Topband: Outdoor rope suggestions

[Tom W8JI]

> In about 7 years that Dacron stuff starts to dry out and comes apart
> slowly, Rots it in water like rain gutters.
>

Perhaps you are confusing it with something else, or you bought some fake 
Chinese forgery?

Dacron rope (a trade name for a polyester rope derivative with less stretch 
than nylon)  is rated everywhere as being excellent for UV resistance with 
good or excellent chemical resistance, mildew resistant, and good abrasion 
resistance.

It is commonly used as a marine rope. I have some that has been up for 15 
years in Georgia sunshine, and it was used when I installed it!

There are some inferior ropes out there. I bought some Wal-Mart Nylon rope 
that had no UV resistance at all. It lasted less than a year, while other 
Nylons last many years. The Wal-Mart made in China Nylon rope was more like 
polypropylene.