Quick, Secure Knots for Hanging a Bear Bag
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ส.ค. 2021
- Don't use knots that are difficult to untie when hanging a bear bag or bear canister. Use a slipped knot. A throw weight can be easily constructed ahead of time to make your bear hang quick and painless each night on the trail.
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Nicely done. Thank you for sharing.
There is a rule: If there is more than one way to do something, then - no matter which you choose - you will be doing it wrong.
Wish you well.
Using a toggle instead of passing the hank or monkeyfist all the way through will make loossening the cord much easier.
Interesting to see a tag on that tree at 4:57. Must be the park you visited practices good conservation!
Good eye! Yes, it's one of the biggest parks in town and is very well taken care of.
Man, you nailed it with this video. Good stuff!!
Good tips
I read that bears love Snickers Bars !!
Hey, remember when we went traipsing through the woods to film a video and I got so many burrs on my pants that I ended up throwing them away? Good times! 😆 2:38
I'm not an expert but I enjoy researching subjects like this, which is I help advise on gear and skills with my sons Boy Scout troop.
Overall having a variety of skills along with looking up what you might encounter on the trail is a good idea. For example the PCT method exist because bears have learned the cut the line to the food bag, just like why certain brands of bear canisters aren't recommended because bears have figured out how to open them. The area you are staying at might be okay with tying it to a tree trunk, but it can be fun to practice or demonstrate other methods. Good bear country habits also help, learn about the "Bear"muda triangle, basically don't eat/cook where you are going to sleep and don't store food near your eating/cooking area and sleep upwind of your food storage and eating/cooking areas. Also beware of scented toiletries they may need to be stored in the bear bag/canister.
If you have tactical assault weapons,guard stations,and sentries go for it keep your food with you lol
I would recommend focusing more on the know and slower way down on towing the the knot. “Pulling it around” is hard to follow- for future feedback.
Just going to call out: Although the monkey's fist is cool, I just finished making mine for a bear bag, spent a good amount of time finding a nice round stone, making the knot pretty, cleaning up the ends, etc.
I finished and it didn't end up being heavy enough to work well, it works, but not great, and it's time consuming. Not to mention you'll be carrying extra weight just for the sake of anchoring a weight to end of your rope.
I'm not saying this to be discouraging, but I wouldn't recommend the monkey fist strategy if you're trying to be hyper-optimal about your time spent, weight carried, and resources used!
(Obviously it's still fun and cool to do though)
If you do go with a monkeys fist, the paracord + stone is 18g/0.6oz, and that was for use at the end of 550 paracord. (Cord weight is important relative to the monkey fist)
If you're going with 550, I would maybe go for a full 1oz weight? Might be a bit overkill, would have to try it out.
I use the PCT method with marlin spike and no need to tie to tree.
I was intrigued by the PCT method, but felt you'd need to find a much higher branch to allow for the distance the bag would drop to it's secure resting point. Have you found that to be the case?
@@ParacordPlanet I lived in California so hiked in the Sierra's and So Cal mountains and didn't have issues finding tree branches high enough. Now live in Colorado and also no issue except above tree line. Sometimes it is lower than I want but also have never had trouble with bears. Smaller critters are what the problem is.
Bear piñata 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great video, would recommend cutting out some of the content and focus more on knots.