View Single Post
Old 06-05-06, 12:54 PM   #23
Mark W
IH8MUD Lifer
 
Mark W's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: The Greatland
TLCA# 6303
Posts: 3,525
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Yep, all knots reduce the tensile strength of the rope or strap. So use a strap that is strong enough even with a knot. Not to hard to figure out.

Buying and carrying a strap with a 50,000 pound capacity just to be able to have it function at 30,000 pounds is... ineffecient at best. Not to mention the difficulty of untying any knot after a good hard yank or five of them. And the reduction iun length is usually nothing to be ignored.

Carry rigging gear and don't tie knots in you straps.


Mark...
Mark W is offline   Reply With Quote