hello and welcome.
I have just received my own rope, brand new 200' PMI Classic Pit. And now what?
Should I impregnate it, or something?
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volica wrote:Should I impregnate it, or something?
volica wrote:hello and welcome.
I have just received my own rope, brand new 200' PMI Classic Pit. And now what?
Should I impregnate it, or something?
potholer wrote:Well, there is an argument that the sheath doesn't actually grip the core properly before a rope is shrunk.
Even leaving that aside, ropes will shrink when they first get wet. If actually doing technical (European-style) rigging, it is possible for brand-new rope to be rigged, and then shrink in-situ to the point where it goes so taut between rebelays that it can't be abseiled on. I understand that has actually happened.
Additionally, some rope has a great deal of detergent/lubricant in, and gets seriously slippy when wet, unless soaked before use until clean.
As to why rope isn't rinsed/soaked/shrunk before sale, I'm not sure what the reasons are.
Maybe the presence of the detergents, or the fact that the nylon hasn't done its initial absorption of water extends the shelf-life of rope on the reel.
Maybe it's just something that costs money that manufacturers can get away with not doing. I'm not sure what a mechanised, continuous rope soaking-and-drying machine would look like, but I'd guess it might be quite a size, and quite expensive.
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