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thickiana

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Jul 19, 2020
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I've been doing some research and I'm going to order a few different ropes tonight. I'm not sure what will work the best for me so I'm going to try at least three ropes.
I'm 5ft4in and 110lbs, my neck is quite thin but the muscles around my neck are very tight and tense. My intention is to do full suspension (although I've been considering a partial. I cannot risk failing at this so I might end up doing full suspension after all).

What kind of ropes should I include in my order? I'm thinking of 12mm propene rope but I don't know what else I should buy. Something thinner / thicker?
 
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lostangel

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Mar 22, 2019
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I'd recommend going thicker but not more than 20mm. I think 12mm is a bit too thin. The last thing you want is it to break.
 
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thickiana

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I bought this. It's 14mm, 15 meters long and made of polypropylene. It's probably not very comfortable tho(?).

I'm still trying to find a better one but I'm completely lost thanks to so many options.
 

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Deleted member 17949

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Based on info from engineeringtoolbox.com a 12mm polypropylene rope has a minimum breaking load of 3780 pounds with a recommended safe load of 315 pounds. Your rope likely will not break during a hanging. With that said, a thin rope may not be very comfortable for full suspension. If recommended something around 20mm for this.
 
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thickiana

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This is my second option, but still quite thin... 19mm. Nylon and polyester, breaking load is 7000kg. There is a loop on the other end of the rope so it would be easy to attach to the anchor point.
 

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