Thread: Rope 101

Being an arborist for 30 odd years I have had a bit to do with ropes.
Note: none of the ropes I used would I take with me hunting, reason to much weight 12mm was my climbing rope.
Alpine use 10 and 8mm to my mind still to heavy unless you are into rock climbing.
I have a 3mm braid that goes with me it can take 140kg and has been used at camp for tents, hammocks, and the fly of course.
Only once use when bluffed going back to camp it's small and is rapped on a small plastic fishing real.
Donaghys ropes will put you into what you may be after their ropes are all I used in arboriculture, cheaper than what's flogged of as climbing ropes for tree work.
Alpine climbing rope has a long stretch to take a long fall.
This is not required in tree work or I would say in the normal rock climbing situation.
Unless you want to be an Alpine climber.
KH