SGT KNOTS Hollow Braid Dyneema Rope for Arborists, Boating, Camping, Crafting (1/8", 100ft, Black)

Good rope, but I found out after the fact that the same product is less than half the cost if you order directly from the Sgt Knots website... Damned resellers and their jacked up prices.. If I didn't need the product with quick delivery, I would have returned it...

My cell phone chirps. With cat like reflexes, I locate the phone in a pile of junk mail, display still lit. “Roomba is stuck near a cliff”. This is my chance. I will show my doubting wife that there is, in fact, purpose in my life.It’s 2:15 am, I should’ve gone to bed hours ago, but my Dyneema order arrived today. After watching a couple YouTube videos and reading The Ultimate Hang, I’ve fashioned a splicing tool out of some paper clip grade wire, made 3 whoopie slings and a long soft shackle. Why? I’m blaming Dennis “Eagle” Wood, Sintax77, and Shug, in that order (my scoutmaster 40 years ago, and two YouTube professors). The slings are supposed to be for hammock ridge lines. (The soft shackle is because I had a left over piece and I’m still wide awake). Installing ridge lines will have to wait. I’ve got a robot to rescue from a cliff.My unerring sense of direction leads me to the dining room, then, on hands and knees, to countless other potential Roomba cliff disaster sites. I locate 2 cat toys, some fresh cat yak (undoubtedly induced by a Roomba encounter), glasses I didn’t know I’d lost, and finally, Roomba, run up on a swivel chair leg in the living room, one wheel in the air. I set the robot free, having completed my rescue mission and my daily Roomba phys ed floor exercises - and only 2 1/2 hours into the new day!But, whoopie slings . . . if I plan in carefully, I can use the slings to prevent future robot mayhem. I’m up another hour, testing various strategies. The soft shackle stays in reserve, but three slings are deployed. I’m in bed at 3:30. I’ll have to sleep quick. I’ve got work in a few hours.No alarm clock for me. I wake to “Are you trying to kill me? What’s with the trip lines all over the house?” (My wife does not appreciate the ingenuity of the early morning idle mind. ). I inform her that the home made custom length whoopie slings, expertly strung between chair legs and adjusted 2 inches above the carpet, will protect the Roomba (ordered during another early morning fit of genius) from getting stuck on cliffs. As she heads out the door I hear her mutter “supposed to be a smart.”Is she talking about the robot or me?By 6 p.m., I know it’s neither of us. Roomba head butted a whoopie sling, moved the chairs, snared the sling, and shut down, due to its dyneema mummy wrapped brush. Unwrapping the brush, I note that the dyneema is unscathed, and the sling loop is exactly as I set it. I’d like to attribute this to my splicing skills, but we all know it’s the quality dyneema rope.I purchased 100’ of this stuff in red, and 100’ in orange. I can make several slings, shackles, and tethers for the cost of one pre-made item. I’m sure I could spend lots of money on splicing tools, but with 1/8 inch (7/64) line, I’m happy shaping them out of odd bits of wire, paper clips, twist ties, or pipe cleaners. The weave expands easily when pressed toward itself, but the weave holds. I can pick it apart for the end taper by snaring it near the end with my homemade wire tool. It’s fun to work with. I can knock out a whoopie sling in about 5 minutes (30 minutes if I’m simultaneously watching Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers, or Simpsons). And, after finally getting a night out in the woods in my hammock, it does make a great ridge line. I love this stuff. Everyone is getting soft shackles and whoopie slings for Christmas this year. (What is it? I don’t know either, but don’t let the dog eat it.)

In all fairness I wasn’t 100% certain what to expect. I just know dyneema as an incredibly strong, lightweight material and I assumed that cordage made from dyneema would suit my project well.My thoughts after trying to use it...has a much thicker feel than expected, kind of puffy feeling, and the hollow construction makes it tricky to cut... burning the end is not nearly as easy as other cordage materials. But the deal breaker for me is how the color rubs off on everything it touches. I was using it to create attachments to the backside of my car seats, the cordage is black my car seats are tan leather. Now they are tan leather with black stripes and even after several washings, my hands still look like I’ve been playing with charcoal.Never having worked with this before I don’t know if this color thing is a characteristic of this cordage. If it is I sure wish the product page would have warned about it. And if it’s not, then I’d have to say this is a crappy product.

1/8 X 50' DyneemaI normally go to Marine Stores like West Marine for Line, but, due to a staff shortage on the day I visited, there wasn't anyone in the rigging department, so, I shopped Amazon for some Dyneema... I won't do that again.The product arrived wound and stuck tight on a small spool. It had some sort of waxy stickiness to it that caused it to stay wrapped on the spool. There was dirt and sand stuck completely over the line that you could feel when unspooling the line.There were these weird dents in the line, from one end to the other. I'm going to guess that these were made by a machine or pliers. After further examination, I found these dents caused breaks in the fibers (PICTURES INCLUDED).I unspooled the dyneema to check it, it was seriously twisted and needed to be straightened, this wasn't really an issue, until you add the other issues of the dirt and sand engrained into the fibers and the crushed and broken fibers.I use line on my Sailboat to operate her, to secure expensive equipment, to keep me safe. I would not trust this product to do this.

Good quality UHMWPE Dyneema fiber rope; however be careful since there are several versions of dyneema and Amsteel - and this is the lowest grade, SK60.