Ruffwear, Hitch Hiker Dog Leash, Adjustable Leash & Hitching System for Camping & Hiking, Slate Blue

Best leash ever. I love this thing! It works like a climbing rope & positioner, so if you’re an outdoor enthusiast or a climber like me, this is the dog leash for you! My dog loves the fact that she can run circles around me & I love the fact that I have my hands free & that she can stay close by without getting too tangled up. This leash is worth every penny. You can adjust it from 0” to 10 feet, so it has plenty of range for you to adventure anywhere with your furry four legged companion. I chose the slate blue/grey color with the hi viz green rope leash. It’s perfect, & nothing is these days, so I’m truly blown away by the build quality of this leash. My dog loves to pull & the positioner lock has been put to the test & endured with no issues for over 4 months now. I’m very happy with my purchase & would recommend it to anyone! Very easy to attach & adjust for comfort, rope is highly visible even at night!

I can't remember the last time I bought a product I was so pleased with, I love my pups but walking them always seemed like such a chore with lots of challenges such and pulling and entanglements as we are still training. This leash changed my life! We frequent places like Bend, Oregon where they are very dog friendly, you can bring your dogs everywhere. The ability to change the lead leash with ease even while using is a game changer, a short lead for busy streets, sidewalks, and public areas where I need them to stay close, safe and not tangle, a long lead for trails and parks where I want to give them more room to explore and it's so easy to change between the options. The ability to put it around my waste has trained them not to pull in less than 24 hours and took the stress out of the training for me. They were getting pulled back by my weight with no bother to me and getting "automatic" training not to pull themselves instead of pulling my arms out of the sockets. I'm not sure what the reviewer was talking about it only being able to be worn on the left, I think that the bad reviews are user error, you can just scoot the belt around your waist and position the lead where ever you like, right, left, back, front....I have two dogs, bought two of these and put one on the left hip and one on the right and do a short lead so they don't tangle when walking both of them by myself. Then having the added ability to be hands free is so liberating, I can drink water, check my phone, order food or drinks, carry food or drinks. Then having the added ability to hitch them to a tree, picnic bench or what have you while resting or eating somewhere makes this an all in one problem solver. Again, this isn't just the best leash I've used it's also the most ingeniously engineered product I have used in a long time. KUDOS Ruffwear keep up the great work. Loving your products!!

Ruffwear makes the best products for dogs. They’re high quality, well built and engineered and last many, many years, if not decades! I have one Ruffwear leash for 15 years and counting. Their products cost more but they will outlast cheaper made and cheaper cost products. I have two dogs and one is young and spunky and a big time puller. She weighs 30 pounds but she feels like a 100 pound dog pulling. I found it so hard to walk my slower senior and my younger dog on leashes together so I got this leash so I could tether the younger one to me and control her better. But sometimes I use it to walk my senior dog solo and it’s just such a nice pace to walk handsfree. It’s easy to use the lock to release more rope and lock it off in an instant. To shorten the rope you just pull back on it by hand which is also easy. I find it very intuitive and easy to control the length on demand. I actually wear this around my waist along with another waist belt that is a water bottle holder. It’s so nice to not have to carry stuff in my hands on a walk or need to wear a bag or backpack. I highly recommend this Ruffwear product.

The custom built belay system works amazingly well and is easy to use I have 3 issues with the product: 1. Comfort: the belt can bite into you with enough force. Be sure to wear an undershirt that is properly tucked in. A better padded material would be ideal for the belt 2. The weak point is the plastic clasp. It’s still strong, but could be better 3. Not enough storage. The pouch to hold the rope is nice, but doesn’t allow me to hold any extras like training treats or poop bags. Maybe a system that allows you to roll the rope up in a neat coil would work?

I love how light weight yet strong this leash is, great for giving your dog some extra space when hiking rocky areas. Easy to pull the dog closer when needed. Much better than a flex lead, so much lighter, hands free and no burning of your skin if you foolishly grab the extended leash because the buttons jam up and you need to pull your dog close. A bit pricey but I have felt it well worth the cost. I am now a huge Ruffwear fan, great quality products.

Absolutely love this leash, but after just over a year of using this leash, the stitching has start to come undone where the locking mechanism attaches to the waist belt. For $65, I would hope this would be more durable. Lovely design though. The length is perfect, the braking mechanism is reliable, and the little pocket is perfect for holding a car key or extra poop bags. Very comfortable to wear and I love being able to walk my dog handsfree and not worry about accidentally dropping the leash. Will probably end up buying another one because there's nothing quite like it on the market, but I really hope Ruffwear updates it to make it more durable!

So glad that we purchased this. While we were working on training our rescue pup, this was a great transition before he was ready for off leash. Our dog is 75 lbs and it was strong enough to keep him by us. The design of the product made it very easy to use and made walking with him very easy. Has worked very well for our doggo. Light weight enough that I don’t even notice that it’s on.

The clasp that releases the leash on this is strong. I don't have any worry that it's going to slip. I LOVE being able to shorten the leash on the fly, while keeping the ability to drop the leash possible. The only wish I had was that the little mesh pocket was a tiny bit bigger, so I could shove a few kleenex in with my doggy bags. This has replaced my old faithful 10 year old non-brand leash!