I was reading a few of the posts about washing ropes and it brought up a question about rope shrinkage. My 200 foot rope after a couple of years of use and washing when needed now measures 191 feet. Is rope shrinkage a regular part of vertical life?
Maybe this is what they were talking about in this Seinfeld episode:
http://funnyvideooftheday.blogspot.com/ ... isode.html
Any help or thoughts on the matter would be appreciated.
Brian
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by bsaul2000 » Jul 30, 2007 10:20 am
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by Scott McCrea » Jul 30, 2007 10:45 am
5-10 percent shrinkage is common for nylon. Much more in this thread:
http://forums.caves.org/viewtopic.php?t=617
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