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Static or Dynamic??? Vote
I've been taught that a static line is the way to go for climbing because you don't want the rope stretching out on you as you climb it. I assume that the dynamic one is the way to go when rock climbing because you really don't climb the rope. It is just there to fall on. When you finally come tout with it, it may flex instead of jerk you as a static line would.
As an arborist the rope is tout to you already, so there is no use for the flexibility. A comprimise in tensile strength to have a flexible rope is not worth anything to the arborist, so the stronger static line is more desired.
Am I getting this right? I've never known any arborist to use a dynamic rope for climbing.
The reason I ask all of a sudden is because I met up with a guy around here that used to be in the arborist gear sales. Now he just fixes chippers and stuff after he stopped doing tree work himself. He tried very hard to sell me on the idea that dynamic rope is for tree climbers while static is more for rigging and towing. I doubt he was telling me right. What do you say?
I've been taught that a static line is the way to go for climbing because you don't want the rope stretching out on you as you climb it. I assume that the dynamic one is the way to go when rock climbing because you really don't climb the rope. It is just there to fall on. When you finally come tout with it, it may flex instead of jerk you as a static line would.
As an arborist the rope is tout to you already, so there is no use for the flexibility. A comprimise in tensile strength to have a flexible rope is not worth anything to the arborist, so the stronger static line is more desired.
Am I getting this right? I've never known any arborist to use a dynamic rope for climbing.
The reason I ask all of a sudden is because I met up with a guy around here that used to be in the arborist gear sales. Now he just fixes chippers and stuff after he stopped doing tree work himself. He tried very hard to sell me on the idea that dynamic rope is for tree climbers while static is more for rigging and towing. I doubt he was telling me right. What do you say?
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