Thread: Rope storage

I don't know anyone who uses 3-strand anymore, yet one of my peeves is when guys coil double braid, kernmantle etc. This rope has no lay, no need to "follow the sun" either stuff it in a bag or rigid container or butterfly it. I watch guys deal with someones coil job and it never seems to work out whereas a flaked rope pays out quite nicely. Any opinions?

I was working on Saturday with a friend. I keep my bull rope in a big bag, but didn't have my portawrap with me. He was taking a couple wraps around the trunk of this big elm and was complaining about how the bag sucks because it makes it harder to take wraps around the tree. Makes no sense to me how that could be when trying to drag a 200' 5/8" stable braid around on the ground.

I could see how it would be way too easy to grab the whole bag and toss it around the tree once or twice, and have the rope pay out. Bummer :

Yeah, no kidding. With rope bags and pop-up throwline holders, there's no going back for me.

A nice vinyl Bag with a draw string works for me Blue for climbing lines Red for Rigging line's.....

Color coordination....that's a good idea.

I started out using an old laundry bag for my climbing rope until I got a prober rope bag. It doesn't have to be fancy to be functional !

Why would you want to bring the entire bag around the tree with you when you can just leave the bag where it was and fight the rope going around the tree the entire way. I am just glad that my temper has improved a lot.

I think woozel meant you could anchor a bull rope to a trunk easily by walking around it with the rope bag or something like that instead of pulling loops around it. To tie it off, I 'spose you'd have to take it out of the bag at some point.

I know what he meant. What I meant was that the person who said its no good is the person who didn't take the entire bag, and just took whatever rope was needed. I don't understand some people and the way they do things. Possibly with some if the people I deal with, that is a good thing.

I think i got those bags at walmart for like 3.00 Each and 200' of 3/4" stable braid fits in them

Pics?

I use my old army issue duffle bag for my climbing rope and a hunting bag I acquired for my lowering line and tag lines. They are semi water proof. There is some sort of film inside the bag that keeps stuff dry. Not in a down pore but in a steady rain till I can get things inside. I flake my lines also. I think it is easier. nothing to untangle. I just drop the bag and go. I still don't have a good bag for my throw line. I am using an old linemans pouch right now. I would like to try the cube or whatever it is called. That looks pretty nice.

coilings crap period,one of my pet hates.this bag doubles as the end of job clean up bag.

THe rope looks daisy chained in that photo. Do you always do that? I only did that in the in the service with our rope bridge supplys.