anyone use Home Depot climbing rope?

Tyson Anderson wrote:Cut that rope in half and you will find a core made of a material slightly stronger than paper towels. I've seen people use this exact rope for a handline in the Subway in Zion and watched it get torn apart over an edge. Don't know what they are thinking by suggesting their product could be used for climbing.

Yup, crap inside, I've seen it. And it says polyproylene, but even waterski' rope is stronger than this stuff. It's the kernmantle' style of weave on it that makes it look like a real climbing rope. Hope someone with even a minor injury gets a nice fat lawsuit against them for mislabeling.

This is gonna go great with my IKEA rope bag!

mike bronson wrote:This is gonna go great with my IKEA rope bag!

Ikea rope bag +1!! They rock. HD climbing ropes..= 0

Last year I saw a guy using rope he bought at Home Depot to set up a rappel for himself and his son. I advised him not to do that and offered to let him use my rope. He declined.

A month later I saw him with a real climbing rope. BUT, he was using the Home Depot rope to build a TR anchor. Again, he declined my sage advice.

Ran into him a third time and he told me he got his "certification" and was going to take out his son's Boy Scout troop. After some questions, I realized that "certification" meant he passed the belay test at the gym.

wivanoff wrote:Last year I saw a guy using rope he bought at Home Depot to set up a rappel for himself and his son. I advised him not to do that and offered to let him use my rope. He declined. A month later I saw him with a real climbing rope. BUT, he was using the Home Depot rope to build a TR anchor. Again, he declined my sage advice. Ran into him a third time and he told me he got his "certification" and was going to take out his son's Boy Scout troop. After some questions, I realized that "certification" meant he passed the belay test at the gym.

yikes, I hope you convinced him to triple/quadruple it up!

I use this rope when camping and making swings for the kids. It gets thin when weighted... probably due to the previously noted core construction. Floats.

JacksonLandFill wrote:...Floats.

That's pretty much what it has going for it. Polypro rope does float, and kayakers use it for whitewater throw bags for that reason. (We use higher-quality versions though, with a load-bearing core, either kernmantel or double-braid.) Polypropylene is significantly less strong than nylon, and also melts at a low enough temperature that it can be damaged by the heat generated in a fall or rappel. (Not a problem when water-cooled.) Used with care by someone who knows its limitations, one can rap safely on it, e.g., going around an unrunnable drop on a river, but climbing on it would imply either a death wish or no detectable cerebral function.

Looks like an excellent way to get a lawsuit going

wivanoff wrote:....his son's Boy Scout troop. After some questions, I realized that "certification" meant he passed the belay test at the gym.

I thought the troop I witnessed set up their top on a single bolt was the model of irresponsible. I was entertained watching them play catch, tossing their figure 8's back up the 20+ foot wall after rapping down. More got caught than were dropped back down to the base, and a 2nd toss usually found it's target. What's the harm?

Here is a real deal on climbing rope! I like the sewn ends and a biner to boot!

http://www.nomadtravelgearco.com/products/rock-climbing-rope

Max Forbes wrote: Looks like an excellent way to get a lawsuit going

Damn right. The gnar climber on the side is pretty bad advertisement. 

This thread is downright hilarious. Scary that Boy Scout leaders are getting ‘certified’ and using this crap.

My boss decided to buy some of this cheap ass Home Depot gnar rope for hauling loads. I think we got like a month or so out of it (we regularly haul loads vertically anywhere from 20 to 70 ft at anywhere from 35 to 100 lbs). If you weight a knot, forget about getting it loose unless you use a bowline. The core is like fuzzy yarn! I’ve since been just bringing in my chopped in half, retired from climbing 70M ropes. Those are way better, and more trustworthy. 

Holy shit. 

I remember a while back a picture of a hardware store rope cut open, the core? Made out of recylced diapers. 

If you aren't happy with Home Depot's selection, you might find some more appetizing options over at Amazon:

Dr Strangelove wrote: I remember a while back a picture of a hardware store rope cut open, the core? Made out of recylced diapers. 

That's a shitty rope.

You can't fix stupid