rigging ropes

[ArbjobsNick]

Thanks Marc

Thats what I was trying to get over. Drop a heavy weight in to a static line and its going to want to stretch if it can't stretch and absorb the load it breaks fibres instead. I'm not talking bungie line just a little stretch can make a huge differance to the life of a rope and your safety. You only need to consider dynamic ropes when you are working with dynamic loads static lines are fine with static loads. Horses for courses all good lines as long as you understand where and when to use them to their best advantage.

[Mark Bolam]

Apologies for my earlier glib comment.

 

I think we all understand that it's horses for courses with rigging lines when you get into the serious stuff.

 

Noone ever seems to mention groundies (Matt did a couple of weeks ago when I think about it, running the GRCS).

 

A good guy running the ropes at the bottom can make so much difference.

 

Gone are the days of topping down strops with metal eyes, thicker 3-strand, 4 wraps round the butt and Shakin' Stevens up the tree.

 

God I miss those days....

 

Actually, I don't at all.

[Mark Bolam]

Nick, thanks for the info BTW, forgot to add that.

[Martin Nemec]

Hi Gill, when you would like cheap and adequately quality riging ropes, you can try Sirius 16mm, 5850 kg, produce Teufelberger. Price without VAT 1,99 British pounds. We have good experiences.

[Adam Bourne]

I'm a big marlow fan for rigging, always used there marlowbraid....anyone on here using or got anything to say about there doublebraid???

 

 

TiA

 

 

Adam

[Paul Smith]

I like the 14 mm Polydyne, works really well with the GRCS.

[Ewan Murray]

Just use the end of your line sorted

 

Only Joking of course whatever is cheapest in B & Q does the trick.

[Adam Bourne]

I like the 14 mm Polydyne, works really well with the GRCS.

 

 

would that be the yale polydyne?

 

yeah goona take a trip to b&q get some rope from there, might grab me some of those washing line pulleys to, get me a nice cheap rigging kit????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[Ewan Murray]

would that be the yale polydyne?

 

yeah goona take a trip to b&q get some rope from there, might grab me some of those washing line pulleys to, get me a nice cheap rigging kit????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

 

That's an awesome idea

[Adam Bourne]

That's an awesome idea

 

i know we joke about it but i wonder how many have,,,,,,,

 

 

so you never used marlow doublebraid then buddy?........