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Great video! I love Robert’s toggle system as well.

@RobertsBulgaria

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and support, much appreciated.

This channel deserves a bigger audience.

@RobertsBulgaria

5 жыл бұрын

Working on VenusV. It'll happen one day, just need more good content and decide which way I wish to take the channel. I think there will be some changes coming shortly. Thank you for your comment and support.

I was just recently made aware of jungle knots and love them. Alteady adapted to my tarp

@RobertsBulgaria

Жыл бұрын

Great stuff - Thank YOU for the comment.

I made a pair of removable pads that provide extra comfort on the shoulder straps but also serve as tree protectors 👍 Subbed.

@RobertsBulgaria

Жыл бұрын

I'd be interested to see that modification. You should get a notification of a new reply on one of your videos. Cheers.

@OldNavajoTricks

Жыл бұрын

@@RobertsBulgaria This is the pad modification Marra, old plce yoke straps sandwiching a bit of old karrimat with three straps from the shitbins (Rocket pouches) And stitched together, I decided to go for jungle cords but wanted to be responsible about tree damage and multipurpose kit is always good in my book :-) kzread.info/dash/bejne/dHl2ssywopXIXbw.html

Love the fact that you wanted to protect the bark of the tree, you are the first person that does this type of video that I've heard show concern for the tree bark. I enjoyed your video, and the music, many thanks.

@RobertsBulgaria

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words. Yes, I see all of the trees under my care as my children. Sometimes I have to cut them and thin them out to help the others grow bigger and better. Like Bees, without Trees, we are doomed.

Thank you Ive for doing a great job on such a long vid, with all the inherent problems connecting everything together in one sensible presentation ....

@RobertsBulgaria

5 жыл бұрын

I'll let her know you replied to her.

@ivmess

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for appreciating my efforts, John! Glad you liked how it turned out! Greetings.

just want to thank you for that. used that john cord a serveral times on my trips and its just perfect. many thanks and good wishes from germany!

@RobertsBulgaria

2 жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank. Es hat noch viele Verwendungen und eine, die ich bald demonstrieren werde.

@TheRealGundalf.

2 жыл бұрын

@@RobertsBulgaria Mnogo blagodarya! Edvam go dochakakh! :)

@RobertsBulgaria

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealGundalf. Добре дошли сте.

When you get done making any john-cord, you have deserved a beer, and a good aspirin rub for the fingers !

Ha! The idea is very interesting! Thank U 4 video! Good wishes from Russia!

@RobertsBulgaria

Жыл бұрын

Не за что, спасибо.

Of course, like MKR, he used what we in US call bank line to make a lighter and smaller use bank line jungle knot john-cord. So for any smaller options, like making the poncho tent, looping to the foot stake, then toggle to the poncho foot grommet, run the bank line (as the ridgeline) up to the top poncho edge and toggle. Then loop and twist over the 2 diagonal sticks and stake down. And if you make this a permanent item on the poncho, then you have a ready set up, whether wearing the poncho or using it as a shelter. The -cord loops of the ridgeline can hold up small items, lantern, boots, off the ground, making more room under the shelter. Having stakes with loops on them, you can then easily lark's head the loop onto the poncho grommet. Easy to connect, easy to pack up into the smallest and ULW of shelter designs. If you make a bank line lean-to tarp shelter, (not meant to hang any heavy items on the ridgeline), then this can also be designed at home and permanently tensioned and toggled. Lark's head the stake loops onto the 2 ground tarp corner grommets. This design put into a small bag, and properly stowed away ... just pulls out ... to the first knot-lock around the tree, and pull out the shelter to the next tree, and knot-lock tight. The lean-to is alrady hanging. The bag can be sewn onto the -cord so that everything is intact. Then place the 2 ground stakes and tension the lean-to. This design with practice can be set up in less than 15-20 seconds. Almost same time 30-45 seconds for tear down and stuffing back into sack, and on your way with a Go-Shelter in your Go Bag. If you do hang small stuff along the ridgeline, then you can also consider some smaller upright poles at the edges of the lean-to corners of the ridgeline and this will support anything hanging from tree to pole, ... or inside the lean-to on the pole-to-pole ridgeline. If you want a truly heavy duty lean-to tarp shelter, then make it with 550 paracord for a designed length. Then you can hang rucks and heavy gear near the tree, while other gear (boots, lantern etc) can be hung within the lean-to ridgeline. And if you also need further support, then emplace 2 upright poles at the lean-to - and there is nothing that can't be hung along the -cord (excent your kayak, canoe ....). Then again, it could be entirely possible to hang an empty canoe or kayak along the length of a lean-to with the 2 upright poles (!). There is also UST making both 550 (50 and 100 feet) and 1100 paracord (50 feet), sold at Walmart, and if you make john-cord with 1100, then damn well, you can hang anything on it, and it will take massive weight with no problems. 550 and most especially 1100 can be made into the john-cord ladder (versus the Canterbury marlin spiked rope ladder vid - the original change of concept for ULW). Other uses of the 550 made into ~20 and ~40 feet of -cord, and 1100 made into ~35 feet, you can do so much with these.

@RobertsBulgaria

5 жыл бұрын

I do have a reel of Bankline, but find it fiddly to overhand knot a lot of it. I think I would use it as short lengths of John Cord/Jungle String to tension my Tarp with toggles (as I did in this film with 550 Paracord) to replace Prusik knots. MKR demonstrates in another film where he has had little pouches sewn inside his Tarp and next to his grommets for stashing his hanked/folded Jungle Knots. In another clip, he just hanks it up and secures it in place with ordinary elastic bands (you might use or call them Ranger Bands). However, his Tarp is just that and not a Poncho as I used. I am not overly keen of having any Cord of more than a few inches attached to the grommets because if I do opt to use the Poncho as rain gear then, I don't want to risk the cord dangling and me tripping over it. It might add a few more seconds to staking out, but I prefer sticking the first looped overhand knot through my chosen grommet hole and toggling it. I now have a bag full of different shorter lengths of John Cord/Jungle string and prepared toggles for that eventuality. I could of course just Larks head these short staking cords as well as required. It was my first attempt and I wanted to show how it all comes together, but in future clips/uses, I will have more things in place. Looking for a suitable stuff sack or ex-Military pouch now where my Hammock (or variant of) can be stuffed in the bottom with the Tarp stuffed on top and ready to deploy with John Cord/Jungle Knot of the ridgeline ready to deploy and walk out from first to second anchor points and after securing that, attaching the Hammock and walking back to the first anchor point to secure that end. I had removed all the heavier webbing, 'O' rings, and Carabiner clips that came with my Hammock and just Larks Head knotted lengths of John Cord/Jungle String to the ends, wrapped it around a tree and interlocked the knots and it held my fully dressed weight of circa 100 kg no problem. I cut it all as the film was already getting on for 30 minutes, but will show the set-up in some future film. I have a lot more experimenting to do with this system of knots and their uses and hopefully, will show some interesting stuff that you only obtain when thinking outside of the box.

Handy pre-made cordage for sure. 1000 ideas in my head.

10* Atta boy - show em how handy this john-cord is .....

So many options with john-cord. Using 2 separate lengths of -cord, can attach a tree-to-hammock-to-tree design. With the longer john-cord, like the diamond tarp, you can attach to closer trees for the ridgeline, and the tag ends can attach to the hammock O rings and then toss a tarp shelter over both ridgeline and hammock hang.

usefull and I have several, but knot tying is still my go to in order to keep my skills sharp.

@RobertsBulgaria

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your opinion.

Good job. Good to mention that the other knots are good to know but not always necessary.

@RobertsBulgaria

3 жыл бұрын

With my latest Robert's Toggle No Knot Rapid Ridgeline Set-up, I won't need much in the way of Knot knowledge, but even so, always good to know.

Also shelter walls,blinds, roofing, bed mats, can be made using jungle knots by inserting sticks, brush etc through the loops. Even a get off the ground hammock or chair constructed with 2 paralel jungle ropes with sticks going through... limitless applications really!

@RobertsBulgaria

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. As long as you have the resources, the time and the will to do it, it can be done. Thank you for your comment.

food for thought got me thinking, thanks for sharing my friend

@RobertsBulgaria

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Andy.

Even making a 3- or 4-piece wilderness 6 pole pup tent sleeping hamock. Make a system of -cord, with a 12 ft length of cord - with attached stakes at the tag ends. This makes a 6 foot ridgeline with 3 foot lengths of stake down lines at the foot and head ends. Then attach 2 - 4 foot (or 6 foot) lengths of -cord, 3 feet inside of the foot and head ends where the 2 tent poles are lashed-together. Set up the foot end 2 poles, lash together, and stake down. Run the ridgeline -cord and lash to the head end 2 poles, and stake down. The 2 foot and head end cordages will fall down along the pole ends. Use a tarp tube, or 2 - HD 50 gallon garbage bags and slide onto the 2 long hammock poles. Slide the hammock pole ends into the hanging tag end cordages outside of the tent poles, and lay the long poles onto the tent poles. This becomes the hammock cot. Toss the 9x9 or larger tarp over the ridgeline and use toggle the tarp grommets to the stake down and hammock cot -cords. Can open up or close the tarp sides at day or night. Can also close up the foot and head ends for airflow and heat retention. Hang ruck, lantern, boots, and gear on the ridgeline near the foot end with no problems. Quick and easy up, quick and easy take down, and stowage. 1 interconnected -cord system with attached 2 stakes, 1 tarp, 1 tube tarp or 2 garbage bags ... and wilderness 4 end poles, 2 long hammock poles . Near-instant off-the-ground tarp pup tent shelter. No lashing and frapping, or cutting/wasting any cordage. The same cordage removed from the long hammock poles (the tarp tube or garbage bags will hold the hammock), can be lifted up into a front flying tarp with the -cords and attached tarp. Using 2 long poles threaded through the tag end -cords and the ridgeline, the -cords and attached tarp lay on the horizontal pole. The entire design can also make a total flying tarp with longer poles threaded through both tag end -cords and the ridgeline. No other staking downs are needed. One can even have longer poles that tilt the flying tarp into a diagonal tarp, with dropped sides (like a baker's tent).

Part of the design of john-cord (vs Canterbury rope ladder) was also out-thinking the original 2 sesasons of ALONE of having 10 items, and having an entire woven (massive length of) paracord hammock. The hammock can be unwoven, and many of the many strands could be made into a woven gill netting, but also made into john-cord. The same for the many strands in the paracord are literally nylon/polyethylene (stretchy) 1-2 pound test fishing line, or a hidden perimeter alarm line, or making into very many different fishing line spring traps. Then with john-cord, you can easily make (with a folding saw) a raised sleeping platform between 2 trees ... that can turn into a 2 or 3 story wooden fortress (!). You can even build a raised sleeping platform around ONE TREE, and also turn that into a wooden fortress. John-cord makes fabulous work for constructing these woodworks. Same for making a coracle, an outrigger with sailwork, or a raft with mast and sail. And if anybody asks what I would have as 10 items (not watching any later ALONE show season 10 item options): (1) my designed 18 inch john-knifechet blade (specialized knife/hatchet/machete), (2) donkey dick ferro rod and scraper (scraper converts into other awl/punch/mini scalpel, (3) food, (4) BIG tarp (shelter, tied-up hammock, boat sail, wooden fortress roofing ...), (5) small pressure cooker - toss all cooking gear - can do 40+ uses with small cooker in prepping and SHTF survival, (6) HD 12-18 inch folding saw, (7) Leatherman/Gerber multitool, (8) 550 and 1100 paracord inter-woven hammock - with 2 wood spreader head and foot boards (boards turned into bow drill fire boards) with hanging O rings (for other uses - see below), (9) 250 feet roll of thin gauge spring steel fence wire - so many uses fishing hooks, trap wire, needles ...., and (10) multiple 2 and 3 inch Canterbury O rings for tripod setups and tree pulley and cord lifting system.

Some might question the john-cord/jungle knots as 550 paracord of 7x7 strings (of ~1-2 pound fishing test nylon line) will hold the knot, not cut through like a fly fisherman getting an overhand with a single line, and it breaks/snaps the line, cutting it in half. There are 49 lines in (valid) paracord as well as the outer sheathing. The overhand/granny/barrel knot does not pinch any of these lines, but actually strengthens both lines tied together. The operational use of paracord is 125 pounds per line ... and that deals, like paracord parachuting to replace the -cord once stretched per jump. Nylon and polyethylene paracord, like boating lines of the same composition, once stretched, yes truly they need to be replaced. But with proper (and respectful) use of john-cord, there is no impact-stretch of paracord, like dropping a 200 pound person with a parachute dropping at terminal velocity. Having any LW ridgeline for a tarp hang, even hanging such rucks, boots etc on the line near the tree, or under the tarp sections, will not stretch the line. The same applies, with the question about having a hammock with 2 john-cords attached to the hammock and wrapped on the 2 trees. You have 2 lines attached to each hammock ring, for a total of 4 lines. Even having the said operational use of 125 pounds per line, this gives you for a hammock 500 pounds of carry weight for a hammock. If you have a 500 pound fat ass, then don't go camping, but get to a spa and drop 300 pounds. A john-cord hammock (without jumping into a hammock (or other STOOPID actions) and you will have a safe and enjoyable easy-up, easy-down storable use of john-cord, jungle knots.....

@RobertsBulgaria

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, next project, Robert makes a Fat Ass Spa.

Since I see you with all those wood planks, you can easily make a flat platform hammock. Cut down lengths to 2 feet, and 2 long poles (maybe 4 poles depending on the quality of the pole plank strength). Run -cord between 2 trees for a double line. Push through (and weave) the 2 long poles along (and up/down) through the hammock lines. Insert the small planks atop these long poles, and you will have a very flat, tough hammock platform.

Nice system. Might try it someday.

@RobertsBulgaria

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely worth trying out. Thank you for the comment.

I think you could make a bad ass survival Baldrick/sling from John cord (Instead of a paracord weave). Maybe do up like 200 feet of 6-7 ft knotted separate lengths of 550. Connect the ends to form loops individually then bundle together and wrap in various places to so as to form one looped sling that can be thrown over the shoulder to hook or attach survival tools and pouches plus you'll have all that extra coordage as backup....😁

@RobertsBulgaria

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I need to try and visualise this as I haven't even seen the Paracord Weave version yet. Shall look it up in due course. Cheers.

It works brilliant video bud

@RobertsBulgaria

Жыл бұрын

Thank you thrice now. Thank you for the motivational comments on my videos. Very much appreciated.

Make a tree limb wooden platform hammock. Toggle the tag ends together of a smaller 30-40 foot -cord. Toss over a secure and strong near-horizontal tree limb. Make sure that the tag end knot is centered on one side of the 2 loops hanging down. Slide (weave) 2 poles through the loops making a solid side rail for the hammock. Slide in the various poles of 2 feet, into the loops, atop the poles, for the wooden platform hammock. Adjust the width as needed, and the slope/angle of the hammock on the tree limb (outside limb will drop more - so adjust backwards the platform toward the trunk, and pull the outward over-limb -cord backwards up the tree limb pulling the hammock angle higher. If you have a mosquito netting, this can be easily tied into or just inserted between the loops, and overhang the hammock.

@RobertsBulgaria

5 жыл бұрын

I have my own version of this utilising John Cord and a cot cover replacement. I could of course use a Poncho or a heavy duty plastic garbage/rubbish bag, but at my age, I deserve at least an Officer's Raised Bunk. LOL. All in due course, we're getting there slowly, slowly. I have Mossie netting too.

Look into the jam knot to be the one and only to tie off anything.

Another (and easy) method of making and using -cord, is to have smaller lengths of 6-10 feet cordage. They can always be connected together for any 6 - 12 - 18 - 24+ needed lengths. Cut a 25 foot into 2 lengths, or a 100 foot into 4 lengths. Make the -cord with loop tag ends. One can easily double thread through the tag ends with each other, and knot lock into each other. Easy lock assemble, easy unlock disassemble. Smaller lengths then give you easier options for many of the smaller projects, or an assembled long line for long needs.

@johnlord8337

5 жыл бұрын

Same for making smaller lengths of 1, 2 and 3 feet for the tinier connection points - pup and poncho tent setups, cordage tripod cooking line. All of these can be connected together for proper lengths of setting up a hammock between varying distances of trees.

Nice one rob

Very nice channel. Great information in this video. I subscribed ✌️

@RobertsBulgaria

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Hi Rob Are you doing anymore videos? Hope you will be back soon. All the best.

@RobertsBulgaria

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, something hopefully coming shortly - I'm editing myself and have had to learn a new programme and it is taking time, but hopefully normal service will be resumed shortly. Thank you for your comment and support.

@TheJourney2aGoodLifeinBulgaria

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobertsBulgaria No problem look forward to the new videos.

Robert, I like this video. Simple way to set a Simple shelter. Liked it

@RobertsBulgaria

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment and support.

@leoseven9343

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobertsBulgaria we both are in Bg.

@RobertsBulgaria

4 жыл бұрын

@@leoseven9343 Really. You are in the Mountains? What nationality are you - you look Scandinavian, but write in both English & Russian languages?

@leoseven9343

4 жыл бұрын

@@RobertsBulgaria yeah. I look like scandinabian. But I am Ukrainian.

@RobertsBulgaria

4 жыл бұрын

@@leoseven9343 Ласкаво просимо до Болгарії.

This carry one cord is OK but too many is too heavy, I prefer toggles that can do alot of the job that you described here but certainly your cord is another option:)

@RobertsBulgaria

2 жыл бұрын

More recently in this Playlist (this year), are videos showing my own invention, the Robert's Toggle. I think you will find that does everything and more. Thank you for your comment.

if you want to do a bank line -cord, then check out options with www.mephisnet.net where you can get various high tensile strength lines. Paracord is good for high tensility, and a little lumpy hacking of the cordage. If you want extremely thin and strong john-cord, jungle knots, jungle string, then consider using anything from 36 - 72 for high strength, thin cordage that will better hank together. But in all of this, whether using paracord or bank line, using john-cord for all your prepping and survival applications has so many options for use - the same for taking into ALONE season and making vast benefits for your survival.

When you do the proper overhand knot (granny knot, or overhand barrel knot), you need to make the knot, adjust for distance between the last knot, tighten in place, then SNAP! tight, then pull each of the 4 lines tight making a properly tightened overhand knot. THIS DOES NOT DESTROY the knot, or weaken the many 7x7 strands in the cord, but actually strengthens the knot and the -cords. This is what rips your fingers apart with doing 7 manueuvers on the knot ... each knot ... for the 3-4 inches distance for any 25 foot (50 foot 550 paracord) or 50 foot (100 foot 550 paracord) ... or even working the bigger UST company 1100 paracord for some really HD ops john-cord. If you watch MKR when he is making his smaller and ULW (bank line) jungle knots, this is easy squeezy. It is the real PIA, when working 550 or 1100 and having to do all these knots and single line tightenings. Damned well deserved beer at the end ... even allergic thereafter to making any more john-cord for anybody !!!! 50 foot x 3-4 knots per foot is 150-200 knots. That is a lot of knotting ... with the statement "no more knots !!!" Only knot-lock the knots between the 2 lines, or toggle into the loops.

And he's not even doing any watercraft work with john-cord - as many or more uses in watercraft.

@RobertsBulgaria

5 жыл бұрын

Watercraft?

@johnlord8337

5 жыл бұрын

@@RobertsBulgaria Yup ! All thought up when watching (and giving up on ) ALONE Season 1 and 2 for how I would do my adventure.

I am sorry but I find your channel all talk and no action, I too am ex Aussie Army and a survival instructor in out back survival, you really need to be prepared and stop waffling, talk about KISS indeed. Beer yea good survival tool.........

@RobertsBulgaria

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting reply. How could you know how little or how much I am prepared for and for what? Part of Survival is Moral and a beer is a moral booster. Perhaps you got your hand drill stuck up your backside and decided to take it out on me. IF you don't like something, scroll on by, no need to share. Thank you.