When I taught my kids knots, I kept it simple by teaching only 3 knots: the square, the bowline, and the tautline. I told them that with those 3 knots they could build the pyramids. Pretty sure kids today don't learn knot tying, which is probably okay...until they need to tie a knot

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

haha exactly. Until they do. One of those things we should be taught in middle school.

@atlasking6110

Жыл бұрын

I would add the clove hitch - it's a really easy and super useful knot.

@eddarby469

Жыл бұрын

I teach knots to my scouts and I rarely use the square knot. I'd never limit a lesson to the best three knots. One of the most important knots to know is a round turn with two half hitches.

@rickedwards7276

Жыл бұрын

Good to see someone mentioned the taut line hitch. I’ve tried that knot more than any other single knot in my life.

@SmallSpoonBrigade

Жыл бұрын

@@rickedwards7276 I would have been lost without the taut line hitch on my overland 50 miler. We were using tarps for cover against rain, and the taut line is definitely the best option for that particular use.

I was taught the bowline knot in the RN with "The rabbit comes out of the hole, around the tree and back down the hole". Works for me.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a great tip indeed! Thank you for sharing

@Darilon12

2 жыл бұрын

I learnd it as follow: from the pond, aroud the tree, across the street and into the pond again. I cant remember the animal. But it's the same concept.

@leighchristopherson2455

2 жыл бұрын

Same way I learned in Boy Scouts.

@bigtoysr4us

2 жыл бұрын

I learned that from bobs burgers

@showproja

2 жыл бұрын

That's how boy scouts tie it. As a high steel rigger, I've tied thousands. There is a much more practical way to tie. Believe it or not, the guy who showed me how was named Paul Morris.

Constrictor knot pretty good as well

I've almost forgot all the knots I was taught while in scouts, however as most have said, in additon to the three great knots you have detailed here; a clove hitch is a must to remember! Also a clove hitch is the first knot you tie for square lashing, which is a great load bearing way to fasten objects together, usually at right angles. Square lashing can be a life saving knot, you can make stretchers with it, lash a raft tightly together, or even build things like sturdy raised Basha or Bivouac shelters. Keep up the great stuff mate!

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome additions @Steven Ball!

@BushcraftingBogan

Жыл бұрын

I was about to add the same. Lashing and frapping for a variety of uses. The trusty clove hitch at the base. Good call!

Bowline, round turn and 2 half hitches, and, better that the truckers knot - the tautline hitch. After 70 years in the scouts, the navy, and camping, these three will cover pretty well everything

@PracticalPreparedness

4 ай бұрын

Covering one of these in a couple days!

Let’s go brandon 🍦🍦🍦

Great video. The first (two) knots are actually a running bowline - when you pulled the line through the bowline.

@PracticalPreparedness

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

OMG! They are nooses - all of them. I need a safe space NOW!

Very good footage on knots. Knots. A great invention! Learn and PRACTISE the knot for the right application. It can save your life, or just make your every day's life easier. The only thing you have to do is PRACTISE it. Takes just one minute. To safe your life, i'd say that's good investment.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, totally agree. I practice once a month, just a couple knots, then the next month I do a few more, making sure I don't forget the important ones at least!

Having been an entertainment rigger for several years, the Clovehitch has been my most-used knot, but I love learning about new and interesting knots and their applications!

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Love it. Will be covering the clove soon, definitely overdue!

@spoopyd.8910

2 жыл бұрын

Entertainment rigger? A rope bunny tamer?

@jordanshoes9957

10 ай бұрын

Keg knot

@rangerrick2246

8 ай бұрын

I was also a high rigger and used the Clove-hitch as often as possible, mostly because the guys below me could untie it easily.

@henryschilling1106

6 ай бұрын

Also, an entertainment rigger and came here to say Clove hitch.

Thanks a lot! Now if I become Tom Hanks from cast away ill be able to make a house on an island! :)

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully there is not planes landing on deserted islands anytime in your future

Bowline, bowline on a bite, sheet bend, alpine butterfly (aka) “LINEMAN’S LOOP” (…for all the LineHands reading), and definitely trucker hitch! Are the knots that will save your life! (special mentions: figure 8, and double figure 8) …Overhand knot/Half hitch, whatever you wanna call it

TY from a novice! I know I really need to learn these knots. Great job teaching on the video! God bless you!

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment too!

I learned these and other knots in Boy Scouts. They were in the handbook.

Nice. Thanks Thank my higher power for the pause and frame by frame feature😁

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't it great?!

I learned a bowline and truckers hitch decades ago, and they have been so helpful over the years.

Very well done video. Your demonstrations are easy to follow and practice with.......

My favorite is the balloon knot

Finally someone teaching knots and explaining their applications!

@PracticalPreparedness

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching doug!

@doug1863

11 ай бұрын

@@PracticalPreparedness thank you for all of your efforts I appreciate it very much

Just starting out and this video taught me these simply and successfully! Thanks bro!

I'm in the process of moving, luggage strapped to my motorbike. This video really helps. Thank you.

Good choices. The first two are absolutes. The last one was a toss up. But learning these three would be a good beginning.

...reef knot, clove hitch, half hitch... I use them to tie down my canoe. Cheers!

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome knots

Thanks for the info to a 60 yr old woman who never was taught Life saving knots

@PracticalPreparedness

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Trish

Nice group of knots and well presented.

Prussic and reef for me. Both super simple to remember.

@PracticalPreparedness

Жыл бұрын

Always

The truckers knot looks interesting because it might be more secure than the half hitch.

@PracticalPreparedness

5 ай бұрын

Agreed :) Thanks for watching

The knots that I use most are: bowline, square knot, double half hitch, sheet bend (or double sheet bend), trucker's hitch.

@PracticalPreparedness

Жыл бұрын

Solid grouping for various needs! Thanks for adding

Thank you so much for tips, my go too knott in almost all situations is the slip knott, true story ive done this knott for as long as i can remember and never knew the name till today😮 knowledge is power, youve got urself a new student in the bluegrass state 😊

Great video! I realize I need to practice my knots! Life, Red Cross and Girl Scouts taught me the knots decades ago, one does get rusty..the names of the knots have escaped me! Thanks for showing us and jogging this aging brain!

I can never remember all of these useful knots. I wish I could.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

I find it most useful to rotate through 5-10 of my favorites once a month. I set a reminder on the phone. Even if you practiced 1-2, you'll be in better shape than most :)

OUTSTANDING !!!!!!!!!!

keep brining this kind of stuff i love it i use the siberian hitch all the time to tie one end of a load down the i finish with the auto locking trucker's hitch

@PracticalPreparedness

Жыл бұрын

You bet jeff!

On the subject of knots. I'm a crocheter. I honestly think learning even the basic stitches of this craft can be a life saver. You can of course make clothing, but you can make shoes and blankets as well as shelter with those blankets. You can make backpacks and bags as well as fishing nets. So all basis are pretty much covered. It's not just a frilly little granny craft. I'm thinking long term SHTF ideas here. You can also make "yarn" from t shirts as well as plastic bags and sheets.

@PracticalPreparedness

Жыл бұрын

Think of how useful it would be to know how to make clothes, not just repair. Make shoes etc. Very under-appreciated

Hi, instead of using a running bowline for your ridgeline turn the fixed loop and running line into a marlinspike hitch that way your ridgeline will have a quick release on both sides.

THANK YOU!!!! for going slow enough for me to follow along without too many replays. :)

@PracticalPreparedness

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching

These are things i REALLY should know how to do.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone should know a couple IMO

Truckee hitch is probably the most useful knot in the world.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

It is definitely up there for me personally

I like the knot that attaches her hands to the bedpost

Bowline, clove hitch, trucker's hitch. That's the trinity.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Clove hitch is a must

A long time ago we were taught to tie a bowline with one hand with the rope looped around your waist/chest. This was an important safety/rescue knot since it could be used to lift a person without putting the squeeze on them. One hand tying was important if you had fallen and were keeping yourself from falling further with the other hand. I'll have to think and try it to remember how.

@elye3701

11 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqlmrbGPharUgdY.html

@grantdavis5992

9 ай бұрын

I was taught to tie the one handed Bowline about 65 years ago. Recently learned the "Locked Bowline" which makes it an even more secure knot. 40+ years ago I learned the Zeppelin knot and have been using it and teaching it ever since. I was a Scout, but the "Square knot" is dangerous and useless. As far as tying shoes, tying the top with both bows instead of the loose end around the bow makes a far superior knot. A Sheet Bend or a Slippery Sheet Bend is far superior to a Square knot.

I am a big fan of the taut-line knot for tensioning guy lines.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to cover this next @Luther Hendricks, you're right on!

When I was a Captain of my Fire Department, I would stress how important knots are. On the fire scene there are about 1/2 a dozen knots we used depending on what we were doing. Great video BTW & I always use the truckers hitch when building a tarp shelter.

@hannesromhild8532

2 жыл бұрын

Here in Germany every aspirant firefighter has to know 8 basic knots for their final test. I used to teach that to our junior firefighters (age 6-16) becouse they need that in contests.

i have an over-reliance on uni-knots. useful video

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Todd!

A good video for now and the future. Learning these skills may save your life. There is one guy in bush craft; I believe could build a house with rope, knots, tarps, and sticks. He is Corporal's Corner, if you don't already know his channel.

This in my mind is what the internet is for - Those with certain skill sets explaining to others their knowledge. Well done and thankyou PP!!! As a geezer...I'll have to watch this more than a few times.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

I could probably be accused for abusing the pause and skip features to jump back and rewatch something I missed. Thank you Ed!

@edcorrigan3156

2 жыл бұрын

@@PracticalPreparedness All good.

Arbour knot, to be able to loosen or tighten as needed, cool stuff.

This made the bowline knot easy for me when being instructed by captain John during coastguard training in Anchorage AK. Make a loop, take tag end..rabbit comes out of the hole, goes around the tree (main line) ,goes back down the hole. Never forgot the most useful knot you will ever need.

@PracticalPreparedness

Жыл бұрын

Amen! Thanks for sharing

@geemontoya1712

7 ай бұрын

When were you in the Coast Guard and in Alaska??? My uncle who just passed away from cancer was in the Coast Guard, his name is John. Just curious, thanks

@mastermason552

7 ай бұрын

@PracticalPreparedness hello preparedness, I was at Anchorage coast guard auxiliary in 2008 for my week-long class to get my 6 passenger guide on unnavigable rivers license, captain John was half native Alaskan, with several thousand ton rating for piloting freighter vessels in a Alaska waters. Very impressive man. Hope he is well. He was the instructor.

When I joined the Navy I was excited to learn knot tying. I was disappointed to learn that the modern navy only uses the square knot, bowline, and clove hitch. So I bought a book on knot tying and learned a bunch more.

Overhand knots are great, but by adding a twist you can make it into a figure 8 which is a little more secure... One thing that you may want to also remind people is that whenever you put a knot into a rope you are cutting the strength of the rope. A simple overhand knot in the middle of the rope creates the weak point and reduces the strength by 50%.... It is best to use knots that don't twist the rope where there is tension... The truckers knot is great for tying things down and holding light weight... but a Taut line doesn't reduce the strength of the rope. As mentioned by another person, a clove hitch or running clove hitch is a great anchor point because it doesn't reduce the work that can be done by the rope. In a survival setting, these knots can work quickly... but if you are going to have the rope do any work or hold SERIOUS weight, you need to keep that rope as straight and free of knots as possible.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent EXCELLENT feedback! Thank you and I will do this!

@jaredperry8954

2 жыл бұрын

Coming from a firefighter with rope and rescue certifications what you said is 100% true and I’ll even take it another step and totally forget the bowline. The bowline is ok but it’s not a life safety knot and a figure 8 on a bight is and easier to add to muscle memory tbh.

@alexandergillis6276

Жыл бұрын

I'd say 50 percent strength reduction is very general, not just for the overhand knot. Could be more or less depending on the knot, rope material, anchor point size or angle, etc. If you are doing some serious rigging, you should take that into consideration.

@JaredBetts

Жыл бұрын

@@alexandergillis6276 It is not a matter of testing... it is a matter of physics... and the 50% is a generalization... but when a rope is straight and pulling on the strands in the rope it is at its strongest... but when you put a simple overhand knot in the middle of the straight part... the rope then has to pull on its self and no longer pulls in a straight line... the forces twist. and no longer are in line with the rope. Plus... if there is a knot, the rope is most likely to fail at that point. The only way to truly strengthen the rope would be to splice.

@alexandergillis6276

Жыл бұрын

@@JaredBetts i didn't disagree with your first comment. And i didn't mention "testing". I meant that there are other variables that affect rope strength that should be considered when calculating load limits. A 1000lb rated rope with an overhand knot in the middle pulled through a 2 inch rolling block or over the edge of a wall or through a carabiner may not be good for 500lbs, for example. And, no, a splice does not strengthen a rope. It's the better option, but it does reduce rope strength.

My favourite is the sheepshank knot, I use it all the time when camping to shorten guy ropes.

@PracticalPreparedness

Жыл бұрын

Great knot, I’ll look to cover this one in an upcoming vid

The clove hitch is my favorite

@PracticalPreparedness

10 ай бұрын

It’s a solid one for sure! One of the simplest IMO

Going camping soon. Now I can practice that trucker's hitch/ridgeline deployment on the legs of my dining table. You're brilliant!

Nice video. Clove hitch, bowline, Slip knot, reef knot, truckies hitch and a round turn and two half hitch knot cover everything I need on land or sea. I once met an old sailor who could tie a bowline one handed while rolling a cigarette in the other hand... in his pocket to keep it dry! I first learned knots in the Cub Scouts aged 7, then the army and then in my 30s when sailing. Now 60, I practise my knots so I don't forget. I once waited an hour for the last bloke to leave the hardware store so no one would see me tie down my load because I had forgotten how to do a truckie's hitch! Never again.

@telestix6606

2 жыл бұрын

bruce willis ties a one handed bowline in diehard before he jumps off the building. FYI only

@BaldyTheOnlyOne

2 жыл бұрын

@@telestix6606 was that the scene with the fire hose? I was once very happy that I knew how to tie the bowline one handed.. especially because my other hand was busy hanging on to a cliff edge..

@telestix6606

2 жыл бұрын

@@BaldyTheOnlyOne yes as he jumped off the roof

@Brian-jz1pi

11 ай бұрын

Water knot

Great trio of knots!!

Favorite knots bowline and clove hitch

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Can't go wrong. Maybe 1 for joining ropes too?

I prefer the taut-line hitch when need light tension. it's so easy and quick. The German name is Topsegelschotstek, which is hard to say even for German speakers. Making the knot is easier.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, love it. Thanks for sharing this

The fact that I remember my basic fishing knot is already making me happy. But it seemed easier 40 years ago.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Another must-know knot!

50 years ago my boss at the time, a great horseman and World War II combat veteran taught me the Bowline and the Trucker's Hitch. Stanley Herman Morrison, Why Worry Farm, Woodside, California. Thank you Mr. Morrison. He also taught me to use a Mattock for digging and how to wake up very early and get to work on time. Tough man. a Great man.

I found that it was easier to learn the bowline knot when I turned off the sound because you don't go through the loop you made in the beginning. Thank you!

As a IGKT member and knot enthusiast I would say in the context of bushcraft and outdoor survival that the jam knot is the mother of all knots. In the 90's I was fortunate enough to learn personally from the greatest wilderness survival skills instructor of all time, Mors Kochanski. He had 7 knots that he taught and the jam knot was at the top of his list as well. One knot that you could have added to your list would be the prussik knot. A runner up could have been the marlinspike hitch. You have a great channel with very useful information and instructions. Peace...✌

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Thank you for your continued support

@thelearningspotlight

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what are 7 knots he (Mors Kochanski) used to taught?

@Seamusyt1396

2 жыл бұрын

wow haven't heard the jam knot mentioned in many years between growing in a Navy household and my mother taking macramé as a child I learned a lot of knots which helped in the scouts

@elye3701

11 ай бұрын

Glad to come across an IGKT member. I can't afford the membership fees. I have invented a knot more secure than the constrictor but it is IMPOSSIBLE to tie. I would like to run this by the guild. The constrictor has an overhand with a wrap atop. My version replaces the overhand with a twist - two u-turns held down. It is impossible because there is no way to tension the interlock beneath.

With the trucker’s hitch, if you double-wrap your terminus through the loop, it locks the tension, making it easier to tighten and tie off without dropping tension.

@PracticalPreparedness

Жыл бұрын

Going to try that on my bi-weekly practice run. Thank you!

@LeMayJoseph

Жыл бұрын

@@PracticalPreparedness I learned it on a Corporal’s Corner video. Hang on, I’ll find it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iImZ1KZmgdmsnsY.html There ya go!

my favorite is the garlic knot

I was taught how to tie the bowline knot one handed around my waist in the Boy Scouts as a kid. I have it so locked in my muscle memory that even today, although I have a hard time remembering how to tie it, but as soon as I wrap the rope around my waist, I can automatically tie it one handed with my eyes close.

I like a tautline hitch also for a lot of things. It is great for tightening things

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

It's a great knot too!

As a complete novice outside of knots for crafts and crochet, the zip tie knot blew my mind 🤯 coolest knot I saw 🤩

@PracticalPreparedness

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Glad the video helped you to discover it! Thanks for watching and supporting

I mastered one. Off to find 50 uses for a slip knot 😃

The bowline deserves to be at the top of the list. Easy, quick, and essential. Suppose someone breaks through ice and can’t get out. If you throw them a loose rope, they might not be able to hang onto it. But if you put a large loop in it with a bowline there is a double advantage. First, the extra weight of the loop will make it easier to throw to the person needing help. Second, he can put his head and arms through the loop and hang on even if his fingers are freezing.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Good point and great use case

@eagle191

2 жыл бұрын

I'd actually tie a fig-8 on a bite, just make the loop nice and big. The problem with the bowline is that unless the line is under tension the tail end can slip loose (unless you tie a back up know with the tail...which by then you could have tied the fig-8 and tossed it).

@fern3436

Жыл бұрын

This is late, but the bowline and specifically the one handed method of tying it are essential. The one handed method is easier and faster for people that don't know much about knots. It's literally a life-saver.

Been a while since I was in Boy Scouts, but iirc we were taught 5 fundamental knots: - Square - two half hitches - taught line hitch - clove hitch - bowline I also remember the timber hitch so that may have been one of them too.

I like the simple, fast knots. Like these.

1. I am guessing that your trucker hitch knot can also be secured by a stick or a clip being wedged in that loop, rather than the security, for a quicker release. (Say a trap) 2. Thanks for that slip knot. It is also used in crochet, though your explanation simplified some of the methods I saw.

@PracticalPreparedness

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that and for watching!

I'm really enjoying ur channel. Knowing practical things like knots r GREAT! More so than trauma/survival medicine & I'm an Emergency Department Nurse! Thanks & please keep it coming.

Alpine butterfly, and taught-line hitch are also both great to know

Bowline a must. Colve hitch i use everyday lifting HEAVY pipes, etc at work. Improved uni-knot. My top three. Blood knot.

I remember learning the bowline knot is Girl Scouts. I don't remember the other knots they taught us. That was nearly 50 years ago. Thanks for the refresher.

A square, two half hitches, and taut line work well too.

Another excellent video thanks again

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks James!

I like the slip knot for walking my dogs. Put the rope through the collar ring and make a slip knot. Easy and very secure !

@PracticalPreparedness

11 ай бұрын

Nice thinking

I need a practice routine to be ready for when I need them.

That explanation of the trucker's hitch was the best I've seen so far. Excellent work. My favorite is the bowline, but I tie it in a way that is much faster, but a little riskier because you have to make sure the loose end gets pulled back through the second loop to lock it or it will not bind. It starts kind of like the trucker's hitch, but you create the loops with the hand closest to the loose end. You create the first loop, then pull the cordage through to create the second loop, instead of tightening the first loop around the second, you take your loose end, pass it through the second loop, making the loose end bend Just like you would with the trucker's hitch, but you pull the second loop back through, along with the loose end bent around it so that the first loop is around the loose end and pull tight. That's your bowline. It sounds way more complicated than it is. It's really fast, which, when you really need a bowline most, is how you need it.

@PracticalPreparedness

Жыл бұрын

I’ll try this out Nobody, great write up. Always looking for ways to be more efficient

@kenbrown2808

Жыл бұрын

it sounds like you might be describing a slipknot bowline. you start with a relatively loose slipknot, make your loop, put the free end through the slipknot, and then pull the slipknot back through, which creates a bowline. this technique also makes a true backwoods ziptie, same thing only you pull your loop as tight as you need before pulling the slipknot loop back through. works awesome for tying picnic tablecloths down with string.

@N0B0DY_SP3C14L

Жыл бұрын

@@kenbrown2808 Mmmm...no, it's just a field expedient bowline. Once cinched, any tension just squeezes the knot tighter so that it will not come undone or tighten, only maintain its size until all tension released and it is undone completely. Thanks for double checking.

@kenbrown2808

Жыл бұрын

@@N0B0DY_SP3C14L in that case, I have no idea how to tie what you've described. your description makes no sense at all without it being a slipknot bowline.

@N0B0DY_SP3C14L

Жыл бұрын

@@kenbrown2808 As I go through the slipknot aspect, that does add up. I'd never used the slipknot aspect before, as the free end tends to get pulled back through and cinch into becoming the bowline. So perhaps a slipknot bowline it is. Works like a bowline, looks like a bowline, sounds like a duck.

Well explained 👌 , we use the bowline and truckers hitch also during commercial Diving jobs very usefull

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

It's aptly named isn't it?

@Cees1984

2 жыл бұрын

@@PracticalPreparedness yes it is 👌

Nicely demonstrated. Respect sent and have great 2022 .

I use the trucker's knot a lot for tying canoes down to my truck.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Very handy for the truck!

As a US Army Combat Engineer I had a most unique use for a knot. We used a girth hitch with an extra turn to join detonating cord in our firing systems. Detonating cord allows you to tie in different explosive charges into a single system. The girth-hitch with extra turn is used to ensure you have enough surface contact with the detonating cord to keep the detonation moving without cutting off the branch lines/charges. You even have to orient the running end away from the direction of the detonation or risk cutting off the line rather than transferring the explosion to the branch. Knots are great.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

I would not want to be responsible for tying those knots..

@thomasmorrison8011

2 жыл бұрын

@@PracticalPreparedness it's not difficult, unless the det-cord is cold. It's plastic cased and doesn't conform to tight turns like rope or line does.

THESE are my new favourite knots - very useful for tensioning stuff which I always have a problem with. Key is remembering it I suppose, so practice practice

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

It takes care of most of my needs!

Easy 'n practical are the 'Clove' an 'Timber' Hitches with 'Half-hitches' for most needs. Don't complicate simplicity.

Bowline is my top. I use that for everything. It is so versatile.

You did a great job of keeping it simple, easy to see, explaining what it’s used for and the thing that drives me nuts…you didn’t praddle on for 5 minutes before you got to the content. Thank you

Sheetbend is a good one as well

( I use the (1) bowling, (2) fisherman knots, (3) hitch or double hitch , there's others but these are the main ones I use, from Texas Joe.) Ps and the figure 8 knots!)

Timber hitch. Mostly because it’s so simple yet can hold so much.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

I've noted this as a vid idea. Thanks for sharing!

I'm knot sure what my fave is 😁 -- thanks for a great basic tutorial -- was useful for me anyway

I did knot know how to do these before I watched the video, thank you

@PracticalPreparedness

Жыл бұрын

Lol, thanks for watching!

Clove hitch and figure 8 are two common knots. The clove hitch has a tie for fixed objects and for ones with an open end to loop over.

@Psiberzerker

2 жыл бұрын

With a good Stopper Knot, like the Figure 8. Yeah, if you don't use a stopper knot, the Clove Hitch can roll out, and you're better off with a Larks Head. Just add a half hitch to anchor the loose end. Either the lark's head, or clove hitch can be tied in the center of a rope, without either end.

Love how he pats the pole before doing the truckers hitch.=)

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Good pole.. good pole..

Thanks. You just never know when you are going to want this skill until you suddenly need it.

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Exactly

One end around the post/tree and Bowline. (Locked!) Near the far end, but not at the far end, an Alpine Butterfly. Remaining line around the far end post/tree and through the Alpine Butterfly then back toward the post/tree. A Taut Line to make the system tight AND adjustable.

If you have a trailer, like we do for construction, the truckers hitch is #1. Once had a 30 gallon barrel that I didn't want to be affected by sharp bounces from potholes and rough road I had to travel as the lid wasn't in great shape. Managed to make kind of cradle with ropes and knots so it was slightly suspended off the bed and anchored to 4 points so it couldn't tip over. Was my proudest tie down. 🙂

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

Haha nice! There is totally a sense of pride making your own knots. I get the same feeling too

Ya know the best knots in the world, are the knots power cords, earphones, fishing line and other cables do all by themselves in storage! Takes forever to undo them :)

@PracticalPreparedness

2 жыл бұрын

ugh, rats nests.. hate them with a passion..

My favorite knot is the tie allot knot.

@richardelliott9511

2 жыл бұрын

In theses days of synthetic line that will not hold a knot, that is a frequent backup to the more elaborate knots.