Best Waroo 2008.

The chicken loop rope tends to weaken after a lot of use and eventually snaps under strain.

This has happened twice to me now. Yes, I know sand causes a lot of the problems.

All the other parts are fine. To save spending $50 at a kite shop on what appears to be just a simple piece of rope, can you purchase the same or simialar rope at a hardware store? It would undoubtedly be a fraction of the cost of the 'Best' brand rope.

If anyone has done this, what type and size works properly and safely?