In reply to d508934:
> can anyone tell me the benefit of the tie on tabs on the corners of rope bag sheet sections? I've got a couple on mine but never used them - any benefit to tying the end of my rope to them??
These loops actually have two purposes.
One, as someone has mentioned, is so that you can locate the top end of the rope.
The other REALLY important one is so that you can securely tie the other end of the rope to the bag so that when you use the rope next, you will not run the risk of dropping your leader when lowering them off a long pitch. The more you get into this habit of always securing the dead end of the rope to the rope bag, the less likely you are to drop someone.
Alan