The Ice Warden is an ingenious device that allows the user to reliquish control to the elements. The lock consists of a hollow cylinder with sturdy anchor point on one end and a core shaft with matching anchor point. To use simply fill the hollow cylinder chamber with water, insert the removable core shaft, and put the Ice Warden in the freezer. Once the water freezes, the hardened ice fills the chamber and the openings in the core shaft, locking the two pieces together until the ice has melted. Attach the desired bondage equipment to the anchor loops, and wait for the lock to thaw to be freed.

The length of melt time varies from minutes to hours, and is affected both by how much water is used and the temperature of the environment. Testing before use to determine approximate melt time is recommended.