Newbie here, I?m glad I found your forum. I need a bit of help. I am planning on purchasing a 1.5? manilla rope to hang from the tree in our backyard for the kids to climb. The company I?m ordering from offers a rope eye splice at the top to facilitate hanging, a poly boot at the bottom to prevent fraying, and cuts to custom lengths.
My problem is that I want to tie over hand knots every 1.5 feet to help the children climb into the tree. In order to get the correct length of rope, I need to know how much rope length will be used for each knot. Does anyone know how much rope length I?d need for each knot or know how I can figure this out (without having the rope already in my possession)?
Also, if you have any better knots I should use for my purposes or any additional factors I should consider before purchasing the rope, I?d love to hear them as well. Thank you.
Yes, but has anyone done this with a 1.5 inch rope? Or is there a formula to extrapolate it from a different thickness of rope? I do not have any rope that thick to test it on.
Good day Lady Bug.
I just went out to my 1.5 inch diameter climbing rope and tied an Overhand knot and reasonably snugged it. I did not add my weight to it because it is wet and I don?t want a permanent knot in it.
A rope of this size will require 20 inches Per Overhand knot.
This will add a lot of length to the whole affair prior to tying all those.
You might consider tying a series of tight knots at the desired intervals, such as Strangle, constrictor, Turks head knots using separate pieces of smaller diameter rope or cord. It just needs to a large enough node to aid them.
Since the climbers will no doubt not need such huge knots in their future.
I have even thought of opening the strands of the rope and passing a smaller diameter rope through it and tying it off.
Hope this helps.
SS
More than I thought!
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i would consider if really need knots inviting kids to top at branch or not.
SS369,
Wow! I?m glad I asked for a bit of help rather than just going for it. That is more than I would have guessed. Thank you for helping me with this.
I do think you?re right though. I will order the rope of the length I need and work on tying on a series of smaller knots for grip when it arrives.
Thank you so much for the advice!