Tent ropes

[ebrunner45]

Just found out today my Panther tent is ready to ship and I have not made my ropes or stakes yet I was wondering is it PC to put spliced loops and back splices in my ropes instead of whiping. Thanks in advance.

 

[chipper]

The splices your talking about have been around since the dawn of rope making and sailing.
Splicing rope is a dying art.
Good luck with your tent Panther makes some good stuff.
Regards

 

[Norskie]

I loop my ropes with hog rings. Not that I know them to be PC, but nobody has ever looked twice at them, even at juried events.

 

[B.Habermehl]

I can't possibly see any problem with spliced ropes. Whipped rope ends are for people who don't know how to back splice. :rotf:

 

[hack]

One thing you do not want to do is use oiled rope. the oil will leach into the canvas and cause a leak. any oil is death to canvas.

 

[mmahlock]

I'd suggest that you get Manila rope which is also farly historically correct. But as Hack said oil is the death of canvas to you need to soak in it a bucket of water and dish soap op or liquid laundry soap to remove most of the oil. I'd also suggest that you not splice your tent ropes to the tent itself but ues toggles or hand made hooks instead. What I mean is splice the rope to the hook and use that to attach to the tent. A wooden toggle can also be used by splicing an eye in each rope which is feed through the attaching point with the toggle on the other side.

 

[ebrunner45]

Does all new manila rope have oil in it or is there some brand to stay away from. I was just going to go to a local home store and buy some.

 

[hack]

there are some places to buy unoiled rope.
Four Seasons Tent Masters has it and I think its 20 cents a foot ???????? :hmm:
give them a call or check the local hardware stores.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Does that include linseed oil. :shocked2:

 

[hack]

ANY OIL OR OIL BASED PRODUCT :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono:

 

[mmahlock]

Does all new manila rope have oil in it or is there some brand to stay away from. I was just going to go to a local home store and buy some.

As far as I know, all of the currently available manila rope is oiled. The commonly sold sysle(sp) rope is not oiled but it is also not historically correct as far as I know. Another rope that would be correct would be hemp rope but I don't know of any sources for it.

Hack is right. Oil on ropes stored with tents are the death of the canvas. That is why (1) I soaked my manila ropes in detergent to remove as much oil as possible and (2) I don't have my tent ropes permenently attached to my tent.

Hack I tried to find what you mentioned on the Four Seasons Web site and got no where. Any help. :hmm:

 

[hack]

Please call 517-436-6246
Lila will be more than happy to help you.
:thumbsup:

 

[mmahlock]

Thanks :thumbsup: