Hanging question

[purplesky9]

I intend to CTB by full suspension. I'm worried though that something going to go wrong and I'll survive. If I do I may be left with some pretty bad rope burns on my neck. I was thinking of taping a plastic bag to my neck to try and protect it a bit. Does anyone else have any suggestions how to prevent this?

 

[dead dav]

Face cloth should help

 

[Permanoir]

Putting something light such as a tablecloth or a plastic bag would be enough.

 

[purplesky9]

A tea towel maybe. Or would that be too bulky.

 

[deadbidaylight]

Ive heard of people placing a sock lengthwise between your neck and the rope. A tea towel might be too bulky depending on the material.

 

[AreWeWinning]

If the anchor point and the rope are strong enough, and the noose knot tightens under the load, then there is not much else to go wrong.

What I'm planning to do, and have been doing already, is to test the setup thoroughly.

Concretely, I tie the rope, use the exact same anchor point, rope and knots I'll be using, but just make the rope longer, and step in it with my foot. Step in it with my full bodyweight, and bounce on it. If everything holds, it should be good. At least, that's the idea.