The Riddle Of The Bowline

We Discuss and Demo The Classic Bowline, The Left Handed Bowline, The Running Bowline and The Yosemite Bowline. We also review how to tie the Classic Bowline around yourself and around a fixed object. Lastly we discuss safety and give options for securing the bowline tail. Please Hit The LIKE and SUBSCRIBE BUTTONS as well as the NOTIFICATION BELL. Feel Free to Check out my Amazon Influencer Page and Follow Me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Thanks For Watching.
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  • @recall5811
    @recall58116 жыл бұрын

    Please Hit The LIKE and SUBSCRIBE BUTTONS as well as the NOTIFICATION BELL. Feel Free to Check out my Amazon Influencer Page and Follow Me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Thanks For Watching. Amazon www.amazon.com/shop/corporalscorner?isVisitor=true&ref=exp_inf_own_pub_corporalscorner Self-reliance Outfitters www.selfrelianceoutfitters.com/collections/shawn-kelly?ref=s9jgxrwlnqv Facebook facebook.com/pages/Corporals-Corner/516423848419768

  • @michaeloppenheimer2582
    @michaeloppenheimer25822 жыл бұрын

    No other channel practice is not the way you do it, this is why you have so many subscribers, you actually teach, and you are an excellent teacher !!!

  • @groussac
    @groussac Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Corporals Corner. With sweat rolling down my face, tomato leaves blocking my view, insects crawling on my arms, and working with twine that splays as soon as I cut it, the Bowline is my go-to knot for trellising plants. It's easy to remember, easy to tie, easy on the plants, and easy to undo if I need to adjust things. This isn't on a par with setting up camp or doing a rescue, but if survival skills means incorporating rope craft into daily living, then it counts. My guess is you're reaching a far broader audience than the campers that you're addressing.

  • @shawnangie1
    @shawnangie15 жыл бұрын

    Tying a bowline around one's self with one arm is something that never occurred to me. Thanks for the heads up!

  • @nothing55rk
    @nothing55rk5 жыл бұрын

    After studying survival and preparedness for the last 15 years I needed a break, so i took the last year off of shooting,camping, bush craft ect.... I took my son out on a camping trip 2 weeks ago and I had FORGOTTEN so many knots!!! I was literally fumbling with my ridge line for my tarp... Your videos have really helped jog my memory in the last few weeks and I can't thank you enough Corporal!!!

  • @mrjsorr
    @mrjsorr6 жыл бұрын

    From a grown up Eagle Scout and a retired firefighter who's been on many a rescue in his career, I have to thank you for a most well done video on one of the most versatile and important knots there is. Well done! I am now a subscriber.

  • @ericfrontczak8016

    @ericfrontczak8016

    Жыл бұрын

    Life ran out of time for eagle can still do it rabbit comes out of the hole around the tree back down the hole

  • @tonyc8295
    @tonyc82954 жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate your sharing how to practically apply these knots. So important when seeing it from the practical perspective (rather than a table top). I've spent many an hour relearning a knot based on the practical application, and how one is looking at the line. Thank you for this and your other videos.

  • @DouglasTuret
    @DouglasTuret5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Corporal Kelly, for the single finest Bowline Knot video I have ever seen! Your decision to use I/O 1/4” rope instead of bank line or paracord made all the difference in the world for me!

  • @psmithrpm
    @psmithrpm4 жыл бұрын

    Damn! Now that's a friggin tutorial! Thank you so much for such an awesome manual. My hat is off to you, sir.

  • @garoglen
    @garoglen7 жыл бұрын

    orange rope and a black background GOOD !

  • @cmcer1995
    @cmcer19955 жыл бұрын

    A great review on not only how to tie a bowline, but how to apply it in a well demonstrated, clear and simple terms. You can never practice enough knots.

  • @robertlundquist5450
    @robertlundquist54503 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for another good video and correcting the phrase “Practice makes perfect.” I teach my students ( public school teacher) that practice improves.

  • @stevekingsbury7190
    @stevekingsbury7190 Жыл бұрын

    Always like going back through the older videos to brush up on knot skills. Excellent demonstration of the bowlines! Appreciate you brother!

  • @ahorseman4ever1
    @ahorseman4ever15 жыл бұрын

    Best demonstration of the bowline I have ever seen and I have been a ropes and knots kind of guy with 25 years in the fire service. A definite share video. Thank you

  • @wakayama1991
    @wakayama19912 жыл бұрын

    clear, concise, effective. This man is evidently a top-notch instructor! I've seen a bunch of knot videos (and thus youtube keeps throwing me more!) but this is the clearest yet. Thank you, and greetings from Sweden!

  • @lucyocean5854
    @lucyocean58542 жыл бұрын

    I really don't know how to thank you Shawn, for everything you've done to let us enjoy the great outdoors even more. Cheers and cheers and cheers!

  • @williamstallings3969
    @williamstallings39696 жыл бұрын

    just like that! you make more sense than anyone else on youtube! thank you sir for your service. you are a great teacher. hey, just like that! awesome!

  • @brunopuentes-nolazco4535
    @brunopuentes-nolazco45353 жыл бұрын

    From all the videos I have seen, and plenty of people who have tried to show me how to tie a bowline this video finally helped me tie the bowline and running bowline.

  • @pappysproductions
    @pappysproductions4 жыл бұрын

    I almost didn't watch this because of the length of the video. Most bowline videos are about 2-1/2 min. SO GLAD I WATCHED THIS!!! So many great lessons. I must've made about 10 screen recordings so I go practice all this stuff. Great video my man. I love that you shoot outdoors. Thanks for serving! My boy is also an awesome Marine

  • @samwilson2797
    @samwilson27975 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video, as a webmaster and scout leader I was surprised how many eagle scouts as adults could not tie this knot or any of the other basic knots. You videos show the knots and their uses, which is important, because it puts the knot in context. I considered that I mastered a knot when I could tie it behind my back using only mental pictures of th knot. Thanks for your videos.

  • @gus1911
    @gus19116 жыл бұрын

    This is a dissertation level explanation, of the bowline knot. GTG. Thank you for sharing!

  • @trevorfielding7910
    @trevorfielding79105 жыл бұрын

    The marline spike hitch way of tying the bowline just simplified and doubled the speed of tying it. Thanks!

  • @Foward13Observer

    @Foward13Observer

    4 жыл бұрын

    Its the Ranger way to tie it

  • @elmarmaurer3011
    @elmarmaurer30113 жыл бұрын

    I have seen hundreds of guys, explaining bowlines in various situation but... hands down... you are by far the Best One. Thank you for your clear instructions and ways to do it

  • @jonathansevert8400
    @jonathansevert84005 жыл бұрын

    Very impressive single handed Bowline tying!!! Love this channel. P.S. I used a Bowline and a truckers hitch to replace the laundry line. Excess cord as a toggle. The missus was impressed!!!

  • @lpark8
    @lpark84 жыл бұрын

    Better than any diagram could show. Thanks for making this so clear. Tying a bowline and hanking your cordage are fundamental. Your videos get the job done - first time, every time 😎

  • @thedoghouseoutdoors4116
    @thedoghouseoutdoors41167 жыл бұрын

    great stuff buddy, i used a bowline all the time when i was climbing cell towers, that was our primary working knot for rigging stuff up and down the tower. keep up the good work buddy!!

  • @recall5811

    @recall5811

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for Watching

  • @mcouture8169
    @mcouture81695 жыл бұрын

    Always presented clearly with excellent video to help this visual learner. Having watched multiple "1 handed bowline" videos, you're the first to show it this clearly - to the point I wish I had some rope on hand to practice. Thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge!

  • @DanielinLaTuna
    @DanielinLaTuna5 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love the bowline; use it in the garden to tie and shape trees and bushes. Use it for securing and then lowering branches to the ground when trimming trees (Use the running bowline). Use it to secure loads on my trailer (in conjunction with a sheepshank on the termination. I self-taught myself the marlin spike method. Loop, flip, pass through the pocket; it's so automatic for me. Thanks for sharing.

  • @leewatson9447
    @leewatson94472 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant. Loving your videos. Was talking to my dad today about this knot and let him tie one but I was amazed by how many different ways you can do this knot. I mean one hand. It doesn't get better than that. Well done excellent video keep them coming.

  • @dyvel
    @dyvel2 жыл бұрын

    I had to watch a couple of times before I realized that when doing the Marlin spike hitch version, you can identify which way to insert the end into by identifying which side of the pocket that has two lines crossing. If you put the end through from the side that has the crossing, you'll end up with the cowboy version. Insert it from the side with no crossings you will get the regular version. With that knowledge it doesn't matter which way you twist to create the Marlin. I can finally remember how to do the bowline!

  • @Nitrotix1
    @Nitrotix17 жыл бұрын

    Learned these in the boy scouts years back, but your videos give an awesome refresh in knowledge. Keep it up!

  • @candiedginger8729
    @candiedginger87295 жыл бұрын

    This was a little bit of a tricky knot. I ended up using my leg instead of a tree for the 'tying around an object' part. I like the Yosemite bowline best and even managed the one hand bowline after a couple tries. Thank you for the clear instruction.

  • @ccmcl105
    @ccmcl1054 жыл бұрын

    It only gets better, so far this is the best demonstration for the bowline that I have seen, thank you for this

  • @lurchie
    @lurchie7 жыл бұрын

    I love the Bowline! thanks for offering suggestions and variations to capitalize on this versatile knot!

  • @lesmith939
    @lesmith9394 жыл бұрын

    Well done, Corporal!!…...Several methods, concise, well thought out. Its always nice to have alternative ways for any knot.

  • @MuddyDuck...
    @MuddyDuck...4 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding. A really clear and concise coverage of the bowline. Not a wasted word👍

  • @lanceneuman9528
    @lanceneuman9528 Жыл бұрын

    Best presentation of bowline tying I have seen, and I have seen a few, from sailing channels and elsewhere. If this is how the Marines in general teach things - Bravo.

  • @fredb.3618
    @fredb.36187 жыл бұрын

    Your knot tying videos are always clear, concise, well explained and easy to follow. Thank you.

  • @shongo2k15

    @shongo2k15

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was just thinking the same thing.

  • @philiptruitt
    @philiptruitt5 жыл бұрын

    Working on knots this week!! Thank you, Corporal Kelly!

  • @cumminsscout
    @cumminsscout6 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff! The last method is the one I learned 40 years ago in the Seascouts except we did it without our wrist through the loop. That method works on rope as big as your arm. If you do it with two fingers around small line it works great too.

  • @randyratliff7532
    @randyratliff75324 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise. I always enjoyed your cut and dried presentation format.

  • @timmbartholomew8478
    @timmbartholomew84786 жыл бұрын

    Best video I've seen on the bowline - thanks for sharing - it really is excellent!

  • @JDK45ACP
    @JDK45ACP5 жыл бұрын

    Another great set of survival instructions. Thanks, Brother.

  • @alexhenry5542
    @alexhenry55426 жыл бұрын

    Great video, clear easy to follow instructions. Great camera work to follow how the line was being manipulated.

  • @ittaitta5162
    @ittaitta51625 жыл бұрын

    I almost did not click in these video. But boy, I am so glad I did. So well explained, easy, your hands did not got in the way, you gave uses and precautions for this knot. Thank you for all of that!

  • @Franklin-pc3xd
    @Franklin-pc3xd Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this one - for my entire life I've been stuck with the rabbit up from the hole, around the tree and back down the hole approach. This shows a much more versatile bowline approach - especially the running bowline and, of course, the overhand safety hitch.

  • @karmicmessenger
    @karmicmessenger7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir; your method of detailed teaching finally cleared up some confusion concerning this knot.

  • @Hotlineelec
    @Hotlineelec2 жыл бұрын

    Good instructions thanks for posting this!! I use and teach the bowline a lot being a lineman I’m just going to recommend your video from now on!!!👍🏻

  • @OKAZWA44
    @OKAZWA445 жыл бұрын

    thank you for the info. great video ..it is comforting to know that there are people like you who are giving and willing to give for no ulterior motives other than helping others ...3 cheers to you sir

  • @ndafarachaitezvi1139
    @ndafarachaitezvi113910 ай бұрын

    Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

  • @robertbateman3665
    @robertbateman36656 жыл бұрын

    Very good presentation. Appreciate the added safety topics. I've been using this knot for a long time but still learned from this video. Thanks!

  • @armorvestrus6882
    @armorvestrus68824 жыл бұрын

    You teach this better than almost all the other videos about it, great job. Thumbs Up

  • @davem4193
    @davem41937 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another very informative video corporal, excellent step by step instruction. Keep them coming!

  • @brucemorton13
    @brucemorton136 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the lesson in hanking the cordage. How could I have become this old and not know how to do that? I appreciate your sharing your knowledge and skills.

  • @stevencross8215
    @stevencross82154 жыл бұрын

    Used this knot many times to aid in the felling of trees ,towing vehicles and now in camping activities,often used with a carabiner to speed things up

  • @eligranados9515
    @eligranados95154 жыл бұрын

    I have been trying to learn the bowline around a fixed object for a while now. Because of this tutorial, I finally have it. Thanks.

  • @WarGrrl3
    @WarGrrl37 жыл бұрын

    Really like the alternative ways to make a bowline and really liked the awesome cord storage method; simple, logical yett I didn't even think of it , thank you

  • @snevarc
    @snevarc7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. there are lots of instructionals out there but i like yours as you are very clear and simply explained. Thank you.

  • @carloslugo1390
    @carloslugo13907 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I watched over and over and tied everything I could using the bowline knot...thanks!

  • @aucourant9998
    @aucourant9998 Жыл бұрын

    These are the best videos I've seen on knots and how to use them. I've learnt so much. Thank you.

  • @iblackbeard
    @iblackbeard3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Corporal for you easy to understand practical demonstration. I'm practicing as we speak. Thanks again!

  • @geoden
    @geoden3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent demonstration of the various way's to tie a bowline and it's uses. NB. I like the look of the cowboy bowline best!

  • @tommymalecki5114
    @tommymalecki51144 жыл бұрын

    So happy that I came across your video. You did a awesome job, very easy to follow. Thanks so much. Learned so MUCH!!!THANKS

  • @nnovykh
    @nnovykh5 жыл бұрын

    Hey! You just simplified the Bowline! It was a very useful and easy to understand tutorial!

  • @mmbengs
    @mmbengs4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for clarifying this great knott for an old swab! Now to practice👍

  • @antonyweaver357
    @antonyweaver3575 жыл бұрын

    Excellent knowledge, content and presentation - as usual ! Thank you 👍

  • @benjaminbryant2680
    @benjaminbryant26803 жыл бұрын

    Someone may have already said this since this is an older video; however, I remember learning to do a one handed bowline with the over, under around and through method. I commented too soon. The one handed bowline was demonstrated. As always, thank you for all you share.

  • @dmorley100
    @dmorley1005 жыл бұрын

    @2:51, tying the bowline using the Marlin Spike hitch is my new favorite way to tie a bowline. I practiced the first method of tying the bowline many times, yet would still fumble around trying to tie one. After trying it with the Marlin Spike hitch, I could get a bowline quickly and consistently every single time.

  • @cpd833
    @cpd8333 жыл бұрын

    That was the first time I had seen a Yosemite bowline. The reminder to practice one handed did not go unnoticed as well. Thanks

  • @phil2082
    @phil2082 Жыл бұрын

    Wow. The hand method which allows you to unfold 550 cord is how I'm doing my 550 cord in my backpack from now on. I can do this, tie it up, and just pull the bowline out to wrap around a tree, then basically have a spool to get to the next tree. Neat!

  • @dr.w.w.daniels7203
    @dr.w.w.daniels72039 ай бұрын

    Well done, clear and concise with good visual acuity throughout. Keep it going and stay healthy.

  • @wallytuescher2175
    @wallytuescher21754 жыл бұрын

    Excellent! Very versatile knot that I use often. To secure it I just us 2 half hitches. But I'm not doing "rescue operations" either. Very useful video. I may half to add the Yosemite bowline to my arsenal.

  • @tay802hall
    @tay802hall3 жыл бұрын

    Great videos!!!! Great explanation and different methods made is easy to follow. Now time to practice more.

  • @marioalbertoramos5431
    @marioalbertoramos54312 жыл бұрын

    Great! Finally I've found an easy way to remember the bowline knot. Thank you!

  • @ErwinBrady
    @ErwinBrady2 жыл бұрын

    I feel comfortable using the bowline as my one knot, for everyday use, and especially in emergency/survival, so I could keep my thoughts in those stressful situations. And, I found out that sailors and Army Rangers use this knot as their one knot.

  • @mariomcgraw2987
    @mariomcgraw29876 жыл бұрын

    I'm loving your knot series! Thanks👍

  • @jamesfry134
    @jamesfry1346 жыл бұрын

    You're a great teacher. Thanks

  • @timfletcher4468
    @timfletcher4468 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome video. I really want to learn about tying these knots. Your video was informative as well as easy to understand by the way you demonstrated the actual tying of the knots. Some videos I have seen are confusing but yours is great. Thanks a lot

  • @willeypoboy6052
    @willeypoboy60525 жыл бұрын

    Great instructions! I'm a lineman by trade . This is one knot we use daily. I will be sharing this videshow with young groundhands/trainie's. Sometimes I dont have the best bedside manors and this video may keep me from pulling out hair!

  • @chriswebster24

    @chriswebster24

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do you play on the offensive or the defensive line? I played football from the 2nd grade up until my senior year of high school, but I was never fat enough to be a lineman. I was mainly always a running back and a defensive back, but I got to play some linebacker in PeeWees and Jr. High. I never got down in a 3 point stance or anything,, though, except for every now and then at practice. I still love football, even though I haven’t played it in many years, and I also like knowing how to tie knots. The only thing I don’t understand is what the 2 things have to do with each other, Like I said, I never played on the line, so that’s probably why I don’t already know this, but why do you need to tie knots as a lineman? That makes no sense to me. I figured it would be a holding penalty if you tied up the defense players with rope, but I could be wrong, I guess. Do you play a different version of football in your country or something, or do you and your friends just play with each other in the backyard, and tie each other up between plays, for homosexual reasons? I’m not sure how much I’d like playing in your league, because I’m into chicks, but as long as you enjoy it, that’s all that really matters. Anyway, good luck with your blocking and tackling, and all that kinky stuff y’all do with ropes. I hope you have fun, and never forget to wear a helmet, if you know what I mean. Try your best not to get too much doodie on your doodle, whatever you do. I’ve heard that’s a good way to get the AIDS. Good luck 👍🏿

  • @chrisdarden9131

    @chrisdarden9131

    2 жыл бұрын

    Electrical or telephone(cable) lineman I believe he means, as he is referring to the groundhand(s) and trainees which isn’t part of American Football

  • @dvtsaw
    @dvtsaw6 жыл бұрын

    Thks. for the instruction, I now have a clear understanding of how the knot works and how to tie it several different ways.

  • @lucyintheskywithdiamonds4034
    @lucyintheskywithdiamonds40345 жыл бұрын

    now that's cool... the yosemity bowline and the 1-handed bowline! very very good - thumbed up & thx!

  • @JW-nk5hu
    @JW-nk5hu7 жыл бұрын

    That one handed tie demo was super !

  • @Assgasyoda
    @Assgasyoda2 жыл бұрын

    New knotter here. Quite possibly the best bowline knot tutorial out there. Thank you.

  • @mikewalton5469
    @mikewalton54696 жыл бұрын

    great stuff, i especially liked the one handed bowline! keep up the good work!

  • @valaudae1809
    @valaudae18095 жыл бұрын

    There is a scene in ‘JAWS” where the Roy Scheider character is the landlubber practising tying a bowline. He remembers how to, by repeating- “ The little brown eel comes out of the hole; swims round the back of the anchor chain and goes back down the hole.”

  • @Joyseeker
    @Joyseeker5 жыл бұрын

    The best and will keep me at it for the summer..... thanks Corporal.

  • @mlsknnr
    @mlsknnr5 жыл бұрын

    I just watched this for the first time and as usual a very good instructional video.

  • @sadiqaliabdullah129
    @sadiqaliabdullah1292 жыл бұрын

    EVERY TIME I WATCH THIS CHANNEL I LEARN SOMETHING NEW.

  • @guloguloguy
    @guloguloguy6 жыл бұрын

    WOW!!!! GREAT DEMO!!!! VERY USEFUL INFO!!!! THANKS!!!

  • @sergeantcrow
    @sergeantcrow7 жыл бұрын

    A pleasure to watch and learn from you... Thank you very much...

  • @c4gamez170
    @c4gamez1707 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for helping me get ready for a backpacking trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. From an old Army Sergeant but please don't hold that against me. Always willing to learn from those willing to teach.

  • @karhukivi
    @karhukivi3 жыл бұрын

    I've been looking for this method on one-handed bowline - many thanks!

  • @spiritfox2026
    @spiritfox20262 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for these videos you make. Well informative and laid out.

  • @pnyarrow
    @pnyarrow7 жыл бұрын

    I put off watching the vid for a few days because of the length - however I enjoyed it immensely. Thanks you so much (once again) for sharing. ATB. Nigel

  • @fakecubed

    @fakecubed

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's long but it's comprehensive, and there's no wasted time.

  • @craigb9489
    @craigb94894 жыл бұрын

    I love your demos. They are easy to follow and easy to do on my own. HooRah!

  • @mheermance
    @mheermance4 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I never knew about the left handed bowline. Learn something new everyday.

  • @michaelthigpen7677
    @michaelthigpen7677 Жыл бұрын

    The best illustration i have seen yet! watched 1 guy for over an hour to very little success!!! Thanks

  • @NarrowRoad4Jesus
    @NarrowRoad4Jesus5 жыл бұрын

    Best Bowline knot instructional video I’ve seen!!! Semper Fi Brother! 1/7

  • @Mikey201089
    @Mikey2010897 жыл бұрын

    Like your video's very informed and actually slowed down get a better understanding of whats going on and what happening.

  • @Buschpirat
    @Buschpirat7 жыл бұрын

    One of my favourite knot. Very well and understandably demonstrated. Great educational video! Greetings from Germany, Azze