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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: JoJoDapyro on October 14, 2015, 02:23:27 pm

Title: Twine/rope recommendations
Post by: JoJoDapyro on October 14, 2015, 02:23:27 pm: I want to keep a yard swing frame and weave a new seat for it. What type of twine or rope would last in the elements?
Title: Re: Twine/rope recommendations
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 14, 2015, 02:25:48 pm: My hammock is 3/8" cotton cord. Its comfy and soft, but takes a good while to dry out if it gets wet.
Title: Re: Twine/rope recommendations
Post by: JoJoDapyro on October 14, 2015, 02:28:33 pm: Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on October 14, 2015, 02:25:48 pm
My hammock is 3/8" cotton cord. Its comfy and soft, but takes a good while to dry out if it gets wet.
Funny how the simple answer slips by us. It is also dyeable. I guess its off to the interwebs to see about a big spool.
Title: Re: Twine/rope recommendations
Post by: Pat B on October 14, 2015, 03:16:23 pm: 3/8" nylon would be more weather resistant but it doesn't take dye well.
Title: Re: Twine/rope recommendations
Post by: JoJoDapyro on October 14, 2015, 03:35:48 pm: Dye isn't important. i didn't think nylon fared well in the sun.
Title: Re: Twine/rope recommendations
Post by: Pat B on October 14, 2015, 03:50:23 pm: Better than cotton I would think. Nylon, not poly!
Title: Re: Twine/rope recommendations
Post by: RBLusthaus on October 14, 2015, 04:19:18 pm: I use clothesline for all things outdoor. Might try that as well. Is that cotton? I'm not sure. Russ
Title: Re: Twine/rope recommendations
Post by: Pat B on October 14, 2015, 05:11:11 pm: I used 3/8" twisted nylon rope to tie my boat to the dock and as an anchor rope. It was at the dock for 12 years and the sun never damaged the rope.
Title: Re: Twine/rope recommendations
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 15, 2015, 07:52:05 am: Gotta remember your bare back/legs might be on it, any nylon or poly will chew your skin up and be rough. Hard to beat a cotton T-shirt on your skin eh'? :)