life span of a wire core flip line

[Dilz]

A while back a lad in Sweden took a fall as his flip line had rusted behind the thimble - apparently couldn't been seen as it was under the rope cover - anywhoo - my flip line has a good few years on it (6/7??)  - and i dont want to change it as it has the good old two way snap hook on it - I have no idea what the shelf life of a flip line is....but my current one looks alright to me. 

 

I am pretty much of the mind though if I'm starting to question it is best to replace it. 

[Darrin Turnbull]

I think some are stainless steel 

[Dilz]

id guess mine is - its an old yale one though - it is the same type that the guy was using the broken - but it was maybe 12 years old.... 

 

[Darrin Turnbull]

Not too expensive to replace 

https://www.honeybros.com/Item/HB_Hawkeye_e2e_Flipline

35 quid

 

[westphalian]

10 years for metal work I've heard

[swinny]

I wouldnt be a tight arse.... Im not mard and change stuff all the time but moneys been had from that I'd say. Get a new one bought its against tax... Cant put a price on your safety

 

[Dilz]

that sounds about right - not too much harm in changing it now - there has started that whisper of - am i sure this is a sounds bit of kit - and that has always been the prelude to changing it out - that said I've got 15 year old krabs that I feel sound on.  And i guess i could get use to not using the old two-way snap hook - but to be honest it will be very sorely missed having tried other karabiners and the 3 way snap hook. 

[Mick Dempsey]

I see my Swedish strop is no longer available.

 

Can’t get on with the thin flips, hurts my hands.

[Dilz]

Just now, Mick Dempsey said:

I see my Swedish strop is no longer available.

 

Can’t get on with the thin flips, hurts my hands.

They were epic for smashing through ivy covered ash trees - saw a bloke nearly slice one with a 660 in the tree...i manage well with 13mm - though the cover does make a difference. 

[Darrin Turnbull]

35 minutes ago, westphalian said:

10 years for metal work I've heard

Not for fliplines