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jgrierson
Jan 5, 2005, 12:21 PM
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I have two recently retired 8.5mm 50m ropes. There are in reasonably good condition as they have never taken a fall and not been over used. But they are about 6 years old now hence taking them out of use.
What i'd really like to know is....
what do I do with them now. Don't want to throw them away. Do any of you guys (or gals) out there have any ideas?? (Sensible ones! :roll: ) Thanks
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pl259
Jan 5, 2005, 1:01 PM
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I took an old 11mmx50m cut it and braided it into a "climbing" rope and hung it up in my garage. I used a weave called a crown braid. It's one of the typical "gimp" weaves. Good workout for the forearms. Ended up about 20ft long.
have fun,
Eric
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jammer
Jan 5, 2005, 1:46 PM
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I have seen retired ropes used at crags for aid in getting up and down sketchy areas. I've also seen them used in exercises, like climbing the rope in gym classes. There are many creative ways to use retired ropes. Have fun.
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matixa
Jan 5, 2005, 1:59 PM
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I remember seeing @ CMS (Colorado Mountain School) that they made their old ropes into rugs.
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nsintros
Jan 5, 2005, 2:08 PM
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you can weave a rug using a knot called a turks head i think. makes a great door mat. i also thought of making a hammock out of a rope but i never figured out how to do, well i never really tried.
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euroford
Jan 5, 2005, 2:45 PM
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i made a 60m rope into two door matts by flat coiling it in an oval shape and using a high wattage soldering iron to 'weld' it together. it took awhile, but turned out very cool and quite durable.
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climb9876
Jan 5, 2005, 3:59 PM
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PMI used to make a kit for turning old ropes into rugs, I didn't see it on the website but you could always give them a call.
www.pmirope.com
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slobmonster
Jan 5, 2005, 4:18 PM
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Donate the pair to the "Broke Alpinist" fund.
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kafish
Jan 5, 2005, 4:22 PM
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retired gear makes great dog leashes. just cut that rope down to a few feet tie some biners that are old and needing retirement to one end and tie a loop at the other. then with the other 58 meters of rope make some door mats for you and your friends.
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hedgehawg
Jan 5, 2005, 4:43 PM
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I have never seen it, but I have heard of people replacing their winch cables on the front of their vehicle with old climbing ropes. I would have to assume that this would only be done on smaller/lighter trucks and SUV's.
If you were to do that with it, you would still have a lot of rope left 'cause the winch drum on most 6-8k lb winches wouldn't hold an entire 50m rope.
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redtail
Jan 5, 2005, 5:36 PM
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I've use a hot-glue gun for making coiled rugs from my old ropes. It takes a little practice but can yield a nice clean job. Do the work on the slick side of a piece of masonite or formica and you can basically rotate the coil with one hand while you apply the hot glue with the other. I took an old 8.8mm and made a set of placemats for the table too. Wash and dry them first so the glue will adhere to the nylon better. IMO non-dry ropes make better floor rugs since they absorb water. Dry ropes are good placemats for the table since they don't. You can always spray them with Scotchguard too if you don't want them to absorb stains from food.
Have fun
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hibby11
Jan 5, 2005, 5:40 PM
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I cut my old rope into sections and made a rack out of it, by tying knots into it for gear clips it suits me quite well and customizing it to your liking is simple
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jgrierson
Jan 5, 2005, 7:29 PM
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Some great ideas, thanks, I will look into the making of matts, sounds interesting!
If I ever get round to it i'll try and post some pics.
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ikellen
Jan 5, 2005, 7:35 PM
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Two words: zip line :D Find two high points, one higher than the other, and then get a pulley, fashion a strap out of a daisy or something, then go for it!
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treyfrancisclimbs
Jan 5, 2005, 8:25 PM
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i have a friend who used the small cords from inside his old rope and crocheted a sort of mail shirt. he made it specifically for snowboarding through tree runs, thinking that if any branches tried to stab him the rope shirt would stop them. only problem is that it weighed a ton
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thedus
Jan 5, 2005, 8:55 PM
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Heh, bet you didn't know that Martha Stewart used to crank before they put her away. This is what she would with do with her old ropes.
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Jan 5, 2005, 9:24 PM
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I'm far to lazy to make the rug myself, so I looked around and found these guys. Looks like they do a decent job!
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veganboyjosh
Jan 5, 2005, 9:36 PM
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In reply to: Heh, bet you didn't know that Martha Stewart used to crank before they put her away. This is what she would with do with her old ropes.
In reply to: in shades of orange and taupe to create dynamic—and sturdy—swirls of color.
haha. dynamic. get it?
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melodicllama
Jan 5, 2005, 9:39 PM
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dozens and dozens of belts!! people may laugh at you, but you will have the last laugh when their pants fall down and yours stay snug to your waistline.
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Jan 5, 2005, 10:41 PM
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In reply to: I have never seen it, but I have heard of people replacing their winch cables on the front of their vehicle with old climbing ropes. I would have to assume that this would only be done on smaller/lighter trucks and SUV's.
As a fairly avid Jeeper, I must inform and advise everyone that this is a BAD IDEA. Synthetic winchline has stormed the market recently and become the standard in almost all off-road competitions. The reason for this is that the synthetic lines used are completely static and thus store no kinetic energy. Thus if the line snaps the it drops to the ground instead of cutting bystanders in half like a standard metal line. Obviously a dynamic rope does stretch and would store a great deal of energy, possibly more than a metal line (?). Either way, the advantages of a synthetic line would be lost. In addition, synthetic winchlines are specifically designed to withstand the heat encountered on the metal drum, I'm not sure about climbing ropes but I doubt they could sustain that heat and retain their strength.
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climbhoser
Jan 5, 2005, 10:50 PM
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I've only retired two of my ropes and what I did with both of them was to cut them into about ten foot pieces and at one end tie a knot called a "Monkey's Fist"
It comes out looking like a ball on a string dog toy, or a foxtail for those who know the old toy. Really awesome and bombproof for dogs. I did that with both ropes and sold the ropes to friends I knew or gave them as gifts.
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gretchino
Jan 5, 2005, 11:08 PM
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In reply to: I've only retired two of my ropes and what I did with both of them was to cut them into about ten foot pieces and at one end tie a knot called a "Monkey's Fist" It comes out looking like a ball on a string dog toy, or a foxtail for those who know the old toy. Really awesome and bombproof for dogs. I did that with both ropes and sold the ropes to friends I knew or gave them as gifts.
THAT is a really good idea! Can you post a picture of it?
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irockclimbtoo
Jan 5, 2005, 11:14 PM
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neutralcypruss
Jan 5, 2005, 11:53 PM
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Make a bachar ladder for training... :twisted:
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