Just learned the hard way about cheap climbing rope

Bought a 200-foot spool of generic rope for $75 last fall to save some cash. Used it for about six months on light pruning jobs, and it felt fine. Last week, it snapped clean through on a simple limb pull, dropping a big branch right on a client's patio table. The table was a total loss, and I'm out $500 for the replacement. Anyone have a good brand they trust that won't break the bank?

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the_wesley6mo ago

Man, that's brutal. Honestly, the real cost here isn't even the table. It's the fact that a client saw your gear fail. That kind of thing can wreck your reputation way faster than a broken rope. I'd be looking at that $500 table as a cheap lesson to never, ever cheap out on the thing literally keeping people safe.

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john6486mo ago

Yeah the client seeing it is the real killer like you said. Good call wesley, that rep hit hurts way more than the cash.

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the_kim5mo ago

Rope spools are usually measured in feet not pounds, you probably meant 200 feet there.

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