Best climbing pulleys according to redditors
We found 17 Reddit comments discussing the best climbing pulleys. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 17 Reddit comments discussing the best climbing pulleys. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
If you just connect your dog via a carabiner to the run, there is a good chance it might jump over any knots you put in the line. I use a zip line pulley (got this one on sale for under $20) to attach my dog too. Smooth as butter and it doesn't jump the knots I put in the climbing rope to function as a stopper.
>over $600 to start
If you want a cheaper version of the above, without having to buy all the Slacktivity equipment (I live in the USA, so importing all that comes out as quite pricey), you can do the following:
This allows you to use the above posted method, even up to a 27:1 mechanical advantage (if you 3d printed 3 linegrips, with 5 pulleys so you could put 2 extra 3:1 multipliers on a 3:1 system) without losing efficiency. Rigging 100m in the park is impossible just using normal carabiners; you really need the webbing pulleys/hangovers. Best of all, you've accomplished this at a fraction of the price of buying pre-made gear, and none of your janky homemade pulleys or linegrips are life-dependent pieces of gear if you went highlining.
I built mine piece by piece after shopping around for the best deals and also getting some hand-me-downs from friends. I can highly recommend Andy Lewis' own Slack Bros. pulleys because they have an integrated brake which is an additional $80-$150 you won't have to spend.
Regular climb-spec nylon webbing tied into slings can be used until you feel like investing in some spansets. MFRexpress is by far the most affordable place to buy spansets that I've found.
Catonslack sells the most affordable weblocks by far and even with the $20 shipping from Poland you're still looking at $50 for a good banana lock compared to $125 for all the other options. Right now the new models are on preorder for an additional %30 discount. Recently ordered two Catlock Pros myself for $97 shipped and I'm super excited. You can also get by in the meantime with a couple heavy steel shackles and some steel rings for linelocks but you won't be able to pretension, won't be terribly cheaper than a single Catlock, and you'll outgrow them pretty quickly.
Any small pulley can be used as a multiplier. Even a carabiner will work albeit not very efficiently. I use one of these which are available on Amazon but I purchased it directly from Aliexpress for about half the price. Use it with a prusik cord and you've got a very efficient $20 multiplier system.
Your next biggest investment is going to be the static rope. The size you need is going to be determined by the sheaves of your pulleys (Slack Bros. pulleys like 11mm) and the length you'll need can be determined by using Balance Community's Rope Length Calculator . This is going to cost about .70-$1/ft and you'll just have to shop around all the different sources to see what might be on sale at any given time.
Also, join Slackchat and Slackchat: Used Gear groups on Facebook if you're not already a member and look out for what's being offered. Some good gear can be had for some good prices if you can catch it before everyone else.
I bought two of the following climbing pulleys so I could have a high and low pulley https://www.amazon.com/GM-CLIMBING-Certified-Prusik-Minding/dp/B00ZPR17FA/ref=sr_1_3?s=outdoor-recreation&srs=13162138011&ie=UTF8&qid=1511670715&sr=1-3&th=1
and I got the 4.5mm option of this accessory cord https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01E8XTIV6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&th=1
I just cut the cord to the lengths I needed and tied a knot with a loop in the end where I could attach a carabiner. I just use cheap soft loops through the handles of my weights instead of a loading pin. It's all pretty fast to set up, cheap, and super smooth. I've tested the accessory cord with 4 45s, and that's more than I'd use anyway.
In lieu of the cable attachment, you could do a DIU Spud Inc. solution.
I ordered all my parts yesterday, I will post an update and review when they come in.
$21.95 - Loading Pin
$26.95 - Straps, Carabiner, & Bonus Grandfather Clock Grip System
$21.60 - Nylon Coated Wire Assembly
$35.70 - Rescue Pulley's
I had 2 extra carabiner's from my abstraps, otherwise you'll have to buy 2. (Or just buy ab straps)
All-In I'm $106 for what I'm expecting to be a very good system.
Once this comes in and I can measure things up, I plan on getting 2 more lengths of nylon coated wire assemblies. Then I can anchor a second pulley low for rows or mid-rack for external/interal rotations and other various exercises.
Edit: I should mention, there's ways to do this even cheaper, but I think these options are a good balance of value, performance, safety, and install time.
Is there anything that you would recommend doing differently? I'm really interested in setting up one myself ^^
http://www.amazon.com/Climbing-Mobile-Rescue-Pulley-Blue/dp/B00ZPR15BG/ref=lp_3402641_1_9?s=outdoor-recreation&ie=UTF8&qid=1454118054&sr=1-9
Is this something I should use instead of the pulley you got?
Thanks!
Looks to be about $80 with these parts:
2*$15 Pulleys
$25 Belt
$25 Rings
$16 Rope
This is assuming you have a place to hang it.
> I plan on getting 3" pulleys here soon which should make the pull much more smooth.
This is where my upgrade path for the pulleys stopped. 10 bucks. They work great:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008KECI8K/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Very nice! If you want to keep adding to your home gym, the next thing I would recommend is a cable pulley system. All you need is some heavy duty rope, some mountaineering pulleys, a pair of handles, and some eye-hooks from your local hardware store. Jinkies!
A couple of these style pulleys and these (or some rope tied in a loop) , some rope(rope with a sheath, or tighter braid will work smoother), Paracord, or vinyl coated wire and some carabiners will make you a good cable machine for cheap. Get one or two loading pins if you want it a bit nicer. These are useful for other things as well.
Put one pulley at the top for high position and attach the other at bottom for low and move the bottom pulley onto the bar or around the safeties if you want to move it anywhere in between. If you get one or two extra pulleys you could to cable fly/crossovers.
You'll spend a lot less than other options and be able to customize all the lengths to your situation. Those pulleys are also way nicer than the spud or archon pulleys. High weight rating, can use a wide rope and allow you to remove the rope easily.
Question for you. I outgrew my primitive and upgraded to a pulley system this spring. I got a pair of these a few years ago to try to extend the life of my primitive system, and I'm using them now in my pulley system. I'm having trouble pulling more than a 70' line or so with these and an extra 1:3 multiplier made from a croll and a micropulley.
Think it's my cheap purple pulleys? If so, I'll snatched up a pair of these. I was also thinking of replacing the micropulley with a larger one, but I don't know if the difference there will be huge.
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not "cheap" per se but $13 dollar climbing pulleys are like sex after using a pulley from home depot.. it's worth it if you're designing your own pulley system
Use a 2 pulley multipier, video here...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gKMeeAk460
Pulleys like these...http://www.amazon.com/Fusion-FP-8151-ORG-Rescue-Pulley-Orange/dp/B008KECI8K/ref=sr_1_20?s=outdoor-recreation&ie=UTF8&qid=1407130520&sr=1-20
..are cheap to buy. You'll just need 3 or 4 more carabiners, 2 pulleys and bit of rope. The tension achieved is impressive, literally the power of 3 people.
Is this pulley sufficient for a tensioning system? It's rated to 40kn but seems less burly than the SMC pulleys that I see more often. I would use it to tension and then softpoint, so the pulleys wouldn't be holding forces while walking the line.