If I want get a rope that I can use for climbing and making stuff like a rope swing, what length and thiknes should I get
838796
Pay attention to tensile strength and working load the working load of a rope is usually 1/5 the breaking strength so if a rope has a breaking strength of 1500 pounds you can safely use it for something around 500 pounds. like two or three pre-teen kids and a big tire. So if you get a 1000 pound test rope you have to remember if you weigh 200 pounds once you use the rope as a pendulum you weigh more than 200 pounds when you swing. so get one that's at least a 1200 pound rope.
838797
It depends on what you are trying to make. At The Home Depot you can get 100 feet of 7/16 inch rope for 20.00$ and it has a work load limit of 300 pounds with a break strength of 3000 pound so that should work for what you are trying to make, that is what i use for swings though if you are making a rope swing you will want it to be no thinner than 5/8 inch and with a break strength of 10,000 pounds. I use a 3/4 inch 3 strand rope from The Home Depot with a break strength of 12,000 pounds 5 years still holding strong. WARNING! Don't get rope from Lowe's.
838798
Pay attention to tensile strength and working load the working load of a rope is usually 1/5 the breaking strength so if a rope has a breaking strength of 1500 pounds you can safely use it for something around 500 pounds. like two or three pre-teen kids and a big tire.So if you get a 1000 pound test rope you have to remember if you weigh 200 pounds once you use the rope as a pendulum you weigh more than 200 pounds when you swing. so get one that's at least a 1200 pound rope.
1925918
You can adapt it, but depending on your swing set I'm not sure rope will be long enough. If not, you just have to buy one
1187400
Hello and thank you for your interest in our product, unfortunately we do not have a 5 foot rope available. I do apologize for any inconvenience and as always do feel free to contact me for further assistance. Thanks again Andrea
511823
The rope will fit your size once you trim it. You'll need wire cutters to adjust the length of your rope.
2039604
I would not recommend using rope. You need some type of steel strand which needs to be as tight as possible between two trees.
1409955
google it. ropes are a little more than half a lb per foot, so 50 feet is about 30 lbs.
1759917
The ropes are long (so could hang from a high tree or swing set), but attach with hooks at the top. If you hang it using the full length of the rope, it would be no big deal, but we had to loop ours around a few times in order to make it the right length. The hooks are great, you just have to make it the right length first.
147703
you can get pretty much any string, and tension guidelines are on the racket. more tension will give you more control and less power, less tension will give you more power and less control (because the strings act as a trampoline). i dont know too much about strings, but the answers probably only a google search away.
878447
I replaced mine with a slighty larger, stronger rope - personal preference only - the cord that comes with it is plenty strong and is long enough for almost any application.
873860
I am guessing that it will depend on what the purpose of the carabiner is. It should be large enough to be comfortable in the hand if you are planning on having to change the rope or its position. I would suggest 3" at a minimum.
1762654
I would think you might be able to use it in an absolute emergency to get down from somewhere. I would never use it as a mountain climbing rope though. It's about a quarter inch thick
175701
Yes, let us know what length of chain and rope you are interested in and we will let you know if we carry the length you are interested in.
1963170
Just buy some heavy duty braided rope...like para cord, 50 or 100 ft. for just a few dollars, much better than a cheap plastic rope.Hope tis helps
504993
Not sure how long rope is. It was plenty long for my 2-story home. Haven't used the kit in 5 years now.
1734294
Hand Climber, look into Long Wolf or Ol'Man sit n climb if you want those. Takes a bit longer and generally weighs a bit more but if Sit n Climb is what you want, come up with $400, you can get them with a coupon on here for about that.
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Hi Robert, This is geared more towards rock/mountain climbing. I'm attaching a link to a tree climbing rope that Sterling Rope just came out with. I hope this helps:http://www.amazon.com/Sterling-Rope-Tendril-Climbing-Orange/dp/B00M00MNGM/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1411142898&sr;=1-1&keywords;=sterling+tendril+rope+climbing
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¼ to ⅜ inch should work fine...but it might be difficult getting the proper tension with rope over cable...