SESKStuff Everyone Should Know
SESK: Stuff Everyone Should Know · sesk.info/scout-fuse-nylon-rope

How do you keep the cut end of a nylon rope from unraveling?

Fuse it, by carefully melting the end.

  1. Fuse it by melting the end ✔
  2. Soak it in water overnight
  3. Tie a bowline in the end

Why: Nylon and other plastic rope melts with heat, so you fuse the strands together over a flame in a ventilated area. Natural rope like sisal or cotton gets whipped with string instead.

Huh, didn't know that: Melted nylon is hot and sticky, so let it cool before touching the end.

The dad joke
My rope was falling apart, so I gave it a pep talk. Now it's holding it together.
Like this card?
Play the game

Sources

  1. Scout Life (Scouting America): How to Whip and Fuse the Ends of Rope https://scoutlife.org/outdoors/164973/how-to-whip-and-fuse-the-ends-of-rope/

Test yourself in the game

Outdoors & CampingYou're lost on a hiking trail. What do you do?Outdoors & CampingA thunderstorm chases you away from the campfire. When is it safe to go back out?Outdoors & CampingYou find a tick stuck in your skin after a hike. What's the best way to get it out?

That's stuff everyone should know.