I ordered the 8 metre long line to use with our 8 month old Labrador. It's great for him to have some freedom while we work on recall etc. I'd never used a long line before this one, so don't have a comparison, but it doesn't feel heavy, and has a good grippy feeling, so I don't feel like I'm going to lose it! I initially ordered orange online, but had a phone call the same day apologising that orange wasn't available due to an inventory error, so I went for red instead. (I just wanted a colour that would show up easily on the ground!) It was dispatched the same day.