 | cruxfochrist posted the following on Friday 4th January 2008
- Are there any tips when it comes to coiling of any kind to make the rope more even? (No loops longer than others) &
- Would that have any real effect on the rope if it's not a "pretty coil?"
- When storing should I coil onto tarp and role it into my bag or should I just flake it in and roll?
- I won't have the opportunity to use it for the next few months
 Should I take it out of the bag from time to time or is it alright to simply leave it as it is? Sorry if the questions are too elementary but an investment like that calls for basic questions sometimes... and I've heard contradictory remarks from many of my peers. So please Enlighten me!! |  |
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...and chilli comes out of hiding for a moment...
hey brandon! first off, welcome to the forum  . secondly, sorry about the slow response time, but this forum has a rather slow turnover rate for discussions(i've been on vacaion myself), and it takes a little geting used to [i guess the people on this sit tend to stay pretty busy, which is good]. thirdly, while there are many people who may be condescending or argumentative abut climbing, because there are many different levels and schools of thought, this [rock-climbing] is truly one of the cases in which there is no stupid question. it's better to ask someone than to just wing it and risk life. anyway, about your rope...
1. Two common coils used for rope are the backpacker's coil and the mountaineer's coil. both of these give you approximately equal loops because you actually stretch out your arms for the length of each loop. it's a bit difficult to describe so a search for either of those would probably yield a better "how-to" than i could give right now. There is no "real effect" on your rope if it's not in a perfect coil. th only rel problem with having a messy coil that twists your rope is when you go to unfurl it at the crag, it may very well try to get tangled into a knot (only real penalty is the extra work)
2. as far as rope storage goes, the best thing you can do is put it on a shelf in your closet out of sunlight and away from any corrosive chemicals/substances (anything petroleum-based, acids, bases, cat urine, etc.). You can wrap your rope in a tarp if you want, but don't close the thing off in some airtight container, just in case it got damp at some point - it wouldn't dry so well and could get mold.
3. your rope should be totally fine for a couple of months if stashed in a dry, non-sunlit, non-corrosive place. just lay it on a closet shelf without any serious kinks in it and wipe it out for he next venture to the crag.
hope that helps brandon - climb well, be well
-chilli
...and now back to vacation for a couple more days. i'll tell you guys about costa rica wen i get back...  | 
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Hmmm... so are we having forum STRIKE and I missed the memo??? 
Don't forget to wash your rope in a cold water wash because it is easy on the rope, it will get the dirt and rock particles out of the core of the rope, which can damage the rope unknowing to you. And also make sure you do the washing in your bath tub or a front loading washer and let the rope loosely hang up to dry on its own, in a dry dark place. Then store it coiling it loosely w/ no knots in it. Maybe get a rope bag or your back pack! 
