I found a heavy parasol stand in the basement, which could be a nice stand for a roll of clingwrap. It is a simple stone plate with a vertical pipe to accomodate the rod of the parasol. The pipe is wide enough to accomodate the metal pipe of my vacuum cleaner. Put together, I got a vertical pole that is 1.10 m high, this is my stand for the clingwrap-roll. I used locking pliers as a stopper, to keep the roll at the top of this pole.
My idea: Wrap yourself directly from the roll. Alternatively, you can wrap the pole, and then walk around the pole while wrapping yourself.
There are four flaws:
It doesn't require enough force to pull the clingwrap from the roll, the wrap on the body isn't tight. I need to create friction between the roll and the pole, or a "break", that holds the roll so you can pull tight. That break must be very simple, since you can't use your hands.
The position of the roll on the tube is fixed. In order to wrap your legs, you have to move away from the pole and do some absurd movements to get the wrap there.
Once finished, you have to find a way to cut the wrap from the roll.
Can't be used in summer, if the stand is used on your balcony.
The good points:
Simple design, the components look perfectly harmless and unsuspicious.
The stand (my stand) is heavy enough to withstand quite some pulling without falling over.
Can be used with cloth or adhesive tape as well.
I also tried a single-glove wrap. The pole has a good height for this. Doing this off the roll isn't tight enough to keep the elbows together but I achieved a nice package. With wraps around the shoulders, there would have been quite a challenge to get out.
I think, wrapping the pole first is better than wrapping off the roll, because you can control the height of the film. And as long as there is enough film on the pole, you can pull tighter easily. Of course, you have to walk around the pole quite often, the circumference of the pole is less than 30 cm. Not easy once you have started mummifying your legs.
As long as the legs are free, you can step over the line of film between your body and the pole. This lets you create neater wraps around the shoulders or between arms and back (armbinder style).
Another technique when wrapping palettes is to let the film run through your fingers, creating long straps which are stronger than the flat film. Might be useful to tie your wrists or ankles. Of course, you would need a replacement for the fingers, once they aren't available anymore.
My idea: Wrap yourself directly from the roll. Alternatively, you can wrap the pole, and then walk around the pole while wrapping yourself.
There are four flaws:
It doesn't require enough force to pull the clingwrap from the roll, the wrap on the body isn't tight. I need to create friction between the roll and the pole, or a "break", that holds the roll so you can pull tight. That break must be very simple, since you can't use your hands.
The position of the roll on the tube is fixed. In order to wrap your legs, you have to move away from the pole and do some absurd movements to get the wrap there.
Once finished, you have to find a way to cut the wrap from the roll.
Can't be used in summer, if the stand is used on your balcony.
The good points:
Simple design, the components look perfectly harmless and unsuspicious.
The stand (my stand) is heavy enough to withstand quite some pulling without falling over.
Can be used with cloth or adhesive tape as well.
I also tried a single-glove wrap. The pole has a good height for this. Doing this off the roll isn't tight enough to keep the elbows together but I achieved a nice package. With wraps around the shoulders, there would have been quite a challenge to get out.
I think, wrapping the pole first is better than wrapping off the roll, because you can control the height of the film. And as long as there is enough film on the pole, you can pull tighter easily. Of course, you have to walk around the pole quite often, the circumference of the pole is less than 30 cm. Not easy once you have started mummifying your legs.
As long as the legs are free, you can step over the line of film between your body and the pole. This lets you create neater wraps around the shoulders or between arms and back (armbinder style).
Another technique when wrapping palettes is to let the film run through your fingers, creating long straps which are stronger than the flat film. Might be useful to tie your wrists or ankles. Of course, you would need a replacement for the fingers, once they aren't available anymore.
