Diameter of and where to get best price for 50-100ft of static line?
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Looking to get 50-100ft of static line for TR setups in the Adirondacks, where should I be looking for the best price? Does the diameter of the line really matter all that much? Thanks |
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Bob and Bob Caving Supply sells static line by the foot. 4bobandbob.com They are in WV, don't know what it would cost to ship. |
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Diameter matters, depending in the gear you are using. Many devices max at 11mm thickness, but even that is way too thick imo. The standard 10mm (give or take) is perfect for TR. |
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If this is anchoring rope (run from the trees to the edge of the cliff) then 9mm is stout enough. Anything bigger is a bit more durable and heavier. |
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maybe an arborist's supplier is a better deal? |
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gringoflojo on ebay stocks a ton of Bluewater ropes cheap. Arborists also use static rope, the online retailers have frequent sales. Wesspur sells shorts on clearance. |
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9mm is sufficient for anchors. I have a brand new 150' 9mm Sterling HTP line that I bought and never used. I can sell you a 50' pice for $50 plus shipment. PM me if interested! |
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grubbers wrote: I would highly recommend the Sterling shorts. They're among the cheapest options I found. It's cheap enough that I'd also suggest you may want to consider a longer length. I use a 150' rope for TR anchors and originally planned to cut it into 2, but am really glad I didn't. The extra length adds a ton of versatility. It lets you build several TRs side-by-side using the same static rope when out with groups, or use the additional length as a secondary rappel to get over the edge when the master point is below your feet, or set up an instructor tether when working a wall from above, etc. All of that said, it weighs a lot more, so depending on where you're headed, the weight penalty may not be worth it. As for diameter, a case can be made for thick and thin. 10 mm seems to be pretty standard. If you want a rope that'll last forever and can go over edges with minimal protection, fatter is obviously better. If you want something you can actually carry around, I'd say it's worth going skinnier, like 8 or 9 mm, and looking at the sheath mass specs (which tell you how much of the rope is in the sheath, with higher figures generally meaning more abrasion resistance Note that because of a quirk in the way the Sterling organizes its website, it's hard to find the discounted shorts. The above link takes you to only a few of the static options. If you go to other static ropes, you'll see they all have corresponding discount pages for shorts in all the models. If you're only looking at Sterling, the SuperStatic and SafetyPro linked above are good options, but those are only available in 13mm and up (too fat for general-purpose use). Sterling HTP Static is probably a good 9mm option, though it's not that light and has a polyester sheath (not sure if that's good or bad, tbh). The Canyon C-IV is another option made with a Technora sheath (supposedly more durable) and it weighs 50% less than the HTP Static. Another thing to consider is whether you'll ever use it as your actual top rope, or if you will just use it for anchors and rappels. If you plan to do the former, rigging anchors with another material and using the static as your actual top-rope, I'd suggest looking at some of the very-low-stretch-but-not-completely-static ropes as you'll have a nicer belay. This eliminates the Technora options as those are essentially totally static.If you're just using it for anchors and will use your dynamic rope as the top rope, then that adds more than enough elasticity so you can go with a completely static rope. I have a spreadsheet that I compiled with rope specs for 20 or so static and semi-static options in the 8-11mm range. Let me know if you want it and I can email it to you. |