For a long time we had a choice between cable or cable to use with our winches. That was until some enterprising individual obviously had enough of cable splinters and lugging around all that extra weight and decided to come up with an alternative. Often referred to as plasma rope — it’s still essentially just a synthetic rope. So which is better? Lets take a look.

Why a rope is better?

• Lighter More Maneuverable

  When I say lighter, I mean a lot lighter. If you’ve ever lugged cable up a 35 degree incline
  you’ll appreciate this benefit — a lot!

• It’s actually stronger

  Now I’m not going to get all technical speccy on you, but a quality plasma rope is actually
  stronger than a cable rope (hard to believe I know).

• Easier to spool

  Being lighter and more maneuverable it’s actually easier to spool. Something you’ll not do often. bit a pain if you need too.

• No more splinters!

  Cables will splinter, and even with the best set of riggers gloves, you’re going to get stung at some point. And those that already have — know how much it hurts

Why a cable is better?

• It’s cheaper

  Unfortunatly this is a choice people have to make. Not only are replacements cheaper, you’ll have
  to replace it less offen (see next point).

• Cable will last longer

  If your using a synthetic rope you’ll need to take care of it. Over explosre to sun, continual
  immersion in mud, the rope will eventually absorb chemicals that will breakdown the rope fibers. As the sythetic technolgies

So which wins?

Very few who spend the extra cash and purchase a synthetic rope ever go back to cable. It ticks
every box except for the cost. So if you’re budget will stretch, rope wins hands down. It’s
a better alternative, but other than ease of use, a cable is still a rock solid option.

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