All Gear Heavy Duty Chafe Sleeve (Rope Chafe Gear)

The All Gear heavy duty chafe sleeve is chafe gear that slides over a rope or sling to protect it where it bears on rough bark, a tight crotch or a hard edge. It adds life to rigging lines and slings that take abrasion every day.

Where a chafe sleeve helps

Any spot where rope or a sling rubs on bark, concrete or a sharp edge wears out fast. Slip a sleeve over that section, such as a sling choked around a rough stem, a rope running over a building edge or a rigging line bearing on a crotch, and the sleeve takes the wear instead.

It is a cheap way to make a big rope purchase last longer.

The heavy-duty build is aimed at rigging, where slings and lines see far more abrasion than a climbing line does. Use it where a sling is choked around rough bark for a block, or where a lowering line runs over a crotch on its way to the ground.

Climbers sometimes add one to a basal anchor so the rope is not grinding on the trunk while they work above.

Limits and care

A sleeve slows abrasion; it does not make a damaged rope safe. Keep inspecting the rope under the sleeve, and retire anything that shows damage. A sleeve also will not stop a saw.

Check the sleeve for holes and worn-through spots and replace it when it stops covering the rope fully.

Thread it on before you build the system. Trying to add a sleeve to a loaded rope is awkward and can be unsafe.