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Anyone use climbing rope for light bondage?

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George M · · Seattle, WA · Joined Apr 2019 · Points: 105

Wondering what kinds of lube or body fluids would be damaging. Would aramid be a better choice? 

Adam R · · Southwest mostly · Joined Jun 2020 · Points: 0

How much lube would it take to make a gri gri fail? It would be rope dependent obviously, so let's say 9.8mm. 

Has hownot2 done a video on this? 

Colonel Mustard · · Sacramento, CA · Joined Sep 2005 · Points: 1,252

Why do you think there’s two pointy ends of your rope, cowboy? If you ain’t been DP’d by your Mammut 9.5, you ain’t lived yet. Mmm hmmm.

George M · · Seattle, WA · Joined Apr 2019 · Points: 105

Intriguing! Not my cup of tea but for your sake I’d be worried about increasing acidity as it moves up the intestines and closer to the stomach. Perhaps a petroleum-based lubricant would be beneficial for creating a buffer, akin to a Leidenfrost effect.

Either way, it’s just environmental common sense to think of ways to reuse gear between our hobbies. 

Colonel Mustard · · Sacramento, CA · Joined Sep 2005 · Points: 1,252

Recycle, reduce, rut.

Ben Podborski · · Canadian Rockies · Joined Jul 2018 · Points: 10

unless you’re a xenomorph, I doubt your fluids are corrosive enough to damage a rope

play safe!

Cherokee Nunes · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2015 · Points: 0

Are you talking fizzy old rope with rock grit and cooties in it, against bare skin?

Or a brand new, never been used dry rope, all slick and smooth?

Are rope burns a concern?

Don't go static!!

8mil is thinnner would be better?

wisam · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 60

Thinking something about ball nuts?  Shoot. I had something for this. 

Jesse Brantley · · Denver, CO · Joined Nov 2019 · Points: 0

Not exactly the same flavor, but I make my own 3d printed LED flow props. Recently, I used a length of 5mm cord that had lived its whole life as my prusik for rappels, and used it to make a pair of Poi leashes for some prototypes I made. It  probably slid through a zillion feet of rope in it's prior life on every rappel I ever did, and now it spends most of its free time spun around by wooks at edm shows. PS, I did not clean it; the seasoning of rope dirt gives it a wonderful patina and crunchy feel

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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