HRoark Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Are these as good as the factory dry treatments? I found a nice rope cheap, but it's non-dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 very simple answer: NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 after heavy use in wet conditions the dry treatment is blown anyway. nondry ropes work fine for sportclimbing anyway so it will be great for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodchester Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 I have found them to make a difference in retreating an older dry rope. Now that means some sucess, enough to make it worth it, but I have never tried to make a non-dry rope dry. Some dry ropes are treated non only on the sheath, but in the mantle as well. I doubt the after market DWR will do much. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRoark Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 I have found them to make a difference in retreating an older dry rope. Now that means some sucess, enough to make it worth it, but I have never tried to make a non-dry rope dry. Some dry ropes are treated non only on the sheath, but in the mantle as well. I doubt the after market DWR will do much. Just my opinion. Kinda what I was thinking, thanks Rodchester. Fuck you Lummox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Parker Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 (edited) I had a dry rope that got non-dry while climbing a non-dry ice climb. When it got dry again it was dry so I used it in some dry conditions and it stayed dry. Then I got it non-dry again and when it was dry again it was still non-dry so I applied some dry tratment and it was still dry. It stayed dry until the next non-dry climb, but it got dry again. So I applied some non-dry treatment since it wanted to be non-dry annyway and now it is non-dry all the time except when it dries out. Edited January 29, 2004 by David_Parker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 But...that Revivex stuff is the shizzle for DWR fabrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodchester Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Was that while you were at bandcamp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRoark Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 I had a dry rope that got non-dry while climbing a non-dry ice climb. When it got dry again it was dry so I used it in some dry conditions and it stayed dry. Then I got it non-dry again and when it was dry again it was still non-dry so I applied some dry tratment and it was still dry. It stayed dry until the next non-dry climb, but it got dry again. So I applied some non-dry treatment since it wanted to be non-dry annyway and now it is non-dry all the time except when it dries out. Thanks Dave. I have only one question: Did that work when it was damp out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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