Lazy man's alternative to ropes?

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Tab, @Aguineapig linked one of the Gawith & Hoggarth sliced ropes and there are several more available. I like the Curly Cut deLuxe Sliced quite well. The ropes do age better though.



Chris,
Thanks for the link to Turkey Foot Trading. Their prices on the ropes are very reasonable. For those who didn't click the link, the descriptions says that it's a mild twist and they sell for (small) $6.80 for 1.5 oz and (large) $9.30 for 3.0 oz.

At the risk of thread-jacking - Pete, maybe you can shed some light on something I've been wondering about ropes. They mostly seem to be uber-strong, and I've seen statements that they are the strongest tobaccos around. So it intrigues me that Turkey Foot is selling one they described as being mild. It seems to me that there's nothing inherently strong about ropes, and that it all depends on the tobacco type they use to begin with. And may that they become more dense and concentrated? Do blenders simply tend to use stronger tobaccos when they make ropes? And if so, is that due to tradition? Maybe sailors preferred the strong stuff?