Pros. It’s very light, very smooth, very fast. There are very popular ropes – but it’s really up to you to make up your own mind. There. Cons:. Basically all the same cons as the one just above, with the addition of bulkier knots due to the increased thickness of it. It really depends on you and who you’re tying. Different ropes have different advantages, different pros and cons. Pros. It’s very light, very smooth, very fast.
Weighs more than the one above, but that’s not a massive issue. Summary:. And to be honest, I’d much rather be helpful. So I’m going to go into the pros and cons of a few different ropes. Click here for a full review of the hemp rope I ordered from Twisted Monk. Summary:.
“Natural Fiber” Ropes:. Hemp, Jute, Sisal, Cotton, Coconut. (On the plus side, it’s not expensive to replace when you do cut it.). There is another type of cotton rope I’ve seen, which I picked up at a Mitre 10 a couple years back for fairly cheap. HOWEVER. The stuff I got from Twisted Monk is a very different story. If you love to color rope (think your partner would look hot in deep purple or something), nylon is also a good choice (pure nylon, not poly-blends with nylon, not poly-pro, poly doesn’t accept dye). Nylon is nicely smooth and comfortable as well, but it has very low tooth, so you need to use surgeon’s knots instead of square knots and any half-hitch style knot should be done three times instead of two.
Likely to get a very good life span with it. It feels really soft and smooth; very good flex, too. You need to dry it under tension, or it will shrink and thicken unevenly. It’s not as fast as some synthetic ropes; because of the higher tooth, it will travel more slowly over skin and clothing. This is a very thin plastic webbing; it is not something you want to get too close to a naked flame, because it will melt. I strongly suspect that if you get droplets of hot wax on it, that it will cause stiff melted crackly bits in your rope, and that’s just not going to be pleasant for either the person tying or the person being tied.
Just make darn sure to keep those EMT shears handy and be prepared for a bit of swearing and frustration over the knots if it’s a loose braid. If you like shopping on the internet for your rope (either because it’s hard to find cotton rope near you or because you prefer your bondage gear to arrive in anonymous parcels), then you can buy cotton rope here instead. However, I snapped a couple of pictures of it while I was at Bunnings. I can’t give you as thorough a break down on it, but I made some observations. It generally has very clean lines, and has a sort of compelling aesthetic to it which honestly can make a person fall in love with it. Knots that look so-so with cotton or synthetic somehow look amazing with jute. That is, the colors will be more muted, less brilliant. Con: More expensive. So if you’re going to use it, keep those EMT shears handy. (On the plus side, it’s not expensive to replace when you do cut it.).
