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    Member alpineLounger's Avatar
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    Just slippages and stupid's here. Never a material fail.

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    Senior Member TheIrishmanHangeth's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bubba View Post
    Combining four lengths would add strength but the knots in each will derate that strength. I don't know by how much but in some cordage a knot can decrease the breaking strength by 50% or even more.
    So with that said would it be safe to say that even if the strength was decreased by 50% that I would still have a 1000+ lb strength strap on each side?

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