Hello desert Wanderers
Previously there was a discussion somewhere else in this nice and lovely forum of @Carnity about ropes . I just would like to get this straight .
there are basically two kind of ropes and they serve different purpose
the first is the snatch or tow rope and it’s stiff and very strong and it’s designed for lifting several tons like in construction or towing a vehicle , hence called tow rope
the other type is recovery or kinetic rope and this is the one we use in sand and I say in sand not in wadi or gravel terrain and obviously it’s purpose not to tow but to recover utilising the stored kinetic energy being built during the stretch to recoil along the length of the rope and the rebound effect what brings the bogged vehicle out of the Sandy pit , bowl or pocket . The point is that we let this process to happen smoothly and gradual depending on difficulty of the situation . At times when we are bound of little space we tend to shorten the distance and shortening the length of the rope and I think this has nothing to do with increasing the power of strength as long as it’s one rope and not latterly two separate ropes.
please let us know more , I might be wrong !