On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:05:13 -0700, Bill D wrote:

This is the stuff the 4x4 guys use - it has no sheath.
http://www.okoffroad.com/stuff-winchrope-atv.htm

Actually it does have a short section of sheath. There is explicit
mention of a 5 foot length of anti-abrasion tube on the winch cable so it
can be slid to where its needed, and you'll have noted the warning about
using the winch's payout brake, so the stuff may not be as bullet-proof
as you think. There's also a comment, alongside the storage bag they sell
for it, of the need for careful storage.

That said, those products look like a good, if relatively expensive,
thing to have in your glider landout retrieval kit, but a section cut
from a discarded aero-tow rope would be a lot cheaper!


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