Has anyone used leashes made of Biothane? Is it better than leather, as it claims? What do you not like about it? I
t seems expensive but says it feels and lasts longer than leather. If I hear good things I might add a few peices to my equipment
collection! What is biothane anyway?
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I love them for winter (when the leash/line gets dragged in snow) and in the rain. It's so much better now, because my leather leashes have a tendency to get "crispy" when they dry after soaking.
By the same token though, adequately conditioned leather should withstand the elements just fine. But that's the main use I see for biothane. I know I was first introduced to biothane HORSE tack, and was happy to see it came in leash-form as well.
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I have a 15' and a 30' lead and I absolutely love them. When I am trailing they do not get hooked, caught or tangled. ALSO, when the dog starts hard and I let the line out there is NO heat. I usually wear a glove but I do not really need one. They do not soak up water, mold or decay although I dry them off before I put them away if they are wet, and they are super easy to clean, a damp towel and then dry.
I also like my leather stuff also though.
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I've used boithane equipment for horses and dogs. IMHO leather is much better. The biggest advantage to biothane is that it can just be wiped off after use, but it doesn't have any "feel" to it, if that makes sense, and it's always seemed kinda stiff to me. I've had it get slippery on me too. I've used my leather leash (I bought from Leerburg) in ALL kinds of weather and it just keeps getting better and softer with use; and believe me when I say it takes a beating! I clean and condition it ocassionally with the same stuff I use on my horse equipment (Lexol, usually) but not too often. It has a nice "grippy" feel to it too, without being hard on my hands.
Biothane is a heavily plastic coated nylon webbing.
They make driving reins for horses out of it too - actually a lot of horse stuff -- my tracking line is one side of a pair of such.
Very nice - no tangling in heavy brush but it sure looks like a black snake trailing behind you in the grass if it is not a bright color. It is a bit heavy compared to a lighter line.
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