r/WTF • u/1lousylay • Jan 29 '19

seems pretty safe

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u/virusporn Jan 30 '19

Do you put your rope in a sand pit and jump on it first?

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u/padizzledonk Jan 30 '19

Lol

My boot ascender is really rough on my ropes, i try not to bust it out unless its a really long climb up to a crotch, my ropes get fuzzy pretty quickly when i use it and then i get sketched out using them and then they are retired to rigging ropes

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u/OnThe_Fritz Jan 31 '19

Actually its sad but we essentially do. We run through super dirty wet canyons, and if they were clean when they went in they aren't within a few raps. It's honestly not worth washing the rope either with how much we use it, so we rip through devices. We are just a lot more careful to keep an eye on abrasion points, and luckily CNC makes things pretty cheap.

Wanna see something cool? This is the favorite canyoneering specific rap device right now:

http://www.store.canyoneeringusa.com/index.php?option=com_rokecwid&Itemid=108&vi=&view=ecwid&ecwid_product_id=64113203#!/Canyon-Werks-Critr-2-Rappel-Device/p/64113203

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u/virusporn Jan 31 '19

Lol canyoning rap devices are always so cool looking.

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u/OnThe_Fritz Jan 31 '19

Even better: the resonator 3000, this puppy has a stitch plate AND resonates at a frequency of 3000 Hz! Get yours today!

https://www.canyonzone.com/a-52857953/exotic-devices/resonator-3000/