TL;DR: Keep skin and clothing away from moving ropes While on rope, most of us prefer to have the “brake strand” coming out of our device and to our right side, or forward and away from us. If we’re using an ASAP or similar device, we tend to prefer the backup rope to the left.…

TL;DR: About 28 feet of pre-shrunk Sterling C-IV rope makes a good replacement for the “stock” option the 71 ships with. Whatever cord you use, pre-shrink it. The Ferno 71 comes with a “Pre-rigged Nylon Rope for Attaching Restraints.” It’s adequate, it could be better. I replaced mine with the 9 mm Sterling C-IV rope.…

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