[TowerTalk] Rope for free hand lifting

[N1BUG]

I am looking for suggestions on rope. I often do tower work alone and 
use a rope to pull up items such as buckets of tools, rotators, 
equipment boxes, etc. I attach one end of the rope to the item while on 
the ground, climb the tower with the other end, then use the rope to 
pull the item up to me.

I have been using 5/16" dacron rope for several years but gripping the 
small diameter rope is not comfortable when there is a 20 to 40 pound 
load on the other end. I would like to replace the rope with something 
larger in size.

Ideally I want 1/2" to 5/8" braided rope with reasonably low stretch, 
reasonably light weight, somewhat abrasion resistant. I would like to 
try 5/8" if that doesn't make the rope too heavy. I do not like twisted 
ropes. They allow loads to spiral excessively and always seem to get 
snarled up. Suggestions?

There are very few brick and mortar stores that sell quality rope near 
me, so I am probably looking at purchasing from an online vendor. That 
said, buying rope without seeing and feeling it can be a gamble... hence 
the reason for my question.

73,
Paul N1BUG