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Shack

Trad climber

So. Cal.

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 16, 2005 - 11:12pm PT

That's one of the reasons on my homemade rope bag,
I made a clip in point on the bottom.
You can hang some ballast from it.

A double rope bag would be way cool....
You'll want to keep the ropes separated though,
I would think...

mark miller

Social climber

Reno

Aug 16, 2005 - 11:16pm PT

One larger bag split down the middle, to keep 2 ropes separated, with a large stiff opening and a bottom tie off point, now we're cooking with gasoline. Can we get it in red?

deuce4

Big Wall climber

the Southwest

Aug 17, 2005 - 09:27am PT

Perhaps a solution for using only on the wall is to do away with the rope bag aspect of it entirely (including the zippered gusset), and create a tight compact squat bag similar to a larger scale river throw bag, where the rope could be tightly packed in there and come out of a smaller opening that would be adjustable with a drawsting.

That's the direction I'd go if it wasn't to serve as a rope bag for carrying around as well.

John F. Kerry

Social climber

Boston, MA

Aug 17, 2005 - 03:33pm PT

A two chamber bag would be SWEET. Does anyone make one now?

Get 2 Fish wall bags, size large. Use a SpeedyStitcher to join them at the sides like Siamese twins. Stitch on extra clip-in loops as needed. Wouldn't be too hard, though it would be a lot cooler if you could operate a stout sewing machine and do some bartacking.

I love the SpeedyStitcher. I used it years ago to make desperately needed improvements to my o'riginal A5 double gear sling.

John F. Kerry

Social climber

Boston, MA

Aug 17, 2005 - 03:37pm PT

Wish I knew the "how to edit your post" trick.

I'm envisioning the wall bags being sewn together completely down the sides, not just at the lip, with perhaps 3"-4" of sewing along the horizontal dimension. Easy to visualize, hard to verbalize.

Shack

Trad climber

So. Cal.

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 17, 2005 - 08:21pm PT

Just give Russ a chance....
It's not easy making stuff like that...
Have YOU ever tried sewing something
with a beer in your hand?
I'm sure a design for a double rope bag
is somewhere, lurking in the shadows of Russ's pickled cranium.
(probably somewhere between fear and booze)

Russ Walling

Social climber

Bishop is DEAD, long live JT

Aug 17, 2005 - 08:50pm PT

With this many choices, it's amazing anything gets done.

note: OE 800 is a registered trade mark ( ™ ) of Billy Russell and Erik Kohl

Russ Walling

Social climber

Bishop is DEAD, long live JT

Aug 18, 2005 - 01:19am PT

Okay ya'll....

Start thinking on a new name for this item. It can't be "ROPE BUCKET" as there is too many products with this name out there as it is, and some models have left a bad taste in too many mouths.

It can't be FEED BAG™, as the mighty Mt. Tools has contacted me, with a cc to their attorney no less, that they claim to hold the Trade Mark to this name. Never really liked the name anyway.

hmmmm...... I heard a rumor that the Bag with No Name™ has a twin that holds two ropes at the same time, so think of this as a companion name piece.

Orifice™ and Double Orifice™, Rope Wrangler™ and Rope Dangler™, Happy Trails Rope Managers™, Hoss and Little Joe™.... who knows.

There is no prize, but thinking this hard is probably good for your hardened neural pathways.

Rather than clogging up this thread, send 'em on over direct.
Russ@FishProducts.com

Watusi

Social climber

Joshua Tree, CA

Aug 18, 2005 - 01:35am PT

Rope a'Dope...after Ali!

Lambone

Ice climber

Ashland, Or

Aug 18, 2005 - 11:04am PT

Shack said:

"A double rope bag would be way cool....
You'll want to keep the ropes separated though,
I would think..."

No, the ropes are tied together and stacked one on top of the other, haul line first, lead line on top.

Make me one Shack!

Wrathchild

Big Wall climber

right behind you

Aug 18, 2005 - 11:14am PT

The Slack-Sack
The Eel Creel

Shack

Trad climber

So. Cal.

Topic Author's Reply - Aug 18, 2005 - 11:56am PT

Lambone...

"I heard a rumor that the Bag with No Name™ has a twin that holds two ropes at the same time"

I have my best designer on it right now.

His name is Russ.

DavisGunkie

Trad climber

Davis, CA

Aug 18, 2005 - 12:08pm PT

hows about fat man and little boy

plus it would go along with the atom smasher theme

ryanb

climber

Seattle, WA

Aug 18, 2005 - 02:04pm PT

El Capstan?

Edge

Trad climber

New Durham, NH

Aug 18, 2005 - 02:16pm PT

The Dump!

Russ Walling

Social climber

Bishop is DEAD, long live JT

Aug 18, 2005 - 05:30pm PT

For the TradHog:
In a word "yes". Is it available? In a word "no". Will it be available? In a word, "yes". When will it be available? In a word, "soon". Can you define *soon*? In a word, "no". Will it be a blatant design rip off that boasts tons of improvement and infringes on Trademarks the world over? In a word "maybe". Can I get one to test? In a word, "no".