As a Scoutmaster, I pride myself in knowing quite a few knots with the bowline of course being one of them. I've NEVER seen it done this way. GREAT JOB. I'll be adding that to my repertoire. Thanks!
I’ve been trying to figure this out for two days using different videos and pictures. With your succinct explanation I was able to get it on the first attempt. Great tutorial!
I’ve never been inspired to leave a TH-cam comment before but your video has changed that. I’ve done these knots in fits and starts for years now, always struggling and never really understanding what I’m doing. Your explanation was so clear I learned the knot and committed it to memory immediately. Thank you!
Finally, a video of the bowline knot method I learned from a rigger at a trade show 25 years ago. I've been trying to teach it to my fellow sailors ever since. By far the best method ever. I try to tell others it is just a slip knot with a twist. Just like the one used for a basic truckers hitch. Thanks
This video is excellent. You do the step by step instructions at such a good pace, which means they can picked up and learned very quickly. As someone who has never tied proper knots, I can now start putting my washing line up with confidence. Thank you!
As a sailor I thought I’d learned a couple of the best ways to tie a bowline when you to attach a sheet to a sail but I hadn’t tried this one yet. It’s simple straightforward and easy to do even with a wet sheet in your hand. Thank you. (And for that guy who said you’d never need to tie a bowline this way- well obviously he was never in the sea scouts)
There are a host of videos out there about tying this knot. But you went right to the application of the knot, so that by the time you've shown how to tie it, the viewer already knows how to attach to something. Brilliant. After a few practice knots, it all makes sense and will be something I'll use forever on my boat and in a host of other situations. THANKS for a very practical and instructive video. I also really appreciate how concise it was - no fanfare, just the right practical steps. Well done!
Been tying this way for years, learned this in the army, can tie it in the dark, + just used this method the other day, bouncing around in rough seas on the bow of a small boat tying off to an oil rig along the Gulf Coast, it’s really the only practical way to tie this knot while under duress,, really no time for rabbit holes and trees,, 😊 thanks
First time I've seen someone else tie the bowline this way. I learned this method 40 years ago when I lived in Japan. All the Japanese tie the bowline using this method. I teach all my outdoor ed. classes how to tie the bowline this way. The students love it. Really quick and easy. Thanks for sharing!
Great demo! this is the only way I have ever tied a bowline no rabbits through holes and around trees lol This demonstrates how to tie and use the knot in one hit. So many learn it the old boy scout rabbit tree way and then fail miserably once they need to tie it around or through something as simple as a tarp eyelet.
Very interesting method, the more I look into knots the more I see the elegance of the Marlin spike hitch that is the start of your method, probably the best method I have seen so far!
Thank you kind sir. I’m sure there are situations calling for the worlds fastest tying of a bowline, but they’re not much help to tyros like me! Your exposition perfectly demonstrated.
watching your video and your channel for the first time I understand why you are successful. I don't feel like this knot is diffificult at all, in fact its awesome! now I can work a hitch and bowline off the same setup.
I couldnt believe it...after all my frustrating attempts ending up with either the tail end on the outside or some kind of slip knot, I followed your version ans actually did it in 2 seconds!!! Thanks so much for your help🤩
I have NEVER been able to remember how to tie a bowline, I remember when I was in the scouts (5 decades ago) I could never get it. I now have a boat so absolutely have to grasp this!! I watched this video just twice and I can now tie a bowline in seconds 😊. Awesome Thank you SO much
Omg this is the best tutorial for the bowline knot. Most show how to make the knot on a flat surface and not around anything. Your tutorial is dead simple and straight to the point. You have a new subscriber now.
Wow! I'm going to echo those posts before me. I tied hundreds of bowlines back in my days (make sure you get the old man accent going), always have this brief mental laps that causes me to doubt myself. This is so much more intuitive and logical! Thanks a million!
Having learned the bowline as a kid with the silly rabbit story, I still have trouble remembering which way the rabbit runs. This was so much better than going on a wild rabbit chase. Thank you!
@@ash-ip2gc it’s better to know the right way cause if you have a habit of tying it cowboy style with bitter end on the outside, when you tie a sheet bend that way it won’t hold and can slip. I learned that from an experienced sailor
I’ve been tying my bowline just that way for years. I figured that out by studying the anatomy of the knot. It’s quick it’s easy and it works with all sorts of cordage without slipping.
I accidentally tied it that way once and thought briefly "am I the only one who knows this?" 😆 I eventually found it described in Bradford Angier's book on survival. His (and my) method are to pre- tie it. With the working end facing you, form a loop 1/2 turn away from you. Then pull the upper part back thru and hold it there with your left hand while you pass the free end around whatever. Then Finnish it off. He (Bradford) used it for tying off the fetlock of a horse in the dark. It's cool cause you get it set up even while approaching the object and then just pass it around/thru and done. The only drawback of this knot is you have to make sure it doesn't tighten up too early before the knot is finished. Great explanation and video!
If you're having trouble remembering knots, just get a 4 foot length of 550 paracord and keep it in your pocket. I take mine with me and just keep practicing knots over and over until I can't forget them. It's great for sitting on the couch and watching TV too. Seriously. You can spend a lifetime studying knots and their use, strengths and weaknesses. You don't really "know" a knot until you can recall it by name, identify it by sight and choose it from a wide selection of other knots for it's beneficial applications.
I've started doing this when I watch tv or lie listening to podcasts etc to get in the muscle memory. I'm a sailor, and the bowline is one of those knots that can really save a life if done correctly, quick and under all possible conditions (i.e. in pitch dark, under water, while being thrown around by waves etc). It's uses are endless, from securing a preventer, sheets, halyards, man over board situations, securing to a dock or other fast objects. It can take an amazing load, and I've still never have one unravel or fail. There are several ways to tie it (i love the one in this video), both with one and two hands, depending on situation. I'd recommend to learn them all, escpecially onehanded. Great for securing stuff on deck when you have to hold fast to the boat with the other, or to tie around yourself it you're in the water and someone throughs you a line. Pro tip: Do practice blindfolded or in the dark :)
I just always carry a tightly packed 5 m (16.4 ft) bunch of 3 mm accessory cord, that stuff is very strong and I don't use it just for knot-practicing. In fact, it has proven to be extremely handy to just have such a relatively long and strong piece of string around. I additionally carry a small non-locking (quickdraw) carabiner on a belt loop, giving me even more options. Hang your grocery bag from your backpack, fix a door open, hang your bag somewhere, measure the height of something, tie some cargo to your vehicle (mostly my bike), you name it. ;)
Great instruction. The fastest I’ve ever learned to tie a knot. Favorite part: “this is one of the magic moments.” One of-there are others-for knot geeks! I get you!
Absolutely the best, easiest way to tie the Bowline, period! Ever seen someone who could tie a 'perfect bowline', and when you give them something to tie it TO, the loop is 10-sizes too large? This method lets you size your hitch loop to PERFECTLY fit the eyelet, load, etc. you want to connect with! If you aren't using this method, you don't have true control of your loop size...
I'm new to knots, as I started fishing & boating, and am getting comfortable with both "old ways" to tie the bowline; maybe a half dozen other knots. It was already a convenient one, and your method (which can easily be done one handed) makes it so much better. Whether to make a looped end or tie onto something, its done before you finish deciding to tie it. tl;dr? Thanks!
You're absolutely correct about forgetting any other way to tie a bowline. Tried to show my son the rabbit and tree method and it took three goes to get it right.
Can't believe it's taken me 59 years of life to actually learn the bowline. Too easy. Thank for for making it like the easiest knot ever. Especially when having to tow vehicles out of trouble. Any other knot becomes permanent. Like Larry said. I feel a bit stupid. Left hand over the top is by far key
That is the best method I've seen, easy & quick. Can't thank you enough. Preciously I had reverse engineered the knot though if wouldn't come out the same if too much time passed since tying one. This is the easiest method (for me) to remember. Thank you. & so well described step by step. You have yourself a new subscriber.
If you make a byte or loop in the dead end of the rope before you feed it into the main body of your bowline, you have a bowline slip knot. Then when you want to untie the knot, all you have to do is pull on the dead end of of the loop and the whole knot will fall apart. I was shown that little trick by an old Fijian who had shipped out for years on island steamers all over the South Pacific. He had been a seaman, a ship's cook, a professional boxer in Papua New Guinea and had played Rugby for Fiji. He was as tough as teak and stood for nobody's nonsense, yet was and still is, one of the nicest humans beings I ever met. Men like him are the ones whose stories we should all listen to - they don't just teach you manual skills - they teach you about Real Life!
I have NO IDEA why this isn't the default method for tying this knot. I had to re-learn the bowline for the umpteenth time for a sailing class, after first learning it in Boy Scouts three decades ago. This method is BULLETPROOF, and should be the standard the world over! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you....
I've seen this bowline method several times, but my brain wasn't getting it. Your explanation finally tied it all together (rope puns). Thanks for the video!
This is the best video ive found on this fast method of tying the bowline! I forgot it from my scouting days. I could do the slow rabbit and the tree method but this is exactly what i was looking for, thanks!
Thank you! For years I have been trying to remember this rabbit coming up out of a hole, around a tree and back into the hole. I only get it right about half the time. Now I know how to tie the bowline without the bunrab🐇. Thank you 🙏🏼
I totally agree with you same here . I don’t think you are what you said but too many confusing ways and this is the easiest one very simple and work great for me.
I just wanted to tell you that I have been a fireman in Houston for 27 yrs and this is our go knot of course! What I really wanted to tell you is that I learned this method 26 1/2 years ago and not only could I not the one the other way if I had to, there’s absolutely no reason to! A slight variation that’s made it a little easier for the few that have struggled is to hold the standing in palm up, roll your wrist over to the inside towards your other hand, reach through the hole and grab the standing in and pull up through the loop you just made. The key is making sure the portion of the rope your pulling up through the loop you just made is being sure the loop you run the tag end through is made from the standing end and not the tag end. Run the standing in through your new look your holding and fold the running and back on itself. Pull the standing end making sure the loop flips over as you said and tie your safety. I started trying this not as an emergency knot to tire around my waist in case I needed to bail out a window or use myself as an anchor. If you can tie it around your waist correctly with your eyes closed...I can’t imagine there is an easier way!! Thank you for sharing this method with everyone. Any know that includes rabbits, trees and rabbit holes to explain how to tie it needed another way!!! If you start with Palm up and rotate over, there’s no way you can not tie this knot!!! Thanks again for sharing. I still haven’t figured out how to put things on here or I’d have done it a long time ago!!
Thanks for coming up with that idea, and for teaching it so well. It's super easy. After watching your video just a few times, I can now "air tie" a bowline knot. Meaning I haven't actually done it yet, but I can mimic the moves with my empty hand.
Wow. Learned and committed standard bowline to muscle memory about five years ago. This is far more intuitive. Now to reteach those muscles. Great video!
As a Scoutmaster, I pride myself in knowing quite a few knots with the bowline of course being one of them. I've NEVER seen it done this way. GREAT JOB. I'll be adding that to my repertoire. Thanks!
I’ve been trying to figure this out for two days using different videos and pictures. With your succinct explanation I was able to get it on the first attempt. Great tutorial!
I’ve never been inspired to leave a TH-cam comment before but your video has changed that. I’ve done these knots in fits and starts for years now, always struggling and never really understanding what I’m doing. Your explanation was so clear I learned the knot and committed it to memory immediately. Thank you!
Great video! I've had troubles with the bowline for years, but this quick and easy demo has helped me more than any other instruction! Thank you
just learned Bowline and trucker tie, i feel like i own the world now.
You DO!!!!
You might not own it, but if you can subdue it you can keep it from falling out of the back of your pickup
Finally, a video of the bowline knot method I learned from a rigger at a trade show 25 years ago. I've been trying to teach it to my fellow sailors ever since. By far the best method ever. I try to tell others it is just a slip knot with a twist. Just like the one used for a basic truckers hitch. Thanks
This video is excellent. You do the step by step instructions at such a good pace, which means they can picked up and learned very quickly. As someone who has never tied proper knots, I can now start putting my washing line up with confidence. Thank you!
For someone that is new to boating this video is the best I have found on the net. Such an easy way to remember. Thanks.
As a sailor I thought I’d learned a couple of the best ways to tie a bowline when you to attach a sheet to a sail but I hadn’t tried this one yet. It’s simple straightforward and easy to do even with a wet sheet in your hand. Thank you. (And for that guy who said you’d never need to tie a bowline this way- well obviously he was never in the sea scouts)
unbelievably easy way to tie the bowline. I will be using this method from now on, thanks for posting!
There are a host of videos out there about tying this knot. But you went right to the application of the knot, so that by the time you've shown how to tie it, the viewer already knows how to attach to something. Brilliant. After a few practice knots, it all makes sense and will be something I'll use forever on my boat and in a host of other situations. THANKS for a very practical and instructive video. I also really appreciate how concise it was - no fanfare, just the right practical steps. Well done!
Been tying this way for years, learned this in the army, can tie it in the dark, + just used this method the other day, bouncing around in rough seas on the bow of a small boat tying off to an oil rig along the Gulf Coast, it’s really the only practical way to tie this knot while under duress,, really no time for rabbit holes and trees,, 😊 thanks
As an old sailor, I"ve been tying Bowlines for 50 years. Can't believe I have't seen this method before. Thanks.
Perfect!
Thanks for the video! I'm dyslexic and rope knots, while simple for most folks, are mind boggling for dyslexics. This is an awesome method.
The detail about where to hold the working end just before you set the knot I find sooo helpful to making the knot look right. Thank You!
First time I've seen someone else tie the bowline this way. I learned this method 40 years ago when I lived in Japan. All the Japanese tie the bowline using this method. I teach all my outdoor ed. classes how to tie the bowline this way. The students love it. Really quick and easy.
Thanks for sharing!
I've learned this years ago from someone but I forgot about how to tie it, and have been searching all day for it. Thanks for the video sir
This is simplest and best method of tying a bowline I’ve ever seen! Thank you so much!😊
Holy crap!!! This is the easiest way to tie this knot. You are knot Sensai. :) Thanks!!!
Actually, he made it complicated.
Great demo! this is the only way I have ever tied a bowline no rabbits through holes and around trees lol This demonstrates how to tie and use the knot in one hit.
So many learn it the old boy scout rabbit tree way and then fail miserably once they need to tie it around or through something as simple as a tarp eyelet.
This was the easiest and fastest way I learned to tie a bowline around an object. Great video; short, simple, and easy to follow.
Thanks!
Great instruction! Fastest easiest esp appreciate for lefties !
I have mastered the truckers hitch, yet struggled with the bowline. This is by far the easiest method for me. Thank you for sharing.
Bro, this is BY FAR the best way to tie this knot! You make it so simple, got it perfect the very first try! TY
Very interesting method, the more I look into knots the more I see the elegance of the Marlin spike hitch that is the start of your method, probably the best method I have seen so far!
That is so cool, been tying bowlines for 50 years and that is now the way I will teach it.
Thank you kind sir. I’m sure there are situations calling for the worlds fastest tying of a bowline, but they’re not much help to tyros like me! Your exposition perfectly demonstrated.
This is brilliant, I’ve been using the rabbit method all this time and this is so much better. Thank you
watching your video and your channel for the first time I understand why you are successful. I don't feel like this knot is diffificult at all, in fact its awesome! now I can work a hitch and bowline off the same setup.
This was a great tutorial. I’ve been struggling with this knot until i watched this. Now I can do it in seconds with little to no effort. Thanks
This method and the way that you taught it worked so much better for me! Thank you for tying it around an anchor. I am happy to know this knot now!
I couldnt believe it...after all my frustrating attempts ending up with either the tail end on the outside or some kind of slip knot, I followed your version ans actually did it in 2 seconds!!! Thanks so much for your help🤩
Thanks, that the best explanation one can get. Have been trying to tie this knot for a month but unsuccessful until today. Great teacher!
I've had troubles with the bowline for years, :) can't believe how easy it is this way. Thank you so much!
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youare legend 👋🙏
I have NEVER been able to remember how to tie a bowline, I remember when I was in the scouts (5 decades ago) I could never get it. I now have a boat so absolutely have to grasp this!! I watched this video just twice and I can now tie a bowline in seconds 😊. Awesome Thank you SO much
Omg this is the best tutorial for the bowline knot. Most show how to make the knot on a flat surface and not around anything. Your tutorial is dead simple and straight to the point. You have a new subscriber now.
Wow! I'm going to echo those posts before me. I tied hundreds of bowlines back in my days (make sure you get the old man accent going), always have this brief mental laps that causes me to doubt myself. This is so much more intuitive and logical! Thanks a million!
Having learned the bowline as a kid with the silly rabbit story, I still have trouble remembering which way the rabbit runs. This was so much better than going on a wild rabbit chase. Thank you!
tip: does not matter which way around the rabbit goes because both directions work equally.
@@ash-ip2gc it’s better to know the right way cause if you have a habit of tying it cowboy style with bitter end on the outside, when you tie a sheet bend that way it won’t hold and can slip. I learned that from an experienced sailor
Great and clear tutorial. Knots seem like some ancient kind of non-Euclidean magic to me.
That has got to be the easiest bowline ever!!! Thank you so much, I love a bowline to tie my guy ropes to my tents 😃👍
I’ve been tying my bowline just that way for years. I figured that out by studying the anatomy of the knot. It’s quick it’s easy and it works with all sorts of cordage without slipping.
Best explanation of this method of tying a bowline that I've seen. Strong work, my friend.
I’ve watched thousands of videos and this was the best way and quickest way thank you so so so much
Subscribed right a way
Yours is the only video I’ve seen using this method . It is so much easier than ANY of the other ways . Thanks so much 👍🏻
I accidentally tied it that way once and thought briefly "am I the only one who knows this?" 😆 I eventually found it described in Bradford Angier's book on survival. His (and my) method are to pre- tie it. With the working end facing you, form a loop 1/2 turn away from you. Then pull the upper part back thru and hold it there with your left hand while you pass the free end around whatever. Then Finnish it off. He (Bradford) used it for tying off the fetlock of a horse in the dark. It's cool cause you get it set up even while approaching the object and then just pass it around/thru and done. The only drawback of this knot is you have to make sure it doesn't tighten up too early before the knot is finished. Great explanation and video!
I’m a rabbit and hole guy but I am committed to learning your way. Thanks
If you're having trouble remembering knots, just get a 4 foot length of 550 paracord and keep it in your pocket. I take mine with me and just keep practicing knots over and over until I can't forget them. It's great for sitting on the couch and watching TV too. Seriously. You can spend a lifetime studying knots and their use, strengths and weaknesses. You don't really "know" a knot until you can recall it by name, identify it by sight and choose it from a wide selection of other knots for it's beneficial applications.
I've started doing this when I watch tv or lie listening to podcasts etc to get in the muscle memory. I'm a sailor, and the bowline is one of those knots that can really save a life if done correctly, quick and under all possible conditions (i.e. in pitch dark, under water, while being thrown around by waves etc). It's uses are endless, from securing a preventer, sheets, halyards, man over board situations, securing to a dock or other fast objects. It can take an amazing load, and I've still never have one unravel or fail. There are several ways to tie it (i love the one in this video), both with one and two hands, depending on situation. I'd recommend to learn them all, escpecially onehanded. Great for securing stuff on deck when you have to hold fast to the boat with the other, or to tie around yourself it you're in the water and someone throughs you a line. Pro tip: Do practice blindfolded or in the dark :)
I am always playing with paracord, better than a fidget spinner. Gonna go grab some right now
I just always carry a tightly packed 5 m (16.4 ft) bunch of 3 mm accessory cord, that stuff is very strong and I don't use it just for knot-practicing. In fact, it has proven to be extremely handy to just have such a relatively long and strong piece of string around. I additionally carry a small non-locking (quickdraw) carabiner on a belt loop, giving me even more options. Hang your grocery bag from your backpack, fix a door open, hang your bag somewhere, measure the height of something, tie some cargo to your vehicle (mostly my bike), you name it. ;)
I am about to do just this.
Just got some thin rope because all I can still tie is my shoes and always moving stuff with bunny cords.
Great instruction. The fastest I’ve ever learned to tie a knot. Favorite part: “this is one of the magic moments.” One of-there are others-for knot geeks! I get you!
Absolutely the best way to tie a bowline !!!! I have tried them all. Thanks
This is the best tutorial on the Bowline i have seen on the net. Thanks!
Absolutely the best, easiest way to tie the Bowline, period! Ever seen someone who could tie a 'perfect bowline', and when you give them something to tie it TO, the loop is 10-sizes too large? This method lets you size your hitch loop to PERFECTLY fit the eyelet, load, etc. you want to connect with! If you aren't using this method, you don't have true control of your loop size...
I'm new to knots, as I started fishing & boating, and am getting comfortable with both "old ways" to tie the bowline; maybe a half dozen other knots. It was already a convenient one, and your method (which can easily be done one handed) makes it so much better. Whether to make a looped end or tie onto something, its done before you finish deciding to tie it.
tl;dr? Thanks!
Finally a Blowline Knot we can all learn and tie with just 5 minutes practice.
Fabulous! Great presentation and discussion. I'll present this at our next Scout meeting.
after dozens of videos this was the one that finally did it...thank you!
You're absolutely correct about forgetting any other way to tie a bowline. Tried to show my son the rabbit and tree method and it took three goes to get it right.
As a dyslexic knot tier, horseman, I soooo thank you for this video!!! My mulie thanks you too.
Amazing no rabbits or anything. Thank you, very clear and easy to do. Highly recommend.
I've watched so many videos trying to learn this knot and this was the one that finally made it click. Thank you!
Can't believe it's taken me 59 years of life to actually learn the bowline. Too easy. Thank for for making it like the easiest knot ever. Especially when having to tow vehicles out of trouble. Any other knot becomes permanent. Like Larry said. I feel a bit stupid. Left hand over the top is by far key
I’ve been trying to tie this knot forever! Now I’ve found your videos and it’s a piece of cake 👍👍👍
Thanks so much, all the other methods I kept forgetting after watching it.
That is the best method I've seen, easy & quick. Can't thank you enough.
Preciously I had reverse engineered the knot though if wouldn't come out the same if too much time passed since tying one.
This is the easiest method (for me) to remember. Thank you. & so well described step by step.
You have yourself a new subscriber.
This just solved my life! I've been struggling so much with this knot, can't believe how easy it is this way. Thank you so much!
OMG...i just watched 10 videos and was about to give up.... but your video made my little brain get it
thank You!!!
If you make a byte or loop in the dead end of the rope before you feed it into the main body of your bowline, you have a bowline slip knot. Then when you want to untie the knot, all you have to do is pull on the dead end of of the loop and the whole knot will fall apart. I was shown that little trick by an old Fijian who had shipped out for years on island steamers all over the South Pacific. He had been a seaman, a ship's cook, a professional boxer in Papua New Guinea and had played Rugby for Fiji. He was as tough as teak and stood for nobody's nonsense, yet was and still is, one of the nicest humans beings I ever met. Men like him are the ones whose stories we should all listen to - they don't just teach you manual skills - they teach you about Real Life!
5th video I checked for bowline and the best/easiest. Thanks!
God bless you sir. You have my gratitude; one of the best explanations on how to tie a bowline.
Your excellent example and simple instructions make learning this important knot easy. Thanks for sharing this with us.
My favorite knot -- use it all the time! I like your method . . .
I have NO IDEA why this isn't the default method for tying this knot.
I had to re-learn the bowline for the umpteenth time for a sailing class, after first learning it in Boy Scouts three decades ago.
This method is BULLETPROOF, and should be the standard the world over!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you....
I've seen this bowline method several times, but my brain wasn't getting it. Your explanation finally tied it all together (rope puns). Thanks for the video!
Best way ever. No other tutorial comes close!!!! Thank you
This is the best video ive found on this fast method of tying the bowline! I forgot it from my scouting days. I could do the slow rabbit and the tree method but this is exactly what i was looking for, thanks!
Best bowline knot tutorial yet!
I have been a Firefighter for 10 years and for some reason always found this knots difficult. Doing it this way is, for me, so much simpler.
By far the best way. I will never forget this now.. all the other ways I forgot within a week! Thanks!
Great way to tie a bowline knot thanks for sharing John
Thank you! For years I have been trying to remember this rabbit coming up out of a hole, around a tree and back into the hole. I only get it right about half the time. Now I know how to tie the bowline without the bunrab🐇. Thank you 🙏🏼
watching other methods, I became increasingly frustrating; while feeling a bit stupid. This method is so easy and easy to remember!
It is indeed really cool way. Can't be any simpler than this I guess.
Marlins spikehitch turns into bowline.
Thank you
I like this method. No fancy wrist moves that get in the way of following the line.
Taha Bulut on
I totally agree with you same here . I don’t think you are what you said but too many confusing ways and this is the easiest one very simple and work great for me.
I just wanted to tell you that I have been a fireman in Houston for 27 yrs and this is our go knot of course!
What I really wanted to tell you is that I learned this method 26 1/2 years ago and not only could I not the one the other way if I had to, there’s absolutely no reason to!
A slight variation that’s made it a little easier for the few that have struggled is to hold the standing in palm up, roll your wrist over to the inside towards your other hand, reach through the hole and grab the standing in and pull up through the loop you just made. The key is making sure the portion of the rope your pulling up through the loop you just made is being sure the loop you run the tag end through is made from the standing end and not the tag end. Run the standing in through your new look your holding and fold the running and back on itself. Pull the standing end making sure the loop flips over as you said and tie your safety.
I started trying this not as an emergency knot to tire around my waist in case I needed to bail out a window or use myself as an anchor. If you can tie it around your waist correctly with your eyes closed...I can’t imagine there is an easier way!!
Thank you for sharing this method with everyone. Any know that includes rabbits, trees and rabbit holes to explain how to tie it needed another way!!!
If you start with Palm up and rotate over, there’s no way you can not tie this knot!!! Thanks again for sharing. I still haven’t figured out how to put things on here or I’d have done it a long time ago!!
Wow you just made my day, been struggling with this knot for a while, this makes it so easy and quick
Thanks for coming up with that idea, and for teaching it so well. It's super easy. After watching your video just a few times, I can now "air tie" a bowline knot. Meaning I haven't actually done it yet, but I can mimic the moves with my empty hand.
Dee Jay Have courage, some day you will be able to pick up a piece of string, or a shoelace, or a dog leash, or some yarn, and practice for real!!🌚
Wow! What a nice way to teach bowline tieing. 👍😊 Thanks a lot!
This is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! Quick, easy to remember and it WORKS...YAY!
Thank you so much! For some reason I've been struggling with this knot, trying to tie off to eyelets. You made it so easy to learn!
Yes, this is very nice. I know several ways to tie a bowline, and this is one of the quickest and easiest.
By far the best explanation I’ve seen thus far
Wow. Learned and committed standard bowline to muscle memory about five years ago. This is far more intuitive. Now to reteach those muscles. Great video!
Thanks! I just couldn’t get this consistently until your method.
This is the easiest method I've come across. Thank you so much!
Really wasnt getting it until this video! Thank you so much
Ive been doing this wrong (the hard way ) for years. So glad i watched this. Great vid.
Holly sh....! I've wathed over 20 videos on that knot. CRAZY!
A useful, off-the-beaten-path video that was CONCISE!! Love it! Subscribed.
Very easy way to do the bowline, and no rabbit! Thank you.
Awesome!
I like the reference to the trucker's hitch - makes it easier to remember too. Thanks!!
Fantastic! I've watched quite a few and your video is by far the best! Thank you!!
That is a great way to tie the bowline. I will need to practice that
By far, the best method and easiest way I've seen!!!
This is the best way I've seen yet, thanks for the tutorial