Hook and loop rope

A method of securing an object in place with a hook and loop rope comprising:

• wrapping the hook and loop rope around at least a portion of the object;
• and
• moving the hook and loop rope to a tie-down configuration,
• wherein said hook and loop rope comprises a main body having opposed first and second layers, the first layer being a hook layer having a plurality of hooks, and the second layer being a loop layer having a plurality of loops,
• wherein said main body defines a plurality of slots spaced along the length of said main body, each of said plurality of slots extending thorough the first and second layers and configured to receive an elongated member, and
• wherein moving the hook and loop rope to the tie-down configuration comprises engaging the plurality of hooks of a first portion of the main body with the plurality of loops of a second portion of the main body, thereby inhibiting movement of the first portion relative to the second portion.