Anyone still climb on three strand/multiplat

[devon TWiG]

Climbed for many years on multiplait and loved it to be honest , spliced eye both ends ( spliced it my self ) I dyed one end to the middle orange and the other blue , It actually came from the boating world and is still available in yacht chandlers but is quite expensive now . I use 3 strand for blakes hitches now still , and it works very well indeed ...on Yale etc....

[otter]

well i used to, but the last few years ive gone to 12 strand yale xtc and schwabisch knot.

wahooo . im in with the in crowd ha ha.

[otter]

i do rig/lower with it still

[kimtree]

I remember the day well, I went into Honey Bros and said "I need 35 Mtrs of multiplat please"

"No mate, none of that anymore, this is what you use now" he said pointing at an array of coloured ropes.

"Ok give us that" says I trying to not look too out of touch....

And yet, didn't it feel lovely running through your palms as you moved around with a Blakes/Prussik on the old ropes? More organic if you catch my drift. These new super thin, suitable for mechanical devices types are a bit soul less really. Plus I think they cause trouble on joints gripping thin stuff too tight.

Anyway, question: anyone still climb on this old stuff? I threw away every last piece years ago.

Ps don't bother going all LOLER on me, it's not a serious thing...

 

Didnt Honey Bros used to make there own rope,seem to recall a rope making machine in their shop in the mid 80's