Rope storage

[P_woozel]

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? :blob5:

 

[treeman82]

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.

 

[P_woozel]

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 :

 

[Nickrosis]

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

 

[DDM]

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

 

[Nickrosis]

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

 

[hobby climber]

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 !

 

[treeman82]

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.

 

[Nickrosis]

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.

 

[treeman82]

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.

 

[DDM]

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

 

[Nickrosis]

Pics?

 

[Curtis James]

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.

 

[a_lopa]

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

 

[Curtis James]

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.

 

[Can-Do-It]

I'm always open to new idea's, at least for me, but how does stuffing a 7/8 250' bull rope in a bag help. I've always coiled the rope in about 3' lengths over my arm, removing the kinks as I go and tying the whole thing off.

Not saying the bag is a bad idea but how does it save time and ease of un-coiling when you get to a new job sight. You don't just stuff the rope in the bag do-you.

Can-Do-It

 

[Stumper]

PP. You are forgetting that coiling is FUN. I flake my climbing lines and coil my rigging ropes then throw them in a plastic tub. "Why, pray tell," you may ask,"don't you just flake them into the tub?" Because I carry several in the same tub. I could flake into bags then throw bags into the tubs, but I would have to buy more bags and .....coiling is FUN.

P.S. I still use a couple of 3 strand ropes.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I like the bags like New Tribe makes, but i allso use kitty litter boxes. The yellow ones allso make for good road cone substitutes that don't walk off on a job.

 

[Can-Do-It]

Way to go Stumper. I like the tub idea. Wife has been using them all around the hose but I never thought of using them for rope and other gear storage. It go's to show how tunnel vision we get from time to time.

That's what I've liked about this forum from the beginning. Sharing of idea's. It's like the old saying 'One mans trash is another mans gold' something like that.

Can-Do-It

 

[glens]

I'm always open to new idea's, at least for me, but how does stuffing a 7/8 250' bull rope in a bag help. I've always coiled the rope in about 3' lengths over my arm, removing the kinks as I go and tying the whole thing off.

So you've got to work to put twist into it so it coils nicely, then you've got to untwist it as you take the coils off later.  Instead, just run it into a container hand-over-hand as quickly as you can and allow it to do its own thing.

Not saying the bag is a bad idea but how does it save time and ease of un-coiling when you get to a new job sight. You don't just stuff the rope in the bag do-you.

Yes, just stuff it.  When you get to the new site, just grab the end and pull.  If you attempt to coil it into the container you'll have to uncoil it out again.  Just pushing it in allows you to just pull it out.

Glen