Like the title says, I've been doing some wondering about inserting something inside a length of rope. The idea is basically shoving a malleable wire (think nite ize gear tie type, but without the rubber) inside a rope's sheath, in order to basically turn it into a rope gear tie. This tag end is the anchor for tether so for passing rope around the tree/around branches-imagine if it was semi rigid and all you had to do was reach a u of rope around the back of the tree or up over and around a branch. Also has some potential application for bending the rope around the tree/eliminate the need for a tether keeper, as the rope can just hold itself there.
Anyhow, it's an outside the box idea that nobody has done before, is that because there's potentially terrible safety consequences to inserting a wire into your ropes? And this is a stupid idea? If so, theoretically could something like this be done with something like a strap with a hollow core?
Full disclosure my original idea was slap bracelet inspired before I graduated to gear ties but I actually think it may work, if someone more knowledgeable than me about ropes and such can weigh in. I know that an abrupt transition on a bury can make a weak point but not a ton more that applies.
What do you think, did I accidentally just give the companies that snoop on here a million dollar idea ? If so this is my example of existing prior art. Most likely there's at least one safety reason why this may not be a great idea
Anyhow, it's an outside the box idea that nobody has done before, is that because there's potentially terrible safety consequences to inserting a wire into your ropes? And this is a stupid idea? If so, theoretically could something like this be done with something like a strap with a hollow core?
Full disclosure my original idea was slap bracelet inspired before I graduated to gear ties but I actually think it may work, if someone more knowledgeable than me about ropes and such can weigh in. I know that an abrupt transition on a bury can make a weak point but not a ton more that applies.
What do you think, did I accidentally just give the companies that snoop on here a million dollar idea ? If so this is my example of existing prior art. Most likely there's at least one safety reason why this may not be a great idea