Old static rope
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So this weekend I went climbing with some friends that are somewhat on the newer side of outdoor rock climbing, and they had a Blue Water 11.6mm 150 foot long static rope that they found in a garage sale for $5. Never been used, stored in its rope bag out of sun light the whole time, the manufacturer tag still on it with the two plastic wraps still around it. |
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Climb for joy wrote:I choose to officially claim this static rope no longer safe to use, and replaced it with my new 10mm static rope I hand on hand. I know I made the right decision. Our lives are worth more than a new old $5 static rope. Would you have done any differently?Sounds like you made the right decision, make a rug out of it or use it to hang a hammock or something. |
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If you'd consider shipping it, I'd cover the cost and a few extra dollars and donate it to the guy who puts up the tyroleans over our local creeks. |
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Fair enough, hope they have fun. Might make a pretty good rope swing... |
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So what part of the storage or age caused what you describe as a mechanical failure in the rope? Seriously, can you describe how or why that would happen? Even 15y old that rope was unlikely to be vastly different than new if it was unused. |