Kelty triptease for food bags?

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#1

To lighten the mood a bit from the AMC thread, I have a question more mundane question: I got some Kelty Triptease for tying my tyvek #14 (that’s the lighter, more supple, kite-making type of tyvek for those who didn’t know) tarp. On the package it says not to use the Triptease for hanging food bags. Anyone know why they say that? I was thinking of doing exactly that with this cord, as it’s lighter than the ordinary braided camper’s cord. Does some terrible fate await the hapless bourgeois fool who ties up his food bag with Triptease? Does it get hopelessly twisted and knotted because of the way it’s braided? Can mice just race up and down the stuff because of the reflective components? Has anyone used Triptease to hang food bags without disasterous results?

Tyger

#2

Ty, I’m an ex Coast Guard guy and have intimate knowledge of nylon ropages. My guess is that the outer sheath is woven too coarse to slide over branches and the unpleasantly learned fact that small diameter line is an accident waiting to happen. You can’t get a grip on the stuff and it’ll to slide thru your hand making a nasty burn with a heavy bag load. Although pretty at night I prefer larger 4-5mm parachute cord, the cheap white stuff from Any-Mart. About $3 for 50’.

Bushwhack

#3

Hi Tyger,

I don’t think strength or slippage are really the reason. The reason I read and I actually thought it was on the back of the package was that the cords diameter and toughness is likely to ‘saw’ into the branch given the weight of the food bag, potentially damaging the tree. Maybe it was on the Kelty website or another forum.

I’ve used triptease quite a bit and its not quite as easy to work with when its in longer hanks. For those two reasons I use para cord and suck up the extra ounce. I just trim my beard closer before departing to make up the weight difference! Joe

Joe

#4

the same 50 foot strand of triptease over 5,000 miles… still hanging strong. Very durable. I use it both for the very few times I’ve ever hung a bear bag and I use it on my tarp.

ASWAH

aswah

#5

You just like it cuz it’s shiny Aswah. :tongue I guess that line saws trees as well as my palm. Hey, send me your address and I’ll send you a tasty beverage for the holidays. :cheers

Bushwhack

#6

Ha! I saw that pic of the pimp hiking shoes! Most execllent shoes, Aswah! :happy
Thanks for the replies, hikers. :cheers

Tyger

#7

I use triptease for hanging food w/o any problems. Who knows… I read somewhere not to cut the rope too. Perhaps people are just making up weird rules for no reason?

guru

#8

…probably that pesky AMC again…:lol

Tyger

#9

It works fine for me hanging food - no bark damage that I can see but it is a little stiff. Even better for tent guy lines…I’ve tripped over everyone’s lines but my own, I think! It’s plenty tough enough to use as a bottom strap on my gaiters and has held up just fine when I cut and heated it closed.

Squish