{"id":23908,"date":"2012-04-19T23:07:11","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T04:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artofmanliness.com\/?p=23908"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:46:35","slug":"how-to-easily-create-your-own-rope-ladder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/tactical\/how-to-easily-create-your-own-rope-ladder\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Easily Create Your Own Rope Ladder"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rope<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: This post was written by Bryan Black and originally ran on ITS Tactical.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

If you lived on the second floor as a boy, you probably spent some time thinking about how you’d get out the window and onto the ground if there was a fire, and how cool it would be to climb down a rope ladder to make your escape. But maybe your parents never bought you that ladder and you didn’t know how to make one yourself.<\/p>\n

Well today I\u2019ll show you such a simple way to create a rope ladder, you\u2019ll wonder how you never knew about it!<\/p>\n

What you\u2019ll see here is a field expedient way to quickly throw together a ladder in a rescue situation or to complete the final touches on a Pioneering project<\/a>. A truly versatile technique that you should throw into your knotty toolbox.<\/p>\n

Ladder Lashing <\/strong><\/h3>\n

This ladder lashing should be created with natural fiber rope like Manila<\/a> because it grips wooden rungs better. Natural fiber is always superior to nylon (or even paracord) in lashing situations, because of how it bites into wood, particularly rough wood. Natural fiber rope can also be soaked in water prior to lashing to create a stronger hold as it dries in the lashed position.<\/p>\n

Something to note on this lashing, that I also mention in the video below, is that there are other ways to lash together a ladder that are more stable. You\u2019ll see in the ratings below that under abnormal load this lashing isn\u2019t that stable. This is because the rungs can move out from under a very heavy load. Even though I mention rescue applications for this lashing, please note that this would ONLY<\/strong> be in situations where putting a ladder together as quickly as possible is required.<\/p>\n

(Strength: 3\/Secure: 3\/Stability: 1\/Difficulty: 3)<\/p>\n

Please refer to this post<\/a> for a description of what these ratings mean.<\/address>\n

Uses:<\/h3>\n