Re: Picklet Line Ropes

["sumralls" <sumralls@gateway.net>]

Susan, thanks for making the correction about the climbing rope.  So what
do I know?  Thank goodness for the opportunity to get so many opinions.

Lori Sumrall

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> From: Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>
> To: sumralls@gateway.net
> Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: Re: Picklet Line Ropes
> Date: Thursday, January 22, 1998 12:17 PM
> 
> sumralls wrote:
> > 
> > Idea for nonstretching rope for a picket line:  Try REI (Recreational
> > Equipment, Inc.).  They carry quite a selection of mountain climbing
ropes.
> >  You know they are built not to stretch -- we hope! 
> 
> Actually, REI is a good source for climbing rope, but climbing ropes DO
> stretch.  The leading ropes about 7-10%, although at least they stretch
> like a rubber band, don't stretch and stay stretched.  Maybe that's a
> good thing if a horse tended to fight back against it.  Some ropes do
> stretch ALOT, thank God---imagine falling off a cliff you were climbing,
> hitting the end of the rope twenty feet below and stopping dead without
> any stretch at all.  Good way to get hurt.  So if you specifically want
> a rope that does NOT stretch, ask for a rope with as little "impact
> force elongation" as possible.
> 
> Another good source might be to ask about sources of used
> ropes---climbing ropes come in 165' lengths and are not cheap, but if
> someone was using it for climbing and it took a good fall or two, they
> retire the rope (understandable considering the stakes if the rope
> fails).  Much, MUCH cheaper and still perfectly adequate for picket line
> rope.
> 
> Just another .02
> 
> Susan