Samson's Blue Streak was my first arbo rope. I like everything about this rope except is weight of 7.7 pounds per 100 feet. It is soft on the hands, easy to bend and tie, wears like iron, (rope sleeve will increase its longevity) and STRONG! wow 8,100 pounds.




Intial care of this kind of rope requires end whipping. You will need to tie one end to a fixed point; starting at the tighted end pull a prusik knot down its entire lenght many times. If the inner core becomes longer that the sheath you will need to trim it off and then whip both ends. I like bright orange braided dacron string that is used by fisherman to pull planer boards while trolling for ocean game fish. the bright color makes it easy to find an end when wrestling with a coil.

See you at the top,
Dan