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I bought 2 eye to eye 8mm 1m length's to use on my 11.5mm Yale 'ice' rope (not a new rope too). Results have been terrible, constant slipping from lack of grip. Went from a knut to howards to a TK and then to a swabish (only one that didn't when used as a 6 wrap). I've given it a fair trial 3 months use in the dry, snow and rain and still the slippage continues.

 

Anyone else had this?

 

Im going to bring out my spare rope tomorrow 13mm XTC 'fire' and hope that it works on it better if not it maybe the most expensive pre-tension cord i've ever bought for my rigging kit.

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1m is guite long. Vt's etc usually need around 70-80cm finished length.

 

It is horrible stuff though that cord. Lasts for ages though so if you can get it right then its not as expensive, although the spliced one is deer.

 

It should be much better on a fatter rope. HAve you tried a VT? At least with that you can add wraps easily.

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1m is guite long. Vt's etc usually need around 70-80cm finished length.

 

It is horrible stuff though that cord. Lasts for ages though so if you can get it right then its not as expensive, although the spliced one is deer.

 

It should be much better on a fatter rope. HAve you tried a VT? At least with that you can add wraps easily.

 

Not thought of using a VT on it just looked at the length its not 1m long just read it wrong its just the normal length sold with spliced eyes for use with the hitchclimber pulley.

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Thats quite long!

 

I'm using the same stuff at the moment! I bought 6m off the reel and it last so long I havn't needed to get anythign else. But I have had enough of it! I'm thinking of going back the good old melting stuff and just replace it more often.

 

Marlow do that green and black stuff, or lyros black stuff. That will do nicley, less burning my hands and less scorching the rope too.

 

My blaze is ruined where I can out of a tree and then didn't run some rope through the know quickly to cool it down.

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