Rope - what do you use?
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Hi Mark, long time no speak.
Stein arborist throwline has been very well tested and is highly rated by others and myself. it's Dyneema but it does take a prussic fine. Dead easy to splice, it's actually easier than any other line I've used as the weave is coarser than lots of braids. It works very well with hardwear.
For a line that just takes knots though, Marlow/English braids polyester sheathed dyneema core is the best available.
Stein arborist throwline has been very well tested and is highly rated by others and myself. it's Dyneema but it does take a prussic fine. Dead easy to splice, it's actually easier than any other line I've used as the weave is coarser than lots of braids. It works very well with hardwear.
For a line that just takes knots though, Marlow/English braids polyester sheathed dyneema core is the best available.
Fair play if they work for you. I was just shocked to hear someone suggest using the blue poly rope as kindling and an old washing line as a ridge line. If wanting to upgrade my paracord to something more fancy makes me a designer bushcrafter, so be it, I'll bling it up in the woods and re-invent bushcraft glamping on another level
How much 'bling' do you want
You can get electroluminescent wire with a 1.4mm diameter and that should be thin enough to thread a long length along regular paracord like you did for your whoopie sling. The brightness of this stuff varies and I've never worked with this really small diameter EL wire but the 3.2mm is comparable length for length to a freshly activated chemical glow-stick.
Phosphorescent aka glow in the dark paint that recharges in sunlight could also be used to add a splash of subtle night time colour to ropes, equipment, edges of a tarp etc
How much 'bling' do you want
You can get electroluminescent wire with a 1.4mm diameter and that should be thin enough to thread a long length along regular paracord like you did for your whoopie sling. The brightness of this stuff varies and I've never worked with this really small diameter EL wire but the 3.2mm is comparable length for length to a freshly activated chemical glow-stick.
Phosphorescent aka glow in the dark paint that recharges in sunlight could also be used to add a splash of subtle night time colour to ropes, equipment, edges of a tarp etc
They did some tests with that wire in things like lifejackets as it glowed very brightly for very little power. So making you more visible at night in the water and also giving the wearer a faint light source.
Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.
You must be a real lightweight or sit down very very gently. I'm a medium sized bloke and I weigh 175lb. Add some clothes and a sleeping bag - that's over 180lb. Take into account knots reducing strength and your 180lb breaking strain is down to around 120lb. If your line hasn't broken on you yet, I reckon that is because of manufacturers understating the strength of their rope.
An alternative to rope is woven tape, you can get it from loads of places, B&Q, etc. zero stretch, lightweight, packs small.
Edit: I thought this was for a hammock.
That I can do. I have quite a few different types of not paracord. What would you like to see in such a review?
J
For me : Anything that you suspect will outperform paracord (size and weight but gets the job done)
I don't have the strength/weight ratio to climb any more. I feel no need at all to buy any sort of kernmantle.
Rope? Everything I need is 3-strand nylon 3/4". Some brands are really limp (hard to splice) and some are a little stiffer.
Learn to make all the useful splices so your kit looks really finished. Loop ends and back spliced ends are so easy to do.
I confess that I don't buy more than 100' (33M?) at a time.
For $0.75/ft, I can make up everything I need. If $1CDN is about 0.54BPS, that's maybe 40P/foot.
Applications: everything from simple belay, tarp and tent lines to tying down top loads for travel.
Rope? Everything I need is 3-strand nylon 3/4". Some brands are really limp (hard to splice) and some are a little stiffer.
Learn to make all the useful splices so your kit looks really finished. Loop ends and back spliced ends are so easy to do.
I confess that I don't buy more than 100' (33M?) at a time.
For $0.75/ft, I can make up everything I need. If $1CDN is about 0.54BPS, that's maybe 40P/foot.
Applications: everything from simple belay, tarp and tent lines to tying down top loads for travel.
Any at all, I've never really been that much into cordage so couldn't name one in particular, thanks for any time though given for the reviews they'll definitely be helpful
If anyone's interested Poundworld (like Poundland) are selling packs of 6 bungees for a £1, they also have meter long ones in. Very handy for tarps i picked up a few and they seem good quality.
Tonyuk
I use starter cord - cheaper & stronger than paracord with less stretch & water retention. It is white, which may cause some people consternation but unlikely to get lost if I drop it. I generally use £ shop utility cord for the Prusik loops & 3mm Dyneema for my hammock whoopie slings
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