Zig Zag rope options

[ATEC15]

For those of you using the zig zag or had experience with it. What brand and rope size would you suggest for it? We've been using safety blue hi vee and it doesn't run as smooth as expected. Thanks!!!

 

[Cthompson22]

Any of the yale 11.7 lines work well with it.

 

[CoreyYLTG]

Yale Imori does not work well. Needs at least 15' of tail before it will self feed. Bought it for use with ZigZag and only use it SRT with split tail now.

 

[Pfanner man]

Cthompson22 is spot on. New England's rope work ok too but i would go as far to say that anything above 11.7mm is too big to self tend well in the zig-zag.
also, be sure to use a friction saver for best results

 

[CoreyYLTG]

Yale 11.7MM Blue Tongue 24 Strand climbing rope just showed up at my house. I've been climbing on it a few days and have to say it is my favorite rope to use with Zig-Zag now. The extra little bounce is kind of nice oddly enough.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I've never cared for a bouncy rope.

I'm a big Fly aficionado, myself.

 

[CoreyYLTG]

Ya know I never have either. However the little bounce takes a lot of the touchiness out of the zig-zag and makes things run a lot smoother it seems.

 

[MasterBlaster]