ROPE & HARDWARE
We carry 16 strand Polyethylene Rope, it the strongest available and it is sold by the foot in a variety of colors. The 3/8" and 1/4" come in solid colors Blue, Red, Black, Yellow, Bright Orange, Hot Pink or Lime Green!
We have a variety of Hardware from Italian Bronze snaps to Omega Locking Carabiners!
For the Rookie
The Polyethylene Rope is hollow braid, the fid is the tool you use to make knots in the rope to create loops or attach snaps. The Polyethylene we sell is 16 strand, we prefer it because it is the strongest. It comes in different diameters because mushers have preferences as to what size they want to use for their ganglines. The typical mainline portion of a gangline is 3/8", the tuglines and necklines are typically 3/16" or 1/4" and the 1/2" is used a lot for snublines and snow hook lines.
A snubline is how you fasten your sled or wheeled rig to a stationary object while you are hooking up your dogs to the gangline and the snow hook is what you use as an emergency brake so to speak when you want to stop and hold the team on the snow while running with a sled.
