Hi Phil, I'm planning to use that exact same stuff for my as-yet-unbuilt tow bag. Our shop has both polypropylene and nylon utility rope. (The nylon is shinier, the polypro is duller, and slightly coarser and "harder"). If it's the stuff I'm thinking about, it is kernmantle construction, or at least braid-over-braid, so it has a strong core under a durable sheath. Should be perfect for a tow rope. I'm thinking about just getting the 1/4" 30 lb. work/300 lb. breaking strength stuff--think it's sufficient for towing purposes. (I don't plan to use it for whitewater rescues!) > I am writing in search for a use of some neat utility cord that was >on sale at Fleet Farm. I bought it and am now wondering what to do with >it. 100 ft. of 3/8 in. polypropylene utility rope. 120lb working load and >1200lb. breaking strength. I highly doubt it is of the stretchy kernmantle >climbing stuff, but I won't be using it for anything like that. > I could make a throwbag, a towbag, a tie down bag or something I >haven't thought of yet. It would be perfect for a throwbag or towbag--way too purty for tiedowns! Gabriel Romeu made a really nice tow bag: http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR/022400.htm Shawn -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 2000 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 28 2000 - 12:13:54 PST
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