Drag ropes
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I use a climbing loop. Doesnt rip through my hands. Easy to loop round a neck and drag, Ive dragged reds with them. Can also use two together to extend or use cord.
I also use it as a ‘tree hugger’ and can suspend carcasses on a telegraph pole or tree or fencepost. Really quite useful for about £8.
I also use it as a ‘tree hugger’ and can suspend carcasses on a telegraph pole or tree or fencepost. Really quite useful for about £8.
I’ve got a fair few of these as well - very useful but go for the older, wider style rather than more modern dyneema - which is too thin and digs into your hands.
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Also use climbing slings or para cord looped through old paint brush handles.
ColinBr
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Nylon Runner 120cm
More commonly known in the UK as slings, the Black Diamond Nylon Runners are a must for any trad climbers rack. Runners are frequently used for setting up belays and extending gear placements on twisty routes to reduce rope drag. This particular model has been made with nylon webbing making it...
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The ones I have are from my climbing days. I no longer climb but use them for drags instead.
Something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/NewDoar-Ru...9601666&sprefix=climbing+loop,aps,153&sr=8-16
Yup, that will do.
As per my post above - don’t go for the narrow, dyneema 8 or 11mm ones. They are super strong but too narrow. Go for a traditional nylon sling (sling is correct term) - cheaper and wider so easier on the hands. Roe would be ok but I wouldn’t fancy dragging a red far on dyneema!
Regular climbed and old slings relegated to dragging deer and general lifting / moving carcasses etc.
Regular climbed and old slings relegated to dragging deer and general lifting / moving carcasses etc.
ColinBr
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See this is the thing. It's a nylon sling around at 2m long and must be 20mm wide that I am using now.
We use them in work for looping and lifting material in and out of our CNC machines. We call them webbing slings, regardless of the name they are much the same thing.
Think I may need to try some climbing rope and a hose pipe.
We use them in work for looping and lifting material in and out of our CNC machines. We call them webbing slings, regardless of the name they are much the same thing.
Think I may need to try some climbing rope and a hose pipe.
ColinBr
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Probably more what I'm looking for that
I have a length of a soft blue rope where it came from FNose but I spliced a big P Clip one end and made a chin hook from an old stainless spear gun shaft. The muntjac ones are a length of para cord and a piece of hose pipe which wrap up very small. You can double the knot and pull it inside the hose pipe if you want.
The first on is quite long but I use it on my wheel barrow to tie the kit from falling off.
a great bit of kit with a variety of drag options and added bonus of bone saw built in too, for short drag just use the hook by itself! Brilliant!
Got one and brilliant but I can’t remember paying anything like that.
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