By Cota
From Skagway AK
Aug 30, 2009
| Does any one else reuse their retired ropes for the sheath?
I cut my old ropes down to about 4 foot pieces, and remove the core. Then I have tons of webbing that's about 9/16" wide.
I use it to make tie offs for walls, chalk bag belts, prussic loops, and bail webbing. I don't know how strong it is, but I have used it for work hoisting beams well in excess of 1200 lbs and it is plenty strong for that.
Just throwing it out there. | 
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By Evan1984
Aug 30, 2009
| - **edit-don't feed the trolls***
Considering that real, tested webbing is around $0.40/foot, using sheath for anything live load is incredibly fool hardy. Also, sheath has very little strength in comparison to the core while webbing is comparably strong to the entire rope. So, I find it hard to believe that webbing would have anywhere near an acceptable breaking strength.
Also, consider that many times a rope is retires it is due to sheath damage.
I don't now what else to say about that, but I'm honestly not trying to be an ass.
Sure, you could use it for non-essential, but, even then, it seems not worth the trouble.
Please don't try this. The best way to recycle a rope is to send it in to a rope company to get processed into new ropes. |
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By Cota
From Skagway AK
Aug 30, 2009
| Jesus, why do I even look at this site any more, much less post on it. Don't do it if you don't want to die....me, on the other hand, i will keep on using it. I have seen how strong it is, and am not scared one little bit.
I am not some new climber here. I have been climbing for way longer than you people who learned everything you know from the internet.
Do you even know what a tie off is used for on big walls? Do you realize Strerling stitches their sheaths into slings designed for friction knots?
Flame away safety geeks, then go discuss the best autoblocking belay device and how to rig a perfect 8 point anchor. Me, Im going climbing |
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By slim
Aug 30, 2009
| well, you "threw it out there". my take on it is, if you got a job at mcdonalds and spent the same amount of time you could probably buy 5 miles of webbing. but, to each their own, i guess. |
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