best rope for splicing spider leg balancers??

[jtrouse]

Hi i want to make some spider leg balancers and wondered what the best stuff is to use for this?? thanks

 

[lumberjack]

Tennex or Yalex are both super simple to splice and work well.

 

[NickfromWI]

And depending on the loads you anticipate, you might consider something that is a little more resilient like something with a tighter cover (sorta like ultratech has) or maybe you could even use icetail if you wanted to stick with single braid.

 

[rfwoodvt]

We've used tenex with great success but it snags and puffs a lot.

We're experimenting now using double braid slings of a suitable length and are likikng it a whole lot more.

Because they are less likely to snag it makes tying them to the load a lot eaiser.