15 Sep 2012, 05:15
This was too easy to be discovered earlier. I haven't tested it though, if someone else does before I do, please report.
This refers to the "Snug and Easy" section of http://www.likera.com/forum/mybb/Thread-...-Beginners
After finishing the last loop, start tieing an overhand knot into the remaining strand of rope - hard to explain again - basically do the same knot as when tieing your shoe-laces. But make sure, the side you have to pull for undoing it, is the side that goes to your wrists. Now move the knot as close to your wrists as possible and make the loop of the knot very small too, just wide enough to feed through a padlock. Put the padlock through and "click". The key is secured by your favourite timing device. You cannot remove the last coil of your tie, because the padlock is in the way, you have to wait.
This is probably a bit tricky because your hands are already tied together and there is not much space to move the knot. Furthermore, this only works, if the tie is really tight, because otherwise you will eventually be able to work one loop off, by pulling the other loops tighter. However, this is the closest thing to a rope timer that I have ever heard of.
Of course, if this really works, you should be quite familiar with this tieing method, because, obviously, you could easily cut off the padlock unless you have moved all cutting devices out of the way. And that means, there is no plan B. If you aren't sure, that you can undo the tie once the padlock is removed, you are in trouble. On the other hand, you could use the same padlock to chain yourself to a place where you cannot get to a cutter.
This refers to the "Snug and Easy" section of http://www.likera.com/forum/mybb/Thread-...-Beginners
After finishing the last loop, start tieing an overhand knot into the remaining strand of rope - hard to explain again - basically do the same knot as when tieing your shoe-laces. But make sure, the side you have to pull for undoing it, is the side that goes to your wrists. Now move the knot as close to your wrists as possible and make the loop of the knot very small too, just wide enough to feed through a padlock. Put the padlock through and "click". The key is secured by your favourite timing device. You cannot remove the last coil of your tie, because the padlock is in the way, you have to wait.
This is probably a bit tricky because your hands are already tied together and there is not much space to move the knot. Furthermore, this only works, if the tie is really tight, because otherwise you will eventually be able to work one loop off, by pulling the other loops tighter. However, this is the closest thing to a rope timer that I have ever heard of.
Of course, if this really works, you should be quite familiar with this tieing method, because, obviously, you could easily cut off the padlock unless you have moved all cutting devices out of the way. And that means, there is no plan B. If you aren't sure, that you can undo the tie once the padlock is removed, you are in trouble. On the other hand, you could use the same padlock to chain yourself to a place where you cannot get to a cutter.