Rock N Rescue Heat Resistant Personal Escape Rope - 50 Feet Long, 8mm, NFPA 1983, RNR Poseidon Safe Tech, Firefighting and Rescue Gear

What can I say??? It is rope, sure, but it is certified rope that can be used for safety related duty and it will perform as it intended. There is rope out there that will probably work but when it comes to your life, don't take chances, use rope that is intended for the purpose. So, many products will fit neatly into various categories of value, quality, etc., but with something like this the quality is inherently there due to the nature of the product. This rope has kept me safe when I had ascend the Siberian Crabapple in my backyard. This species is the tallest of the crabapples and the one I have is over 60 ft in height. It is also susceptible to partial die off of various limbs and even half of the trunk has passed on. Anyway, I needed to clear away as much of the dead as I could because of carpenter ants. They only chew through dead wood but they make that dead wood very weak so it had to be removed. I used this rope as my safety rope, it has just the right amount of stretch for the job. It worked well in that role and I tested it out at height of 7 feet just to be sure. I am happy that I went this route. My Rating System: 5-Stars - A Superior Product or Above Average & An Excellent Value - I would recommend. 4-Stars - Above Average OR Excellent Value – A great choice. 3-Stars - Average – What one might generally expect. 2-Stars - Below Average Product OR Poor Quality Control – Maybe seek an alternative. 1-Stars - Avoid if at all possible.

Once ordered, the item didn't take a few weeks to ship out. Once it arrived I was very happy to see it was the tan version as advertised. There are several different reviews on this product where people didn't even receive the right rope, so I was kind of worried at first. Luckily, I did get the correct one, unlike some people in the comments. They don't even seem to notice though, so I don't really think it matters to them. But if you are paying this much for rope, about $2 per foot, you definitely want to know what you're getting. The same seller offers several lengths, grades and colors of similar rope, but with very different price points. Like the neon green rope with the black diamond pattern on it in the reviews here, that is a $57 rope for sale by the same seller, it seems they received the wrong one and didn't even notice. The Rope itself, is great quality, and has no problem being used with my climbing and repelling gear. 8 mm is a little skinnier than I thought, and cannot be used with most fall stops, and a lot of climbing gear for that matter, but if it fits your gear, or you have a Figure 8 descender, this rope will work fine. This rope will perform great and multiple situations, very applicable. Overall, it is a great rope, be sure you know what you are buying and receiving though, only 8 mm so can be packed almost anywhere, great lightweight rescue line, static line for any need. Highly recommended.

This works well. It replaced my outdated technora rope I kept in my turnouts for thirteen years. Never had to use it in an idlh environment, but train often.

This is a sharp-looking 100% nylon 8mm rope in green with navy diamonds. I like that it is made in Pennsylvania. It is described as a one-time-use self-escape rope. This description is a bit foreign to me. “For immediate self-rescue of an emergency services person from a life-threatening situation above ground.” One time to ensure the condition is optimal, I suppose. I don’t see why it can’t be used for general purposes. It’s a fine rope and seems more than sufficient for most situations, life-threatening or not. It has a fairly strong odor to it, such that I did not like having it in the house and moved it out to the shed. I can smell it on my hands after handling it. It’s a somewhat acrid aroma, I assume from the chemicals used in manufacturing the fibers. Is it unwise to handle frequently, and that’s why it says for one time emergency use? I’d bring it in for practicing knots while watching tv were it not for the unpleasant odor. It holds my weight easily, bundles nicely, ties satisfyingly. I like that the end has a label with pertinent information. It’s a great rope to have in an emergency. Maybe the odor intentional to discourage casual use, preserving its integrity for an emergency. My emergencies tend to be of the getting stuck in the mud variety, and this is well suited for such situations.

I tested this product by dropping it down from several windows in different buildings, and letting friends try it as an escape mechanism. It worked well for lighter people, although some of my heavier friends (over 300 pounds) were not confident in its ability to handle their weight - they decided not to try it. I didn't put it through a fire to test its flame resistance, but I'm satisfied that it'll endure flames coming out of a window long enough to let people slide down it to safety (which is the reason it exists, of course). I'm a former Civil Defense sector officer, responsible for a major portion of the central business district of a major city. I wish we'd had this rope available for the lower floors of the office buildings there. It would have offered real benefit in the event of a fire. I'll certainly be recommending it to former colleagues, and passing the word about it. It might be useful to tie knots in this rope at pre-set intervals, to allow a better grip to those trying to go up or down it. They'll be easier to tie without the stress of a fire in the background!

I keep this rope in my cargo pocket in my bunker pants, pre rigged with a rescue 8 and a carabiner. 50’ is just about perfect to get you out of a 2nd or 3rd story window. Thankfully I’ve never had to deploy it on a scene, but I have practiced with it many times, it works. Very nice rope, comparable to any other on the market. Also doubles as a tool or hose hoist. It never fails you are on the second floor or in an attic and need a hose line or a tool of some sort. I just lower one end out the window and someone outside can rig a tool up for me and I can just pull it up. Also use it as a short search line. Must have for any firefighter.

I was on the look out for various climbing rope lengths when I spotted this. I do not expect to have to handle high heat situations, but this is the rope I'll grab if I ever do. It is strong and sturdy to the touch (the Technora outer sheath is fire resistant but also, like Kevlar, has an incredible strength-to-weight ratio), but still fully usable for all non-wire core rope climbing techniques. This is a high quality professional grade rope and it lives up to its hefty price tag.

Info at the end for anyone confused about this rope Excellent quality, similar to Oplux. I didn't expect it to not have a sewn eye? It's only 50 feet which is enough but a little length is given up when tying a knot for a caribiner in order to attach it to a hook or object. Not a big deal unless my intention was to keep it pouched and ready to deploy for strictly fire/escape. I would probably recommend this only for someone who plans to use it differently than how it was designed to be used in the kit. If you want to have the sewn eye with the lightning hook attached, I checked and they offer it like that with the same length for ~$50 more. That's not a bad deal! Also not a big deal but suprising is no dry coating? Being a rope that would normally be exposed often to water, I guess dry coating is not a concern because fire/rescue usually buy rope by the pallet load every season or every other season. I'm just a regular guy so having the dry coating to make it last as long as possible is more my concern/want. Maybe for fire/rescue, dry coating might not be wanted for some reason? I don't know enough about dry coating. It might interact with fire or storage in a way that isn't wanted Idk Being 8 mil I don't have a device for rappel that will handle a rope this small. I could buy the f4 or fcx which I think is designed for rope like this but I just use a carabiner and munter hitch and that works fine for me. I use this rope strictly for rapel with a retrievable friction saver around a fixed object. For me, its excellent and winds up nicely onto my harness. Very pleased with it. The 4 stars is because it doesn't have a sewn eye. Some extra info just in case anyone is confused about this rope and uses This rope is designed mainly for firefighters. It stays attached onto the body in a quick deploy kit. It's primarily for getting out of a building when a suprise/unexpected indoor flash fire happens. It needs to comes out of a pounch quicky with a universal hook(Lightning hook and some others) for attaching to misc objects and a rappel device that is already affixed onto the rope(f4 or fcx). Get the person out of harm, from a building quickly. That's what its for. If you want to have the same ability as a firefighter, you will probably be wanting to buy a kit and not just a single rope. But even with a kit, firefighters have a fire suit that they attach onto. The kits don't include harnesses of any sort. You will need to take that into account. This rope is very similar in construction as tactical escape/rappel rope, hunting saddle escape/rappel rope. This rope in general has higher fire and heat resistance. That is where this rope shines. The other ropes will have usually a little higher abrasion resistance, which is usually more desired for those types of uses. If you're interested in that type of rope with similar dimensions ~8mm, you will probably be wanting something like Oplux. You can get that rope also from this brand.