Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby puddy2131 » Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:44 pm

I just wanted to get an idea as to what everyones preffered tie-up instrument was? For me, it is handcuffs. I love how the metal looks and feels. What are our thoughts?

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby PetSilkenvixen » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:18 pm

I prefer rope, it has the perfect DiD feel to it :)

Tape is a *very* close second! I like handcuffs under certain circumstances, particularly if someone puts them on me against my will........
Christyne

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby BoundTight1 » Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:52 pm

Rope or Medical Bandages would be my first choices Close second would be hancuffs because I love the feel of Metal like you (Puddy) but only use em if it's forced on me just like (PetSilkenvixen) Tape would be the last thing I'd use now a day because of the hair on my Body, and face....

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Jason Toddman » Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:29 pm

I prefer rope for numerous reasons:
1. more flexible than cuffs and more secure than tape
2. can be reused; tape generally cannot be reused.
3 no lost keys to worry about, so easier (for captor) to remove than cuffs with no keys
4. to me, cuffs lack a personal touch; they feel the same no matter who cuffs you. On the other hand, rope ties vary from person to person and so have a personal touch I enjoyed immensely.
5. Ropes are WAY more versatile than cuffs and can go anywhere on the body; cuffs can only go around wrists (and ankles if they are slender enough or cuffs are the extra large type made for ankles). Tape is also versatile, but tape can only be used once and is less durable and less difficult for a determined person to get out of.
6. Any fool can use cuffs, but it takes a skilled Tugger (IOW someone who knows what they are doing) to tie a person well with rope.
7 Ropes don't pull the hair out the way tape can and does.
The only downsides to rope:
1. It takes longer to get on or off. But then again, for me getting leisurely and carefully tied is part of the fun!!! In which case cuffs are too damned quick! :twisted:
2. Ropes can eventually cut off the circulation if badly done, but so can cuffs. Tape at least is less likely to do this unless twisted around too much.
Dare to be different... and make a difference.
To boldly go where no one in their right mind has gone before...

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby puddy2131 » Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:46 am

I agree that ropes can be used in more ways and are more versatile than cuffs, which is why i def. like to use them as well. I just happen to like the "look" of a girl in cuffs.

As far as tape goes, it is my preferred choice for a gag. A nice duct taped mouth is a beautiful look.

Luckily, with all these choices, there isnt a wrong answer :big:

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Jason Toddman » Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:43 am

Besides which, each have their good points (I admit that cuffs do have a special look to them I hadn't considered in my last post here, as usually *I* was the one who was cuffed).
Really the best answer is; if you've got them, use all three!!! Plus whatever else you have at hand. Sleepsacks... strait jackets... chains. They're ALL good!!! :D And I'd LOVE to have someone stick me inside a vac bed or sleepsack for a night! :mrgreen:
Dare to be different... and make a difference.
To boldly go where no one in their right mind has gone before...

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby neb96 » Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:25 pm

I prefer tape because it covers a wider area than handcuffs amd rope, can be done quickly and easily and I like the look and feel of it.

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Chris12 » Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:10 am

I like ropes the best but i like tape to because its so easy

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby BoundTight1 » Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:10 am

Don't Tape hurt the few who said they like tape???

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby SuperRedbaron221 » Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:42 pm

Wait one minute u are all replying to this? This post should have been made in the tugs talk sections not general chat!

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby BoundTight1 » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:44 pm

SuperRedbaron221 wrote:Wait one minute u are all replying to this? This post should have been made in the tugs talk sections not general chat!



Meh... 2 mods watching this, and it was not moves.... :P

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby MissTieMeUp » Fri Feb 18, 2011 2:43 pm

I LOVE rainbow rope, it's soft, colorful and so versitile. I also love handcuffs (furry or steel) and of course bondage tape, that stuff is amazing! unlike duct tape you can wrap it around the eyes and it won't pull off your eyebrows when you are done! lol I also get a kick out of colorful or matching rope and duct tape. Yeah they even have camo duct tape out there. The leather cuffs are also sexy.
Rainbow rope & a white cleeve gag are my BFF's ;)

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Joker21 » Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:27 pm

the rope is the best...as my opinion!
but using pieces of clothes and scarves is also an option!and i say a good option
anyway don't take it offensive but i hate handcuffs! no way for being creative...neither in tying nor in escape!
really out of fun! maybe just good for self bondage when u really need to be arrested by urself! and also good when u have to escape in emergency! u only have to cuff it in place and remove it with a key...
puuufff :? no no i don't like it

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby NaughtyNats » Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:46 am

Rope is best. you get nice souveneir marks not bruises like cuffs. It is so much mor versatile, It can actually be made tighter. it is cheap and reusable, it has just 2 drawbacks: not much use for blindfolds and gags, difficult to tie your own hands if you havene't got a friend.

So yes I love rope :tied:
:evil: :tied: :tickle: :gag: NAUGHTY NATS :gag: :tickle: :tied: :evil:

Maybe blindfold, maybe gagged, always barefoot

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby MissTieMeUp » Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:57 am

NaughtyNats wrote:Rope is best. you get nice souveneir marks not bruises like cuffs. It is so much mor versatile, It can actually be made tighter. it is cheap and reusable, it has just 2 drawbacks: not much use for blindfolds and gags, difficult to tie your own hands if you havene't got a friend.

So yes I love rope :tied:


Actually I have seen a rope gag, not sure how comfortable and most are done bit style. yeah i love rope to. but yeah a rope blindfold would be out until you can really weave! lol
Rainbow rope & a white cleeve gag are my BFF's ;)

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Jason Toddman » Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:01 am

NaughtyNats wrote:Rope is best. you get nice souveneir marks not bruises like cuffs. It is so much mor versatile, It can actually be made tighter. it is cheap and reusable, it has just 2 drawbacks: not much use for blindfolds and gags, difficult to tie your own hands if you havene't got a friend.

So yes I love rope :tied:


I don't understand your implied incompatibility with blindfolds and gags when it comes to rope; that is certainly not something I've ever heard of. I was gagged lots of times while tied up as a kid; blindfolded not so much but that's because I don't like being blindfolded.

Edit - Oh. Misstieup's post clarified matters for me. Gags and blindfolds made of rope was a concept that just didn't occur to me. Well, no one said you were LIMITED to just ropes, did they? :oops:
And she is right; there are rope gags out there; probably not very comfortable and most probably hard on the teeth judging from my own experience in using my teeth to help tie myself up. Never even heard of a rope blindfold though - which only goes to show that nothing's perfect!

As for difficulty in tying your own hands, that depends on your skill and flexibility. I was never particularly limber or skillful in knot tying, but I managed to tie myself up quite well when I was younger and still interested in self bondage. Maybe not inescapably, but then I never wanted that; it'd be too embarrassing! But difficult enough to get out of it to make it interesting; I even managed to tie myself spread-eagle to my bed; all it requires is some imagination, a little pe-planning, and a reasonable amount of limberness in the wrists and fingers.
I DO agree that it's easier and also more fun with a friend (in fact, MUCH more), but IMHO that applies to ANY binding method there is.
Dare to be different... and make a difference.
To boldly go where no one in their right mind has gone before...

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Suestruggles » Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:20 am

Rope is definately the most versatile nut tape is best for gags and cuffs are useful for self bondage and for some scenarios when full restraint is not needed (eating with your hands in fornt but unable to untie them or imagine being handcuffed by one wrist to a pipe in your kitchen whilst totally naked)

Tape has one good advantage though....mummification, especially ove clingfilm. I have written about one of my mummification stories here and must write more later.
Sue

Fit to be tied, wants to struggle.

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Scottstud94 » Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:04 am

Gotta go with tape

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby SecretAgent » Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:09 am

Rope is definitely my favorite for tying up a captive. I like other materials too, but rope is my preference--I like how it looks and feels on the captive, and I also like that there's some skill involved in doing a good tie-up. Someone with some good rope skills can usually tie up a hostage so it's difficult or impossible to get loose! I love escape challenges and games like that.
Jeff

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby TiedupChick » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:06 pm

I like ropes mostly. Tape hurts, or at least duct tape hurts, when you go to remove it. So i would say ropes. :)
Tie or be tied? What will it be? ;)

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Kyle » Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:26 pm

Rope is the most flexible (no pun intended) and the best in my opinion. Handcuffs are great for self-bondage or for quick captures. Tape is great for gags and good over clothes but take it from me you don't want it over your bare skin if body hair is involved. Rope is the best in my opinion, generally speaking.

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Jack Roper » Tue Feb 22, 2011 5:29 pm

Don't ever use rigid handcuffs--you may not get out of that self-tie!

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby italianarg » Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:49 pm

Gotta be rope

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Kyle » Tue Feb 22, 2011 8:11 pm

The handcuffs I use have safety releases. I ain't that stupid. But I hardly ever do self-bondage anymore anyway.

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby MissTieMeUp » Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:22 pm

it's not tape per say but would be fun for a captor would be if during RP his captive was dressed as a cop and bound and gagged with yellow caution tape :D
Rainbow rope & a white cleeve gag are my BFF's ;)

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Raysenn » Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:42 pm

Well. Tape is, by far, the worst of the tie up utensils. Any individual with any traces of strenght can break duct tape. And it leaves a fucking disaster behind.

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Somebody has to clean that.

Ropes are awesome. You can give it a personal touch by making your own extremely complicated and impractical pattern. Did you catch that last word? Impractical. Eye says cool, sanity says otherwise. Specially for those without patience. I know for experience.

Those were dark times.

And handcuffs are practical, and some of them look cute, some boring, some just freaking creepy. And , like ropes, very hard to escape from. And they're fun to mess with. Until someone loses a key. I've been a victim of it before.

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Winner: Has to be handcuffs. The fuzzy ones.

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Janbound » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:07 pm

Rope is most versatile, can be just as secure if tied properly and doesn'e give you a waxing when it comes off. It doesn;e bruise as much as cuffs (not to say it never causes bruises) adn when it is pulled tight it gives you the feeling you really are being tied tightly.

Tape is quick and good for gags and blindfolds (with some eyebrow / eyelid protection. Cuffs are also quick and is the best thing for self bondage as you are held securely until you decide to find the key.

Averall though

:tied: :tied: :tied: :tied: :tied: ROPE IS BEST :tied: :tied: :tied: :tied: :tied:

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Raysenn » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:44 am

I disagree with you, (whoever wrote above me). Ropes do cause more bruises.

But why we can't combine all three? Like, cuffing me and tie the chain to the wall and use duct tape for taping my mouth shut?

That sounds fun, doesn't it? Right? Right?

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby Bulldogg » Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:52 pm

I know this seems a bit delayed but I just joind and trying to navigate around the site... I like either rope or handcuffs... both are easy, and fun to use... Also look quite stylish ;) LMAO
I am CANADIAN!!!

Re: Cuffs, tape, or Rope

Postby SamanthaBoundx » Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:22 am

It really depends on my mood or the situation in whic hthe TUG is taking place.

In general I prefer ropes. I really love the classic damsel in distress look - so some nice, tight ropes just can't be beaten, for me. Ropes are very versatile as well - you can do so many different types of tie using them. From a personal point of view, I also think they look neater and more elegant (when tied properly, of course). They also hurt a lot less than both tape and cuffs, so that gets rope bonus points for me!

I do enjoy using cuffs, but I always prefer to use the leather velcro cuffs instead of metal handcuffs as they tend to be more comfortable.

Tape is definitely my least favourite of binding materials. It's messy and inconvenient and painful to remove. I avoid using it wherever possible - unless of course it's for gags :P