Choosing Tagline

Pretty much what JCM said.

If I need to haul a light pack and/or some 2 rope rap, it's single + 6mm tagline

If I need to haul a heavier (not wall) pack, it's single + skinny double (8mm)

If I need to climb a bunch of alpine pitches & rap all the way to the ground, it's 2 doubles.

7mm static is too close to the weight of a skinny double that I'd rather take a skinny double.

True, never got used to using doubles..never did, never will. I also didn't like the idea of falling on a single 8.5

If you flake a 6mm over your harness like a real rope, it will drive you mad.

I was shown a technique mid tantrum that really helps. After you finish the pitch, you pull up 30 or 40 feet and tie a knot and hang it off a big biner. You'll end up with 6 o 8 loops with their own knot once you've pulled it all the way up. Once the pitch has been followed and the belay switched and the tagline ends switched out, it's really easy for the belayer to unclip and untie knots as the leader moves up.

It's very little hassle and it keeps you from getting the full ramen experience. I would have never used a 6mm after my first experience without this trick. With this trick, I liked it well enough to buy my own.

john strand wrote: I also didn't like the idea of falling on a single 8.5

nicelegs wrote:If you flake a 6mm over your harness like a real rope, it will drive you mad. I was shown a technique mid tantrum that really helps. After you finish the pitch, you pull up 30 or 40 feet and tie a knot and hang it off a big biner. You'll end up with 6 o 8 loops with their own knot once you've pulled it all the way up. Once the pitch has been followed and the belay switched and the tagline ends switched out, it's really easy for the belayer to unclip and untie knots as the leader moves up. It's very little hassle and it keeps you from getting the full ramen experience. I would have never used a 6mm after my first experience without this trick. With this trick, I liked it well enough to buy my own.