the brightness of the rope with the dark background and the right amount of stiffness in the rope, and the pace of demonstrating and explaining, helped me understand and memorize how to tie this knot.
I went out and bought two different colored 50’ hanks of 3/8” dia. Cord like this to practice knots. Like you said , it has a nice stiffness and doesn’t irritate your hands while practicing knots. The second color helps with two ropes. Together the 2 hanks cost me $11.00.
Where was you Stationed at Fellow Sailor?? Im a retired Chief from the Navy and spent most of my 20 years at Whidbey Island A-6 squadrons and N.A.S.Fallon Nv..
@@gryphenicedancer8796BS...Only 40 years ? I was Salvage/ Industry Diver, AB Sailor, through 1970-85, all manner of line, steel cables, to 400ft depth. Like any legit, Navy sailor, I would NEVER tie bowline like this. 1) You need a pipe, to make big bight - clove hitch is the knot for that. 2) Knot slides, and could eventually loosen, unless under constant tension. ** This demo is NONSENSE.
Thank you. I've never seen it tied that way. My Grandfather was a Merchant Marine in the Spanish American War, and he taught me many knots when I was a young child. My parents told me years later, that "Pappy" had taught me how to tie a Bowline when I was still in diapers and his favorite arithmetic problem was 6 x 7 = 42. These are two things I remember about my Pappy. Thank you for a very nice demonstration.
Dude, thank u so much. This is easily the best tutorial. My grandfather taught me the rabbit rhyme and that never worked for me. This is by far much more superior thank you
The German name for this knot is "Palstek". I have often used it, but I always built it in a more complicated manner. Thank you for showing this better way!
I teach several ways to tie a bowline, i use a dif method, but this is the method that most recruits start using once they're shown. It really is the easiest and almost the fastest.
I disagree about it being the easiest. I seen a video that made it so easy that when you do your loop, your pointer finger already has the end prepared to go through the loop. Basically at the loop you're half way in one motion.
My favorite way to teach a bowline. I tell learners to pull the standing end through like they are tying an overhand knot. Then pass the running/bitter end through the bight they just created. Fold the end back on itself and tug on the standing end. It was the first way I could consistently remember how to tie a bowline. Rabbits, trees and holes never quite made sense for years . Easy to tie under duress this way as well. RIP Lt. Daniel Irvine Glen Echo FD who taught me this 43 years ago.
After hearing NoNonsenseKnowHow rave about this knot so many times over so many videos, I couldn't resist actually figuring out how to tie it. Thank you!
The cool thing with this explanation is, you understand how the knot works! You create yourself a loop/eye, which you use with the short end. Nice video! 👍
I've seen many different videos on how to tie the bowline, but your way was the most comprehensive example and easiest way for me to do it and learn thanks for the tip!!!
@@knotknut NONSENSE. Think about it for 2 seconds. This, literally, requires a pipe or similar, to hold the intended bight. CLOVE HITCH, with cinch- lock, if needed is right for this job...
This is creative! I've never seen it tied this way either. Great instructions. Maybe my Scout grandson can finally learn to tie a bowline. Forget about the rabbit going around the tree garbage!
as a scout, i find it much easier to use my own method (similar to fo8 knot) 1. make a head 2. stab it in the back 3. tie its hair up 4. poke it in the eye amd pull it tight forna figure of eight knot 1. make a head 2 strangle it 3. poke it in the eye
YES ABOUT TIME THIS IS NOT JUST ANY BOWLINE THIS IS THE NINJA BOWLINE ONLY WAY I'VE TIED A BOWLINE FOR PAST 20YEARS SINCE I WAS TAUGHT IT! TO THIS DAY I STILL PASS ON THIS KNOWLEDGE. YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON ON UA-cam TO TIE IT MY WAY
Excellent job! I've tied many bowline knots in my life as a window cleaner. Thus is the first time I've seen it tied this simply! I wish I'd known this way back when I started my career.
wow, finally a super simple way to remember this knot! just tied it a bunch of times with no problem at all....was never able to connect with all that rabbit and tree nonsense. thanks!
Most old schoolers would never use this method, but that being said it is the simplest most straightforward method you could ever learn. I can do it with one hand.
I’ve always came out of the hole, around the tree and back in the hole, my whole life. This is so much easier to do, basically a truckers knot in opposite direction, Brilliant!!!
I have been doing this knot my whole life. I learned it very different from this because we always used it to tie up horses. Always used a bow at the end so it is one pull to get loose in case of emergencies, since a horse can get caught up in a rope if it spooks or something goes wrong. It also works great when you don't want a knot to tighten around an animals neck, (or whatever), and still one pull to get loose.
When people first find interest in learning knot tying, I think it’s quite common for most of them to become awed by the amazing simplicity in which creates a knots strength. Being able to tie just a small handful of convenient knots will enable you to do most anything with a rope, including either saving your life…or killing yourself 🤣
And just how do you do that with ONE HAND ? ** I was a Salvage/ Industry Diver, and AB Sailor, from 1970-85. You're not gonna tell me anything about seamanship, that I don't already know. ** Answer my question - One hand ?? How?
I use this method all the time -This perspective is from a real world application. Every other tutorial show it backwards where you would have to stand behind the thing you are tying to, cause the loop is pointing into your stomach.
I should've seen this way before. I fought myself to learn the traditional method but this way is much easier to do that. From now on, I'm gonna teach this way. Well-done!
I prefer this method as well, especially attaching to a harness. Remember if you are attaching to a live load you will want to back it up, I have a video of that on my channel.
Best, bite first, bowline vid' ever. I feel like I see this knot for the first time. If the hole is going through the hole, the rabbit goes through and around the hole in one Neo-like movement.
Thank you, on my channel I show several ways to tie the bowline. I think this is the easiest way to attach to an object but of course the rabbit thru the hole has its place.
thank you for this quick easy demonstration. I've tied the knot both ways many times. depending on circumstances. and when I teach it, I teach it both ways. so that the student has a good understanding of the not itself and it's versatility.
I think i added about 50 views to your video! 😂 I have to learn this for a rigging class and they didn't teach this in girl scouts! 😆 thank you for doing it slow enough to see it! 😊
Ashley’s Book of Knots has long been considered the encyclopedia of knots. This is an interesting, simple and excellent way to tie the bowline although I taught myself the old fashioned way. When I was involved in the Boy Scouts I recommended Cassidy’s The Klutz Book of Knots. It comes with different colored lines and the front and back covers are perforated to have a space to practice. They could get Cassidy’s at the Scout store. I would add the one handed bowline knot and the heaving line knot. Animated Grog Knots online and the app are fantastic as well. I love knots and am always learning. Thanks for this new trick!!
Ashley’s book is my favorite knot book and the history he tells of the different knots makes it a must buy. I started this channel as an alternative to knots by grog since they charge for the app now. Another good book for knot tiers is the Morrow guide to KNOTS, great illustrations. For the Rescue Technicians, Rhodie’s Guide to Rescue Knots should be on their shelf. Pat Rhodes is the best rope practitioner I have ever had the pleasure of meeting and being trained by.
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the brightness of the rope with the dark background and the right amount of stiffness in the rope, and the pace of demonstrating and explaining, helped me understand and memorize how to tie this knot.
I went out and bought two different colored 50’ hanks of 3/8” dia. Cord like this to practice knots. Like you said , it has a nice stiffness and doesn’t irritate your hands while practicing knots. The second color helps with two ropes. Together the 2 hanks cost me $11.00.
Excellent response and agreed👍
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This is the best method I've seen and the explanation is excellent.
I was a sailor and tie a bowline fast but had never seen it tied that way. Very impressive and I think it’s easier to follow for rookies! Very cool!
Where was you Stationed at Fellow Sailor?? Im a retired Chief from the Navy and spent most of my 20 years at Whidbey Island A-6 squadrons and N.A.S.Fallon Nv..
It's called a snap bowline. Same basic know, just a different way of applying it.
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I was stationed in Seattle Wa. On the USCGC Midgett. Retired Chief
You've stolen my thoughts! 😜👍
I've seen over a dozen videos on how to tie a bowline, and this, in my opinion, is the best. It checks all the boxes.
I like just making a loop first then wrap working end around object and through the loop around the tree and back in the hole
@@alexeisenhardt9299podia nos ensinar como fazer essa forma como você faz, please😊😊
28 yrs I've been using this knot, and struggle to orientate myself whenever I tie around something. this IS THE SOLUTION! Thank you! 😉
Only 28 years? I first started using bowline knots in the early 80s!
This is so much easier than the way I learned
It’s also known as a slip Bowline, easiest way in my opinion
Same here
@@gryphenicedancer8796BS...Only 40 years ? I was Salvage/ Industry Diver, AB Sailor, through 1970-85, all manner of line, steel cables, to 400ft depth. Like any legit, Navy sailor, I would NEVER tie bowline like this.
1) You need a pipe, to make big bight - clove hitch is the knot for that. 2) Knot slides, and could eventually loosen, unless under constant tension.
** This demo is NONSENSE.
Thank you. I've never seen it tied that way. My Grandfather was a Merchant Marine in the Spanish American War, and he taught me many knots when I was a young child. My parents told me years later, that "Pappy" had taught me how to tie a Bowline when I was still in diapers and his favorite arithmetic problem was 6 x 7 = 42. These are two things I remember about my Pappy.
Thank you for a very nice demonstration.
Spent an hour figuring 6x7=42 thing. Got it now.
@@duesouth180 - Please help me out!! 😦
@@duesouth180 what???!!! Now I need to know
if y'all don't know the answer to life, keep searching
Dude, thank u so much. This is easily the best tutorial. My grandfather taught me the rabbit rhyme and that never worked for me. This is by far much more superior thank you
Glad it’s useful for you, I prefer this way as well. If you check out my channel I show several ways to tie the bowline.
The German name for this knot is "Palstek". I have often used it, but I always built it in a more complicated manner. Thank you for showing this better way!
Oder auch Bulin...
I teach several ways to tie a bowline, i use a dif method, but this is the method that most recruits start using once they're shown. It really is the easiest and almost the fastest.
I disagree about it being the easiest. I seen a video that made it so easy that when you do your loop, your pointer finger already has the end prepared to go through the loop.
Basically at the loop you're half way in one motion.
I like that this way vs the tradition way is much easier to adjust the loop size
My favorite way to teach a bowline. I tell learners to pull the standing end through like they are tying an overhand knot. Then pass the running/bitter end through the bight they just created. Fold the end back on itself and tug on the standing end. It was the first way I could consistently remember how to tie a bowline. Rabbits, trees and holes never quite made sense for years . Easy to tie under duress this way as well. RIP Lt. Daniel Irvine Glen Echo FD who taught me this 43 years ago.
Rabbit is of no help to me either.
The rabbit way only works in one direction.
After hearing NoNonsenseKnowHow rave about this knot so many times over so many videos, I couldn't resist actually figuring out how to tie it. Thank you!
Glad you like the video, if you go to my channel I show tying the bowline 4 different ways.
Excellent. All instructional videos should be like this; short, concise, excellent visual aids, and great narration.
The cool thing with this explanation is, you understand how the knot works! You create yourself a loop/eye, which you use with the short end.
Nice video! 👍
The easiest way I've seen it taught. And I love how easily it's adjustable! Thank you!
I've seen many different videos on how to tie the bowline, but your way was the most comprehensive example and easiest way for me to do it and learn thanks for the tip!!!
Glad it was helpful!
@@knotknut NONSENSE. Think about it for 2 seconds. This, literally, requires a pipe or similar, to hold the intended bight. CLOVE HITCH, with cinch- lock, if needed is right for this job...
I’m a newbie at knots. This is the most educational “bowline” tutorial video I’ve seen thus far. I got it with just my first attempt. Thank you!
Be careful !!! Knots can be addictive.
@@knotknut You can-knot be serious! 😂 Yeah… I’ve been binge watching knot videos the past few days!
Rabbit comes outta the hole, runs around the tree. Back in the hole. Grandaddy's way never gets old.
Singled handed!
That has me now remember it!😜
That’s how we learned in Boy Scouts, back in the day
@@GrampieBob2 Ditto
I dont get it 😢 maybe i have no imagination 😅
Thank you for the clearliness of your demomstration
Thank you very much for finally simplifying this critical knot to the point that anybody should be able to remember it. 👍
Thank you - for me, this is the best demonstration of the bowline knot.
My dad knew many knots and had his own name for them.......He never needed a book or anything... Thanx 4 sharing
This was incredibly helpful! The pace was just right and I got the technique down very quickly! Thank you!!
Thank you. Used it for the dumbest reason, but it worked perfectly
Glad it worked.
This is the best explanation I've ever seen. Waaay easier than the rabbit round the tree into the hole bit.
The best demonstration I've seen. Thank you
This is my favourite explanation of tying a bowline. Thank you!!😊
This is creative! I've never seen it tied this way either. Great instructions. Maybe my Scout grandson can finally learn to tie a bowline. Forget about the rabbit going around the tree garbage!
Not garbage at all. I have used that method for 40 years. I trust it.
@@ryanjg5136 ain’t that big a deal grandpa
as a scout, i find it much easier to use my own method (similar to fo8 knot)
1. make a head
2. stab it in the back
3. tie its hair up
4. poke it in the eye
amd pull it tight
forna figure of eight knot
1. make a head
2 strangle it
3. poke it in the eye
best demo and technique of this knot I've seen
I am a rookie and was able to complete this tie on the first try thanks to your video. Great demonstration!!!
Glad it worked for you. Be careful though, tying knots can get addicting lol. Thanks for commenting and hope you keep at it.
I never knew how to tie a bowline around a pole. This was perfect and easily memorized. Thank you!
YES ABOUT TIME THIS IS NOT JUST ANY BOWLINE THIS IS THE NINJA BOWLINE ONLY WAY I'VE TIED A BOWLINE FOR PAST 20YEARS SINCE I WAS TAUGHT IT! TO THIS DAY I STILL PASS ON THIS KNOWLEDGE. YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON ON UA-cam TO TIE IT MY WAY
All I’ve ever known was “rabbit comes out of the hole, around the tree and back through the hole.” Thanks for this variation!
Excellent job! I've tied many bowline knots in my life as a window cleaner. Thus is the first time I've seen it tied this simply! I wish I'd known this way back when I started my career.
I learned the old rabbit round the tree method, but I like this better! Thanks!
wow, finally a super simple way to remember this knot! just tied it a bunch of times with no problem at all....was never able to connect with all that rabbit and tree nonsense. thanks!
Спасибо за яркую верёвку и медленную демонстрацию, наконец то понятно.
Most old schoolers would never use this method, but that being said it is the simplest most straightforward method you could ever learn. I can do it with one hand.
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Use this to secure myself on a roof. Thanks
That’s excellent, glad you could use it.
1st knot watched and subbed !!! Simple, very easy to follow
Thanks
This is the easiest way to tie bowline knot. Thanks 👍
I’ve always came out of the hole, around the tree and back in the hole, my whole life. This is so much easier to do, basically a truckers knot in opposite direction, Brilliant!!!
Have tried to memorise the bowline knot for a long time (I am using bows) - this is by far the best explanation.
Thank you that was so simple compared to every other elvis video
My dad taught me to tie a bowliine at an early age. Good man right there. I still miss him.
This was awesome and so clear!!! Thank you for going slow so it's super easy to follow!!!
You're so welcome!
This was definetley the best instruction out of all of the ones that I have watched, cheers
I have been doing this knot my whole life. I learned it very different from this because we always used it to tie up horses. Always used a bow at the end so it is one pull to get loose in case of emergencies, since a horse can get caught up in a rope if it spooks or something goes wrong. It also works great when you don't want a knot to tighten around an animals neck, (or whatever), and still one pull to get loose.
I haven’t yet but will show tying the bowline the way you mentioned. Thank you for the comment
Thank you for pronouncing bowline correctly ❤
When people first find interest in learning knot tying, I think it’s quite common for most of them to become awed by the amazing simplicity in which creates a knots strength. Being able to tie just a small handful of convenient knots will enable you to do most anything with a rope, including either saving your life…or killing yourself 🤣
True and funny. I gave it a like 👍🏻 lol
As a climber this just changed how fast I can set up an anchor. Thank you!
Well done, you covered aspects that other shorts didn't, and went nice and slow. Thx!
This was the only method I could get almost instantly, good video
Anyone else fascinated at how many ways you can tie knots
Probably the most common knot tied and so many variations
I didn’t know Knot theory exists until today.
Don Knots first taught me how to tie this in Mayberry. 🎉
Best description of a bowline I've seen. -firefighter Instructor who teaches knots-
@@knotknut Please do a video on the Tugboat Bowline. Need a quick loop in the end of a line? NOTHING FASTER
You brought the hole up to the rabbit so he didn't have to go down it. 😉
This is a new way to make a bowline to me, and of the three ways I now know this is by far the easiest.
One Handed... "The rabbit comes up outta the hole, goes around the tree then goes back down into the hole" Boy Scouts, 1967
I was in BS and was shown many times how to do this knot but I could never remember it 😂
And just how do you do that with ONE HAND ?
** I was a Salvage/ Industry Diver, and AB Sailor, from 1970-85. You're not gonna tell me anything about seamanship, that I don't already know.
** Answer my question - One hand ?? How?
@@marktulk4225 look in the Boy Scout Handbook under “knots”. I think it’s call a “bowline”
@@marktulk4225 and if you know everything nautical then you must be an Admiral, no?
Just a shoutout to this video I come back every so often for a reminder. Thanks!!!
Glad it’s useful for you, this is exactly why I made this channel.
Started the video and was going to post "you're doing it all wrong!" but then watched through to the end and I was like "whoah". Very clever.
I show 4 or 5 different ways to tie that bowline on my channel, this way does catch people off guard.
I use this method all the time -This perspective is from a real world application. Every other tutorial show it backwards where you would have to stand behind the thing you are tying to, cause the loop is pointing into your stomach.
Well done , awesome video, crisp n clear , explained well and easy to follow , nicely done
Thank you
First time I saw anyone do that besides me and the iron worker that thought me
It's great you show it slowly and with great professionalism thanks I'll watch many more like this 👍🏾 👏👏👏
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed. I'll keep them coming!
Your teaching art is too good. Thanks Sir.
A simpler, clearer way! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for that great and easy way. This beats how I learned by a thousand!
I work at a Marina, you just made my life a lot easier.
Glad to hear.
Thanks man helping me progress in my trade as I type 😁!!!
This was perfect! Clear, easy and straight to the point with no weird voice or the hands hiding what you are doing!
Glad it worked for you.
Great variation! But I’m so used to the one handed version it’s hard to change!!!
You might find it useful depending on the orientation of what your attaching to. I use both ways, one handed and snap to bowline.
I should've seen this way before. I fought myself to learn the traditional method but this way is much easier to do that. From now on, I'm gonna teach this way. Well-done!
I prefer this method as well, especially attaching to a harness. Remember if you are attaching to a live load you will want to back it up, I have a video of that on my channel.
Best, bite first, bowline vid' ever. I feel like I see this knot for the first time. If the hole is going through the hole, the rabbit goes through and around the hole in one Neo-like movement.
In México we know it as, as de guía, nice performance.
This is the best I have seen so far...
Thank you, my favorite way to tie this knot
I believe the standing end is called the terminal line. Fantastic explanation and tutorial!
That is such an amazingly simple way to explain this, thankyou!
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This has really helped me now and it's so easy to do this. Thanks a lot!
Thank you for this video, helped me a lot!
Excellent, glad it help
So many cool ways to tie this knot.
always used this method but the dead end should always be on the outside of the loop
At first I thought, this guy doesn't know how to tie a bowline....I was wrong. This is a great way to do it. Thanks
Thank you, on my channel I show several ways to tie the bowline. I think this is the easiest way to attach to an object but of course the rabbit thru the hole has its place.
BEST SIMPLE DEMONSTARATION on the internet!
thank you for this quick easy demonstration.
I've tied the knot both ways many times. depending on circumstances.
and when I teach it, I teach it both ways. so that the student has a good understanding of the not itself and it's versatility.
thank you so much, I've always wanted to learn this.
I have never easily understood this knot till I see this video.
I'm use to Making this Knot on My self for 34-40-yrs. hard to relearn it from a front stand point :)
I use this way of tying the knot when attaching to someone else's harness, i tie it a different way when it's to my harness.
Dang, this is the easiest demonstration to understand! Now, I need go go practice.😮
best ever video of how to perform this.
Just a slip knot with a running line , perfect , great explanation !
Never seen one tied that way. Gotta try it. The standing end loop is backward but then you turn it inside out... Pretty cool
It becomes quite natural after just a few times tying it
@@knotknut Yeah, more natural than the old way I used to tie one and get the length, or loop, the right size.
The best short explanation
Hope it helps
This has helped me out a lot
I think i added about 50 views to your video! 😂 I have to learn this for a rigging class and they didn't teach this in girl scouts! 😆 thank you for doing it slow enough to see it! 😊
Nicely done never seen it tied this way ! learned something new thanks for sharing
Best example and method yet 🎉
Good job!!! Easy to see, easy to follow .........
Now: EASY TO TIE !
Thanks
That’s the best demonstration of a bowline I’ve seen on UA-cam
I love how you don't use dark single colour rope. This is a nice rhythm and clear to see and understand.
Former Merchant Mariner here. I've tied the bowline a million times, including with my eyes shut (throwing) but never thst way. Cool!
Nice I like your channel God bless you and have a wonderful week
Ashley’s Book of Knots has long been considered the encyclopedia of knots. This is an interesting, simple and excellent way to tie the bowline although I taught myself the old fashioned way. When I was involved in the Boy Scouts I recommended Cassidy’s The Klutz Book of Knots. It comes with different colored lines and the front and back covers are perforated to have a space to practice. They could get Cassidy’s at the Scout store. I would add the one handed bowline knot and the heaving line knot. Animated Grog Knots online and the app are fantastic as well. I love knots and am always learning. Thanks for this new trick!!
Ashley’s book is my favorite knot book and the history he tells of the different knots makes it a must buy. I started this channel as an alternative to knots by grog since they charge for the app now. Another good book for knot tiers is the Morrow guide to KNOTS, great illustrations. For the Rescue Technicians, Rhodie’s Guide to Rescue Knots should be on their shelf. Pat Rhodes is the best rope practitioner I have ever had the pleasure of meeting and being trained by.
@@knotknut I have the Morrow book and used it this past weekend, but I’ll be looking for the Rhodie! Thanks for the lead and lesson!
That’s different. I tie bowlines everyday as a lineman. Gonna have to try it this way. Or knot. Lol