Stein Steel Core Flip Line...any good?

[TreePuncher]

Hello all,

 

ive been looking into getting a new flip line, mainly for the dreaded connies'.

 

wasnt sure to go with the stein flip line...

 

Stein steel core flip line 3m kit | F R Jones and Son

 

or go back to the petzl (non steel core)

 

anyone used the stein one? is it as easy to use?

 

many thanks

[Craig Johnson]

this is not a stein lanyard , its just a reminder to all that nothing is better than two tie in points and good work position[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEyXoCwLOP0&feature=relmfu]CableCoreCutTest.wmv - YouTube[/ame]

[Andy Collins]

Thanks Craig, that's one of the most important uses of this forum

[Dan Earp]

i use the petzl grillion with a new england steel core flip line. its a little stiffer to draw in but has done me well for 2 yrs. think a 3m new england s/cflipline is about £40, unscrew the grillion and fit it in bud. Also at work we use something like the stein rope grab and its to quick in the release for myself anyways

[nz paul]

Re video,if your cutting like that you shouldn't be climbing period.

[skyhuck]

Re video,if your cutting like that you shouldn't be climbing period.

 

You could say that about most safety tests, but it shows what a saw can do to a steel core, which is pretty much the whole point of the video.

[burrell_]

:blushing:

just to prove the point is so true iv done it

old yew with loads of old dead stub had a 441 blocking down with anchor on another stem hits my wire core that was 8 inch aboth my side Ds as it hung up on a stub (i no stupid i didnt check)

i was p***in of rain snd was rushing

easy to do but if that was my only anchor to the tree i would have bin f****d

 

so u saying i should not be climbing a tree

[nz paul]

yip...

[Ewan Murray]

I think this just reiterates a point which isn't (IMO) talked about enough of double tying in when blocking down, i here stories of people just spiking up with just a steelcore when dismantling a pine etc, you wouldnt prune without a lanyard so why would you do a removal without a main life line

[TreePuncher]

many thanks for the replies.

 

thanks to Desertrat0201, great information