Samson 1/2" Stable Braid Bull Rope

[Harrison_smith]

I'm looking for a half inch rigging rope good for natural crotch rigging. How is the samsom stable braid bull rope?

 

[Muggs]

Stick with 3-strand or 12-strand for natural crotch. Double braids don't like it...

 

[Serf Life]

12 or 16 strand are good all around 1/2” rigging lines for block or crotch

 

[Matias]

I run natty on 16 strand. It takes it just fine. If I were buying my own rope to use that way, I would probably go with 12 strand.

 

[Muggs]

Yes actually, I love climbing lines for natural crotch rigging as well. Blue Moon makes a nice rigging rope, it's a double braid

 

[96coal449]

If you want a rope, to beat on natty crotch and put it away dirty, Sampson 3-strand Tree Master.
Hands down. I've abused the bull snot out of these ropes. They're inexpensive to boot.

 

[southsoundtree]

I have a mess of double- braids.

Treemaster is a workhorse for natty crotch. Poor for a speed line.

Goes right into a Maasdam rope puller. I was having poor bite in the RP yesterday... time to downgrade due to wear...as said, it is cheap, about the cheapest going.

 

[Z'sTrees]

16 strand has long been my go to for a beater rig line. I've got a few pieces of the old style arbormaster that I can't kill.

Went to 12 strand and I think I like it even better. Knots easier, has even more stretch, and seems to Hockle less thru a porty.

Didn't sherrill have a double braid with a tougher jacket at some point?

 

[southsoundtree]

3-strand's drawbacks include it being a rotational rope under load and needing to be run in the POW in the correct direction. I forget if it's Clockwise or CCW.

 

[evo]

16 strand has long been my go to for a beater rig line. I've got a few pieces of the old style arbormaster that I can't kill.

Went to 12 strand and I think I like it even better. Knots easier, has even more stretch, and seems to Hockle less thru a porty.

Didn't sherrill have a double braid with a tougher jacket at some point?

Same here with arbor master. Love that rope, they had a 11mm and even a 9/16 but those were short runs probably because they didn’t sell much

 

[Serf Life]

Same here with arbor master. Love that rope, they had a 11mm and even a 9/16 but those were short runs probably because they didn’t sell much

My buddy had a hank of 9/16 or 5/8 bluestreak ~10yrs ago which I really liked. Maybe petition them to make a run?

 

[evo]

My buddy had a hank of 9/16 or 5/8 bluestreak ~10yrs ago which I really liked. Maybe petition them to make a run?

I’m leaning the other way personally. Their 11mm would fit what I’m after better. I favor the 16 strand as an all around rope that natural crotches very well, anything bigger than 1/2” I rarely will natural crotch. Been loving 3/8ths double braid for light rigging but would prefer a smidge bigger and non double braid.

 

[Z'sTrees]

11mm 16strand would be great, i believe courant makes one but its pricey for a beater rig line.
I had a 12 strand 9/16" years ago, it was an off brand. Good pull rope...

 

[AdkEric]

I think Samson has an 11.5 mm arbormaster 16 strand now.

 

[Daniel]

1/2" true blue.. no question..

 

[southsoundtree]

Maple Leaf Ropes has good prices.