Shoelaces

[Remmie]

Yet another dull thread started by me but after debating this with my wife she insisted I put it on the forum for discussion

[3 Stacks]

Great question. I usually go for the safety of the double knot to ensure there is no possibility they get untied.

 

Also, 'sup Remmie's wife. 

[Remmie]

1 minute ago, 3 Stacks said:

Great question. I usually go for the safety of the double knot to ensure there is no possibility they get untied.

 

Also, 'sup Remmie's wife. 

She's only viewing this provided I am proved the comprehensive victor. 

[Hand Shandy]

Left foot single knot, right foot double knot.

[razor]

My uncle was in the army and he told me that German soldiers used to lace their boots criss-cross.  British soldiers were told to tie their boots looped.  This is because in certain areas of war, like jungles at night and suchlike, Gurkhas could sneak up on a patrol, and to confirm their nationality would surreptitiously feel the laces of the nearest soldier.  If they were criss-crossed, they would cut your throat.

 

Having been on various maneuvers with Gurkhas in later training, he confirmed they are incredible soldiers and can "hide" in a field with no cover.

[Mook]

2 minutes ago, Hand Shandy said:

Left foot single knot, right foot double knot.

Pervert.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Double. Whenever I go single knotted one comes undone, then I have to bend over in the street and do it up again, like a chump.

[Hand Shandy]

Pervert?

 

Chance would be a fine thing...

[VladimirIlyich]

Is this the modern sequel to Shoestring? Where he gets married and ties the knot?

 

[Bobby Hundreds]

Tuck em in, unless it's an ankle boot or hightop converse or some shit then it's a single knot.

[Numero Veinticinco]

Single. 

[Captain Turdseye]

Tie them twice behind the tongue and tuck ‘em in. I suppose that counts as a double knot. 

[VladimirIlyich]

Double every time.

[Jairzinho]

9 hours ago, Hand Shandy said:

Left foot single knot, right foot double knot.

 

 

[Section_31]

Single, doubles are for simple kids.

[Evelyn Tentions]

The standard lace tying knot is one of those fuckers with a mirror image. Tied one way a single knot will come undone but not when tied the other way.

Do the left over right (or right over left) and pull it tight. Make a loop in one of them.

Then pass the other lace from the back over the top and pull the loop through. The loops lie to the left and right. It doesn't come undone.

Pass the lace from the front, under and pull the loop through. The loops lie up and down and it will come undone.

[Dougie Do'ins]

Depends on the length of the laces.

[Remmie]

20 minutes ago, Dougie Do'ins said:

Depends on the length of the laces.

If the laces are your ideal length, how are you tying them? We're thinking of a Utopian world of shoelaces here, go with with your heart, brother. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

More than twice as many do double knots. I’m surprised. I’ve pretty much always worn trainers, so either tied a knot behind the tongue or didn’t bother and tucked the laces in. But I just got a pair of walking boots, and do them with a single knot at the front. 

[TheHowieLama]

Usually go with these bad boys:

 

 

 

 

 

[Tony Moanero]

Doing double knots is only marginally better than wearing Velcro strap-over trainees. 

[Tony Moanero]

3 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Usually go with these bad boys:

 

 

 

 

 

Ha ha, great minds, Howie. I was about to post these bastards.

 

[Fowlers God]

Double knots. 

 

Singke knots are for the simple kids who struggle to do the first knot so give up.

[Jennings]

I only do double knots on them shit chord-type laces that keep coming undone.

 

One wants to release one's shoe laces with a single pull.

[magicrat]