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life span of a wire core flip line


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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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