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Not too much to say here but I think the setup would have went well if my elbows didn't start to go numb... I usually have one arm go super numb and other fine, but sometimes both go a bit tingly. I hope increasing width of band and pulling higher from joint will help.
Heres the two ring devices, one for wrists to knees and one for harness to ankles. The ring device pulls the wrist cinch tight when it's joined.
Some pictures I had from my experiment...
Some problems were that sometimes that the harness was getting wonky...
Not much I wrote but might add later.
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Yea, your elbow tie is a bit too low.
Next time, try a little higher, just above your elbows.
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How long was the setup time? Looks amazing though
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(29 Oct 2021, 05:10 )Lancer Wrote: How long was the setup time? Looks amazing though
I think an hour maybe. I had to take it slowly
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That's some nice rope work overall. Elbow tie should indeed go higher. Looks nice, you got this!
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Definitely a nice tie. I would use thicker rope on the elbows and wrists to make it more comfortable. The rope around your chest looks the right thickness.
How hard is it to release the ring devices without scissors?
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(04 Nov 2021, 21:13 )Strappado Wrote: How hard is it to release the ring devices without scissors?
I have some steel rings and I use nylon ropes, it's not hard to get the 2-ring device to slip, maybe using other rope, like cotton, or smaller rings would help but I had never much luck with it. I switched to ratchets, they are much more secure and reliable. I always thought of the ring device as something for "self bondage with stuff you might have laying around", as in: not very good but it kinda works, better is to buy a few things that work well.
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(05 Nov 2021, 07:36 )Anne Wrote: (04 Nov 2021, 21:13 )Strappado Wrote: How hard is it to release the ring devices without scissors?
I have some steel rings and I use nylon ropes, it's not hard to get the 2-ring device to slip, maybe using other rope, like cotton, or smaller rings would help but I had never much luck with it. I switched to ratchets, they are much more secure and reliable. I always thought of the ring device as something for "self bondage with stuff you might have laying around", as in: not very good but it kinda works, better is to buy a few things that work well.
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Anne wrote - I had the same problems with steel rings and nylon rope, plus I found that the rope would twist as I tightened things up, causing the SRD to not tighten fully.
Like Anne I switched to ratchets and haven't looked back - super reliable, 100% 'on-way' (no slip!), cheap to buy and (for me at least) the 'click-click' sound as you tighten the rope, bringing your helplessness ever closer, is rather sexy! 😁
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Did another try today, used a wider elbow rope as suggested... Ratchets still yet to come, but very soon! . You guys are right, my ring device got jammed... Couldn't pull tighter...
But here's an animation, hope it works!
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(09 Nov 2021, 09:30 )AllieXBow Wrote: Couldn't pull tighter...
If you want to make it even tighter, connect the ring device or the ratchet to your knees instead of the ankles. But try before with free elbows and with a knife nearby, because movements will be severely restricted.