I learned that many years ago in the Royal Navy - we were tested on it. It was taught as the best knot if you had gone overboard and someone threw you a line. The one handed bowline has saved many people. I'd forgotten it through lack of use but this was a great reminder. Thanks.
We pronounce it bo-line as in archery where this knot is used to enable the archer to adjust the arc in his bow by lengthening his bow's line. The bow line on a boat is called the 'painter' (shorter) or 'mooring line' (longer).
Great vid. Standard knot taught by the scouts. My 9 yr old cub scout son LOVES demonstrating the 1-handed Bowline. One important piece of information you left out though is WHY is this important? Yes, it's uses are for rescue, but the importance of this knot is that no matter how much tension is put on it, it will not tighten around you. This makes it safe for pulling someone out of a river, up a ravine, cliff, etc.
Thanks for this video. I learned how to tie a bowline around myself in Boy Scouts over 50 years ago, but couldn't remember how to do it. This is it and it came back in a flash.
Hidy...the boland was the first knot my grandpa, "PAPPY" taught me to tie. He was an old Merchant Marine. I was about 3 or 4 years old. He taught me many more knots thru my life, but that knot was special. Thanks for teaching me the "easy way" to tie a "one-handed" boland.
Excellent vid! My first thought was I'd better learn how to do that with my weak side. My strong side will be doin the " hangin for dear life". Thanks again, I appreciate all your knot vids.
My father taught me this knot when I was about 5 or 6 years old, he told me a nifty way of remembering the sequence. He always said "over, under, around, and through". It's always worked for me, hopefully it's helpful to someone who reads this comment. Great video ITS, keep up the good work.
Great video on tying this knot. I have watched many others and had a hard time learning, but I learned this knot in a minute after watching yours. I will say after reading the comments it seemed a little easier wrapping around my fingers. Awesome Job!
I have just come across your video. You have a valid point about using one hand. I think you are on the right tract but if you were to make an under hand knot, then pull the working end under the standing end. This forces the standing to form the loop. All that is left is to go over the standing end form the bight back into the loop. Your wrist will not get stuck. Thanks for you video
Hey, nice video, thanks for the post...just a tip I was told when learning this knot is not to let your entire hand go through the loop (when it wraps around your wrist 2:21), that way you can slip your hand back through the loop easily and it won't get stuck, like in the video. I go just past my knuckles. In the case of being saved the rope could tighten, causing more damage to yourself and prolonging the rescue effort. Make sure you can tie this knot with each hand!
The problem with the way he tied it is that he made the loop with his wrist instead of his fingers. In reality that rope possibly might not have just the right amount of slack or tension in it you need for you to tie it with ease. If you make that loop like he did with his wrist, that means your whole hand is inside the loop, and if something snags that rope and tightens it before your done tying the knot, you will now have no hands to work with because you can't pull your hand out. If you grab the rope with your pinky finger and rotate towards you clockwise while holding the line, it should make that loop and only rest on your knuckles. Great knot to know how to tie for many applications. I cut trees for a living and any variation of the Bowline knot is important to know.
Naval orgin. Just like the pronunciation of "gunwale" is prononced "gun'l" It's relates to the reinforcement of the upper edge above the gun deck of the ship to support the weight and firing of guns. And boatwain is pronounced boss'n, a Petty Officer
Dan Burch so what are you saying? Is it pronounced bow-line or bo-lynn? I do tree work so we pronounce it bo-lynn in the industry even though I know that it does originate with boats.
The knot is pronounced "bowlin'", like a lazy way of pronouncing the sport with the balls and pins on a lane. The origin isn't nautical. It comes from bowyers and archery. If you say bowline the way it's pronounced in this video, you're talking about a line (rope) on a boat that pulls the sail toward the bow (front) of the boat. The confusion is easy to see. A bowline (the knot) is a good way to fasten a bowline (the rope), but they're pronounced differently.
There have been previous comments about the potential dangers of having a bight around your wrist. For this scenario, maybe look at the midshipman's hitch. (Though if the line is very slippery, this knot might also be problematic.)
It is Bow line as in the bow of a boat. The knot is designed so that no matter how much tension you put on it the knot will never become so tight that it is un doable. It is traditionally for anchors on recreational boats or for towing cars; both high tension applications.
Good skill to always know the bowline and various ways to tie them it, but not for the scenario you suggest. As you found out, it's difficult to tie under tension. Also a great way to get your hand ripped off in a raging current. The recommended knot is the "midshipman's knot" (aka the "tautline"). It's meant to be tied while the line is under tension, can be tied with one hand, and gets its name from saving sailors that are tossed overboard.
@jeremycastleberry while a bowline can't slip and would be theoretically ideal, unfortunately it cannot be tied while the line is under tension which is problematic if thrown overboard in current or holding a line behind a moving ship. Watch the video again or try for yourself: when the author leaned back on the line and put it in tension (load) he could not make the initial loop in the line necessary for the bowline and had to release the the tension to create slack (take off load). Even slow moving water creates a tremendous force even greater than one's own bodyweight leaning on the rope in dry land. Referencing ABOK: Overboard: The Midshipman’s Hitch Knot is promoted by Ashley (ABOK # 1993, p 325) as the only knot to tie in the following unlikely but critical circumstance: you fall overboard and catch hold of the line which you have prudently left trailing astern and find yourself hanging on with difficulty. Before you tire, you manage to bring the bitter end of the rope around your back. You then have to tie a suitable knot to make a loop around you. A bowline cannot be tied under load. Two Half Hitches will slide and constrict you. The Rolling Hitch is the answer. Even as the second turn is tucked “up” into the correct place, the major strain is taken and the final Half Hitch can be tied with less urgency..."
Good knot. I'll practice it and this summer I'll do it in the water. Not sure how well it will work, but it might just be easier to have the person throwing you the line tie a fixed loop. If they know how.
Thanks for taking the time to show us this knot. The bowline knot is so useful. It is also widely used in rescue, and should be learned to tie in a man overboard situation, as you wouldn't want to throw an open ended rope to someone. They are scared, fighting for their life, and might not have to mental ability at the moment to stop and tie a rope. Rescue people would know this, but your buddy that is with you may not. My only concern is having it looped around your wrist. That is dangerous. On a boat, lets assume that a deckhand lets slack in the rope, it gets caught up in the screw, now what? Your buddy just got sucked into the prop and gets chopped up. Or, in your example, you are hanging on the side of a cliff grabbing a tree root with one hand. While you are tieing the knot you slipp off the tree root. Now you are hanging yourself by your wrist. Ouch! As for everyone pitching in on how to pronounce it... Once a rope is tied to a boat, it now becomes a "line". If it is tied to the bow of a boat, it is a bow line (bow-line, two words), if you pick up the bow line to tie the knot, you are making a bowline knot (bo-lun).
This is tough. I've been practising for days. I have a klondike derby tomorrow and if I need to prepare myself by going over my knots, and THIS is one of them. I will be screwed if I don't know how to do this by tomorrow. It's so hard!
I think I've got it, and I didn't even have a rope. The hand movement is a little difficult to see at the bottom of the screen, but I did catch that my "knotting hand" has to go over the standing rope, toward my torso, and under the standing line again. I am going to have to practice the whole thing, with a rope, a few times. Again, thanks.
Good job. Suggest you emphasize the importance of a generous tail, since the bowline can slip apart very easily. Hopefully, the person that throws a rope at least uses a strong enough rope, and even better if they pre-tie a loop for you that won't come out, like a figure eight on a bight. There are too many variables in these "What if you're stuck" scenarios, but at a minimum, this is still a good skill and a cool trick. Thanks!
I had to compete in AZ Thespian Knot Tieing Tech challenge. And i had to tie with with a clove hitch. i beat the record and got first place with a time of 1.99 seconds. True stuff ;)
You don't want to tie onto a rope when in water anyway. If the water takes you down stream while you're roped on, it'll dunk you under water and hold you there (especially if it is a raging current). Your safest bet is take a defensive swimming position, feet first and try to keep as close to the surface as you can, then guide yourself to shore. By going feet first you can see what is coming and kick off obstetrical if you can't direct yourself away.
It was not used for anchors, that's what an anchor bend is for. A bowline was used to control the luff of the sails so that traditional square rigged boats could sail closer to the wind by pulling the windward luff towards the bow.. And bowlines can and will sieze. I have seen a bowline literally melted together from the tension that a racing sail put it under. You can insert a marlinspike through the bowline and it will always break.
I learned this knot long time ago from my uncle who was mariner. However using two hands are better and much easier to make this knot and looks a little bit different but results are the same.
Not to spam but: I worked at home depot at the car lot. These 2 guys who bought fencing were tying it to the top of their minivan.... they used I think were 2 knots with a loop at the middle. when the fencing on the top of the van moved it would self tighten to the car. It was ingenious. Plus they thought it was funny I didn't have a good knowledge of knots :( I've been trying to figure out what they did ever since. Do you have any idea what they might've done. I don't think it was one knot I think it was a series. The loop may not have had an actual knot instead I think it might've just been where the rope met and they tied it somewhere else as they used enough rope to go back over twice.
Much much easier if you form the loop around your hand/knuckles/fingers than your wrist. The loop will cinch right around your wrist and make it difficult to slip your hand through, as in the video.
Do not get the rope wrapped around your wrist. When you go "around and back through the line" at 2:11, you should wrap the line at your knuckles no farther back than the proximal phalanges. See that nice arch in the thumb that is displayed so clearly in this demo. That is the perfect receptor for the rope. Do it that way and you won't handcuff your self into the center of the bowline knot. TH-camr markp0177 has a great video demo. Also watch his 1 second bowline video!
Mandatory to learn with either hand.. As they teach it in Mountain climbing school. To clip either yourself in or to a carabiner. I still them them blind folded 30 years later...
The trick to not getting your hand stuck in the the loop is to wrap around the middle of your hand not around your wrist. This way you can quickly pull through the loop and tighten. Try it.
Except that, as others have pointed out, the end result is somewhat backwards...like the difference between a square/reef knot and a granny knot. Sometimes, such differences are trivial...other times a slight change in a knot's construction could cause a fatal knot failure.
Every person I have ever seen do this stunt needs slack to draw the hand back through. If one is in tension how in you demonstration is this possible Mr. Hypothetical
Grandpa was a boatswain's mate in the U.S NAVY and it's pronounced Bo-Len. (By the way, that's pronounced bo's'n mate for those who are unfamiliar with the many nautical nuances.)
Imagine that at 2:14 you have uncontrolled rapid rope pulling (motorboat move, big wave, etc..). Big tension comes in a second and your wrist is going to be hurt badly. Do not put full hand into a loop making one handed bowline.
It is pronounced boh-lin, from Middle Low German bōlīne. en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/bowline Another nautical word with unexpected pronounciation: Just because forecastle is spelled as though it would be pronounced four castle, doesn't mean that's how it is actually pronounced. en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/forecastle
Good explanation but you did not mention the critical reason for using a bowline which is that it does not tighten like a noose and crush you as you are hoisted by it. 👍❤️😎
looks like an interesting way to tie a bowline but if it shows that much difficulty in a controlled environment how could it be practical under the conditions suggested. always good to learn a new knot or a new way to tie it. My wife's favorite saying is "You look for any excuse to tie a knot"
Never! Never place any part of your body through a bite (loop) of rope. He can't even do it in a totally easy situation; in a real situation his wrist would be pinched in the bite (as you saw when he first tied it) and the tension created on the line by the force of water in the scenario he created would, at the very least, break his wrist if not severe his hand... and then he'd still drown.
I agree and if you are holding on to a branch withe the other hand and can't hold on to the rope in front of where you are tying the knot to keep tension off, you won't be able to get it done. Not even figuring stress and raging water or extreme conditions. I would go with 2 half hitches and call it a day. Another option is going with the timber hitch around your body. 2 or 3 wraps minimum would suffice. Forgot using fine motor skills in a panic situation, have to go with gross motor skills, motions you can accomplish with little thinking.
Cool video. I didn't understand the significance of needing to tie a bowline with one hand until watching this. I saw another video (TH-cam video Lo4gzw2mXEQ) that shows you can keep your hand from getting stuck if you don't stick it so deep into the loop. Keep the loop around your fingers, not your wrist. It worked better for me when I was practicing.
The secret to tying a 1 handed bowline is Dont let the rope slip down to your wrist , or your screwed as u showed a few times , if u can keep it just before your knuckle line your golden , best way is to keep it foreward of your widest part of your hand.
i think the way he said is the correct way, since the bowline knot may have been invented for rigging on boats. the bow of a boat makes more sense than a bow tie.
I remember learning this in Boy Scouts. Thanks for reminding me. Just wondering about your pronunciation: where I'm from we pronounce bowline with the "bow" part sounding like an archer's "bow"; yet you pronounce it like the bending at the waist "bow". Is this a regional pronunciation thing, or have I just been saying it wrong?
Hundreds of years ago it was 2 words bow, of the boat, and line, small rope. Lazy English speakers mushed them together and adopted the long o to create “bolen”.
2:33 when you are in the water tying knot like this and motorboat increases tension you can say good bye to your hard. You are not able to release hand at 2:57 without any tension. 3:43 - 3:48 is a confirmation. You fight with a knot trying to release fingers.
Excellent. However, this is always the way to tie a bowline (even two handed : it is the "natural" way that is the fastest. So even with two hands the bowline comes real fast and in less that 15 seconds you have your loop ready to use on a bollard for instance … So you don't have to pass the line around your waist as long as the pulling par has some tension in it. Welle done.
If someone threw you a rope there's no point in tying the knot the rope is floating down stream so you remain effectively stuck with a whole rope out of the rescuers hands.
It's always a bit of a juggling act. You can just as easily tie it around your fingers without going behind the hand. Very risky around the wrist if any chance of a serious load.
Helpful, but thinking about executing this under heavy seas or winds where slack in the line is not an issue. I can imagine getting my functional hand caught in the bend and rendered useless, getting sucked down under in heaving seas. I know there is a way to utilize this but be mindful of the potential lack of slack line and winding up line bound. And as others point out, it’s pronounced “bo-Lin”, not “bow-line”. That’s a snotty down-easter observation, but important if you want to be taken seriously by seasoned water-folk.
you shouldnt have it wrap around your wrist. I was taught to have it around the middle of your hand in order to avoid getting wrapped up in it. makes the pass around and through easier.
Sorry ITS, you really should learn a bit more before taking up teaching. You are WAY too slow, and having a steady tension is a luxury. The basic principle is correct but badly done. I think his main problem is in putting the loop round his wrist. I have used this in securing a flapping sail. You can't ask the sail to hold still for a few seconds while you tie the sheet. Start as the sail comes in. Make the loop around your KNUCKLES, not the wrist. Firstly significant time is wasted moving it that far up your arm, secondly you have more control over sizing the loop and last, but certainly not least, you can slip the end of your fingers out as the loop tightens with the sail going out much more easily than you can your wrist. You have perhaps 1.5 seconds. Hopefully ITS hasn't been flicked into the water by the loop locked around his wrist as he was using his other arm to secure himself to the boat... weren't you? Sorry but I don't think your grip would be strong enough.
I used to be in boy scouts but I quit because we just chilled in a church and played games. They all had high expectations that I would eagle in a couple of years, but they never allowed me the means if doing so. So one day after asking if we could work on rank instead of playing some stupid game and being denied for the tenth time I said "fuck this" to my scout master and left. They sent people to my house for a month because I was the best leader and they wanted me back, but I didn't. After t
I guess "bowline" like bow of the boat is reserved for BUDs grads.... and me. I have another friend who completed BUDs, he says it the same way as Bryan and myself
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I learned that many years ago in the Royal Navy - we were tested on it. It was taught as the best knot if you had gone overboard and someone threw you a line. The one handed bowline has saved many people. I'd forgotten it through lack of use but this was a great reminder. Thanks.
We pronounce it bo-line as in archery where this knot is used to enable the archer to adjust the arc in his bow by lengthening his bow's line.
The bow line on a boat is called the 'painter' (shorter) or 'mooring line' (longer).
Great vid. Standard knot taught by the scouts. My 9 yr old cub scout son LOVES demonstrating the 1-handed Bowline. One important piece of information you left out though is WHY is this important? Yes, it's uses are for rescue, but the importance of this knot is that no matter how much tension is put on it, it will not tighten around you. This makes it safe for pulling someone out of a river, up a ravine, cliff, etc.
Thanks for this video. I learned how to tie a bowline around myself in Boy Scouts over 50 years ago, but couldn't remember how to do it. This is it and it came back in a flash.
Hidy...the boland was the first knot my grandpa, "PAPPY" taught me to tie. He was an old Merchant Marine. I was about 3 or 4 years old. He taught me many more knots thru my life, but that knot was special. Thanks for teaching me the "easy way" to tie a "one-handed" boland.
Excellent vid! My first thought was I'd better learn how to do that with my weak side. My strong side will be doin the " hangin for dear life".
Thanks again, I appreciate all your knot vids.
My father taught me this knot when I was about 5 or 6 years old, he told me a nifty way of remembering the sequence. He always said "over, under, around, and through". It's always worked for me, hopefully it's helpful to someone who reads this comment.
Great video ITS, keep up the good work.
Helfpful. Thank you.
Great video on tying this knot. I have watched many others and had a hard time learning, but I learned this knot in a minute after watching yours. I will say after reading the comments it seemed a little easier wrapping around my fingers. Awesome Job!
I have just come across your video. You have a valid point about using one hand. I think you are on the right tract but if you were to make an under hand knot, then pull the working end under the standing end. This forces the standing to form the loop. All that is left is to go over the standing end form the bight back into the loop. Your wrist will not get stuck. Thanks for you video
Hey, nice video, thanks for the post...just a tip I was told when learning this knot is not to let your entire hand go through the loop (when it wraps around your wrist 2:21), that way you can slip your hand back through the loop easily and it won't get stuck, like in the video. I go just past my knuckles. In the case of being saved the rope could tighten, causing more damage to yourself and prolonging the rescue effort. Make sure you can tie this knot with each hand!
Did this at my fire station today. Pretty cool. You can never have too many tricks up your sleeves.
The problem with the way he tied it is that he made the loop with his wrist instead of his fingers. In reality that rope possibly might not have just the right amount of slack or tension in it you need for you to tie it with ease. If you make that loop like he did with his wrist, that means your whole hand is inside the loop, and if something snags that rope and tightens it before your done tying the knot, you will now have no hands to work with because you can't pull your hand out. If you grab the rope with your pinky finger and rotate towards you clockwise while holding the line, it should make that loop and only rest on your knuckles. Great knot to know how to tie for many applications. I cut trees for a living and any variation of the Bowline knot is important to know.
one of the many knots I learned in Navy Dive School.
Great instruction,short and sweet. Could the difficulty in pulling back thru be affected by rope type, braided vs woven or nylon, etc.
Good to put things like this out there.
Small picky criticism, it is pronounces as "boh- linn"
Don't ask me why, it's just the way it is!!
Its right, everyone says it wrong. Its originated as knot for the line that connects the BOW of a boat to a dock via a LINE.
Naval orgin. Just like the pronunciation of "gunwale" is prononced "gun'l" It's relates to the reinforcement of the upper edge above the gun deck of the ship to support the weight and firing of guns. And boatwain is pronounced boss'n, a Petty Officer
Dan Burch so what are you saying? Is it pronounced bow-line or bo-lynn? I do tree work so we pronounce it bo-lynn in the industry even though I know that it does originate with boats.
@@landscapelighting Try bowlin'
The knot is pronounced "bowlin'", like a lazy way of pronouncing the sport with the balls and pins on a lane. The origin isn't nautical. It comes from bowyers and archery.
If you say bowline the way it's pronounced in this video, you're talking about a line (rope) on a boat that pulls the sail toward the bow (front) of the boat.
The confusion is easy to see. A bowline (the knot) is a good way to fasten a bowline (the rope), but they're pronounced differently.
There have been previous comments about the potential dangers of having a bight around your wrist.
For this scenario, maybe look at the midshipman's hitch. (Though if the line is very slippery, this knot might also be problematic.)
It is Bow line as in the bow of a boat. The knot is designed so that no matter how much tension you put on it the knot will never become so tight that it is un doable. It is traditionally for anchors on recreational boats or for towing cars; both high tension applications.
Good skill to always know the bowline and various ways to tie them it, but not for the scenario you suggest. As you found out, it's difficult to tie under tension. Also a great way to get your hand ripped off in a raging current.
The recommended knot is the "midshipman's knot" (aka the "tautline"). It's meant to be tied while the line is under tension, can be tied with one hand, and gets its name from saving sailors that are tossed overboard.
uh.. no. Tautlines slip. meaning they will tighten on the body.
@jeremycastleberry while a bowline can't slip and would be theoretically ideal, unfortunately it cannot be tied while the line is under tension which is problematic if thrown overboard in current or holding a line behind a moving ship. Watch the video again or try for yourself: when the author leaned back on the line and put it in tension (load) he could not make the initial loop in the line necessary for the bowline and had to release the the tension to create slack (take off load). Even slow moving water creates a tremendous force even greater than one's own bodyweight leaning on the rope in dry land.
Referencing ABOK:
Overboard: The Midshipman’s Hitch Knot is promoted by Ashley (ABOK # 1993, p 325) as the only knot to tie in the following unlikely but critical circumstance: you fall overboard and catch hold of the line which you have prudently left trailing astern and find yourself hanging on with difficulty. Before you tire, you manage to bring the bitter end of the rope around your back. You then have to tie a suitable knot to make a loop around you. A bowline cannot be tied under load. Two Half Hitches will slide and constrict you. The Rolling Hitch is the answer. Even as the second turn is tucked “up” into the correct place, the major strain is taken and the final Half Hitch can be tied with less urgency..."
Good knot. I'll practice it and this summer I'll do it in the water. Not sure how well it will work, but it might just be easier to have the person throwing you the line tie a fixed loop. If they know how.
Thanks for taking the time to show us this knot. The bowline knot is so useful. It is also widely used in rescue, and should be learned to tie in a man overboard situation, as you wouldn't want to throw an open ended rope to someone. They are scared, fighting for their life, and might not have to mental ability at the moment to stop and tie a rope. Rescue people would know this, but your buddy that is with you may not. My only concern is having it looped around your wrist. That is dangerous. On a boat, lets assume that a deckhand lets slack in the rope, it gets caught up in the screw, now what? Your buddy just got sucked into the prop and gets chopped up. Or, in your example, you are hanging on the side of a cliff grabbing a tree root with one hand. While you are tieing the knot you slipp off the tree root. Now you are hanging yourself by your wrist. Ouch!
As for everyone pitching in on how to pronounce it... Once a rope is tied to a boat, it now becomes a "line". If it is tied to the bow of a boat, it is a bow line (bow-line, two words), if you pick up the bow line to tie the knot, you are making a bowline knot (bo-lun).
gosh I miss your videos!
This is tough. I've been practising for days. I have a klondike derby tomorrow and if I need to prepare myself by going over my knots, and THIS is one of them. I will be screwed if I don't know how to do this by tomorrow. It's so hard!
Cool demonstration. I tried it out along with the video, and I got it on the second try. Thanks for this very useful tip.
I think I've got it, and I didn't even have a rope. The hand movement is a little difficult to see at the bottom of the screen, but I did catch that my "knotting hand" has to go over the standing rope, toward my torso, and under the standing line again.
I am going to have to practice the whole thing, with a rope, a few times.
Again, thanks.
Good job. Suggest you emphasize the importance of a generous tail, since the bowline can slip apart very easily. Hopefully, the person that throws a rope at least uses a strong enough rope, and even better if they pre-tie a loop for you that won't come out, like a figure eight on a bight. There are too many variables in these "What if you're stuck" scenarios, but at a minimum, this is still a good skill and a cool trick. Thanks!
I had to compete in AZ Thespian Knot Tieing Tech challenge. And i had to tie with with a clove hitch. i beat the record and got first place with a time of 1.99 seconds. True stuff ;)
You don't want to tie onto a rope when in water anyway. If the water takes you down stream while you're roped on, it'll dunk you under water and hold you there (especially if it is a raging current). Your safest bet is take a defensive swimming position, feet first and try to keep as close to the surface as you can, then guide yourself to shore. By going feet first you can see what is coming and kick off obstetrical if you can't direct yourself away.
It was not used for anchors, that's what an anchor bend is for. A bowline was used to control the luff of the sails so that traditional square rigged boats could sail closer to the wind by pulling the windward luff towards the bow.. And bowlines can and will sieze. I have seen a bowline literally melted together from the tension that a racing sail put it under. You can insert a marlinspike through the bowline and it will always break.
I learned this knot long time ago from my uncle who was mariner. However using two hands are better and much easier to make this knot and looks a little bit different but results are the same.
Not to spam but: I worked at home depot at the car lot. These 2 guys who bought fencing were tying it to the top of their minivan.... they used I think were 2 knots with a loop at the middle. when the fencing on the top of the van moved it would self tighten to the car. It was ingenious. Plus they thought it was funny I didn't have a good knowledge of knots :( I've been trying to figure out what they did ever since. Do you have any idea what they might've done. I don't think it was one knot I think it was a series. The loop may not have had an actual knot instead I think it might've just been where the rope met and they tied it somewhere else as they used enough rope to go back over twice.
probably a truckers hitch. there's another name for it that i don't remember.
Great video! What if the running end of rope is on your left?
Much much easier if you form the loop around your hand/knuckles/fingers than your wrist. The loop will cinch right around your wrist and make it difficult to slip your hand through, as in the video.
Do not get the rope wrapped around your wrist. When you go "around and back through the line" at 2:11, you should wrap the line at your knuckles no farther back than the proximal phalanges. See that nice arch in the thumb that is displayed so clearly in this demo. That is the perfect receptor for the rope. Do it that way and you won't handcuff your self into the center of the bowline knot. TH-camr markp0177 has a great video demo. Also watch his 1 second bowline video!
Thanks for that tid bit of advice it made doing this knot a lot easier without it getting stuck on my wrist.
Mandatory to learn with either hand.. As they teach it in Mountain climbing school. To clip either yourself in or to a carabiner. I still them them blind folded 30 years later...
The trick to not getting your hand stuck in the the loop is to wrap around the middle of your hand not around your wrist. This way you can quickly pull through the loop and tighten. Try it.
Thank you! The wrist twist allows for a quick and easy knot rather than the awkward "rabbit in the hole and around the tree" scenario..
Except that, as others have pointed out, the end result is somewhat backwards...like the difference between a square/reef knot and a granny knot. Sometimes, such differences are trivial...other times a slight change in a knot's construction could cause a fatal knot failure.
Every person I have ever seen do this stunt needs slack to draw the hand back through. If one is in tension how in you demonstration is this possible Mr. Hypothetical
This video helped me so much thank you
Its funny cuz he was racing a friend so both call them pronounce it bow- line. Either way he did a brilliant demonstration and video. Thanks
Saving lives in 2022. Thx bro.
Thanks, It's nice to see that there is a learning curve and to practice for when all things go bad.
Grandpa was a boatswain's mate in the U.S NAVY and it's pronounced Bo-Len. (By the way, that's pronounced bo's'n mate for those who are unfamiliar with the many nautical nuances.)
I would recommend perservering .It is much the best way to tie a bowline even if is not round your waist
Imagine that at 2:14 you have uncontrolled rapid rope pulling (motorboat move, big wave, etc..).
Big tension comes in a second and your wrist is going to be hurt badly.
Do not put full hand into a loop making one handed bowline.
Excellent tutorial!!! This can save a life but I have to agree with William below about the pronunciation.
It is pronounced boh-lin, from Middle Low German bōlīne. en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/bowline
Another nautical word with unexpected pronounciation:
Just because forecastle is spelled as though it would be pronounced four castle, doesn't mean that's how it is actually pronounced. en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/forecastle
They stopped teaching this in the Navy after a guy severed a tendon in his wrist when a wave dipped. But its a cool bar trick.
Good explanation but you did not mention the critical reason for using a bowline which is that it does not tighten like a noose and crush you as you are hoisted by it. 👍❤️😎
looks like an interesting way to tie a bowline but if it shows that much difficulty in a controlled environment how could it be practical under the conditions suggested. always good to learn a new knot or a new way to tie it. My wife's favorite saying is "You look for any excuse to tie a knot"
@ITStactical .. Your intro music is really loud. Then you are quiet.
Thanks for the great video. Something I can really see as being useful.
Never! Never place any part of your body through a bite (loop) of rope. He can't even do it in a totally easy situation; in a real situation his wrist would be pinched in the bite (as you saw when he first tied it) and the tension created on the line by the force of water in the scenario he created would, at the very least, break his wrist if not severe his hand... and then he'd still drown.
Good tips hanks
Ann Teve very true this will never work with alot of tension. never be in a bite
I agree and if you are holding on to a branch withe the other hand and can't hold on to the rope in front of where you are tying the knot to keep tension off, you won't be able to get it done. Not even figuring stress and raging water or extreme conditions. I would go with 2 half hitches and call it a day. Another option is going with the timber hitch around your body. 2 or 3 wraps minimum would suffice. Forgot using fine motor skills in a panic situation, have to go with gross motor skills, motions you can accomplish with little thinking.
Actually, if you put the bight a crossed the top/middle of the hand, vs around the wrist... It will never catch on you.
DON'T GET BIT
This is so helpful for my raider competition. Thank you cause I hate the "Arby's Hat" way
I have tried to find videos on how to tie an Eskimo bowline around the waist...do you know how to tie it?
Please show how to get it around your body to begin with, and where on your body to tie it.
Potentially definitely :)
Cool video. I didn't understand the significance of needing to tie a bowline with one hand until watching this. I saw another video (TH-cam video Lo4gzw2mXEQ) that shows you can keep your hand from getting stuck if you don't stick it so deep into the loop. Keep the loop around your fingers, not your wrist. It worked better for me when I was practicing.
great knot! try wrapping it with the back of your hand instead of your wrist....much easier to get your hand thru
thanx dude this helped a lot in my scouting
The secret to tying a 1 handed bowline is Dont let the rope slip down to your wrist , or your screwed as u showed a few times , if u can keep it just before your knuckle line your golden , best way is to keep it foreward of your widest part of your hand.
I would recommend you occupy the "branch" hand witha task to keep it from interfering. Grab a railing or palm down on the table.
this is a lifesaver! thanks!
super easy to learn! Thansk!
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only question I have is who taught you how to pronounce the name of that knot? Cause they were REAL country.
Its right, everyone says it wrong. Its originated as knot for the line that connects the BOW of a boat to a dock via a LINE.L
All good my guy but it's pronounced with a silent w like "BOE-lin"
Lol. You lost your dear life about five times here. Unless you are a cat.
the one handed bowline with two hands
Haha that's certainly true. Though someone in a panicked situation, or someone who's unfamiliar with knots might not think to tie a loop
Wadsworth constant applies.
too much credit
i think the way he said is the correct way, since the bowline knot may have been invented for rigging on boats. the bow of a boat makes more sense than a bow tie.
In my firefighting unit you have to tie it one-handed in gloves with your eyes closed.
Thats some 50 shades of rope flex.... and an entire unit of em too😘
Pronounced Boe-lin. Not Bow-line
shut your fucking mouth...
Mr Szasz is correct. You should have parental supervision to use the internet.
Correct I was just about to comment the same thing
I know wtf...haha
That is correct but does not matter as long as we all understand each other.
Why does someone always throw the line without a knot already tied?
i was taught:
sailor comes out of the bar, stumbles around the light post and like a good sailor, stumbles back into the bar.
it's actually like "Bow line" as in crossbow, bow-tie, bow and arrow.
that's life saver dude..its really helpful..
thanks for explaining.....
I agree with Edward Hart... it's Boe'-lun
great dude
Actual content starts at 1:50.
I remember learning this in Boy Scouts. Thanks for reminding me. Just wondering about your pronunciation: where I'm from we pronounce bowline with the "bow" part sounding like an archer's "bow"; yet you pronounce it like the bending at the waist "bow". Is this a regional pronunciation thing, or have I just been saying it wrong?
Hundreds of years ago it was 2 words bow, of the boat, and line, small rope. Lazy English speakers mushed them together and adopted the long o to create “bolen”.
Great video! You present a lot of very practical (and valuable) skills!
2:33 when you are in the water tying knot like this and motorboat increases tension you can say good bye to your hard.
You are not able to release hand at 2:57 without any tension. 3:43 - 3:48 is a confirmation. You fight with a knot trying to release fingers.
The amazing one handed bowling.....uhm....tied with the help of a second hand 😉
We were taught this knot for helicopter rescues at sea.
Excellent.
However, this is always the way to tie a bowline (even two handed : it is the "natural" way that is the fastest. So even with two hands the bowline comes real fast and in less that 15 seconds you have your loop ready to use on a bollard for instance …
So you don't have to pass the line around your waist as long as the pulling par has some tension in it.
Welle done.
Bo-lin
Great vid!
nice i remember this knot from camp
Под нагрузкой надо учиться завязывать, и помогать сбрасывать петлю большим пальцем левой руки.
Nice video. What compass is that on your hand watch belt?
If someone threw you a rope there's no point in tying the knot the rope is floating down stream so you remain effectively stuck with a whole rope out of the rescuers hands.
how do you keep it from tightening on the wrist?
It's always a bit of a juggling act. You can just as easily tie it around your fingers without going behind the hand. Very risky around the wrist if any chance of a serious load.
Helpful, but thinking about executing this under heavy seas or winds where slack in the line is not an issue. I can imagine getting my functional hand caught in the bend and rendered useless, getting sucked down under in heaving seas. I know there is a way to utilize this but be mindful of the potential lack of slack line and winding up line bound. And as others point out, it’s pronounced “bo-Lin”, not “bow-line”. That’s a snotty down-easter observation, but important if you want to be taken seriously by seasoned water-folk.
i learned it that way too
Good thing that you weren't in the water. Is there an easier knot to tie one handed?
Instructions unclear I'm now hanging from a tree
you shouldnt have it wrap around your wrist. I was taught to have it around the middle of your hand in order to avoid getting wrapped up in it. makes the pass around and through easier.
Sorry ITS, you really should learn a bit more before taking up teaching. You are WAY too slow, and having a steady tension is a luxury. The basic principle is correct but badly done.
I think his main problem is in putting the loop round his wrist. I have used this in securing a flapping sail. You can't ask the sail to hold still for a few seconds while you tie the sheet. Start as the sail comes in. Make the loop around your KNUCKLES, not the wrist. Firstly significant time is wasted moving it that far up your arm, secondly you have more control over sizing the loop and last, but certainly not least, you can slip the end of your fingers out as the loop tightens with the sail going out much more easily than you can your wrist. You have perhaps 1.5 seconds.
Hopefully ITS hasn't been flicked into the water by the loop locked around his wrist as he was using his other arm to secure himself to the boat... weren't you? Sorry but I don't think your grip would be strong enough.
Kimdino1 You took the words right out of my mouth. He is showing a dangerous way to tie it, but he doesn;t know it
I used to be in boy scouts but I quit because we just chilled in a church and played games. They all had high expectations that I would eagle in a couple of years, but they never allowed me the means if doing so. So one day after asking if we could work on rank instead of playing some stupid game and being denied for the tenth time I said "fuck this" to my scout master and left. They sent people to my house for a month because I was the best leader and they wanted me back, but I didn't. After t
How he pronounced it isn't important. By the time he's finished waffling any rescuer would have gotten fed up and left without him.
AHAHAHAHAHA!
lol LMAO
I guess "bowline" like bow of the boat is reserved for BUDs grads.... and me. I have another friend who completed BUDs, he says it the same way as Bryan and myself
Mind blown!