A good rope for winter?

[MattyF]

With the cold weather fast approaching I'm looking for a winter rope, some thing that's not 11 m and still light.. Using tachyon and fly But Want some thing easy to grip when it's soaking wet and it's freezing cold so looking at Samson arbor master against the new England hi vi or some maybe some more imori ... Probably a bit to thin but also looking at the poison ivy.

[Mark Bolam]

Haven't had a winter with it yet Matty, but the PI feels a lot thicker than Blaze.

 

However, I've just ordered a 6.3m pruning saw and intend to do most of my work this winter from the cab of the Transit with the heater on full chat.

[MattyF]

Blaze feels like climbing on string though mark..how does it feel against tachyon?

[Mark Bolam]

Pretty similar.

 

Agree about the Blaze - I gave mine away!

 

PI is nice rope.

[Dilz]

 

However, I've just ordered a 6.3m pruning saw and intend to do most of my work this winter from the cab of the Transit with the heater on full chat.

 

[John Shutler]

poison ivy or arbormaster matty. climb on PI daily but always have the arbormaster as backup in the truck.

climbed on PI last winter, and my elbows didnt hurt anything like the winter before on tachyon

[Mark Bolam]

It was the long ascents on the VT that gave me arm problems, so I used a tape sling between my bridge and HC last winter, which means you can grab a hank of rope and pull from below, even wearing thickish gloves.

[Rich Rule]

Bolam, thought you were at a wedding?

[tommer9]

He is.

He's hiding at the back of the marquee with the caterers while the speeches ar done:lol:

 

I bought some blaze. Too thin.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

It was the long ascents on the VT that gave me arm problems, so I used a tape sling between my bridge and HC last winter, which means you can grab a hank of rope and pull from below, even wearing thickish gloves.

 

I've recently done exactly the same under my Lockjack. Really makes ascents much easier being able to take big pulls.

I have 13mm XTC Fire which is a bit too thick for the Lockjack. Also, to me, it feels super slippy when wet.

Need to change to something around 12mm but not sure what.

 

You guys having summer ropes and winter ropes! What a bunch of tarts:lol: