When I taught my kids knots, I kept it simple by teaching only 3 knots: the square, the bowline, and the tautline. I told them that with those 3 knots they could build the pyramids. Pretty sure kids today don't learn knot tying, which is probably okay...until they need to tie a knot
I teach knots to my scouts and I rarely use the square knot. I'd never limit a lesson to the best three knots. One of the most important knots to know is a round turn with two half hitches.
@@rickedwards7276 I would have been lost without the taut line hitch on my overland 50 miler. We were using tarps for cover against rain, and the taut line is definitely the best option for that particular use.
I learnd it as follow: from the pond, aroud the tree, across the street and into the pond again. I cant remember the animal. But it's the same concept.
That's how boy scouts tie it. As a high steel rigger, I've tied thousands. There is a much more practical way to tie. Believe it or not, the guy who showed me how was named Paul Morris.
I've almost forgot all the knots I was taught while in scouts, however as most have said, in additon to the three great knots you have detailed here; a clove hitch is a must to remember! Also a clove hitch is the first knot you tie for square lashing, which is a great load bearing way to fasten objects together, usually at right angles. Square lashing can be a life saving knot, you can make stretchers with it, lash a raft tightly together, or even build things like sturdy raised Basha or Bivouac shelters. Keep up the great stuff mate!
Having been an entertainment rigger for several years, the Clovehitch has been my most-used knot, but I love learning about new and interesting knots and their applications!
As a IGKT member and knot enthusiast I would say in the context of bushcraft and outdoor survival that the jam knot is the mother of all knots. In the 90's I was fortunate enough to learn personally from the greatest wilderness survival skills instructor of all time, Mors Kochanski. He had 7 knots that he taught and the jam knot was at the top of his list as well. One knot that you could have added to your list would be the prussik knot. A runner up could have been the marlinspike hitch. You have a great channel with very useful information and instructions. Peace...✌
wow haven't heard the jam knot mentioned in many years between growing in a Navy household and my mother taking macramé as a child I learned a lot of knots which helped in the scouts
Glad to come across an IGKT member. I can't afford the membership fees. I have invented a knot more secure than the constrictor but it is IMPOSSIBLE to tie. I would like to run this by the guild. The constrictor has an overhand with a wrap atop. My version replaces the overhand with a twist - two u-turns held down. It is impossible because there is no way to tension the interlock beneath.
Ya know the best knots in the world, are the knots power cords, earphones, fishing line and other cables do all by themselves in storage! Takes forever to undo them :)
Great video! I realize I need to practice my knots! Life, Red Cross and Girl Scouts taught me the knots decades ago, one does get rusty..the names of the knots have escaped me! Thanks for showing us and jogging this aging brain!
This in my mind is what the internet is for - Those with certain skill sets explaining to others their knowledge. Well done and thankyou PP!!! As a geezer...I'll have to watch this more than a few times.
When I was a Captain of my Fire Department, I would stress how important knots are. On the fire scene there are about 1/2 a dozen knots we used depending on what we were doing. Great video BTW & I always use the truckers hitch when building a tarp shelter.
Here in Germany every aspirant firefighter has to know 8 basic knots for their final test. I used to teach that to our junior firefighters (age 6-16) becouse they need that in contests.
On the subject of knots. I'm a crocheter. I honestly think learning even the basic stitches of this craft can be a life saver. You can of course make clothing, but you can make shoes and blankets as well as shelter with those blankets. You can make backpacks and bags as well as fishing nets. So all basis are pretty much covered. It's not just a frilly little granny craft. I'm thinking long term SHTF ideas here. You can also make "yarn" from t shirts as well as plastic bags and sheets.
You did a great job of keeping it simple, easy to see, explaining what it’s used for and the thing that drives me nuts…you didn’t praddle on for 5 minutes before you got to the content. Thank you
THESE are my new favourite knots - very useful for tensioning stuff which I always have a problem with. Key is remembering it I suppose, so practice practice
I remember learning the bowline knot is Girl Scouts. I don't remember the other knots they taught us. That was nearly 50 years ago. Thanks for the refresher.
That explanation of the trucker's hitch was the best I've seen so far. Excellent work. My favorite is the bowline, but I tie it in a way that is much faster, but a little riskier because you have to make sure the loose end gets pulled back through the second loop to lock it or it will not bind. It starts kind of like the trucker's hitch, but you create the loops with the hand closest to the loose end. You create the first loop, then pull the cordage through to create the second loop, instead of tightening the first loop around the second, you take your loose end, pass it through the second loop, making the loose end bend Just like you would with the trucker's hitch, but you pull the second loop back through, along with the loose end bent around it so that the first loop is around the loose end and pull tight. That's your bowline. It sounds way more complicated than it is. It's really fast, which, when you really need a bowline most, is how you need it.
it sounds like you might be describing a slipknot bowline. you start with a relatively loose slipknot, make your loop, put the free end through the slipknot, and then pull the slipknot back through, which creates a bowline. this technique also makes a true backwoods ziptie, same thing only you pull your loop as tight as you need before pulling the slipknot loop back through. works awesome for tying picnic tablecloths down with string.
@@kenbrown2808 Mmmm...no, it's just a field expedient bowline. Once cinched, any tension just squeezes the knot tighter so that it will not come undone or tighten, only maintain its size until all tension released and it is undone completely. Thanks for double checking.
@@N0B0DY_SP3C14L in that case, I have no idea how to tie what you've described. your description makes no sense at all without it being a slipknot bowline.
@@kenbrown2808 As I go through the slipknot aspect, that does add up. I'd never used the slipknot aspect before, as the free end tends to get pulled back through and cinch into becoming the bowline. So perhaps a slipknot bowline it is. Works like a bowline, looks like a bowline, sounds like a duck.
The bowline deserves to be at the top of the list. Easy, quick, and essential. Suppose someone breaks through ice and can’t get out. If you throw them a loose rope, they might not be able to hang onto it. But if you put a large loop in it with a bowline there is a double advantage. First, the extra weight of the loop will make it easier to throw to the person needing help. Second, he can put his head and arms through the loop and hang on even if his fingers are freezing.
I'd actually tie a fig-8 on a bite, just make the loop nice and big. The problem with the bowline is that unless the line is under tension the tail end can slip loose (unless you tie a back up know with the tail...which by then you could have tied the fig-8 and tossed it).
This is late, but the bowline and specifically the one handed method of tying it are essential. The one handed method is easier and faster for people that don't know much about knots. It's literally a life-saver.
Nice video. Clove hitch, bowline, Slip knot, reef knot, truckies hitch and a round turn and two half hitch knot cover everything I need on land or sea. I once met an old sailor who could tie a bowline one handed while rolling a cigarette in the other hand... in his pocket to keep it dry! I first learned knots in the Cub Scouts aged 7, then the army and then in my 30s when sailing. Now 60, I practise my knots so I don't forget. I once waited an hour for the last bloke to leave the hardware store so no one would see me tie down my load because I had forgotten how to do a truckie's hitch! Never again.
@@telestix6606 was that the scene with the fire hose? I was once very happy that I knew how to tie the bowline one handed.. especially because my other hand was busy hanging on to a cliff edge..
I'm really enjoying ur channel. Knowing practical things like knots r GREAT! More so than trauma/survival medicine & I'm an Emergency Department Nurse! Thanks & please keep it coming.
alpine butterfly is one of my favorite. non binding, non deforming, can take full load on the mid rope loop and both leads. very handy and I use it in place of the truckers sometimes
I found that it was easier to learn the bowline knot when I turned off the sound because you don't go through the loop you made in the beginning. Thank you!
Bowline, round turn and 2 half hitches, and, better that the truckers knot - the tautline hitch. After 70 years in the scouts, the navy, and camping, these three will cover pretty well everything
I love the Alpine Butterfly loop. You can tie it without needing a free end, it's a load bearing loop in either direction of pull, and you can untie it pretty easy. I also like the Jug Knot, but I've never memorized how to tie it.
when they taught me the alpine butterfly, it was a complicated wrap this, and shift that and under this and over that process. I deconstructed it, and now I tie them by taking the rope, wrap it three times around my hand, crossing pinky to thumb and laying each loop going from fingertips towards thumb. the second wrap will be the most prominent. grab that, pull your loop, and then tuck it under the other wraps from wrist to fingertips and pull the whole thing off your hand.
I was taught how to tie the bowline knot one handed around my waist in the Boy Scouts as a kid. I have it so locked in my muscle memory that even today, although I have a hard time remembering how to tie it, but as soon as I wrap the rope around my waist, I can automatically tie it one handed with my eyes close.
Bowline, Alpine Butterfly Loop, and Adjustable Grip Hitch are what I use the most. Particularly in applications where you might use a trucker hitch, I find the adjustable grip hitch provides the same use but with more control. Honorable mentions to the constrictor hitch which I use for zip tie applications, and the fisherman’s knot for joining two ropes.
keep brining this kind of stuff i love it i use the siberian hitch all the time to tie one end of a load down the i finish with the auto locking trucker's hitch
I'd say the most common and useful knot is the half hitch. It's so easy for anyone with basic knot tying skills that we often overlook it. Maybe not as common but the bowline is up there along with clove hitch, and square knot. Another of my favorites is a variation of the bowline, an inline bowline and a running bowline, along with a timber hitch.
With the trucker’s hitch, if you double-wrap your terminus through the loop, it locks the tension, making it easier to tighten and tie off without dropping tension.
Thank you so much for tips, my go too knott in almost all situations is the slip knott, true story ive done this knott for as long as i can remember and never knew the name till today😮 knowledge is power, youve got urself a new student in the bluegrass state 😊
I watch a lot of prepper channels. Your channel is awesome you have stepped it up ! Real answers to some of the things that I was looking for !!!! Thank you !!!! Great job
As a US Army Combat Engineer I had a most unique use for a knot. We used a girth hitch with an extra turn to join detonating cord in our firing systems. Detonating cord allows you to tie in different explosive charges into a single system. The girth-hitch with extra turn is used to ensure you have enough surface contact with the detonating cord to keep the detonation moving without cutting off the branch lines/charges. You even have to orient the running end away from the direction of the detonation or risk cutting off the line rather than transferring the explosion to the branch. Knots are great.
If you have a trailer, like we do for construction, the truckers hitch is #1. Once had a 30 gallon barrel that I didn't want to be affected by sharp bounces from potholes and rough road I had to travel as the lid wasn't in great shape. Managed to make kind of cradle with ropes and knots so it was slightly suspended off the bed and anchored to 4 points so it couldn't tip over. Was my proudest tie down. 🙂
Overhand knots are great, but by adding a twist you can make it into a figure 8 which is a little more secure... One thing that you may want to also remind people is that whenever you put a knot into a rope you are cutting the strength of the rope. A simple overhand knot in the middle of the rope creates the weak point and reduces the strength by 50%.... It is best to use knots that don't twist the rope where there is tension... The truckers knot is great for tying things down and holding light weight... but a Taut line doesn't reduce the strength of the rope. As mentioned by another person, a clove hitch or running clove hitch is a great anchor point because it doesn't reduce the work that can be done by the rope. In a survival setting, these knots can work quickly... but if you are going to have the rope do any work or hold SERIOUS weight, you need to keep that rope as straight and free of knots as possible.
Coming from a firefighter with rope and rescue certifications what you said is 100% true and I’ll even take it another step and totally forget the bowline. The bowline is ok but it’s not a life safety knot and a figure 8 on a bight is and easier to add to muscle memory tbh.
I'd say 50 percent strength reduction is very general, not just for the overhand knot. Could be more or less depending on the knot, rope material, anchor point size or angle, etc. If you are doing some serious rigging, you should take that into consideration.
@@alexandergillis6276 It is not a matter of testing... it is a matter of physics... and the 50% is a generalization... but when a rope is straight and pulling on the strands in the rope it is at its strongest... but when you put a simple overhand knot in the middle of the straight part... the rope then has to pull on its self and no longer pulls in a straight line... the forces twist. and no longer are in line with the rope. Plus... if there is a knot, the rope is most likely to fail at that point. The only way to truly strengthen the rope would be to splice.
@@JaredBetts i didn't disagree with your first comment. And i didn't mention "testing". I meant that there are other variables that affect rope strength that should be considered when calculating load limits. A 1000lb rated rope with an overhand knot in the middle pulled through a 2 inch rolling block or over the edge of a wall or through a carabiner may not be good for 500lbs, for example. And, no, a splice does not strengthen a rope. It's the better option, but it does reduce rope strength.
Hi, instead of using a running bowline for your ridgeline turn the fixed loop and running line into a marlinspike hitch that way your ridgeline will have a quick release on both sides.
With a good Stopper Knot, like the Figure 8. Yeah, if you don't use a stopper knot, the Clove Hitch can roll out, and you're better off with a Larks Head. Just add a half hitch to anchor the loose end. Either the lark's head, or clove hitch can be tied in the center of a rope, without either end.
I´ve been in the scouts many years ago, and the only knot I can remember how to do is the simple "everyday" overhand, so this video was really helpful for me - So thank you, you´ve gotten yourself a new sub.
The correct knot for tying your shoes is a square knot. It's pretty much guaranteed that if you use a square knot and pull it tight that it won't come undone until you loosen it yourself.
I dont consider that I know a knot until I can tue it behind my back without looking. This developes muscle memory and give a strong mental image of the knot in long term memory.
3 great knots. I really liked the arbor knot. The stop knot could be a quick release rather than an overhand, that way, it's very easy to untie. Thanks for the nice clear demo
50 years ago my boss at the time, a great horseman and World War II combat veteran taught me the Bowline and the Trucker's Hitch. Stanley Herman Morrison, Why Worry Farm, Woodside, California. Thank you Mr. Morrison. He also taught me to use a Mattock for digging and how to wake up very early and get to work on time. Tough man. a Great man.
You have accomplished with an excellent presentation on how to learn these 3 knots, and ways in fine tuning them making it easier to master. Thank you. It would meaningful to me and think others including other useful outdoor knots with your method of teaching. I am looking forward to your 2022 video series.
A long time ago we were taught to tie a bowline with one hand with the rope looped around your waist/chest. This was an important safety/rescue knot since it could be used to lift a person without putting the squeeze on them. One hand tying was important if you had fallen and were keeping yourself from falling further with the other hand. I'll have to think and try it to remember how.
I was taught to tie the one handed Bowline about 65 years ago. Recently learned the "Locked Bowline" which makes it an even more secure knot. 40+ years ago I learned the Zeppelin knot and have been using it and teaching it ever since. I was a Scout, but the "Square knot" is dangerous and useless. As far as tying shoes, tying the top with both bows instead of the loose end around the bow makes a far superior knot. A Sheet Bend or a Slippery Sheet Bend is far superior to a Square knot.
Favourite knot (currently) - Reverse Somerville Bowline, a more elegant non-collapsing knot than the boola boola to use for single& double column ties in Shibari
My favorite knot is either a 2-half hitch or a clove knot. I use them all the time. Usually to tie stiff down or to tie something like a badminton net to a tree.
I find it most useful to rotate through 5-10 of my favorites once a month. I set a reminder on the phone. Even if you practiced 1-2, you'll be in better shape than most :)
Bowline, Square knot, and Clove hitch. We learned all three in the Navy and how to use them properly. Even in the wilderness, you really don’t need anything else.
@@PracticalPreparedness Don’t get me wrong, knowing how to tie different knots is helpful. It’s just more useful to know what to do with them. “A sharp blade without something to cut is pointless”
Great work, I feel the bowline is one of the best knots there is especially for self rescue. Never seen anyone tie a figure 8 knot one handed with a bite. Would love to see that. Great job 👍
How would you use a bowline for self rescue? I've used a double bowline (which you can't tie single-handed) before but never a single. If I needed a fig-8 on a bite I'd already have it tied and clipped on with a carabiner.
I love learning knots. It’s probably related to my experience stitching up patients. That and the bandage is what the patient may see even if miraculous things were done below the skin!! Now I think skin glue is used a lot. I’m not a fan of staples. Nice evenly spaced stitches show care in my opinion. I am a camper too!!
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When I taught my kids knots, I kept it simple by teaching only 3 knots: the square, the bowline, and the tautline. I told them that with those 3 knots they could build the pyramids. Pretty sure kids today don't learn knot tying, which is probably okay...until they need to tie a knot
haha exactly. Until they do. One of those things we should be taught in middle school.
I would add the clove hitch - it's a really easy and super useful knot.
I teach knots to my scouts and I rarely use the square knot. I'd never limit a lesson to the best three knots.
One of the most important knots to know is a round turn with two half hitches.
Good to see someone mentioned the taut line hitch. I’ve tried that knot more than any other single knot in my life.
@@rickedwards7276 I would have been lost without the taut line hitch on my overland 50 miler. We were using tarps for cover against rain, and the taut line is definitely the best option for that particular use.
I was taught the bowline knot in the RN with "The rabbit comes out of the hole, around the tree and back down the hole". Works for me.
Yes, it's a great tip indeed! Thank you for sharing
I learnd it as follow: from the pond, aroud the tree, across the street and into the pond again. I cant remember the animal. But it's the same concept.
Same way I learned in Boy Scouts.
I learned that from bobs burgers
That's how boy scouts tie it. As a high steel rigger, I've tied thousands. There is a much more practical way to tie. Believe it or not, the guy who showed me how was named Paul Morris.
I've almost forgot all the knots I was taught while in scouts, however as most have said, in additon to the three great knots you have detailed here; a clove hitch is a must to remember! Also a clove hitch is the first knot you tie for square lashing, which is a great load bearing way to fasten objects together, usually at right angles. Square lashing can be a life saving knot, you can make stretchers with it, lash a raft tightly together, or even build things like sturdy raised Basha or Bivouac shelters. Keep up the great stuff mate!
Awesome additions @Steven Ball!
I was about to add the same. Lashing and frapping for a variety of uses. The trusty clove hitch at the base. Good call!
Constrictor knot pretty good as well
Having been an entertainment rigger for several years, the Clovehitch has been my most-used knot, but I love learning about new and interesting knots and their applications!
Love it. Will be covering the clove soon, definitely overdue!
Entertainment rigger? A rope bunny tamer?
Keg knot
I was also a high rigger and used the Clove-hitch as often as possible, mostly because the guys below me could untie it easily.
Also, an entertainment rigger and came here to say Clove hitch.
Finally someone teaching knots and explaining their applications!
Thanks for watching doug!
@@PracticalPreparedness thank you for all of your efforts I appreciate it very much
As a IGKT member and knot enthusiast I would say in the context of bushcraft and outdoor survival that the jam knot is the mother of all knots. In the 90's I was fortunate enough to learn personally from the greatest wilderness survival skills instructor of all time, Mors Kochanski. He had 7 knots that he taught and the jam knot was at the top of his list as well. One knot that you could have added to your list would be the prussik knot. A runner up could have been the marlinspike hitch. You have a great channel with very useful information and instructions. Peace...✌
I appreciate that! Thank you for your continued support
I wonder what are 7 knots he (Mors Kochanski) used to taught?
wow haven't heard the jam knot mentioned in many years between growing in a Navy household and my mother taking macramé as a child I learned a lot of knots which helped in the scouts
Glad to come across an IGKT member. I can't afford the membership fees. I have invented a knot more secure than the constrictor but it is IMPOSSIBLE to tie. I would like to run this by the guild. The constrictor has an overhand with a wrap atop. My version replaces the overhand with a twist - two u-turns held down. It is impossible because there is no way to tension the interlock beneath.
TY from a novice! I know I really need to learn these knots. Great job teaching on the video! God bless you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment too!
Ya know the best knots in the world, are the knots power cords, earphones, fishing line and other cables do all by themselves in storage! Takes forever to undo them :)
ugh, rats nests.. hate them with a passion..
Great video! I realize I need to practice my knots! Life, Red Cross and Girl Scouts taught me the knots decades ago, one does get rusty..the names of the knots have escaped me! Thanks for showing us and jogging this aging brain!
This in my mind is what the internet is for - Those with certain skill sets explaining to others their knowledge. Well done and thankyou PP!!!
As a geezer...I'll have to watch this more than a few times.
I could probably be accused for abusing the pause and skip features to jump back and rewatch something I missed. Thank you Ed!
@@PracticalPreparedness All good.
idk about anyone else but I find coming home after a hard day at work and tying knots to be pretty relaxing. and fun
Good choices. The first two are absolutes. The last one was a toss up. But learning these three would be a good beginning.
Going camping soon. Now I can practice that trucker's hitch/ridgeline deployment on the legs of my dining table. You're brilliant!
When I was a Captain of my Fire Department, I would stress how important knots are. On the fire scene there are about 1/2 a dozen knots we used depending on what we were doing. Great video BTW & I always use the truckers hitch when building a tarp shelter.
Here in Germany every aspirant firefighter has to know 8 basic knots for their final test. I used to teach that to our junior firefighters (age 6-16) becouse they need that in contests.
As a complete novice outside of knots for crafts and crochet, the zip tie knot blew my mind 🤯 coolest knot I saw 🤩
Nice! Glad the video helped you to discover it!
Thanks for watching and supporting
On the subject of knots. I'm a crocheter. I honestly think learning even the basic stitches of this craft can be a life saver. You can of course make clothing, but you can make shoes and blankets as well as shelter with those blankets. You can make backpacks and bags as well as fishing nets. So all basis are pretty much covered. It's not just a frilly little granny craft. I'm thinking long term SHTF ideas here. You can also make "yarn" from t shirts as well as plastic bags and sheets.
Think of how useful it would be to know how to make clothes, not just repair. Make shoes etc. Very under-appreciated
You did a great job of keeping it simple, easy to see, explaining what it’s used for and the thing that drives me nuts…you didn’t praddle on for 5 minutes before you got to the content. Thank you
I like the simple, fast knots. Like these.
THESE are my new favourite knots - very useful for tensioning stuff which I always have a problem with. Key is remembering it I suppose, so practice practice
It takes care of most of my needs!
I remember learning the bowline knot is Girl Scouts. I don't remember the other knots they taught us. That was nearly 50 years ago. Thanks for the refresher.
My favorite is the balloon knot
I learned a bowline and truckers hitch decades ago, and they have been so helpful over the years.
The fact that I remember my basic fishing knot is already making me happy. But it seemed easier 40 years ago.
Another must-know knot!
That explanation of the trucker's hitch was the best I've seen so far. Excellent work. My favorite is the bowline, but I tie it in a way that is much faster, but a little riskier because you have to make sure the loose end gets pulled back through the second loop to lock it or it will not bind. It starts kind of like the trucker's hitch, but you create the loops with the hand closest to the loose end. You create the first loop, then pull the cordage through to create the second loop, instead of tightening the first loop around the second, you take your loose end, pass it through the second loop, making the loose end bend Just like you would with the trucker's hitch, but you pull the second loop back through, along with the loose end bent around it so that the first loop is around the loose end and pull tight. That's your bowline. It sounds way more complicated than it is. It's really fast, which, when you really need a bowline most, is how you need it.
I’ll try this out Nobody, great write up. Always looking for ways to be more efficient
it sounds like you might be describing a slipknot bowline. you start with a relatively loose slipknot, make your loop, put the free end through the slipknot, and then pull the slipknot back through, which creates a bowline. this technique also makes a true backwoods ziptie, same thing only you pull your loop as tight as you need before pulling the slipknot loop back through. works awesome for tying picnic tablecloths down with string.
@@kenbrown2808 Mmmm...no, it's just a field expedient bowline. Once cinched, any tension just squeezes the knot tighter so that it will not come undone or tighten, only maintain its size until all tension released and it is undone completely. Thanks for double checking.
@@N0B0DY_SP3C14L in that case, I have no idea how to tie what you've described. your description makes no sense at all without it being a slipknot bowline.
@@kenbrown2808 As I go through the slipknot aspect, that does add up. I'd never used the slipknot aspect before, as the free end tends to get pulled back through and cinch into becoming the bowline. So perhaps a slipknot bowline it is. Works like a bowline, looks like a bowline, sounds like a duck.
THANK YOU!!!! for going slow enough for me to follow along without too many replays. :)
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching
The bowline deserves to be at the top of the list. Easy, quick, and essential. Suppose someone breaks through ice and can’t get out. If you throw them a loose rope, they might not be able to hang onto it. But if you put a large loop in it with a bowline there is a double advantage. First, the extra weight of the loop will make it easier to throw to the person needing help. Second, he can put his head and arms through the loop and hang on even if his fingers are freezing.
Good point and great use case
I'd actually tie a fig-8 on a bite, just make the loop nice and big. The problem with the bowline is that unless the line is under tension the tail end can slip loose (unless you tie a back up know with the tail...which by then you could have tied the fig-8 and tossed it).
This is late, but the bowline and specifically the one handed method of tying it are essential. The one handed method is easier and faster for people that don't know much about knots. It's literally a life-saver.
Bowline a must. Colve hitch i use everyday lifting HEAVY pipes, etc at work. Improved uni-knot. My top three. Blood knot.
Nice video. Clove hitch, bowline, Slip knot, reef knot, truckies hitch and a round turn and two half hitch knot cover everything I need on land or sea. I once met an old sailor who could tie a bowline one handed while rolling a cigarette in the other hand... in his pocket to keep it dry! I first learned knots in the Cub Scouts aged 7, then the army and then in my 30s when sailing. Now 60, I practise my knots so I don't forget. I once waited an hour for the last bloke to leave the hardware store so no one would see me tie down my load because I had forgotten how to do a truckie's hitch! Never again.
bruce willis ties a one handed bowline in diehard before he jumps off the building. FYI only
@@telestix6606 was that the scene with the fire hose? I was once very happy that I knew how to tie the bowline one handed.. especially because my other hand was busy hanging on to a cliff edge..
@@Baldy.TheOnlyOne yes as he jumped off the roof
Water knot
I'm really enjoying ur channel. Knowing practical things like knots r GREAT! More so than trauma/survival medicine & I'm an Emergency Department Nurse! Thanks & please keep it coming.
alpine butterfly is one of my favorite. non binding, non deforming, can take full load on the mid rope loop and both leads. very handy and I use it in place of the truckers sometimes
Great tip! I'll be sure to include the alpine butterfly in a future vid!
The alpine butterfly will bind (use of tool necessary to loosen) if under enough tension. It’s still my favorite and go to “loop on a bite”.
I like a tautline hitch also for a lot of things. It is great for tightening things
It's a great knot too!
OMG! They are nooses - all of them. I need a safe space NOW!
Nice instructional video and you actually care about what your viewers think by responding to comments from your viewers.
Agree with your three, but would add Sheetbend and Larks head, and probably Prusik.
Great additions sir!
Sheetbend is a good one as well
I found that it was easier to learn the bowline knot when I turned off the sound because you don't go through the loop you made in the beginning. Thank you!
Thanks a lot!
Now if I become Tom Hanks from cast away ill be able to make a house on an island!
:)
Hopefully there is not planes landing on deserted islands anytime in your future
Thanks for the info
to a 60 yr old woman
who never was taught
Life saving knots
Thanks for watching Trish
Bowline, round turn and 2 half hitches, and, better that the truckers knot - the tautline hitch. After 70 years in the scouts, the navy, and camping, these three will cover pretty well everything
Covering one of these in a couple days!
I love the Alpine Butterfly loop. You can tie it without needing a free end, it's a load bearing loop in either direction of pull, and you can untie it pretty easy. I also like the Jug Knot, but I've never memorized how to tie it.
Very important add. Alpine Butterfly is probably worth calling out in it's own video even!
when they taught me the alpine butterfly, it was a complicated wrap this, and shift that and under this and over that process. I deconstructed it, and now I tie them by taking the rope, wrap it three times around my hand, crossing pinky to thumb and laying each loop going from fingertips towards thumb. the second wrap will be the most prominent. grab that, pull your loop, and then tuck it under the other wraps from wrist to fingertips and pull the whole thing off your hand.
Bowline is my top. I use that for everything. It is so versatile.
Reef Knot or Square Knot great to join rope & lines, you wouldn't believe how many people get this wrong but yet it's so a simple knot.
I was taught how to tie the bowline knot one handed around my waist in the Boy Scouts as a kid. I have it so locked in my muscle memory that even today, although I have a hard time remembering how to tie it, but as soon as I wrap the rope around my waist, I can automatically tie it one handed with my eyes close.
Thanks. You just never know when you are going to want this skill until you suddenly need it.
Yes! Exactly
Bowline, Alpine Butterfly Loop, and Adjustable Grip Hitch are what I use the most. Particularly in applications where you might use a trucker hitch, I find the adjustable grip hitch provides the same use but with more control.
Honorable mentions to the constrictor hitch which I use for zip tie applications, and the fisherman’s knot for joining two ropes.
keep brining this kind of stuff i love it i use the siberian hitch all the time to tie one end of a load down the i finish with the auto locking trucker's hitch
You bet jeff!
I'd say the most common and useful knot is the half hitch. It's so easy for anyone with basic knot tying skills that we often overlook it. Maybe not as common but the bowline is up there along with clove hitch, and square knot. Another of my favorites is a variation of the bowline, an inline bowline and a running bowline, along with a timber hitch.
Right on!
Prussic and reef for me. Both super simple to remember.
Always
With the trucker’s hitch, if you double-wrap your terminus through the loop, it locks the tension, making it easier to tighten and tie off without dropping tension.
Going to try that on my bi-weekly practice run. Thank you!
@@PracticalPreparedness I learned it on a Corporal’s Corner video. Hang on, I’ll find it: th-cam.com/video/VUerD-QvFnc/w-d-xo.html
There ya go!
Thank you so much for tips, my go too knott in almost all situations is the slip knott, true story ive done this knott for as long as i can remember and never knew the name till today😮 knowledge is power, youve got urself a new student in the bluegrass state 😊
I watch a lot of prepper channels. Your channel is awesome you have stepped it up ! Real answers to some of the things that I was looking for !!!! Thank you !!!! Great job
Awesome! Thank you!
As a US Army Combat Engineer I had a most unique use for a knot. We used a girth hitch with an extra turn to join detonating cord in our firing systems. Detonating cord allows you to tie in different explosive charges into a single system. The girth-hitch with extra turn is used to ensure you have enough surface contact with the detonating cord to keep the detonation moving without cutting off the branch lines/charges. You even have to orient the running end away from the direction of the detonation or risk cutting off the line rather than transferring the explosion to the branch. Knots are great.
I would not want to be responsible for tying those knots..
@@PracticalPreparedness it's not difficult, unless the det-cord is cold. It's plastic cased and doesn't conform to tight turns like rope or line does.
Taught-line Hitch is one of my most used knots by far
Arbour knot, to be able to loosen or tighten as needed, cool stuff.
Very well done video.
Your demonstrations are easy to follow and practice with.......
If you have a trailer, like we do for construction, the truckers hitch is #1. Once had a 30 gallon barrel that I didn't want to be affected by sharp bounces from potholes and rough road I had to travel as the lid wasn't in great shape. Managed to make kind of cradle with ropes and knots so it was slightly suspended off the bed and anchored to 4 points so it couldn't tip over. Was my proudest tie down. 🙂
Haha nice! There is totally a sense of pride making your own knots. I get the same feeling too
I'm an arborist. I use all sorts of knots and hitches everyday, but the bowline/running bowline/double bowline are definitely critical in my trade.
Makes sense! Thanks for sharing. I love the bowline
Overhand knots are great, but by adding a twist you can make it into a figure 8 which is a little more secure...
One thing that you may want to also remind people is that whenever you put a knot into a rope you are cutting the strength of the rope. A simple overhand knot in the middle of the rope creates the weak point and reduces the strength by 50%.... It is best to use knots that don't twist the rope where there is tension...
The truckers knot is great for tying things down and holding light weight... but a Taut line doesn't reduce the strength of the rope.
As mentioned by another person, a clove hitch or running clove hitch is a great anchor point because it doesn't reduce the work that can be done by the rope. In a survival setting, these knots can work quickly... but if you are going to have the rope do any work or hold SERIOUS weight, you need to keep that rope as straight and free of knots as possible.
Excellent EXCELLENT feedback! Thank you and I will do this!
Coming from a firefighter with rope and rescue certifications what you said is 100% true and I’ll even take it another step and totally forget the bowline. The bowline is ok but it’s not a life safety knot and a figure 8 on a bight is and easier to add to muscle memory tbh.
I'd say 50 percent strength reduction is very general, not just for the overhand knot. Could be more or less depending on the knot, rope material, anchor point size or angle, etc. If you are doing some serious rigging, you should take that into consideration.
@@alexandergillis6276 It is not a matter of testing... it is a matter of physics... and the 50% is a generalization... but when a rope is straight and pulling on the strands in the rope it is at its strongest... but when you put a simple overhand knot in the middle of the straight part... the rope then has to pull on its self and no longer pulls in a straight line... the forces twist. and no longer are in line with the rope. Plus... if there is a knot, the rope is most likely to fail at that point. The only way to truly strengthen the rope would be to splice.
@@JaredBetts i didn't disagree with your first comment. And i didn't mention "testing". I meant that there are other variables that affect rope strength that should be considered when calculating load limits. A 1000lb rated rope with an overhand knot in the middle pulled through a 2 inch rolling block or over the edge of a wall or through a carabiner may not be good for 500lbs, for example. And, no, a splice does not strengthen a rope. It's the better option, but it does reduce rope strength.
Nice job and I definitely like these kind of videos a lot. Teaching skills and in a very simple Manner
I'm in the process of moving, luggage strapped to my motorbike. This video really helps. Thank you.
Love how he pats the pole before doing the truckers hitch.=)
Good pole.. good pole..
i have an over-reliance on uni-knots. useful video
Thank you for watching Todd!
Just starting out and this video taught me these simply and successfully! Thanks bro!
"Will they UNTIE easily" is the name of the game.
Yes! Save your cordage if you can
Hi, instead of using a running bowline for your ridgeline turn the fixed loop and running line into a marlinspike hitch that way your ridgeline will have a quick release on both sides.
Clove hitch and figure 8 are two common knots. The clove hitch has a tie for fixed objects and for ones with an open end to loop over.
With a good Stopper Knot, like the Figure 8. Yeah, if you don't use a stopper knot, the Clove Hitch can roll out, and you're better off with a Larks Head. Just add a half hitch to anchor the loose end. Either the lark's head, or clove hitch can be tied in the center of a rope, without either end.
Nice group of knots and well presented.
Let’s go brandon 🍦🍦🍦
I´ve been in the scouts many years ago, and the only knot I can remember how to do is the simple "everyday" overhand, so this video was really helpful for me - So thank you, you´ve gotten yourself a new sub.
Thank you for the support!
The correct knot for tying your shoes is a square knot. It's pretty much guaranteed that if you use a square knot and pull it tight that it won't come undone until you loosen it yourself.
I dont consider that I know a knot until I can tue it behind my back without looking. This developes muscle memory and give a strong mental image of the knot in long term memory.
I always preferred a taught line hitch, completely adjustable. Learned it in Boy Scouts.
My favorite! Eagle Scout approved!
3 great knots. I really liked the arbor knot. The stop knot could be a quick release rather than an overhand, that way, it's very easy to untie. Thanks for the nice clear demo
Super clear and easy to follow. Thank you!
My three favorites are the sheepshank, the bowline and the of course knot.
I like the knot that attaches her hands to the bedpost
My favourite is the sheepshank knot, I use it all the time when camping to shorten guy ropes.
Great knot, I’ll look to cover this one in an upcoming vid
Good, easy to follow demo. Thanks.
I love learning new stuff like this!
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50 years ago my boss at the time, a great horseman and World War II combat veteran taught me the Bowline and the Trucker's Hitch. Stanley Herman Morrison, Why Worry Farm, Woodside, California. Thank you Mr. Morrison. He also taught me to use a Mattock for digging and how to wake up very early and get to work on time. Tough man. a Great man.
You have accomplished with an excellent presentation on how to learn these 3 knots, and ways in fine tuning them making it easier to master.
Thank you.
It would meaningful to me and think others including other useful outdoor knots with your method of teaching.
I am looking forward to your 2022 video series.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching and engaging!
Nicely demonstrated. Respect sent and have great 2022 .
Jason I found all three knots useful. Kudos!
Clove hitch is the basis for lashing, and i really like lashing things together, so that is probably my favorite.
So true, and so easy to make and remember. I'll cover this
I like the slip knot for walking my dogs. Put the rope through the collar ring and make a slip knot. Easy and very secure !
Nice thinking
A long time ago we were taught to tie a bowline with one hand with the rope looped around your waist/chest. This was an important safety/rescue knot since it could be used to lift a person without putting the squeeze on them. One hand tying was important if you had fallen and were keeping yourself from falling further with the other hand. I'll have to think and try it to remember how.
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I was taught to tie the one handed Bowline about 65 years ago. Recently learned the "Locked Bowline" which makes it an even more secure knot.
40+ years ago I learned the Zeppelin knot and have been using it and teaching it ever since. I was a Scout, but the "Square knot" is dangerous and useless.
As far as tying shoes, tying the top with both bows instead of the loose end around the bow makes a far superior knot.
A Sheet Bend or a Slippery Sheet Bend is far superior to a Square knot.
Favourite knot (currently) - Reverse Somerville Bowline, a more elegant non-collapsing knot than the boola boola to use for single& double column ties in
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My favorite knot is either a 2-half hitch or a clove knot. I use them all the time. Usually to tie stiff down or to tie something like a badminton net to a tree.
I have found the ' Clove Hitch' a very handy one to know.
I can never remember all of these useful knots. I wish I could.
I find it most useful to rotate through 5-10 of my favorites once a month. I set a reminder on the phone. Even if you practiced 1-2, you'll be in better shape than most :)
Great trio of knots!!
Well explained 👌 , we use the bowline and truckers hitch also during commercial Diving jobs very usefull
It's aptly named isn't it?
@@PracticalPreparedness yes it is 👌
Bowline, Square knot, and Clove hitch. We learned all three in the Navy and how to use them properly. Even in the wilderness, you really don’t need anything else.
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Don’t get me wrong, knowing how to tie different knots is helpful. It’s just more useful to know what to do with them.
“A sharp blade without something to cut is pointless”
@@ironfae I appreciate this and will incorporate more examples in my future videos
I learned these and other knots in Boy Scouts. They were in the handbook.
OUTSTANDING !!!!!!!!!!
Great video. The first (two) knots are actually a running bowline - when you pulled the line through the bowline.
Thanks for watching!
Another excellent video thanks again
Thanks James!
Great work, I feel the bowline is one of the best knots there is especially for self rescue. Never seen anyone tie a figure 8 knot one handed with a bite. Would love to see that. Great job 👍
Thanks for watching!
How would you use a bowline for self rescue? I've used a double bowline (which you can't tie single-handed) before but never a single. If I needed a fig-8 on a bite I'd already have it tied and clipped on with a carabiner.
I love learning knots. It’s probably related to my experience stitching up patients. That and the bandage is what the patient may see even if miraculous things were done below the skin!! Now I think skin glue is used a lot. I’m not a fan of staples. Nice evenly spaced stitches show care in my opinion. I am a camper too!!
I need a practice routine to be ready for when I need them.