Timeline for Hemp rope - wash before first use?
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| Mar 4, 2021 at 6:25 | vote | accept | ahron | ||
| Feb 1, 2021 at 0:37 | history | edited | bob1 |
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| Jan 31, 2021 at 22:59 | answer | added | Merely Turtle | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 15, 2020 at 7:29 | comment | added | Separatrix | For a rope to be safe to climb it wants to have a load rating around 3-4 times the maximum load you're expecting to put on it, worrying about making it slightly stronger is academic. | |
| Oct 14, 2020 at 14:47 | comment | added | ahron | Well I thought if it shrinks when wet - it should be because of the fibers setting closer together - presumably making the material stronger. Similar to cotton and some other fabrics where the fibers are relaxed/plump before washing and shrink on first wash. My main source of info on hemp ropes is wiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_rope and some blogs. | |
| Oct 14, 2020 at 9:18 | comment | added | Separatrix | Why would you wash it at all? | |
| Oct 13, 2020 at 15:35 | comment | added | Manziel | I do not have any experience with hemp ropes but one big issue with them (while still used for rock climbing) was that a wet rope would only dry on the outside but rot from inside until it too weak. With this in mind, I am sceptical about washing them at all | |
| Oct 13, 2020 at 15:27 | history | edited | ahron |
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| Oct 13, 2020 at 15:24 | comment | added | ahron | Yes, that is the intended use. The question text already said rope climbing and I have now added a further clarification. I don't actually care if the rope stretches or not (it is not significant anyway), but since I have zero experience with hemp ropes, I was wondering if washing a hemp rope was generally recommended before using it. | |
| Oct 13, 2020 at 15:20 | history | edited | ahron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 13, 2020 at 14:06 | comment | added | user2169 | You might want to clarify in the question what activity this is. When I first read this, I thought you meant you were going to go rock climbing with a hemp rope. Are you hanging a rope indoors, vertically, from a ceiling and then shinnying up it? If so, then why do you care if the rope stretches or not? | |
| Oct 13, 2020 at 7:21 | history | asked | ahron | CC BY-SA 4.0 |