Some good rope

Big Tool · 04-24-2008, 01:03 AM

I was in the Home Depot the other day.

While checking out I saw they had some nice rope for sell. 100ft for 9.99.

I just started thinking of all the uses of 100 ft of rope in a shtf situation. You could set up a tent, set snare traps, Hang food, Use as a hoist, etc, etc, etc.

Stuff has got me thinking. Not to mention it would fit in any backpack. I'm sure I'm not the first to think of having a roll in shtf, but just thought i would post my latest find.

GlockMeister · 04-24-2008, 01:07 AM

That's good rope also. MHO anyways, FWIW that is. lol But yea, I agree, just might come in very handy, ya' just neva know.

Mooseman684 · 04-24-2008, 01:12 AM

I like good Hemp rope...If all else Fails, you can smoke it !!! LOL

GlockMeister · 04-24-2008, 01:15 AM

Yea but I hate the seeds from hemp rope. lmao

just_a_car · 04-24-2008, 03:07 AM

That's a good idea... I'll have to stop by HD and get a couple.

EHCRain10 · 04-24-2008, 03:19 AM

whats the strength on that rope?

SwedeSteve · 04-24-2008, 07:35 AM

That style rope is not something you want to climb with or anything. I do have a coil of it myself for general camp rope, as you suggested. It stretches bigtime.

jimkim · 04-24-2008, 08:10 AM

Keep some parachute line as well. You never know when you might need some string.

sell33 · 04-24-2008, 08:14 AM

yeah i have 550 cord in the pack in my truck that stuff is tough as nails i use it for everything...well sparingly because it is not cheap lol

Big Tool · 04-24-2008, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EHCRain10

whats the strength on that rope?

It says safe working load is 240something. I'm positive it will hold much more than that. Stuff is going to stretch a good deal before it breaks.

JMcDonald · 04-24-2008, 10:33 AM

I have some 1/4", 300lb working load rope from Harbor Freight. If I rememember correctly its true breaking strength was well over 1000lbs. I cut it in half because 100ft was too big to keep in my light-weight Bug Out Setup.

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jimkim · 04-24-2008, 10:49 AM

Don't forget when buying rope always factor in it's wet strength as well as its dry strength. It should also resist chemical and abrasions.

ArkansasHunter · 04-24-2008, 10:55 AM

i guess i'm a rope freak !!! My Step Father was an electisian and he gave me a rope that they pull conduit with...It was about 75 yards long and I just cut it in half 2 weks ago and now I wished I hadn't.
I honestly beleieve you could tow a Mac truck with this rope.
I also carry this one and others on my 4 wheeler.

You just can't have enough rope's ! LOL

Muddog · 04-24-2008, 05:14 PM

Good rope can do so many different useful things, especially if you a few good knots. Bowline, clove hitch, timber hitch, to name a few would be helpful to know. If its stranded rope learning eye splices is a plus. If you have some rope sheaves you greatly improve your pulling/lifting strength, giving you a mechanical advantage. Basically, pulling straight down a 200lb man can lift up more than 200 lbs. My jeep always had a 50' 3/4" rope and a 100' 1/2" rope in it, usually some rope blocks and a sheave, and it is all used. I don't know the safe working load rate of 550 cord, but all I can say is that number isn't made up, its there for a reason so don't go over it.

andrew cochran · 04-24-2008, 05:33 PM

Yep, I always have rope in my truck.

mos19k · 04-25-2008, 08:58 AM

Rope is like ammo, you can never have to much. I keep a couple of 300' spools of 550 cord in the car, house and in our packs. All my boot laces are 550 along with every lanyard and anything else I can wrap it around. My ATV has about 30' of strong hemp rope. I don't care to much for the nylon rope but it's better than nothing.

jimkim · 04-25-2008, 09:51 AM

speaking of knots do you know if a palomar knot would work as well with rope as it does with fishing line.

Muddog · 04-28-2008, 11:22 PM

I'd think it would, looks like a bowline on a bight but sinching on the hook instead of itself.

GlockMeister · 04-28-2008, 11:36 PM

And to add to what JimKim said, factor in damage to any rope from the sunlight after time if used outside also.

Rambo · 04-29-2008, 06:42 AM

I keep parachute cord stashed everywhere. Even my boot laces are twice as long as normal so I always have extra cord.

04-24-2008, 01:07 AM	#2
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 4,952 Trader Rating: (0)	That's good rope also. MHO anyways, FWIW that is. lol But yea, I agree, just might come in very handy, ya' just neva know. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

04-24-2008, 01:12 AM	#3
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,271 Trader Rating: (0)	I like good Hemp rope...If all else Fails, you can smoke it !!! LOL __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

04-24-2008, 01:15 AM	#4
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 4,952 Trader Rating: (0)	Yea but I hate the seeds from hemp rope. lmao __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

04-24-2008, 03:07 AM	#5
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,414 Trader Rating: (0)	That's a good idea... I'll have to stop by HD and get a couple. __________________

04-24-2008, 03:19 AM	#6
EHCRain10 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dinwiddie, VA Posts: 115 Trader Rating: (0)	whats the strength on that rope? __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum.

04-24-2008, 07:35 AM	#7
SwedeSteve Grumpy Old Fart Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AnchorTown, Alaska Posts: 9,136 Trader Rating: (0)	That style rope is not something you want to climb with or anything. I do have a coil of it myself for general camp rope, as you suggested. It stretches bigtime. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

04-24-2008, 08:10 AM	#8
jimkim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastman GA Posts: 1,775 Trader Rating: (0)	Keep some parachute line as well. You never know when you might need some string. __________________ Jan. 4, 2007...Gasoline $2.10/gallon HMMM? Jim

04-24-2008, 08:14 AM	#9
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,043 Trader Rating: (0)	yeah i have 550 cord in the pack in my truck that stuff is tough as nails i use it for everything...well sparingly because it is not cheap lol

04-24-2008, 10:33 AM	#11
JMcDonald Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 382 Trader Rating: (0)	I have some 1/4", 300lb working load rope from Harbor Freight. If I rememember correctly its true breaking strength was well over 1000lbs. I cut it in half because 100ft was too big to keep in my light-weight Bug Out Setup. $8 Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices

04-24-2008, 10:49 AM	#12
jimkim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastman GA Posts: 1,775 Trader Rating: (0)	Don't forget when buying rope always factor in it's wet strength as well as its dry strength. It should also resist chemical and abrasions. __________________ Jan. 4, 2007...Gasoline $2.10/gallon HMMM? Jim

04-24-2008, 10:55 AM	#13
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,525 Trader Rating: (0)	i guess i'm a rope freak !!! My Step Father was an electisian and he gave me a rope that they pull conduit with...It was about 75 yards long and I just cut it in half 2 weks ago and now I wished I hadn't. I honestly beleieve you could tow a Mac truck with this rope. I also carry this one and others on my 4 wheeler. You just can't have enough rope's ! LOL

04-24-2008, 05:14 PM	#14
Muddog Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Kansas Posts: 116 Trader Rating: (0)	Good rope can do so many different useful things, especially if you a few good knots. Bowline, clove hitch, timber hitch, to name a few would be helpful to know. If its stranded rope learning eye splices is a plus. If you have some rope sheaves you greatly improve your pulling/lifting strength, giving you a mechanical advantage. Basically, pulling straight down a 200lb man can lift up more than 200 lbs. My jeep always had a 50' 3/4" rope and a 100' 1/2" rope in it, usually some rope blocks and a sheave, and it is all used. I don't know the safe working load rate of 550 cord, but all I can say is that number isn't made up, its there for a reason so don't go over it. Last edited by Muddog; 04-24-2008 at 05:36 PM.

04-24-2008, 05:33 PM	#15
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,904 Trader Rating: (1)	Yep, I always have rope in my truck. __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

04-25-2008, 08:58 AM	#16
mos19k Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Miami, Fl. Posts: 297 Trader Rating: (0)	Rope is like ammo, you can never have to much. I keep a couple of 300' spools of 550 cord in the car, house and in our packs. All my boot laces are 550 along with every lanyard and anything else I can wrap it around. My ATV has about 30' of strong hemp rope. I don't care to much for the nylon rope but it's better than nothing.

04-25-2008, 09:51 AM	#17
jimkim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastman GA Posts: 1,775 Trader Rating: (0)	speaking of knots do you know if a palomar knot would work as well with rope as it does with fishing line. __________________ Jan. 4, 2007...Gasoline $2.10/gallon HMMM? Jim

04-28-2008, 11:22 PM	#18
Muddog Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Kansas Posts: 116 Trader Rating: (0)	I'd think it would, looks like a bowline on a bight but sinching on the hook instead of itself.

04-28-2008, 11:36 PM	#19
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 4,952 Trader Rating: (0)	And to add to what JimKim said, factor in damage to any rope from the sunlight after time if used outside also. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

04-29-2008, 06:42 AM	#20
Rambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 571 Trader Rating: (0)	I keep parachute cord stashed everywhere. Even my boot laces are twice as long as normal so I always have extra cord. __________________ If you run, you'll just die tired.