I am trying to find where I can buy some Eldelrid line that Apeks uses on their life line spools. If anyone knows that would be awesome.
http://www.apeksdiving.com/uk/spools...ks-spools.html
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I am trying to find where I can buy some Eldelrid line that Apeks uses on their life line spools. If anyone knows that would be awesome.
http://www.apeksdiving.com/uk/spools...ks-spools.html
As a climber, I know that "Edelrid" manufacture climbing ropes.
I assume that's here: http://www.edelrid.de/en/
Try contacting them.
I have sent them an email on Thursday waiting on a reply. Thank you for your helpQuote:
Originally Posted by A.Diver
any dyneema or spectra line will work, doesn't have to be from that manufacturer. Why use the UHMWPE's instead of normal nylon?
Do you find the Apex reel to be any better than a delrin one? They sure look cool, but man they are spendy for a reel...
Better wear resistance. Great for jump reels, that tend to get more wear, and sump diving line.Quote:
Originally Posted by tbone1004
Good to know about the line. I really like the flared profile of these reels. If there were delrin ones with that shape, I believe I'd be all over them. Another question about these... Any concern about the swivel on these as a possible failure point? I do like the idea of something on the end of the line getting rid of any twist induced by winding
WalMart sells similar items in the fishing section. They're cheap and work pretty well. They're not perfect but they are an improvement. I haven't used the Apeks one to compare, though. Those spools sure are sexy-lookin, though!Quote:
Originally Posted by TotDoc
Order them in bulk. http://www.landbigfish.com/Spro/Spro-Heavy-Swivels.cfm
Wouldn't they be useless as soon as you do any sort of tie? Maybe not a problem for a short jump, but if you have to do any kind of tie point on the jump the spinner is useless.Quote:
Originally Posted by TotDoc
It helps unspin the line as you reel back in. That way you have a nice clean spool when you're done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kronek
They look like really nice spools. The quality seems to be top notch and they do have a pretty sweet "bling" factor to them. We all know that one of the most important things about cave diving is looking cool.
The spools that Apeks gave us to give away at the workshop went very quickly. I'd be curious to see what the winners think of them after using them.
Sure, as long as you have no other tie point. If you are only tied in once, yes, it keeps it nice and untwisted, but the twist is useless as soon as you have a second tie.Quote:
Originally Posted by rddvet
Ya can't have everything in life. They help in a good % of settings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kronek
Personally I don't use them as I think the two knots could be a failure point. But I know people that swear by them.
I use them for technical diving as backup with bag and/or lost in the wreck siltout safety spools.
Reason I like them is two fold...
durable and I can't break or bend them when a set of doubles impacts them on a boat or sat upon
secondly, the way they are cut and beveled it is VERY hard to get a dog clip to come open on accident in either direction of clip opening and I would rather spend a few more dollars on a reel than spend a lot more over time on lost reels and bags.
Any luck with a response?Quote:
Originally Posted by Konstantin_Petrijcuk
so where is a good source for this type of line?Quote:
Originally Posted by FW
And an additional question - anyone know the break strength on the Apeks line? I haven't seen it listed anywhere
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Originally Posted by FW
Courtland line. Tell them it is the cave diving line, but I think they only make it when there is a large enough order.Quote:
Originally Posted by TotDoc
Cortland Line - link hereQuote:
Originally Posted by FW
They come on ~500yard spools.
-Jon
Is that dacron line? What's the diameter on that line? Breaking strength? ...very curiousQuote:
Originally Posted by FW
It's Dacron, 0.095", 325# break strength. It's also bright yellow.
I used to have dacron line, why didn't I like it...I forget. I know I didn't like that it was flat, I think it might've been neutrally buoyant too, so it just hung there, waiting for me to get tangled up.
Interesting - surprised it is thicker than #24, thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by jlillest
Sorry to dig up this thread but wasn't sure if there was a clear answer on the type of line that Apek use on their spools. Is it the same line as the high-vis dacron that is sold by DGX for example?