Imlay SECO-300/400 Heaps Special Rope Bag
Imlay SECO-300/400 Heaps Special Rope Bag
SECO-300 - A Simple Bag for 300 foot ‘8mm’ Ropes
This is a deployment bag for 300’ 8mm ropes, designed pretty much for doing Heaps, and other long raps where flotation is not required. It is shaped to fit into a 24 Liter or 25 Liter drybag - specifically, the Peregrine 24 Liter Dry Sack. Sized around the Canyon Fire rope, 315 foot length.
PROTIP: Write your name and phone number on the inside of the drawcord sleeve with a sharpie.
SECO-400 - A Simple Bag for 300 foot ‘9mm’ Ropes
This is a deployment bag for 300’ 9mm ropes, designed pretty much for doing Heaps, and other long raps where flotation is not required. It is shaped to fit into a drybag - but I am not sure what drybag because I do not carry drybags that big. Sized around the Canyonero rope, 315 foot length.
Imlay SECO Dry Rope Bags
SECO Ropebags are lighter, simpler versions of our classic rope bags, for when light and simple are higher priorities than optimum performance, durability and floatation. Optimized for DRY canyons.
SECO-050 is for 200’ or 300’ of Super Pull String
SECO-100 is for 200’ of 6mm pull cord. Not good for small pieces of rope, as the opening is too small.
SECO-150 is for 120 foot Canyon fire or Canyonero
SECO-200 is for 200 foot Canyon Fire
SECO-250 is for 200 foot Canyonero
SECO-300 is for 300 foot Canyon Fire in a different design
SECO-400 is for 300 foot Canyonero, in the flatter design
SECO ropebags are made from durable 1000d air-textured nylon fabric. (050, 300, 400 made using 500d Cordura). They have no foam and minimal drainage. They do not float. They stay open reasonably well for stuffing, but not like our Lexus-grade rope bags. These are Corollas. And they will not be as durable. They do weigh (and cost) a lot less.
Unlike our other rope bags, these bags have no foam. Don't throw into pools.
SECO-300: Sized for 315’ 8.3 Canyon Fire, but it has a little extra space to still fit in the 24L dry bag. There is a big Grommet and a tie-off loop at the bottom, so you can tie the lower end of the rope on the outside, where it is verifiable. Two big handles at the top, plus the usual inside clip loop for hanging while stuffing. A drawcord top. 500d Cordura.
Dimensions: 23" tall x 15-1/2" Wide (flat)
Weight: 6.5 ounces or 176 grams
Made in USA
NEW VARIATION AVAILABLE: SECO-400 fits a 300 foot Canyonero… should you be so inclined, with space to spare.
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The FiddleStick is an advanced canyoneering anchor tool. It is a new approach to retrievable anchoring, opening up a wider range of possible anchors, and making it possible to descend more canyons and leave nothing behind (aka “ghosting”). As an ADVANCED anchor tool, it requires skill, practice and understanding to use safely. Even when used properly, it has the possibility of failing, resulting in severe injury or death, or being stranded in a canyon with your ropes hopelessly stuck.
I was selling both my FiddleStick and BluuGnome’s Smooth Operator, but now the Smoothie can only be ordered directly from Luke at BG-Gear.com
Both are generally used with an Amsteel pull string that pairs (threesomes?) with the SECO-050 rope bag.
When every ounce or cubic inch matters - this is the ultra-light solution. The UHMWPE gives this braided string a tensile strength of 2200 lbs - way strong. Hard to handle (hold onto), ties not so well and is a pain to stuff. It is very light and very compact. Choose your tools wisely. 1/8" UHMWPE braided string for use as a Fiddle Pull String. Colors: assorted, no choice.
(Price decrease March 2025 due to decreased cost from the NEW supplier.)
Hard to Handle: such that stuffing the Amsteel back in the bag is called “Milking the Kitty”. Using without a specialized bag would be excruciating! We make the SECO-050 for this (both lengths) and BG-Gear/Luke also makes a very different specialized bag, which you might like.
2025 color is Red, White and Blue
NOW with 5% more, all lengths, to account for shrinkage. (e.g. a 200 foot cord is actually 210 feet)
Our cord is Polyester sheath and Polyester core which absorbs quite a bit less water than nylon cords. It is quite a bit more static, so you won't be fighting the stretch. Works better! After using a very pretty but very stretchy nylon accessory cord as pull cord for a couple of years, I figured it was time to make some 100% Polyester pull cord for superior performance.