Am I in hot Water?

[RavenFeather]

Okay, I searched and searched but I couldn't find a single thread that had any decent opinions. If I overlooked it, sorry.

How do you dry a rope? I know that heat is a bad idea (not green enough to throw a rope in the dryer), but I don't have any ideas of how to dry a rope other than hanging it up (which I assume is pretty much the only way, which leads on to my 2nd question)

I have a VERY small room. To put it in perspective my twin bed takes up 3/4 of my floor space, the other of which is used to open and close my door (albeit some floor space for a cabinet which stores literally everything else, including my climbing gear) So in the interest of space what would -you- yes you, recommend? I was thinking about putting a pipe (nothing really specific here) across the room, and wrapping the rope around that. The cabinet goes all the way to the ceiling, and I could use it as an anchor point, but I would want it to be able to be disassembled so that I can put the pole upright (har har har) to conserve space.

Also if anyone has a huge fetish for making things fit in small spaces I could give you the specific dimensions of the room.

 

[TreeLogic]

Climb with it wet. You'll be surprised how quick your friction hitch will squeeze the water out.

 

[2treeornot2tree]

When i wash my ropes, i always drape them over the rafters in my shed to dry

 

[2dogs]

I have to assume you are renting a room so this may be way too pricey. Buy a portable de-humidifier for your room and just loosely pile the rope on the floor or in a clothes basket. Let the machine run all day and your room and the rope will be dry. Run it once a week for a few hours and your room will stay nicer smelling and dry.

 

[bootboy]

I wash my ropes in the bath tub and then just lap coil it over the curtain rod or shower door. Sun drying is no bueno.

 

[BigUglySquirrel]

Not certain how you're washing the ropes, but I double mine over, then do a very loose daisy chain. When I get to the end, I tie a bowline around the loop I end with (if that makes sense?) It forms a closed system and keeps it from being a tangled mess...it also serves as a much shorter length to hang or lay out to dry.