Hi All,

After reading martinfocazio's post on the Katrina anniversary entitled "3 minutes from the ground to the roof" it got me thinking about emergency ladders since I also live in a flood prone region. I live in a second story apartment I can't install anything permanent but does anybody have suggestions on good emergency ladders or ladder type ideas?

I am considering just buying some heavy climbing rope, knotting it for steps and using a good sized "climbing certified" carabiner or grappling hook to secure it for an escape (descending to ground or ascending to roof). However, with the 3 minute time frame I'm leery about relying on that for ascending to the roof.

What do ya'all think? Thanks in advance for the feedback!

Cheers,
Nemo.