Knot Crazy: The Rope Strap

Although learning knots for the sake of learning knots is fine, it feels even better to create something that can be actually used directly to restrain a limb.

The Sliding Sheet Bend was one such technique, and today I learned to set up a quite beautiful looking construct called a Rope Strap.

The Rope Strap is important because it allows you to distribute the pressure of the rope over a larger surface area, thus decreasing the risk of pinching and circulation loss for the person being tied.

That ankle in jeans is goin' nowhere

It's also fairly easy to master. In fact once you've done it 2-3 times you quickly can repeat the entire process with no mistakes ad infinitum because there are only 5 non-repetitious steps to master no matter how long the resulting strap.

And there are tons of uses for the strap, including using it as shackles, as a bracelet, or even as a collar.

Here's a youtube vid that shows how to easily make a Rope Strap.