Sled Rescue Rope Recommendations

[newmy1]

We rescued a kid's sled off the trail last weekend and snapped multiple ropes etc before getting this sled out.

Now looking for strong lightweight rope to purchase in the event this happens again. I am not finding much in the way of light but heavy duty enough to pull a sled out, finding plenty of climbing rope but seems very expensive.

Thoughts?

 

[backcountryislife]

Spectra climbing rope. Strong, durable sheath, and intended to carry ridiculous loads.

You can buy it by the foot at most climbing stores.

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

climbing rope definately isnt cheap... but it works. or I also carry a 100' section of some real strong 1/4" stuff and just loop it up a bunch for towing etc. works nice, but you also get good length as well if need be, and not retarted bulkey

 

[BossRev]

You can go into any dealer that buys from Western Power Sports and get a 25 or 50 ft tow strap.

Barley weighs a thing and strong enough to pull a sled from the deepest back country area's. I think I paid about $20.00 for it.

 

[BossRev]

Another option that works really well that some of my buddies use are
15 ft yellow straps from harbor Freight. I think they are around $5.00 each.

Have seen a few sleds brought out of nasty place's using those.

 

[Ol* Geezer]

I use climbers webbing, it is 1'' wide and flat so it store easily and has a 5000lb. breaking strength.

 

[neverenoughsnow]

rope

Call Iowa Riggers Loft, in CB, 712-323-8343. The handle some arborist ropes. Looking at .40 a ft for 3 strand or .80 a ft for braided 12-16 strand. I like rope for a couple reasons with a pulley you can use a nearby tree to redirect, meaning you dont have to be aligned with the sled. The Snowbunje Rattler works good if you can get close.

 

[Sixat38]

Mule tape. Inexpensive, light and tough.

 

[neverenoughsnow]

mule tape

Mule tape. Inexpensive, light and tough.

that stuff would pack down small but im not sure its strong enough for most conditions.
tell me if im wrong but the mule tape i looked up is only 2500 lbf? Most climbing/ rigging rope is 3 times as strong. The working load of which is around 700lbs, breaking strength around 7000lbs. Your work load is usually 10 percent of your breaking strength.

 

[KSH]

Mule tape comes in strengths from 1200# to 6000#.

The common fail point on most rope will be the knot.

The biggest thing is having it with you at all times, so bulk will be a factor.

 

[acutah]

I've towed out plenty of sleds with Mule Tape

 

[togwotee9]

Whats wrong with the clothes line rope you had in your pack?

 

[togwotee9]

Call Iowa Riggers Loft, in CB, 712-323-8343. The handle some arborist ropes. Looking at .40 a ft for 3 strand or .80 a ft for braided 12-16 strand. I like rope for a couple reasons with a pulley you can use a nearby tree to redirect, meaning you dont have to be aligned with the sled. The Snowbunje Rattler works good if you can get close.

Isn't Riggers closed??

 

[neverenoughsnow]

?

Isn't Riggers closed??

i havent heard that, but i also havent bought anything from them in the last 2 years. I always went to the old place on 18th. If you start thinking rope there are plenty of places online. I thought that Iowa Riggers might sell you a shorter length or they may have a piece of old rope or something. I got some 1-1/2" barge rope you guys can have.

 

[Griff]

I carry two plastic pulleys so I can rig up a block and tackle if necessary.

 

[4Z]

Fantom Rope to the rescue?

I have been carrying a 20' length of Fantom Rope in my back pack and has always served me well. One of the things that have killed tow ropes in the past is when the skis run over the rope during the tow job. The Carbides seem to destroy the average rope.
Well, it take a good pair of Tins snips to cut the Fantom Rope and has resisted carbides very well. Better than anything else I have used after towing sleds up to 70 miles in Alaska below zero to mountain buddy rescues in Washington and Canada.

It carries a 5,500 lb burst rating and has never failed at starter rope over the past 8 years on the thousands of sleds using it.

If anyone is interested in a 20' Fantom Rope that weighs 100 grams and fits nicely in the bottom of a back pack, shoot me a PM. Or if 20' is not enough, longer lengths can be made. They all come with loops on each end making it easy to loop on itself over a bumper then again on each spindle.

Here is a pic of what I carry:

 

[blackcat900]

mule tape all the way last year we had 10 guys and 2 sleds pulling an m1000 500ft up hill and it never broke.

 

[newmy1]

Mule Tape it is. 3/4" X 100' for $4.95, 6000#. Ordered 5 and will give some to the others in my group.

http://www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce/products/mule+tape/100'+Mule+Tape/DC90082.html

Thanks for the input fellas!

 

[black swan]

Mule tape. Inexpensive, light and tough.

agreed!......cheap, never fails, very light and if ya know an electrician he will probably give ya some for a couple beers.

only thing i use, and i tow a lot of sleds out of silly places....ex....bohica, cannonman, corpeleven, wileycoyote...when your done, cut the knot off and go!

 

[backcountryislife]

hey,

I've always just stolen spare mule tape off the job, but being an estimator now I'm not out there anymore. Where do you guys get it from? Looking online all I see are HUGE quantities & a 4.99 bundle with no pull rating.