Spectre
Contributor
I have a reel that I use for a guideline around wrecks, search patterns, and as an emergency ascent line with my lift bag. It'll be too big to fit in a pocket, as well as being more expensive then a spool.
I had to shop for and buy a spool last week for my cavern class. I looked at the Canadian Extreme spools, and my instructor told me to avoid #18 line, and no go with anything smaller than #24; so I went with the extreme-exposure spools.
Of course, that is for caving, but it depends on your future plans. I'm glad I didn't pick up the Canadian extreme spools when I was thinking about getting one for my ascent line a few months ago, because I would have had to replace the line on them for this use, and I'm not sure they would be big enough to hold enough #24 line.
I had to shop for and buy a spool last week for my cavern class. I looked at the Canadian Extreme spools, and my instructor told me to avoid #18 line, and no go with anything smaller than #24; so I went with the extreme-exposure spools.
Of course, that is for caving, but it depends on your future plans. I'm glad I didn't pick up the Canadian extreme spools when I was thinking about getting one for my ascent line a few months ago, because I would have had to replace the line on them for this use, and I'm not sure they would be big enough to hold enough #24 line.