Very cool, I made the one Dave Canterbury showed with the toggles attached on the line via a hole. I made my prusiks with tail ends to use them as a soft shackle to attach the tarp. The toggles are for anchoring and tensioning. I really like your idea too, i may make some of your guy lines though as I usually just use a tautline for it or a marlin spike on the stake.
Great common sense way of doing it. Its funny how youtube will have people come up with the most complex way of doing something. I remember in scouts and the army as well many people setting up really cool shelters an thy had no idea how to tie any fancy knot.
Great detailed instructions.....Details, overview, actual use combined with various angles. Only wish that you would use contrasting colors and watch your lighting. Possibly use an orange color ridgeline with your black bankline. While outdoors, your eyes can adjust for the shadows, the camera sensor is exposing for the brightness in the background, making the detailed work in the shadows much darker. Please keep up the great work and creativity and the generosity of your time in sharing your knowledge.
I was going to comment as well about contrasting colors. Once you got outside in the trees, it was a little hard to see. Great, informative video though Frank!
Thanks for taking the time to watch, if you enjoyed this setup you may like some of my other ropecraft constructs as well, check them out. More coming soon cheers.
Glad you enjoyed the ridgeline, check out some of my modular ropecraft systems you may want to use those as well. Thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
@@frankbush333 Sub'd and most certainly will! Only thing I'll change is I won't use black paracord with the bankline. I prefer a contrast so will use maybe OD or coyote brown paracord for my stealth set up.
Why is it that when I see a new or innovative method of cordage use, it's always Frank Bush first? What a neat system. Now I'll have to change the system I have set up (another Frank Bush system) to this one, it's far better. Great job Frank, you're still the man, when it comes to cordage and tarps. ;-)
Hey Frank, thank you so much for taking the time to give us this tutorial, brilliant! I can see why you were so excited to share this golden nugget of knowledge! I've set up the line and off to the woods now to try it out. Thanks again 👍🏻
This is genius. Knots can do anything a gadget can do, and they don't weigh a thing, and you'll never lose a knot! You could replace the overhand Knots with online Ashley Stopper Knots if you wanted, since they're bulkier, but only necessary with Paracord instead of Bank Line maybe. Great idea and great video. Thanks for sharing this! 😎👍🏼
Thank you for this great video, I love working with line and rope ever since the Navy as a Bos'n mate, but didn't know about jungle knots but now I do thanks again
Wow - just spent 2 weeks looking at every ridgeline setup on TH-cam, and yours is by far #1. Congrats.... The idea that you can take 100' of cord and build a system without cutting it shorter is fantastic. No toggles or gizmos are needed - just cord. The adjustable attachments to the tarp allow for moving the tarp around obstacles and rocks. and everything is 100% quick release and quick deploy So many systems use the Jungle Knot approach where the ENTIRE length has knots every 5", thus resulting in your cord shrinking to half makes no sense at all. Hopefully, many professional adventure companies will adopt the Frank Bush Ridgeline system. I think the next evolution of this system might be just ONE cord - somehow, everything but the lower tarp connections is just one piece of rope. Again - congrats - nothing better anywhere.
Thanks for watching, I think I have already come up with some improvements to this system will do a detailed video on that in the near future, more coming soon cheers!
@@frankbush333 I've already replaced the knots on the Paracord with more sliding ridgeline loops so I just use a standard Paracord with no knots in it. This gives me a standard unmodified Paracord for other things around camp. All the best,
I like it, I think I'll integrate the jungle loops on my prusiks. I am going to keep at least one toggle for the tensioning side of the ridge line. I don't know if you've seen it but David Canterbury put out a king of simplicity... video a little ways back. I like how he uses the toggle on the tensioning side that becomes self locking, allowing you to make everything tight with just one hand. I like the versatility of the jungle loops on all the extra tie outs you demonstrate here.
I did a video on almost the exact same ridgeline as Dave Canterbury's six months prior to his, for me this replaces that construct entirely. Thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
I agree, I think Dave's inline toggles for tensioning and these jungle loop prusiks to attach the tarp are the best of both systems. Currently using daves prusik tail ends to make a larks head on one side and sliding the tail through to make a soft shackle. These jungle looks seem a step better than that
A long time ago I suggested that you use kite knots and then you wouldn't need to use toggles anymore. But what you've come up with is way better then kite knots because yours attaches and detaches quicker and even easier.
@mattflannery4448 I published a few different ones about a year ago, you should see modular ropecraft system in the titles just go through my video history they are about 15-20 videos back or so.
Mr Frank, I have experimented with soft shackle and French bowline at the end of the ridgeline to get rid of toggles for the first tree connection and both are fast and knot free, BUT I think your new way is less fiddely thus making it even faster. Your second tree connection just brilliant, specifically when you demonstrated how it's possible to tighten up. Have never thought of jungle knots for guylines, once again brilliant. Thanks for sharing. 😊
Thanks for the kind words, this really is a fantastic setup and well worth the diy. I am glad you enjoyed the video thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
@@frankbush333 I literally just put the older rapid you did 6 months together and then saw this new addition and it’s absolutely impressive and inspiring keep up the great work my friend. Best regards Dutch
That’s actually a great system. Light and no knots once setup. Wow. That might even best my current knot setup in time. I’ve been doing a Siberian hitch on one end, and trucker’s on the other for tension, and I’ve been keeping my tarp attached to the ridgeline, but that’s even faster than tying a taut line hitch
Honestly the only reason you don’t have more views is because of the long runtime. Make a neat summary video (you can do it in less than 10min) and i bet you’ll go viral
@@frankbush333the guylines here are not my favorite method tbh. Take a look at the Amok Skjold tarp. I’ve fashioned my tarp very similarly. 15d nylon flamescreed tarp, shock cord loops on all tieouts to compensate for stretching, tensioners on the loops where the guylines remain attached, and a piece of Velcro on all guylines to facilitate storing. I secure the guylines to pegs with marlin spike hitches which are the fastest to tie (though I have to take out the peg to untie the knot). Then when all points are pegged I tension them with the tensioners, easily! I don’t lay my tarp symmetrically and these things helps tremendously. When I’m done and I wanna pack up, I just fold the guylines and tie the Velcro really quick. Used to take me 20sec per guyline with a normal coiling method, now it’s 10. Makes a difference when you tie out more than 6 points for a winter tarp with doors. And then the wall pullouts for extra space 😂 These jungle knots are so useful though! I stopped bringing carabiners because I made a bunch of rope shackles out of dyneema.
It's too bad YT isn't arranged by the quality of content, this channel should be at the top of search results, subs, etc. The more I learn, the more questions I have: Do you still use a paracord ridgeline? I watched some of your other vids & made a weave-style bankline ridgeline...Was thinking I'd add bankline prusseks, but will they slide well enough? Or maybe paracord prusseks are better, or both. How many tent stakes do you carry? I feel like they're so light, I might as well bring a couple more than I think I need. Is there another vid where I can better see the tensioning of the ridgeline end? I don't like the trucker hitch much & would rather do something like this.
@@RonLumbar thanks for the kind words, check out my modular ropecraft system videos it will answer another of questions you might have, thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
@@frankbush333 but you have several videos that are very long and all say they're the best, I don't have time to go through all that just to try to find a better view of the tensioning...LOL thank you.
Hi Frank Fantastic design and application of a simple, complete and totally functional ridgeline. Great minimalist setup. Really enjoyed following your video while I built my own ridgeline. Tested out in my yard and it really is fast, complete and effortless to work with. It's already in my SAR Kit for this weekend's Missions. Thanks for all of your great ideas and for sharing via video. Much appreciated. Nicholas
Made a couple sets and they're incredibly compact, fast and easy to use. Unless you somehow come up with a better system, this will be my goto from now on. 👍
It really is a fantastic setup, unmatched in my eyes. Glad you enjoyed and made a set, if I come up with anything better I will post. Thanks for watching cheers!
That’s an awesome set up, but if I had to set up a tarp, for example, for rain coverage with my tent underneath, I’m assuming you would run the Ridgeline down the middle of the tarp and do an A-frame or some other setup? Is there any videos of a practical application with the tarp that you would actually use it for for a rain, shelter or something?
Revisiting this video because I need more prusik knots for the A-frame shelter. Im gonna thread the ridgeline in the middle loop of my DD 3x3 tarp so I can set it up much quicker while also packing it away this way. You can use the ridgeline running it under the tarp (what I used to do) but when raining the drops could follow the cord under the tarp making your shelter underneath somewhat exposed to water. It also puts stress on the fabric instead of the reinforced loop points. Not much of a problem just a min-max thing that doesn't change much in the end. A simple A-frame over a tent would suffice to answer your question. Or a Lean-to if it's not windy. I will use the Diamond shelter for my hammock because of the extra length. There are lots of videos on how to setup tarps for different applications. Hope that helped!
Since the system depends on tension, have you ever had issues with strong winds that lift and shift the tarp aggressively? Wondering if the knots come unhooked. Thx for the tutorial!
In wind gusts say up to around 30 miles / 50 km I have seen no issues as the wind increases tension rather than decrease tension, even in gusts at this speed I tend to lower the profile of the setup substantially as I don't want to damage the tarps more than anything. If I know say 60 mile / 100 km winds are inbound I don't normally keep tarps in the air and will switch my setup down to a pyramid shelter or similar setup where it is heavily pegged to the earth and has a low profile of only say 2-3 feet in height with the setup deflecting wind as much as possible with as little stress on the tarp as possible. It is not often I face extreme winds such as this though. I worry more about the tarps then the knots to be honest, thanks for taking the time to watch more coming soon cheers.
If anyone is worried that it might accidentally come undone then they can use a kite knot to secure it. And a kite knot is a larkshead knot attached to a stopper knot.
With the bola'd knot, is there any value pushing the knot through the little opening out away from the tree, rather than in towards? The knot being against the tree with the tension concerns me. Curious if the tree circumference impacts this, can that knot ever lay flat against the tree?
As long as you set the knots right up against each other there is nothing to worry about, the one against the tree works without issue, tree circumference has no impact. Build a set out you will be glad you did, thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
@@frankbush333 Got my bank line delivered today. Going to make your ridge line soon. I was thinking of making two in case I wanted to make the tarp come over the top line first and then have like an awning over the second. Any thoughts?
Awesome I am excited for you! Nothing wrong with having 2 in my books, I often use 2 tarps one for a shelter and the other for a working area. I hope you enjoy the system!
Do you worry about paracord cutting paracord? In my experience, if I rig a very tight ridgeline, I often end up with fraying or cut paracord line at points where the line crosses itself at pressure.
Good video, but hard to see what you are doing due to the line being black. Would have been better if you used a brighter colored line. Also best to have done on an overcast day, as the harsh shadows on a bright sunny day make it hard to see what you are doing. It’s not easy to film on your own: It would have made it easier if you had a friend with some camera skills to hold the camera over your shoulder to get those close shots and follow you around to get the best view. However I’ve added this video to my favorites. Keep up the good work 🙂👍
Still not convinced that this is as fast as a Siberian hitch and truckers hitch. It’s really hard to see how this works because of the dark brown shirt and camera work. I have made the ridgeline that Blackie Thomas made and the improved one Dave Canterbury made using premade Toggles and prussik loops, and even these, tho extremely effective and fun to make is not as fast deploying as a straight ridgeline with pre-tied prussik loops with soft shackles. It’s very possible I’m not getting this concept simply because of not being able to follow due to me not being able to see how it all works because of lighting and dark cordages that don’t contrast.
I wish you would have been wearing a white shirt or an orange shirt or any light colored shirt rather than dark with a dark ridgeline doesn't give it justice on what you're showing. It's real difficult to see when you're doing this against a leafy background. Could you do this video again wearing a white shirt, an orange shirt or even a light green shirt? Anything but a dark shirt with dark paracord and Ridgelines does not show up well and pick a different colored tree like a white birch. These are things that need to be considered when you're trying to show a video. Thank you
Very cool, I made the one Dave Canterbury showed with the toggles attached on the line via a hole. I made my prusiks with tail ends to use them as a soft shackle to attach the tarp. The toggles are for anchoring and tensioning.
I really like your idea too, i may make some of your guy lines though as I usually just use a tautline for it or a marlin spike on the stake.
Great common sense way of doing it. Its funny how youtube will have people come up with the most complex way of doing something.
I remember in scouts and the army as well many people setting up really cool shelters an thy had no idea how to tie any fancy knot.
Simplicity is key.
Fab, thank you. I love that its all there ready, no having to remember knots on the fly , which i am useless at! Subbed 👍
Great detailed instructions.....Details, overview, actual use combined with various angles.
Only wish that you would use contrasting colors and watch your lighting.
Possibly use an orange color ridgeline with your black bankline.
While outdoors, your eyes can adjust for the shadows, the camera sensor is exposing for the brightness in the background, making the detailed work in the shadows much darker.
Please keep up the great work and creativity and the generosity of your time in sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for the feedback and for watching, more coming soon cheers!
I was going to comment as well about contrasting colors. Once you got outside in the trees, it was a little hard to see. Great, informative video though Frank!
Brilliant. Kind of "like" a soft shackle, but even easier! Thanks for sharing Frank.
Thanks for taking the time to watch, if you enjoyed this setup you may like some of my other ropecraft constructs as well, check them out. More coming soon cheers.
Best ridgeline set up I've ever seen! 100% my now go to. Thanks bud! :)
Glad you enjoyed the ridgeline, check out some of my modular ropecraft systems you may want to use those as well. Thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
@@frankbush333 Sub'd and most certainly will! Only thing I'll change is I won't use black paracord with the bankline. I prefer a contrast so will use maybe OD or coyote brown paracord for my stealth set up.
This is the most creative application of the jungle knots. Thanks for sharing.
glad you enjoyed thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
Why is it that when I see a new or innovative method of cordage use, it's always Frank Bush first? What a neat system. Now I'll have to change the system I have set up (another Frank Bush system) to this one, it's far better.
Great job Frank, you're still the man, when it comes to cordage and tarps. ;-)
Thanks for the kind words, watch now everyone else will be sharing 'their' new system in a video in a week or two, lol.
Hey Frank, thank you so much for taking the time to give us this tutorial, brilliant! I can see why you were so excited to share this golden nugget of knowledge! I've set up the line and off to the woods now to try it out. Thanks again 👍🏻
If you enjoyed this one you may like some of my more recent ropecraft systems even more check them out, thanks for watching more coming soon cheers.
This is maybe one of the best how-to survival, bush craft, camping videos I have ever seen. Wow!
Thanks, cheers
This is mindblowing. What an elegant system! Thanks so much for this tutorial!
Glad you enjoyed the video and for taking the time to watch more coming soon cheers.
Thank you Frank, I also appreciate you showing this to us. WOW ! Thank you again.
Glad you enjoyed the video more coming soon cheers
I made this today. I thoroughly enjoyed using the simple knots. Thanks for this video!
Hopefully you get years of enjoyable use out of the design, thanks for taking the time to watch more coming soon cheers.
I have used loads of tarps and tents for work but this is the best system I have ever used so simple and effective. Thanks for this awesome.
Awesome! Glad you got something out of it, the next version of this is going to be even better, stay tuned more coming soon, cheers!
I will definitely be making this for my quick deployment ridge line
You may enjoy some of my more recent ridgeline videos as well, thanks for taking the time to watch more coming soon cheers.
Mr. Frank this is brilliant, made me evening! Will build a couple in the am. Thank you again SIR!.....ATB
Awesome thanks for watching glad you got something out of it more coming soon cheers!
Wow. Just Brilliant. Light and flexible. 👍
Thanks for the kind words.
That's the best idea I have seen yet. Congratulations . I"m going to use it.
Awesome thanks for watching more coming soon Cheers
That’s amazing! So simple yet so revolutionary!
Should have some improvements to this setup in the next video or two, thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
@@frankbush333 I look forward to it! Subscribed to make sure I don’t miss it!
Awesome thanks for taking the time to watch and the sub.
Excellent invention using the jungle knot principles. I need to make one of these!!
Glad you enjoyed the video, it is worth the time for this diy for sure. Thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
That's a Genius at work! Thanks a lot Sir for sharing this awesome stuff
Thanks for the kind words and for taking the time to watxh, more coming soon cheers!
Very very good ridge line, Maybe the best jungle application I’ve seen on TH-cam
🇬🇧 Well done 🇬🇧
Glad you enjoyed the video if you enjoyed this video you may like some of my most recent videos as well, thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
Thanks again Frank for another awesome video.🎉
Glad your enjoying the content more coming soon cheers.
This is genius. Knots can do anything a gadget can do, and they don't weigh a thing, and you'll never lose a knot!
You could replace the overhand Knots with online Ashley Stopper Knots if you wanted, since they're bulkier, but only necessary with Paracord instead of Bank Line maybe.
Great idea and great video. Thanks for sharing this! 😎👍🏼
Glad you enjoyed check out some of my modular ropecraft systems videos you may enjoy them even more
@@frankbush333 Will do. 😎👍🏼
Outstanding build 🙌🏻
Thanks for the kind words, next video should show how I can do further improvements with the setup, Thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
Great setup, thank you! Uses one principle in the setup, over and over again, Very quick and flexible.
Will use this in my setup. ❤
Glad you enjoyed the video, check out my modular ropecraft systems you may enjoy those even more. Cheers.
It turned out to be just great as the previous ridgelines. Awesome work.
thanks man, more coming soon cheers!
I wanted to thank you for this and other demonstrations.
Glad you enjoyed the content more coming soon cheers
Hello, very good idea, i will use it at today's camp. Regards from Poland.
Check out some of my modular ropecraft systems you may find good use for them as well, regards
Jungle knots galore! Good system 👍👍
Thank you for this great video, I love working with line and rope ever since the Navy as a Bos'n mate, but didn't know about jungle knots but now I do thanks again
Glad you enjoyed the video more coming soon cheers
@@frankbush333 Amen I subscribed
Awesome thanks 😊
Thank you so much for the nice video.
Thanks for taking the time to watch more coming soon cheers
Great setup
Glad you enjoyed more coming soon cheers
Wow - just spent 2 weeks looking at every ridgeline setup on TH-cam, and yours is by far #1.
Congrats....
The idea that you can take 100' of cord and build a system without cutting it shorter is fantastic.
No toggles or gizmos are needed - just cord.
The adjustable attachments to the tarp allow for moving the tarp around obstacles and rocks.
and everything is 100% quick release and quick deploy
So many systems use the Jungle Knot approach where the ENTIRE length has knots every 5", thus resulting in your cord shrinking to half makes no sense at all.
Hopefully, many professional adventure companies will adopt the Frank Bush Ridgeline system.
I think the next evolution of this system might be just ONE cord - somehow, everything but the lower tarp connections is just one piece of rope.
Again - congrats - nothing better anywhere.
Thanks for watching, I think I have already come up with some improvements to this system will do a detailed video on that in the near future, more coming soon cheers!
@@frankbush333 I've already replaced the knots on the Paracord with more sliding ridgeline loops so I just use a standard Paracord with no knots in it. This gives me a standard unmodified Paracord for other things around camp.
All the best,
This is awesome I will be using this thank you
Hope you like it! You may like my modular ropecraft systems even more you should check those out, thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
Man, just when you think it can't get any better! It's interesting to watch the quick deploy battle. I think I know who wins, lol!
Awesome glad you got something out of the video thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
Brilliant! Elegant simplicity.
Glad you enjoyed the video, enhancements to this system coming in the next one, more coming soon cheers!
I like it, I think I'll integrate the jungle loops on my prusiks. I am going to keep at least one toggle for the tensioning side of the ridge line. I don't know if you've seen it but David Canterbury put out a king of simplicity... video a little ways back. I like how he uses the toggle on the tensioning side that becomes self locking, allowing you to make everything tight with just one hand. I like the versatility of the jungle loops on all the extra tie outs you demonstrate here.
I did a video on almost the exact same ridgeline as Dave Canterbury's six months prior to his, for me this replaces that construct entirely. Thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
@frankbush333 cool man, well keep it up. I enjoy the content.
I agree, I think Dave's inline toggles for tensioning and these jungle loop prusiks to attach the tarp are the best of both systems.
Currently using daves prusik tail ends to make a larks head on one side and sliding the tail through to make a soft shackle. These jungle looks seem a step better than that
I made some of these they work great, kind of like a soft shackle with multiple attachment points.
Thank for making this video.
Awesome, glad you made a set, they are pretty sweet! Hope you get good use out of them.
@Frank Bush I add some Shock cord at the top that loops to the tarp, so it has some give in strong winds.
Awesome!
A new one love your take on it.
Glad you enjoyed the video more coming soon cheers!
Excellent system! THANK YOU!
Glad you enjoyed the video more coming soon cheers.
A long time ago I suggested that you use kite knots and then you wouldn't need to use toggles anymore. But what you've come up with is way better then kite knots because yours attaches and detaches quicker and even easier.
Glad you enjoyed the video, more coming soon cheers.
Awesome video, thank you
glad you enjoyed thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
Good idea, eliminating the need for toggles
They really are unnecessary
Great work sir! Love the innovation.
Glad you enjoyed the show more coming soon cheers!
I love the simplicity of this system, and made a set and start using it :)
i hope you enjoy using it, cheers!
@@frankbush333 Your improved video is great, Thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to watch more coming soon cheers.
Jungle knots, for the win - every single time !!!
anything with JUNGLE in the name is gunna be top tier every time. 😂
This is great
Glad you enjoyed the video check out my modular ropecraft system videos you may like those even more.
@ how would I find that video
@mattflannery4448 I published a few different ones about a year ago, you should see modular ropecraft system in the titles just go through my video history they are about 15-20 videos back or so.
Mr Frank, I have experimented with soft shackle and French bowline at the end of the ridgeline to get rid of toggles for the first tree connection and both are fast and knot free, BUT I think your new way is less fiddely thus making it even faster. Your second tree connection just brilliant, specifically when you demonstrated how it's possible to tighten up. Have never thought of jungle knots for guylines, once again brilliant.
Thanks for sharing. 😊
Glad you enjoyed and got something out of the video, thanks for the kind words. More coming soon cheers!
Super... wow .. thank you
glad you enjoyed thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
GREAT 😃👍😃. Thank You and God Bless You. 🇺🇲❤️🙏🙏🙏
May the Lord bless you as well Peter thanks for watching, more coming soon cheers!
New to the channel and as I content creator myself this system blew my mind, well done sir well done!
Thanks for the kind words, this really is a fantastic setup and well worth the diy. I am glad you enjoyed the video thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
@@frankbush333 I literally just put the older rapid you did 6 months together and then saw this new addition and it’s absolutely impressive and inspiring keep up the great work my friend. Best regards Dutch
awesome hopefully you enjoy both systems, thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
Brilliant
@@rogermurphy1548 thanks man glad you enjoyed
That’s actually a great system. Light and no knots once setup. Wow.
That might even best my current knot setup in time.
I’ve been doing a Siberian hitch on one end, and trucker’s on the other for tension, and I’ve been keeping my tarp attached to the ridgeline, but that’s even faster than tying a taut line hitch
Honestly the only reason you don’t have more views is because of the long runtime. Make a neat summary video (you can do it in less than 10min) and i bet you’ll go viral
Glad you enjoyed the content, thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
@@frankbush333the guylines here are not my favorite method tbh. Take a look at the Amok Skjold tarp. I’ve fashioned my tarp very similarly. 15d nylon flamescreed tarp, shock cord loops on all tieouts to compensate for stretching, tensioners on the loops where the guylines remain attached, and a piece of Velcro on all guylines to facilitate storing. I secure the guylines to pegs with marlin spike hitches which are the fastest to tie (though I have to take out the peg to untie the knot). Then when all points are pegged I tension them with the tensioners, easily! I don’t lay my tarp symmetrically and these things helps tremendously. When I’m done and I wanna pack up, I just fold the guylines and tie the Velcro really quick. Used to take me 20sec per guyline with a normal coiling method, now it’s 10. Makes a difference when you tie out more than 6 points for a winter tarp with doors. And then the wall pullouts for extra space 😂
These jungle knots are so useful though! I stopped bringing carabiners because I made a bunch of rope shackles out of dyneema.
Just brilliant!!
Glad you enjoyed the next video will show some improvements to this setup, more coming soon cheers!
Amazing by far the best I don't think even you can top this setup I've use jungle knots before but y didn't I think of that ??? simple the Best
It is going to be a tough one for me to top, lol, glad you like and thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
I think I have come up with some improvements on this system... more coming soon cheers!
Again u the master !
thanks for the kind words more coming soon cheers!
It's too bad YT isn't arranged by the quality of content, this channel should be at the top of search results, subs, etc.
The more I learn, the more questions I have:
Do you still use a paracord ridgeline? I watched some of your other vids & made a weave-style bankline ridgeline...Was thinking I'd add bankline prusseks, but will they slide well enough? Or maybe paracord prusseks are better, or both.
How many tent stakes do you carry? I feel like they're so light, I might as well bring a couple more than I think I need.
Is there another vid where I can better see the tensioning of the ridgeline end? I don't like the trucker hitch much & would rather do something like this.
@@RonLumbar thanks for the kind words, check out my modular ropecraft system videos it will answer another of questions you might have, thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
@@frankbush333 but you have several videos that are very long and all say they're the best, I don't have time to go through all that just to try to find a better view of the tensioning...LOL thank you.
@@RonLumbar check out the simple diy bankline MRS it has the tensioning details I think your looking for. Thanks for taking the time to watch, cheers
Hi Frank
Fantastic design and application of a simple, complete and totally functional ridgeline.
Great minimalist setup.
Really enjoyed following your video while I built my own ridgeline.
Tested out in my yard and it really is fast, complete and effortless to work with.
It's already in my SAR Kit for this weekend's Missions.
Thanks for all of your great ideas and for sharing via video.
Much appreciated.
Nicholas
Hey Nicholas
awesome! hope you enjoy using the system, thanks for taking the time to watch. More coming soon cheers!
Made a couple sets and they're incredibly compact, fast and easy to use. Unless you somehow come up with a better system, this will be my goto from now on. 👍
It really is a fantastic setup, unmatched in my eyes. Glad you enjoyed and made a set, if I come up with anything better I will post. Thanks for watching cheers!
I think I have come up with a few improvements to this system, more coming soon cheers!
Please think about lighting, zoom, and framing. Impossible to see what you are doing in the shade with black cord
That’s an awesome set up, but if I had to set up a tarp, for example, for rain coverage with my tent underneath, I’m assuming you would run the Ridgeline down the middle of the tarp and do an A-frame or some other setup? Is there any videos of a practical application with the tarp that you would actually use it for for a rain, shelter or something?
Revisiting this video because I need more prusik knots for the A-frame shelter. Im gonna thread the ridgeline in the middle loop of my DD 3x3 tarp so I can set it up much quicker while also packing it away this way. You can use the ridgeline running it under the tarp (what I used to do) but when raining the drops could follow the cord under the tarp making your shelter underneath somewhat exposed to water. It also puts stress on the fabric instead of the reinforced loop points. Not much of a problem just a min-max thing that doesn't change much in the end.
A simple A-frame over a tent would suffice to answer your question. Or a Lean-to if it's not windy. I will use the Diamond shelter for my hammock because of the extra length. There are lots of videos on how to setup tarps for different applications. Hope that helped!
Great video off to make one and I dont even have tarp yet.
Awesome!
Since the system depends on tension, have you ever had issues with strong winds that lift and shift the tarp aggressively? Wondering if the knots come unhooked. Thx for the tutorial!
In wind gusts say up to around 30 miles / 50 km I have seen no issues as the wind increases tension rather than decrease tension, even in gusts at this speed I tend to lower the profile of the setup substantially as I don't want to damage the tarps more than anything. If I know say 60 mile / 100 km winds are inbound I don't normally keep tarps in the air and will switch my setup down to a pyramid shelter or similar setup where it is heavily pegged to the earth and has a low profile of only say 2-3 feet in height with the setup deflecting wind as much as possible with as little stress on the tarp as possible. It is not often I face extreme winds such as this though. I worry more about the tarps then the knots to be honest, thanks for taking the time to watch more coming soon cheers.
If anyone is worried that it might accidentally come undone then they can use a kite knot to secure it. And a kite knot is a larkshead knot attached to a stopper knot.
GREAT VIDEO maybe use an orange or yellow 550 cord to see.better👍🏻
With the bola'd knot, is there any value pushing the knot through the little opening out away from the tree, rather than in towards? The knot being against the tree with the tension concerns me. Curious if the tree circumference impacts this, can that knot ever lay flat against the tree?
As long as you set the knots right up against each other there is nothing to worry about, the one against the tree works without issue, tree circumference has no impact. Build a set out you will be glad you did, thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
Brilliant! Do you have a link for the prusik cordage you use. Is there a disadvantage to using the same cordage for the ridge line and prussiks?
Just grabbed it from the local hardware store, it is readily available on Amazon, eBay etc. #36 tarred bank line. Cheers!
@@frankbush333 Got my bank line delivered today. Going to make your ridge line soon. I was thinking of making two in case I wanted to make the tarp come over the top line first and then have like an awning over the second. Any thoughts?
Awesome I am excited for you! Nothing wrong with having 2 in my books, I often use 2 tarps one for a shelter and the other for a working area. I hope you enjoy the system!
It is like a version of the British Jungle line they use for hasty deployment of their basha’s.
Check out my modular ropecraft systems you may like them even more, thanks for watching more coming soon cheers.
Should be called the Elemental Rapid Deploy Ridgeline (E.R.D.R.)
COOL!
The next video will show some recent improvements to this design to make it substantially better, thanks for watching more coming soon cheers!
Can I use Zing it cord to achieve this set up?
I would think zing it for the knot lines on a 3-4mm dyneema main line would work excellently.
Just curious what part of the world your in? Oregon here. Take care Don
West coast, Canada
Do you worry about paracord cutting paracord? In my experience, if I rig a very tight ridgeline, I often end up with fraying or cut paracord line at points where the line crosses itself at pressure.
I have not found that to be a significant issue.
How do you setup the mainline of your ridge line?
I detail out connecting both ends in the video in the example portion after the build.
Good video, but hard to see what you are doing due to the line being black. Would have been better if you used a brighter colored line. Also best to have done on an overcast day, as the harsh shadows on a bright sunny day make it hard to see what you are doing. It’s not easy to film on your own: It would have made it easier if you had a friend with some camera skills to hold the camera over your shoulder to get those close shots and follow you around to get the best view. However I’ve added this video to my favorites. Keep up the good work 🙂👍
Still not convinced that this is as fast as a Siberian hitch and truckers hitch. It’s really hard to see how this works because of the dark brown shirt and camera work. I have made the ridgeline that Blackie Thomas made and the improved one Dave Canterbury made using premade Toggles and prussik loops, and even these, tho extremely effective and fun to make is not as fast deploying as a straight ridgeline with pre-tied prussik loops with soft shackles. It’s very possible I’m not getting this concept simply because of not being able to follow due to me not being able to see how it all works because of lighting and dark cordages that don’t contrast.
Build one and use it, that's all I have to say.
Yeah!
I wish you would have been wearing a white shirt or an orange shirt or any light colored shirt rather than dark with a dark ridgeline doesn't give it justice on what you're showing.
It's real difficult to see when you're doing this against a leafy background.
Could you do this video again wearing a white shirt, an orange shirt or even a light green shirt? Anything but a dark shirt with dark paracord and Ridgelines does not show up well and pick a different colored tree like a white birch.
These are things that need to be considered when you're trying to show a video.
Thank you
All elegance and creativity aside, if you are using 550 cord then it is not the "Ultimate". 550 has too much stretch.
This is more for common man applications, agreed more advanced and expensive cordage is an option
Dear Bahurim, would You please Tell us About the miracle which Sort of paracord to use to make it ultimate?
@@baum-garten Dude chill, just a friendly comment. Frank replied and I agree with what he said.
Frank, you gotta stop!! I've got ridgelines coming outta my ears. Each of them better than the last. Soon I won't actually have to do anything!
The next system coming will be my last for a while I think, it will replace all of these lol.
You obviously spent to much time in Britain, yeah!😂
Actually never been I am Canadian, yeah. Lol
i know you get hungry doing bushcraft, but don't bite the paracord line, there are much better options 😂
ayy frank, guess who this is 😅
its ur buddy winter. awesome vid btw
Nice to see ya checked out the channel man sweet! Just posting a new one right now then I will be hopin' on.
@DaveCanterbury