Well, the original comment that started me thinking was someone wanting to have 50 feet of rope with them as a D&D joke, so climbing was always at the back of my mind. But lots of the other uses require non-finger-cutting as well, so it seemed like the best all-around option.
It is looped back and forth between to D-rings sewn to the cut-off ends of a normal belt. This reduces the usable length, but earlier prototypes had problems snagging on the belt-loops right around the buckle. I decided it was better to just give up on that amount of rope.
Fitting it all into a fabric sheath is an interesting idea. It would be nice to have the ability to remove the rope and not lose all belt functionality. I had some ideas about a single strand of thin nylon to allow that, but I haven't added it yet.
Before I settled on a belt, I had a series of vests serving a similar purpose. I had a lot of trouble finding ones that lasted, but they worked pretty well while they did. That was also before I had money of my own, per se, so I suspect it could be done a lot better.
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Well, the original comment that started me thinking was someone wanting to have 50 feet of rope with them as a D&D joke, so climbing was always at the back of my mind. But lots of the other uses require non-finger-cutting as well, so it seemed like the best all-around option.
It is looped back and forth between to D-rings sewn to the cut-off ends of a normal belt. This reduces the usable length, but earlier prototypes had problems snagging on the belt-loops right around the buckle. I decided it was better to just give up on that amount of rope.
Fitting it all into a fabric sheath is an interesting idea. It would be nice to have the ability to remove the rope and not lose all belt functionality. I had some ideas about a single strand of thin nylon to allow that, but I haven't added it yet.
Before I settled on a belt, I had a series of vests serving a similar purpose. I had a lot of trouble finding ones that lasted, but they worked pretty well while they did. That was also before I had money of my own, per se, so I suspect it could be done a lot better.