Originally Posted By: hikermor
It's actually rather foolproof, but I would be upset if an untrained individual was messing around with my climbing ropes, in any way.


Or any climbing gear for that matter. That would be like someone rummaging through someone else 's parachute.

Good SAR groups have people in charge of checking gear in and out to reduce that sort of thing. Anyway, a coil of rope can be easily tangled too.