You forgot the most important part... after tying your load you have to say the obligatory "that's not going anywhere".

@pottymouthmexican

2 жыл бұрын

make eye contact with another male and nod.

@Esteb86

2 жыл бұрын

@@pottymouthmexican the ol Jeremiah Johnson nod

@miguelperaza6615

Жыл бұрын

😀😃😄😁😆😅

@khgriffi

Жыл бұрын

LOLOL

@shawnpa

Жыл бұрын

😁🙌

This is exaxtly what a KZread video should be: no fluff, straight to the point, clear, and concise. Great job!!! Thanks!

@BrandonNelson

3 жыл бұрын

Much, much, much appreciated Ginger.

@whatsupdanger3045

3 жыл бұрын

100%!

@dukeblair7792

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe show it twice with the second time in slow mo? Still excellent though...I refer back to my library to watch again when needed.

@senatorjosephmccarthy2720

2 жыл бұрын

It does have fluff - the unwarranted and unsupported claim ridiculing of some supposed or hope-for first time knot tiers not being Eagle Scout experts.

@PhranklinEspo

2 жыл бұрын

Well said! Exactly what I needed and I didn't have to skip around through fluff.

Am I the only person who can watch someone how to tie the same knot 100 times and when I come to do it I just can’t? Then I end up just tying knots.

@allenquintana2868

2 ай бұрын

lol your not alone brother

@rbmwiv

2 ай бұрын

Get some rope and follow the video and practice. That’s the only way I learned how to do it. Watching a video is great for learning how to do things but sometimes you need to have the instructions in front of you until you learn how to do it correctly. Once you’ve mastered it then you won’t have any problems.

@synapticburn

2 ай бұрын

I found other videos. This guy got so fast and it's so small you can't see anything. This is maybe the worst KZread tutorial I've ever seen

@mitchellbaker4806

Ай бұрын

Maybe you should have practiced 100 times instead of watching 100 times

@maxnovakovics2568

Ай бұрын

If you can't tie knots, tie lots..

my Dad is a seasoned trucker and this is his knot of choice, problem is I was the kid who mastered holding the flashlight lol. Thank you for the video and patience.

👍🙂 I have been using this hitch for over 50 years my dad drove truck and I learned it from him. YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON I HAVE SEEN DO IT RIGHT ✅️ Thank you for your time 😅

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! It has served me without fail for 31 years.

@robertbailey369

Жыл бұрын

Nice 👌 I have used 2 ropes and pulled my car out mud using it.

I used your method to tie down my camper awning. It worked well. Thanks. If you are still following this after 7 years.

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

I love to read this Greg! Glad you used it and have become a believer, it is a solid knot!

@mikeoglen6848

11 күн бұрын

It looks like a great knot.

Great knot, been using this knot for more than 50 years on a lot of different things.❤

Used this knot many years ago. I can still tie this knot with my eyes closed. You never forget how to do it

@BrandonNelson

17 күн бұрын

Right? You get enough reps in and the hands just know. I'm grateful to be in that club as well, with this one and maybe 3 or 4 others. Cheers John.

My dad had tried to teach me these knots for years. Never remembered them. Time to practice.

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

For sure, practice makes them stick. I have a bunch of different ones I don't remember either. :) Thanks for watching.

You were the fourth video i tried to see and learn this knot: thank you so much for actually getting to the instructions instead of talking for a while about things i dont care about; for not using “technical” language to sound extra smart; for not putting horrendous music everywhere, and for clearly videoing the process. Thank you!

Pops taught me this knot as a kid, wasn’t a trucker, but was a Boy Scout, and knew his knots. Never called it a truckers hitch, and honestly I don’t remember what he called it. But I’ll say, I use this knot consistently at work, it makes all the young kids scratch their heads like “How’d he get that so tight?”, and the old heads go “you know your knots!” Thanks dad! lol

I think I've watched 20 videos on how to do a trucker's hitch. In terms of production quality and delivery of the presentation, this was the best. Great job.

@BrandonNelson

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Rodlie!

@jejemarie1491

6 жыл бұрын

Rodley, did you know that you just wasted 20000067.3 minutes of your life that could of been spent on Farmersonly.com, a dating site. Find singles in your area now that enjoy truck hitching & 3:1 tie knots in their spare time.

@timbackster2910

4 жыл бұрын

This its total crap. Not a proper truckies hitch at all. Come to Australia and We'll show you how it's done!!!

@roadwarrior8560

3 жыл бұрын

@@timbackster2910 what would you convicts know?

@timbackster2910

3 жыл бұрын

@@roadwarrior8560 🤣🤣🤣 Come on...we're used to being tied up!!!

Wow after watching dozens of videos on truckers hitch I was still confused after forgetting How to tie it properly After watching your short and easy to understand demo I am now finally able to tie a great easy fast and very reliable knot. Many thanks for sharing

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome George!

Thank you. This is a great video but I would have been a terrible sailor. I have to refer to this every time I need to tie something down. LOL

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

Hey, at least you know your limitations! Thanks for watching Peter! :)

Most of trucks knot are so complicated but you. Thanks Brandon

You won the knot race. Congratulations.

Every time I need to use this knot, I forgot how it is tied.

@6136086

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@joseargueta9156

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha me too

@joemomma1968

3 жыл бұрын

Lol...

@willp4918

3 жыл бұрын

Probably because the instructions in the video are garbage.

@JBullock54

3 жыл бұрын

will prather yeah they aren’t very good. Check out Tim Thompson’s videos. They are far superior

One of the most useful “How To” videos out there on this subject. My grandpa used to tie this setup all the time with lightening speed and precision. I wish I had paid attention better as a young kid.

@happycampa1

Жыл бұрын

No, just do what millennials do. Never pay attention and learn something. Just watch a KZread video and copy it when you need it! 🤣

Brandon, This video is now 7 yrs. old but it has been my "Go to" in my files for at least 5 yrs. it's helped me so much. Don't know why your video is so easy to remember but I always come back to it. Really helped me the last 2 days to tie down an umbrella top on my brother's boat. I may have had to watch it 4 or 5 times. to get it down, but I can now tie everything down tight successfully, "Righty tightey" at all 4 corners. Thanks Brandon.

@BrandonNelson

10 ай бұрын

That’s a great story and a tremendous compliment Kevin! Glad you got it secured and that the video helped! Many thanks my friend!

@kevinwiens4804

10 ай бұрын

I'm now 67 yrs old, and starting to have difficulty remembering all the knots I've learned, yours are still the best friend, clarity and simplicity meets functionality my friend thank you..@@BrandonNelson

You make it look so much easier than they do in the music video "Trucker's Hitch" by Ylvis. If you're a knot guy, you would appreciate that video more than most...you should check it out! Since I'm the guy who has always made the tangles you referred to in this video rather than real knots...I'm going to start using these 2 in the future. Thanks!

THIS is why the internet is important.

@BrandonNelson

18 күн бұрын

Great comment, appreciated!

Awesome! I just learned more about a easy to remove tie down in 2 minutes, than I have in my 58 years of life..and I’ve tied a lot of things. This Old dog got a new trick!😄 Thanks a lot! 👌👍👍✌️

I've just used this hitch for an unusual purpose...I had a dead young buck stuck in my field fence, with head and neck through one square and a front leg through another--it was big enough that I couldn't budge him when I tried to pull him out. I didn't have a comealong but I remembered in your video you said the trucker's hitch gives a 3:1 mechanical advantage in pulling....so I got some rope, tied one end to the hind legs with a clove hitch, looped the other end around a wooden fence post and used the trucker's hitch to pull the deer out. Worked beautifully.

Thanks.. none of my ratchet straps were functioning but this video with some rope I had laying around did the trick!

@BrandonNelson

3 ай бұрын

Awesome success story!!! Cheers!

this is the third "truckers hitch" video i watched, and the first to explain it simply in less than 2 minutes

@darthpaul4432

3 жыл бұрын

This is the first I've seen that actually ties it correctly.

God bless you for not taking 15 minutes to talk, and talk. You got right to the subject. Very refreshing. Thanks.

The Best, simplest and easiest way to tie the Trucker’s Hitch thoroughly explained in a short and to the point way, period. Thank you !

@BrandonNelson

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Juan!!! Thank you for the kind words!

I watched many videos how to tie a rope for a truck..your video is the best and easiest

Give this man a Nobel Prize. Straight to my essential playlist. 👍👍👍👏

@BrandonNelson

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Mirkar!!! Much appreciated!!

@dadylfitzys8880

3 ай бұрын

Only propagandists win nobel prizes.

I've watched quite a few of these "tying knots" videos and this was by far, the most informative and easy to follow of them all. Very well done.

@BrandonNelson

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!

@bakerj590

7 жыл бұрын

bigbro44 I second that!

@davidmatz45

5 жыл бұрын

I agree! In spite of having 10 thumbs, this is an extremely well-presented tutorial. Appreciate how Mr. Nelson effectively coordinates his articulate instructions with the camera. Would welcome more of these. Thank you, Sir.

@jj9702

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree, very well showed the process

@zackally828

4 жыл бұрын

I was just about to type the same comment, so I’ll just say “ditto” for yours

My Dad used these hitch knots on his truck for years. Thanks for the refresher. Cheers from Australia.

Thanks fast to the point with NO B.S. love it

@BrandonNelson

10 күн бұрын

No time for BA Mike! We got things to tie down!!!

This is the most useful knot that I never learned in Boy Scouts. Actually the most useful knot I have ever learned. I watched 5 or 6 videos on the trucker's hitch and your video was by far the best. I have shared it with about 10 friends so far. Thank-you for this simple, easy to follow instructional video. Yesterday, I tied down a trellis in the yard so it won't blow over in 100mph winds; 4 rope tie-offs in less then 10 minutes. It took longer to cut off the tangled mess of knots I had created in previous years.

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome comment and story Mr. Salsa! Glad the Trucker’s held your trellis firm!!!

@samhain9394

11 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fHacmcGcp5WTYdY.html Better. More secure, no "pinching" your tension to finish the knot, and quicker to tie. 3:42 for straight to the point, but the explanation and history is worth it.

this is the best trucker hitch tutorial i have seen so far, short and easy to understand, and the first part is a saver too! very useful ( most other video only focus on the second part, the truckers hitch, and i didnt know the first part and what i usually do is tie a bowline and loop it through )

no non-sense and directly to the core ! thank you very much

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

You bet Aby!

Thank you! Until now I was the queen of tangled knots! So glad to learn the correct way of doing this!

Best quick and clear video on trucker’s hitch: half hitches, slip knot, and GE knot.

This is probably one of the most useful things you could learn in your life. Thank Brandon, excellent video!

Gooood work! Everyday’s a school day. 👍

Hiya Brandon ! By a most fortunate and happy circumstance ....I got to try out my new found skill this morning ...the good old ' Truckers Hitch ! ' God Brandon ....I wish someone had been watching ...worked out a Flipping Treat ! ' I'd have nonchalantly looked over me shoulder, taken in for a moment their look of amazement and administration ' Nothing Really Mate ....Been doing them for years !' On Ya !

That was outstanding!! As others have said I have tried to learn the truckers hitch before but just couldn't get it right. Somehow your video just made it click. I think because you really broke the knot into three separate steps where everything else I've seen does the whole thing all the way through. Thank you so much.

I've been using a different variation of the trucker's hitch for 20 years. This way is much easier and more secure. Thank you Brandon! I saw 497 Dislikes and thought, "497 people must have meant to hit the Like button but hit Dislike by mistake ..."

Greetings from Cornwall U.K.. I'm 65 years old and have struggled with this hitch for years you explained it very well. I did slow the video down to get the detail.I have just done a jig around the kitchen ,as at last thanks to you, I have finally got it!!!!! Many thanks.

@BrandonNelson

2 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic message! Thank you so much for sharing that! Best wishes my friend!

Thanks for the magic edit on the knot.

This is probably the simplest, best, and most useful version of the truckers hitch videos I’ve found on KZread. Nice work!

@BrandonNelson

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Aarron!

@robertboyd3863

Жыл бұрын

Yes it was

KZread recommended this to me. It brought back memories of my time in the Royal Marines. I still remember the sergeant saying... "FFS Jones you can't tie knots so just tie lots" Happy days :-)

Clear and well-explained. Thanks from way up North.

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!!! So glad you found it helpful!

Those twists in the trucker's knot is what I've been looking for! Mine (without twists) tighten down and I knew I was missing something.

Wow thanks dude. Simply explained, straight to the point and important stuff. You have no idea how much time I've waisted trying to tie things down trying to create hitches from my mind.

@robertboyd3863

Жыл бұрын

I would use a knot to make the pull loop, never could remember how to do it this way , very good

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped you out Phil!

This is saved to my "awesome" playlist. Concise yet thorough. Awesome video!

Explaining the trucker's hitch: Nobody does it Better. Many other explanations gave me brain farts. Love you and, Thank you!

@Nora_meow99

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Jeff!

thank you for producing this video, mr nelson. it helped me today.

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome Eric!

This might be the best and most useful video on all of KZread.

This was miraculous helped me tie down a sun shade so it’s actually taught and holding tension without slipping!!! Thank you so much

Thank you!!! I can now feel safe driving behind my hubbys, ahem, creative loads! 🤝

That’s exactly what I do. I make a bunch of useless knots. Great video. Spoke really well. Demonstration was great.

That is awesome. That GE knot is a huge time saver. Of all the crap I got taught in school and the scouts, this would have been helpful. You should do one on the canadian jam knot, another one I wish I had known years ago. Good video!!!

Excellent video. I wish all the knot-tying videos were like this! Thank you!

Heck yeah! Helped tie down my shed for todays hurricane Douglas

@BrandonNelson

2 жыл бұрын

This might be my favorite comment ever! Good luck this hurricane season!

Fastest Way I’ve Been Shown well Done Thank you.

@BrandonNelson

8 ай бұрын

You’re so welcome!

I was told “if you can’t tie a knot, tie a lot” thanks for the tips Brandon!

This was a really well made tutorial. Thank you so much for your help!

Ok I just watched this 9 times in a row….and I’m going to forget it by morning when I need it. Great video though 👍 well made

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for all the views. :)

Always wanted an easy Trucker's Hitch - you are a master at explaining - yes, no fluff - thank you

ive seen this knot before and ive been looking for the 2nd part but you added a new knot for me this is really helpful thanks man!

@BrandonNelson

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks ZA!!! Appreciate that!

This was really useful for me. I used it to tie a surfboard to my car's roof rack.

Best tutorial on this tying technique so far

I'm a knot nitwit but you taught me this knot. Many thanks.

Brandon I really like your GE knot combined with this truckers hitch combination, I have actually "tested" it against another favorite knot of mine called the Siberian Hitch. I have found your knot to be superior! It cinches down tighter and does not come undone with a dynamic load yet there's no need to cut my line after the trip!!! Thank you.

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment Kevin!

@kevinwiens4804

Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonNelson Thank you, you have sincerely helped me with your excellent video tutorial, as a retired professional truck driver I sure could have used this knowledge a thousand times over as a younger man! I'm still using these knots regularly.. God bless you my friend.

@mehardin

Жыл бұрын

I think it might be structurally equivalent to the Siberian hitch. I think both are slipped figure eight nooses. He just wraps the GE around the standing end and your wrap the Siberian around your hand once, then twist your hand over the standing end for the second twist, if that makes sense. It's always hard to explain knots with words rather than demonstrating them.

@kevinwiens4804

11 ай бұрын

@@mehardin I agree and understand, the Siberian hitch is a "slipped" figure of eight.. either one could probably be used...

Thank you my dad taught me how to make that knot but I hadn't used it in a while and now he's no longer here anymore.

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

Glad to provide a little connection to your dad, Marie. I lost my dad last December and I miss him every day. Take care.

This is really useful. So many clever things that I dont know and so little time.

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it my friend!

Actually three knots in one system. Brilliant, now we need a method to remember it. Thanks for making it commercial free.

@BrandonNelson

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@twistedwired

3 жыл бұрын

The first knot was tricky to catch because of the change in shot, what did you call it, a GE?

I am FINALLY able to correctly tie the Truckers Hitch! 👊🏽

@timbackster2910

4 жыл бұрын

ah NO! that's not the correct way to tie it...but anyway it will do for the purpose I guess

great video i must say...the other night i had to load a sofa in my truck and had no idea how to tie and felt stupid and did exactly what you said about just making a mess and wishing for the best haha.. here is the reason why i like this video most other videos just show you how to tie. you actually took the time to explain with an actual load..so thank you keep up the good work 👍👍

I reference this video on every road trip 😆 Thanks!!!

@BrandonNelson

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome Cole!

My grandparents started a trucking company when my dad was a kid. My dad was making deliveries when he was 14 and driving full time when he was 18. He's 89 now. This is how he makes tie downs, for real and for true.

Excellent video with good filming angles. I’m a sailor and working with Knots is magical. Just amazing what rope can do

I've never hit "save for later" so quick. Thank you. I liked and subscribed too!

@BrandonNelson

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Rich!!!

Perfect tutorial! I added a daisy chain for the loose end.

I'm gonna need to watch this several times.

"A good knot is nothing more than a repeatable, controlled tangle of line."

Thank you for being so concise. Knot tying videos that take 8 minutes are very tedious.

Tremendous instruction, perfectly paced!

I’m 17 with a 2022 tundra and my dad had me pick something up for him and I did and tried to tie a knot and completely failed. Heavily Relied on duct tape and looked like an idiot on the way home. Had to make sure I took all the tape off quick before my dad saw how I just used tape.And now I’m here thanks for the future saves lol.

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

Dude I'm sorry you had a knot failure! Hopefully you can remember the Trucker's and never have to deal with that again!

Obviously if you are not familiar with consistently having to secure loads, this will be a foreign puzzle to you. If you want to master it, just practice the sequence until you get it. Not rocket science. Good job, great content!!

Best "tie down knots" demo video I've ever watched. Thank you!!!!

that pop was satisfying. thank you for teaching me this!!

@BrandonNelson

10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Thank you for the nice comment.

Best video on these knots, thank you very much, and believe me I have watched a lot of them

Thank you I had to stop on a interstate every hour cause my load was loose and u save my day

@BrandonNelson

6 жыл бұрын

That is my favorite comment ever, Abel! Stoked to help out! Travel safe my friend!

Great job Brandon. It’s been 40 years since I needed to tie a Trucker’s Hitch. One minute and you taught me again, ✋🏻😆

Oh my God smartest knobs in the world.

You have shown be a great knot. And you have excellent teaching qualities 👍thanks

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

What a nice thing to say Nick. Thank you!!

This goes in my "How do we do this shit again?" list of videos. 😂😁

As a merchant marine that’s well versed in marlin spike It’s also known as a wagoners hitch, harvesters / haymaker hitch in Kansas You should see the survival channels that screw this up completely

@Bramsshed1913

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, we also call it a carters hitch here in the UK.

I remember my dad use to use this knot to tie down pallets in a flat bed. Crazy!!!

Best explanation of the subject matter I have seen... other videos leave you more confused...

@BrandonNelson

Жыл бұрын

And thank you for this comment! :)

dude that badass

@BrandonNelson

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Juan!

A second pass of the line through the loop formed near the load adds enough friction to allow balance of tying without any loss of tension.

@jerdog781627

4 жыл бұрын

Second pass works best with nylon line......forms a "self locking" knot

@tyrotrainer765

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip, thanks from 2 years in the future! It works great.

My dad should’ve taught me this stuff. I appreciate the video!

Apprentice electrician here..practiced this during my lunch to fasten some material to the site truck rack. Solid stuff!! Thank you very much!

@BrandonNelson

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome Robert! I hope the jobs been going well!