all tied up

Post by **young'n climber** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 3:37 am

Ive never had any situation of getting my rope wet, so the dry treatment has never been a problem with me

Post by **Legion** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 4:33 am

30% loss of static strength but more like 70% loss of dynamic strength regardless of dry treatment.

Post by **TradMike** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 5:18 am

I second that!

Amen Omen! - Ben Harper

Post by **Paul3eb** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 6:25 pm

so Legion, are you saying that the dry treatments are somewhat pointless and i shouldn't bother?

Post by **TradMike** » Sat Dec 13, 2003 6:37 pm

http://www.abc-of-rockclimbing.com/buyi ... ngrope.asp

This may be of some help. The dry treatment does help out a little but not much. You can dry treat any rope yourself.

Post by **Legion** » Sun Dec 14, 2003 3:02 am

yeah. I would rather whip on a new, non-dry rope over an old, dry-treated rope.
Save your money on the dry treatment and buy two ropes.
I really like those Mammuts in the rope bags that you can get for $99.

Post by **Legion** » Sun Dec 14, 2003 3:10 am

here is an interesting link
http://www.sterlingrope.com/2002/newsle ... _ropes.htm

it starts out with part of the same article I was referring to earlier, but then Sterling tests their own ropes Sterling has a rope that has a dry treated core.
Looks promising but it is too bad that Sterling didn't run more tests (they MAKE the friggin rope you'd think they could afford to do more than 8 drops) and too bad they didn't use the same procedures as the first tests.

Post by **ynot** » Sun Dec 14, 2003 3:14 pm

How do you know they make the ropes? I would be willing to bet that 70% of all the ropes are made right here at Atkins and Pierce.All alike only the colors are changed.