Tubular webbing from your local climbing shop would make good kayak saddles if you're not willing to give up your good tow strap. Phil wrote: <<snip>> > - Note Fleet Farm sells quality rope >cheap. It's just like the climbing stuff, but not >trustworthy enough for human life. Most kernmantle climbing ropes are made from nylon--the stuff at Farm & Fleet is usually polypropylene (not stretchy)--definitely not safe stuff to climb with. That said, however, it is pretty stout stuff, and polypro floats. This is basically the same stuff used in non-Spectra throw ropes--cheaper too! Don't confuse this stuff with the cheaper yellow hollow-braid rope, which doesn't wear nearly as well, and is weaker. The good stuff comes in multi-colored braids (the inner core is usually white) and in 3 or 4 thicknesses--you can't push it together and see through it. I wouldn't trust it to climb on, but I'd sure trust it to tow someone to safety. Shawn Now that I think about it, on my way to Farm & Fleet to buy a new kayak tow rope! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Oct 05 1999 - 15:12:40 PDT
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