Topband: Outdoor rope suggestions

[Charlie]

Well, my experience has been about the same as yours, Gary!  I got mine
years ago directly from Synthetic Textiles. I got two 500' spools of 5/16"
black Dacron and a 100' spool of 3/16" and a 1000' spool of 1/8 inch. Like
you, I've hauled it from one qth to another over several moves!  It'
virtually indestructible no matter how I abused it or what I subjected it
to. It doesn't stretch, and it handles very well -especially the 5/16 size.
I expect that the 5/16 size would be up   to towing a vehicle. I've never in
my life encountered anything to equal it! At my first qth here in Raleigh, I
held up my 160 Inverted L for several years in a tall pine tree that grew
around the rope, When I went to move, I couldn't pull it down, so I used my
Volkswagen Jetta and pulled the top out of the pine and recovered  my line -
none the worse for wear!  That was 1987, and I've continued to use those
batches of Dacron rope ever since! I  just use and reuse the  same lines!
They've been out in the sun and weather for the past 17 years with no
noticeable degradation! I think most of the other folks like Davis RF and
DXE etc. are selling the Synthetic Textiles product. Great stuff!!

73
Charlie, K4OTV

-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary
Smith
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 2:16 PM
To: Topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Outdoor rope suggestions

I've been using that same size dacron rope ever since 1985 and keep reusing
it. It's been in Louisiana, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and now CT in -25 to
105 temps, hurricanes and incredibly close brushes with tornados, It's never
broken once on me and I trust it still today. It's very durable and easy to
use line.

Gary
KA1J

> OTOH I decided Id rather have a 1000' reel and eliminate extra knots 
> and went with Davis RF and a 1000' spool of 3/16 Dacron at $130 and 
> $15 shipping (they are in NH). Specs appear to be the same or close enough
for my needs.


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