I use 1.75mm zingit, tied to a 10oz weight with a clove hitch. If there's a good chance of getting the weight stuck I'll tie a slippery clove hitch with a short tail because with enough tugging I can usually pull the knot out and free the line.

I use a Falteimer Cube to hold my line, which is a ridiculously expensive container, but it is by far the best tool I have found for my job and it saves me a lot of headaches so I'm happy to pay for it.

Originally posted by charlieb

1) What's your favorite throwline? (for either tree entry or hand throws w/in the tree)
2) Anybody know the difference between Zing-it and Fling-it? From the little I know, I think that both are Spectra and Fling-it is newer, has a slightly square shape, very slick and sold by Wespur.
3) What's your favorite knot or way to attach the throwline to the rope?
4) Do you bag or spool your line after the throw? --What's the neatest or quickest you've found?
Thanks so much and it's great to be back!
Charlie.

Fave throwline: 1.75mm Zing it, pink.

Zing-It is dyneema/spectra made by samson. It's quite round, considering it's size. Fling-It is a very square line that is made by Atlantic Braids, marketed in the US via All-gear.

Attachment techniques? I splice a loop on the end of the throwline. Throw the line up, then when it comes down, I just clip my line to the _meta_l ring of the throwbag and haul it all back over. If I am setting the friction saver from the ground, the spliced eye will get attached to the line via a pile hitch followed by one half hitch.

I also use the Faltheimer. I think maybe it has no faults. If the ground is twiggy, I'll restuff into the Faltheimer before each shot, otherwise is stays on the ground. Oh...I mean..."I always hit it on the first shot!"

love
nick

hi Charli-B, my cordura bucket is for ground work. In the trees i use a big rock climbers chalk bag for in tree use.

Leon or Nick, Where can one see a Faltheimer cube?
Leon, how does the slippery clove hitch work? Does it come loose by pulling on the standing part of the line or do you pull on the tail? If you pull on the standing part, then does it ever come loose when throwing?
What do you do if you're in the tree and can't reach the next limb up with a hand toss? --Anybody?
Thanks all.
Charlie Brown.

You can chech out the cube on Sherrill's web site. I had bought sherrill's version of it being they were only $12 but it only took a few months to realize that the f-cube was worth the money.

Keep a throw weight on your saddle for out of reach throws. You can hit 20-30ft just attaching a throw weight to your climbing line. I use to bring up a small bag with a throwline for really big trees but the hassle of messing with a throwline in the tree can really suck.

Here's the F-cube.

https://ecomecs.securesites.com/cgi-bin/frescoarborist/catalog.cgi?view&WC1026767498-35889&WSC1029184062-32559&1127404004-43417