tree.

Is that your leg BB, as in have you worn it like that? it would look easy to restack if a person had to lower a line to drop the top-handle saw down and pull up the back handled saw.

I need two new rope bags. Whadda they cost?

 

[tomthetreeman]

Jim, is that a bottle opener attached to your couch? Better yet, a receptacle for the remote control? Say it ain't so!

-Tom

 

[BostonBull]

Yes they are available PM me for more info.

Retail is around 130 I believe.

 

[robinia]

Does it come with those stylin' slippers!?!

 

[BostonBull]

those are smartwool slippers, stylin! check em out, your feet will thank you. smartwool next to the skin for me, if they made sheets id sleep in em

 

[Tree_Teacher]

Here are some additional pics of the new Buckingham Rope bag in action.

The material is bomber, we fielded tested for a year before we released it I am curious to see all the different ways climbers will rig it, there are many options, I finding more and more each day!!

The side features a zippered expansion for funneling of the rope for easier packing.

Also there is a large grommet on the bottom of the bag so that the climbing rope can be split running one side of the rope out the top and another out the bottom.This has many advantages for rescue.

Enjoy

 

[Tree_Teacher]

and another

 

[Tree_Teacher]

yet another

 

[Tree_Teacher]

last one I promise

 

[southsoundtree]

Looks sweet. Is it made to withstand throws from the tree?

That expanding restacking feature looks great. I worked on a muddy slope today, and the easy to repack feature would have been great.

Also, no worry about spiking the rope on removals.

Looks like it would be not too prone to have branches catch on it.

Maybe I'm late in the game for keeping my rope up with me, but I'm getting sold on the idea.



What would keep it from slipping down while climbing? Is there a clip-in point to attach to a harness?


MSRP?

 

[BostonBull]

There he is!

This bag is VERY heavy duty, but lightweight. I couldnt imagine it not surviving tosses from trees.

Retail is $137 where I am at.

Ed, what says you?

 

[Crazy_Jimmy]

If tipped what keeps the rope from falling out of the bag while climbing?

 

[emr]

Will they be coming out with smaller sizes to hold shorter ropes?

 

[southsoundtree]

Sounds mighty pricey.

Maybe when the idea gets implemented by more manufacturers, the price with drop on the concept, like the Unicender.

I ask if it can take the drop because those RopeBoss bags had the stave poke out from the drop, and my cheap ones blow seams with a good drop. You get what you pay for with Economy, but that price is pretty big.

I wonder about my GoLite Jam pack that I use for kitty rescues. I'll try it. Its already in the truck.

Looks like the drawcord opening would keep the rope in place for those upside down maneuvers.