where to get good prusik cordage?

[treeguyID]

I need some 7mm cordage
preferred construction would be technora core with a polyester or technora polyester blend sheath.

Any Ideas?

 

[treesandsurf]

Try the 10mm Beeline; easy to splice and super light weight.

jp

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

what climbing line do you use?

 

[BostonBull]

NickfromWI can help you out. hes a member here send him a PM.

 

[NeTree]

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NickfromWI can help you out. hes a member here send him a PM.

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+1. Stand-up guy; he does all my splicing.

 

[davej]

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I need some 7mm cordage

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Well, Yale Bee-line is a very popular 8mm (5/16").

WesSpur

 

[treeguyID]

I have tons of bee line.. I'm looking for something thinner and stiffer

 

[treeguyID]

oh ya and I use lava

 

[jeff_r]

I don't think there's any 7mm out there that's rated, but lots of stuff that isn't.

 

[Babberney]

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I'm looking for something thinner and stiffer

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that's what she said . . .

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

New England makes rated stuff.

Try this place Outdoor basics

 

[treeguyID]

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I'm looking for something thinner and stiffer

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that's what she said . . .

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I was waiting for someone with a sense of humor to pick up on that.

 

[jeff_r]

that 5mm stuff is tempting. Anyone using it, or other <8mm rated cordage? Or other unrated stuff?

 

[Mark Chisholm]

I wouldn't use the 5mm tech cord for a standard prusik. I'd much rather use 8mm ARC or HRC. Tech cord is great for some apps but not all apps just because it's strong enough.

 

[trevmcrev]

Have you tried Bailout by Samson?

It is marketed as 5/16 or 8mm, but on the vernier without squeezing the cordage, Bailout comes in at 7.5mm compared to Beeline at 9mm.

It is also much firmer & tighter (!!), compared to a pretty sloppy jacket on the Beeline.

It also has better heat resistance.

But splicing it is a bugger!

 

[jeff_r]

I'd like something for a captive eye biner lanyard adjuster, a la Tom Dunlap, also for an adjustable SRT tether. 8mm is a bit bulky tying 2 knots to the captive eye.

 

[trevmcrev]

ohh ok, in that case heat resistance isnt a big deal then...

 

[Blinky]

Just a couple of general comments...

8mm beeline has a 6mm vectran core, so does HRC but the HRC core is noticeably stiffer.
Technora is kind of soft and flexible. The Tech cord has a urethane coating that makes it stiffer.

If you splice it and whiplock the jacket tightly, HRC is pretty stiff, almost too stiff for a split tail.

I've been an HRC fan since it came out but a recent experience with a rope that was utterly coated with fresh pine pitch convinced me to start using icetail. So far, I'm liking it better than HRC on Poison Ivy. I still prefer HRC for Velocity though.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

I got ya. Tech cord for that is fine.

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

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I wouldn't use the 5mm tech cord for a standard prusik.

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Why not??