Rope Ladder

How to tie a Rope Ladder - from http://www.SelfMadeSailor.com - A handy, sturdy, and secure way of making a ladder entirely out of rope.

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• nautical
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[megachickena]

Hey Selfmadesailor,

How many feet of rope do you think it take to make a rope ladder [using the method in this video of yours, (which is a great video)] - that is approx. 10 feet?

[selfmadesailor]

Hi megachickena, The rope Dave used in the video was 45 feet and made six or seven rungs. It depends how wide you have the rungs and how far apart they are. We suggest you practice with the rope you want to use and then extrapolate to determine how long the final rope should be. It uses a lot of rope. Angi

[sniperboy102]

what if i wana make a ladders thats 12ft ... how long would that be ?

[selfmadesailor]

Hi sniperboy, Dave used a 45 foot rope for the ladder in this video and it didn't make too many rungs. I suggest that you try a length of rope and make a short ladder. You can then adjust the width of the rungs or distance between them which suit you and then multiply it out to determine how much rope you would need for the final ladder. Angi

[Mfitz1960]

Very good video, after surviving a house fire where the fire commisioner told us that we had a less than 5% chance of escaping, we know that having a PLAN saved our lives. This rope could save the lives of those who do not have access to a roof or ladder in an emergency; nice job!

[selfmadesailor]

Hi Mfitz, In fact, last fall Dave built one, attached a line to it which would un-roll it easily, as well as a Fox40 whistle, and placed it in the slip beside us in the marina (where we live full-time). The previous month, a man had fallen in and drowned; we thought he might have had a chance had there been something for him to grab. Reaching up to grab a cleat and get out of the water, when weighed down by all your clothing, would be difficult, but grabbing the ladder would be easy. Angi

[BatmanProject777]

Always wise to stock up on rope knowledge and skills. Forget gold investing, even when the market is dying, rope skills never de value !

[highonhayek]

Probably the greatest YouTube commenter of this generation.

[terrylandreaux]

@GBFlury Gary! This is your father. If you even think about climbing out of your 2 story window I will make sure to cut the rope when your 1/4 the way down.

[flapjackattack418]

what kind of rope is a good rope to use? i bought diamond-braid poly rope that says it supports 244lbs, but it also says not to use for stuff like this. help?

[MissJazzHot]

How do you attach the ladder to an object such as a tree branch to climb up?

[oKrBw]

@GBFlury hahaha that's exactly what I was gonna do with the one I made

[GBFlury]

OMG. So I defiantly love this video. I made this and it defiantly supports my weight coming from a 2 story building. Using this and a lot of knots I looked up I am now able to sneak out of my room upstairs and get back up... Not to mention that I can store this ladder easily and sneakily. It also looks bad ass.

[vavervecis]

Thank you very much for your video, it was very helpful just finished my rope ladder 4.30 m long 14 steps!keep up the good work! ;)

[heyd93]

Yeah now I can sneak our at night from my second story window thanks brah

[eImalomeIIeva]

ninja ladder

[WHNorthcote]

Very interesting video. Something I have not seen before on youtube that is not really boring for me to keep searching. Wonderful and consise demonstration of how to make a ladder from rope.

[FishTheMargins]

I suggest adding some sort of weight at the bottom of the ladder. This will keep it straight, and will make it easier to climb in the wind.