I have about 200' of 5/8' stiff 3 peice twisted nylon rope in the garage. I used this type of rope for commercial fishing a few years ago. Is it any good for escapes or should I get some woven soft fiber nylon rope? What kinds do other folks use?

(I haven't done any rope stuff yet, at all)

What you have would work fine in a walk around/ parlour setting, but on stage you should have the bigger, thicker stuff.

Remember also the bigger and more sturdy something looks the harder it looks to escape from from the aduience point of view.

Two escapes I can think of that would work with that would be Bigelow's Tripple Tie and Mercenary 80. Give them a try and see how you fair.

Shawn

Hi,

I have worked pretty much with 5/16 and 3/8 style of rope. I have learned that new rope (stiffer) is easier to get out of. I saw a Ripley's episode and a guy was tied with 1 inch rope... granted it wasn't in a standing position, but still, 1 inch? I guess it looks impressive, but to actually get knots and tightness should be extremely difficult. I guess I would practice with smaller rope, and then when you do the escape in public, use the thicker rope.

As far as the bigelows tripple tie and the mercenary 80, I really have no idea what those are. X, what are those?

Mercenary 80's is an escape from my first manuscipt and Tripple Tie (spelled wrong but that is the title) is from Bigelow's manuscript of the same name. They are just easy escapes that can be done with just about any type of rope and the first ones that popped into my head.

X

I use a 3/4" diameter cotton-nylon blend rope with my escapes. It's soft enough to tie firm knots in, yet firm enough to allow ease in working. I found mine in the hardware section in WalMart.

Margarette

I don't think this stuff will work. I have a tough time tying knots in it myself. I will shop for some softer stuff. What is the all time favorite color?

I was thinking white or very bright yellow, but have no idea on real world color.

White I'll say is more commonly used. I have also seen rope at K-Mart that comes in different colors. Why not also try red and blue if you already have white. Don,