Blackie, Thanks for sharing these tips on knots . Woodsman and Buschcrafter knots are very important. Being a Old Boy Scout, knots and very important. Thank You for sharing your time and knowledge and wisdom. You Are The Master Woodsman and Buschcrafter . Tim L.
All good content..and articulated. Shows the years of explaining in a class settings. One more reason for tucking in your rabbit ears on speedy tie boots. When at the worst time those rabbit ears will catch and lock onto the opposite boot cause'n you too fall off a flat bed trailer while tarping your load down. Yeah I was that guy..face planting on the dock.
Good points Blackie. I turned 50 3 years ago, Ive always been a physical guy, strong, chubby type, lol.. but at 50 its like I lost my equilibrium or something.. hit me like a mack truck.
Hey way cool! Love the "silver wolves" series, way better than calling us ole gray-headed farts! By the way, I tried the potato chip and egg trick for b'fast this AM, I think I have found another favorite! Thanks, Love to all, write iffen ya' get work, Pink.
Thanks for this video. My dad told us to stay out of the toolroom. He had his expensive tools etc in there. I would sometime go in there why he was at work. Darn he knew I went in there. I finally figured it out he tied a left handed square knot. We all tied left over right . Right over left. He tied right over left, left over right. That was his trap. Changed the way it’s tied. Looks the same , but isn’t. Thanks again.
Hey Blackie- just seen this and you did a great job showing the knots and giving advise. You are correct in tying knots for practice when watching TV because this is just what Ive been doing to either learn something new or brush up on others and it works. Thanks again for the instruction. You and Mrs Blackie be good-
I've recently started using dyneema cord, it's super lightweight, doesn't absorb water, is ultra strong. Also does NOT hold knots in the conventional manner because it's so plasticy and slick. Good video!
I’ve used a hikers knot to tie my boots: as you go to wrap around your thumb… wrap it twice and then pass the lace thru… tighten up and they won’t come loose until you want them to. Look up hikers knot. Thanks for the tip on the truckers knot, no I know why mine doesn’t work like it should.
Great content as always...I learned about the locking truckers hitch from my brother in law years ago when he helped me move. Since then I have used it often tying down things in the back of a truck even used it when cutting a tree tied off to my truck not enough room to pull up but with my dad constantly pulling the knot to add tension the tree came down like we planned. Even had to show him how to tie it afterwards because he had not seen it before
I've always loved knots and rope work. From the Boy Scouts to building transmission lines along with rock climbing and fly fishing I've learned a few knots. Everyone should know how to tie a knot or two that they would trust their life on. As you said the type of rope you're working with determines the knots that work best for your task. My advice to people I try to teach knots to is to spend a little time to understand how a particular knot works... but most of the time they just look at me like I'm an alien. I'm sure you've seen that look too. Another fine video. Keep up the good work. Thanks!
I still say to try the nite ize cam jams, they don't mess up or come loose. Knowing how to tie the knots is better, but the cam jam is hassle free and takes very little understanding to use. It might be a viable option for those that might not have the hand strength they once did, or just want quick and easy lol. Also ive never had slick cord move with those due to how they lock the cord lol.
Yep always doing the double bow lock knots on laces never had to do the nots on the ends but I could see that helping if the were short or your mobility is bad. We used to run in our boots old school before they finally went sneakers. Have fun stay safe.
I've used the truckers hitch for years on my ridge line, but never knew about the locking truckers hitch. Thanks for sharing that tip. Every days a school day. I don't trust it for tying down a load though. In the UK we use a dolly knot for roping and sheeting down a load. Great video matey 👍🏻😁🇬🇧
Nice technique with a stopper knots but it doesn’t have the quick release so try this double wrap like you did on the first part of the knot then when you do the Bow take that twice around that way you won’t lose the quick disconnect And have a pop when you release it try it out. Enjoy your channel!
Great video brother 👍 This reminds me about the blood knot, tying different sized lines together. I can't tell you how many times that I have had to look it up? But these days I can usually get it the first time. But one little mistake and it comes apart. You gotta have good knots to catch steelhead and salmon!
A different way to tie shoe or boot laces is to tie them as you typically do, as blackie showed, can call it the typical way, but after making second loop, don't tighten it down just yet. Instead, run that loop thru that same hole and then tighten it down while making the loops a bit bigger. I've done this with new, slippery para cord and it works well. Never had it to come undone. You can still knot the tails and pull until the knotted tails reach the center and tuck them in your shoe/boot. To undo simply pull one tail sharply and the knot is completely undone. This way you're not making two knots to undo...you're only making one knot. Now, a little tip...I normally take the two loops by the part that doesn't slide and pull them snug. I don't tuck my laces, were my boots all day, pant leg rubbing against them, walking thru brush, ect., and my laces have never come undone. Been doing it that way for years now.
Any cord worth tying with square-knot (or bow) is worth using the variant called a surgeon’s knot. VERY simple: just take TWO wraps on the base overhand and tighten; this increased surface area will hold down *without a finger. The “overhand” wraps are what get the tighten/loosen pressures that make the ends loosen/untie. Now I watched you tie a surgeon’s knot at 9:28; I’ve never used it on paracord…..
Rocky I use knocking Truckers Hitch with a bulge not on the other end and I use a perfect to put my bad roll to my bag that's usually on my backpack and I use Bank line to do it I tried teaching that to Five Guys they don't listen
I had a scout tie a truckers hitch several times and I didn't see until I made him go slow ,he was rolling the loop over the wrong way and it would just sinch up tight and not let a loop . Once I saw what he was doing I got him squared away . Thanks for sharing sir .
I like your method for tying shoe laces with stopper knots. The first part, where you wrap twice instead of once is usually referred to as a surgeon's knot. I learned to use it to tie off thread when sewing leather from a boot and shoe repairman. I use it on all my bow type knots as well because my left hand is partially paralyzed and the surgeon's knot holds the laces tight long enough to tie the bow without the first two wraps loosening up.
Hi Blackie,excellent video, thankyou. Just a thought is the truckie hitch , be used like the jungle knots principle. What are your thoughts. Thankyou for your help on the shoe lace knot, and your time to make these videos, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, and Merry Christmas to all.
I have forgotten allot of knots. I quickly remember when I look them up. Had to know allot of knots in Scouts. Even had to prove I knew them when I got my Eagle, but over time skills degrade. Practice and use matters
Always make sure to make a square knot based bow instead of a granny knot based bow for your shoes. I also loop twice around my bows - it holds better like a double sheet bend and looks better when cinched up. I think that's called the Better Bow, but I'm sure it goes by all kinds of names.
I need to rig up a dedicated pack for squirrel hunting, game pouch, room for two bottles of water, a dish for the dog, shells, bug dope and not much more. Got to get the squirrels off my belt bc of the dog
What advantages does the truckers hitch have over the alpine knot or butterfly knot. In mountaineering I was told the alpine knot was more secure as a attachment point mid line .
truckers hitch is to hook between two points to then pull very tight.. the midpoint is to hook a connection in a line perhaps to in climbing to hook on and go out to the side of the base line.. the power of the trucker is in its ability to gain a advantage in drawing a rope tight for a ridege line or to hold a load on a trailer
“It *used to work” Really? “I oughta be able to make this work” “Caint-- dammit” “Go ask Blackie!” Gotta LOVE your “if you have to think about it, you haven’t really learned it”!
Tying knots is a skill. A skill cannot be learned just once, they needed to be practiced. The more practice the better it is burned into your memory. Even if you haven’t done it in a long time. It will come back quickly. Like riding a bike. Lol
I learned that there are TWO versions of the "truckers hitch". The "standard version" and the "Female version" with TWO loops for people who did not have strong fingers to pinch the single loop tight enough to hold with doing thr half hitches.
My biggest illumination was in doing up shoe laces...instead of doing a double knot you just go around the loop TWICE and it never comes loose..and you just pull both ends to open it up. Way better than double knots.Takes less than a second to do the second go around. Takes no time at all to undo and it's far superior to double knots.
Yes. It is called a surgeon's knot. Similar to a timber hitch except that you only need to wrap twice for tying slip knots. A timber hitch wraps around itself about 6 times. I started using the surgeon's knot because my left hand was partially paralyzed and I could only use my right hand. I couldn't pull both ends and keep the wrap tight long enough to tie the bow. But, if you wrap twice instead of once and then pull it tight it will stay tight long enough to tie the bow, and then use two wraps in the bow as well to prevent it from coming loose as easily as it does with one wrap. Too many wraps and you won't have a knot that will stay either because the fold-over; the area between the first two wraps on bottom and the two wraps on top to make the bow; will be so wide that there isn't enough of a bite to keep the bow from slipping. I also use a surgeon's knot when sewing leather and tying off the thread. I learned it from a boot and shoe repairman.
I see when you do a ridgeline you use a running bowline ,, I use a marlin spike .. seems to me it makes a quicker set up and quicker break down without having to feed your prussick knots thru the bowline . Is there an advantage to way you do it or is the marlin spike connection an advantage ,, also i us marlin spike hitch on my stakes. They just seem easier and quicker
Blackie, Thanks for sharing these tips on knots . Woodsman and Buschcrafter knots are very important. Being a Old Boy Scout, knots and very important. Thank You for sharing your time and knowledge and wisdom. You Are The Master Woodsman and Buschcrafter . Tim L.
have a great weekend go get out and enjoy the fall woods safe journeys
Just don't fall in the woods lol....
Blackie, Thanks for sharing these tips on knots . Woodsman and Buschcrafter knots are very important. Being a Old Boy Scout, knots and very important. Thank You for sharing your time and knowledge and wisdom. You Are The Master Woodsman and Buschcrafter . Tim L.
You bet
Practice, practice! It's the only way to learn how to tie correctly. Good video. Thanks ! 👍
You got that right!
Blackie, I’m grateful for your tips for “the silver wolves”…. Now sometimes I *forget I ARE one!
Happy to help!
This silver wolves series rocks! Thanks, Blackie!!
Glad you like them!
All good content..and articulated. Shows the years of explaining in a class settings. One more reason for tucking in your rabbit ears on speedy tie boots. When at the worst time those rabbit ears will catch and lock onto the opposite boot cause'n you too fall off a flat bed trailer while tarping your load down. Yeah I was that guy..face planting on the dock.
My dad was in the navy in WW2 and I learned a lot of knots from reading his bluejackets manual I recommend everyone get a copy of it
good to know
I’ve never seen a locking truckers hitch before. Very cool. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Good points Blackie. I turned 50 3 years ago, Ive always been a physical guy, strong, chubby type, lol.. but at 50 its like I lost my equilibrium or something.. hit me like a mack truck.
Hey way cool! Love the "silver wolves" series, way better than calling us ole gray-headed farts! By the way, I tried the potato chip and egg trick for b'fast this AM, I think I have found another favorite! Thanks, Love to all, write iffen ya' get work, Pink.
glad you liked it brother i look forward to use sharing a campfire again soon
Blackie, Well done with this video
thanks
Thanks for this video. My dad told us to stay out of the toolroom. He had his expensive tools etc in there. I would sometime go in there why he was at work. Darn he knew I went in there. I finally figured it out he tied a left handed square knot. We all tied left over right . Right over left. He tied right over left, left over right. That was his trap. Changed the way it’s tied. Looks the same , but isn’t. Thanks again.
Very cool!
Thanks for the tips on knots and cordage, especially the boot laces! that's always been a problem for me.
Happy to help!
Great info Blackie, thanks. Much appreciated! 👍🪢
Good video Blackie , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Glad you enjoyed it
Hey Blackie- just seen this and you did a great job showing the knots and giving advise. You are correct in tying knots for practice when watching TV because this is just what Ive been doing to either learn something new or brush up on others and it works. Thanks again for the instruction. You and Mrs Blackie be good-
Thanks for that!
I've recently started using dyneema cord, it's super lightweight, doesn't absorb water, is ultra strong. Also does NOT hold knots in the conventional manner because it's so plasticy and slick. Good video!
Awesome video,thankyou!
I’ve used a hikers knot to tie my boots: as you go to wrap around your thumb… wrap it twice and then pass the lace thru… tighten up and they won’t come loose until you want them to. Look up hikers knot. Thanks for the tip on the truckers knot, no I know why mine doesn’t work like it should.
thanks
👍
Great content as always...I learned about the locking truckers hitch from my brother in law years ago when he helped me move. Since then I have used it often tying down things in the back of a truck even used it when cutting a tree tied off to my truck not enough room to pull up but with my dad constantly pulling the knot to add tension the tree came down like we planned. Even had to show him how to tie it afterwards because he had not seen it before
Thanks for sharing
I've always loved knots and rope work. From the Boy Scouts to building transmission lines along with rock climbing and fly fishing I've learned a few knots. Everyone should know how to tie a knot or two that they would trust their life on. As you said the type of rope you're working with determines the knots that work best for your task. My advice to people I try to teach knots to is to spend a little time to understand how a particular knot works... but most of the time they just look at me like I'm an alien. I'm sure you've seen that look too.
Another fine video. Keep up the good work. Thanks!
I still say to try the nite ize cam jams, they don't mess up or come loose. Knowing how to tie the knots is better, but the cam jam is hassle free and takes very little understanding to use. It might be a viable option for those that might not have the hand strength they once did, or just want quick and easy lol. Also ive never had slick cord move with those due to how they lock the cord lol.
thise are very handy and i do have one of my ridgelines with a niteeze on it
@@BLACKIETHOMAS Nice! Some of your silver wolf companions might appreciate em too! 🤣
Yep always doing the double bow lock knots on laces never had to do the nots on the ends but I could see that helping if the were short or your mobility is bad. We used to run in our boots old school before they finally went sneakers. Have fun stay safe.
I've used the truckers hitch for years on my ridge line, but never knew about the locking truckers hitch. Thanks for sharing that tip. Every days a school day. I don't trust it for tying down a load though. In the UK we use a dolly knot for roping and sheeting down a load. Great video matey 👍🏻😁🇬🇧
Right on
heck yeah ...
Nice technique with a stopper knots but it doesn’t have the quick release so try this double wrap like you did on the first part of the knot then when you do the Bow take that twice around that way you won’t lose the quick disconnect And have a pop when you release it try it out. Enjoy your channel!
thanks for watching
Great video brother 👍 This reminds me about the blood knot, tying different sized lines together. I can't tell you how many times that I have had to look it up? But these days I can usually get it the first time. But one little mistake and it comes apart. You gotta have good knots to catch steelhead and salmon!
i have heard how steelhead can give a great fight
A different way to tie shoe or boot laces is to tie them as you typically do, as blackie showed, can call it the typical way, but after making second loop, don't tighten it down just yet. Instead, run that loop thru that same hole and then tighten it down while making the loops a bit bigger. I've done this with new, slippery para cord and it works well. Never had it to come undone. You can still knot the tails and pull until the knotted tails reach the center and tuck them in your shoe/boot. To undo simply pull one tail sharply and the knot is completely undone. This way you're not making two knots to undo...you're only making one knot. Now, a little tip...I normally take the two loops by the part that doesn't slide and pull them snug. I don't tuck my laces, were my boots all day, pant leg rubbing against them, walking thru brush, ect., and my laces have never come undone. Been doing it that way for years now.
Any cord worth tying with square-knot (or bow) is worth using the variant called a surgeon’s knot.
VERY simple: just take TWO wraps on the base overhand and tighten; this increased surface area will hold down *without a finger.
The “overhand” wraps are what get the tighten/loosen pressures that make the ends loosen/untie.
Now I watched you tie a surgeon’s knot at 9:28; I’ve never used it on paracord…..
Rocky I use knocking Truckers Hitch with a bulge not on the other end and I use a perfect to put my bad roll to my bag that's usually on my backpack and I use Bank line to do it I tried teaching that to Five Guys they don't listen
thanks for sharing
Ok that explains my pains lol thanks brother
Glad to help
I had a scout tie a truckers hitch several times and I didn't see until I made him go slow ,he was rolling the loop over the wrong way and it would just sinch up tight and not let a loop . Once I saw what he was doing I got him squared away . Thanks for sharing sir .
Good stuff if you flow it correct it will lock but if you pull backwards or do something to make the loop twist it will never hold
I like your method for tying shoe laces with stopper knots. The first part, where you wrap twice instead of once is usually referred to as a surgeon's knot. I learned to use it to tie off thread when sewing leather from a boot and shoe repairman. I use it on all my bow type knots as well because my left hand is partially paralyzed and the surgeon's knot holds the laces tight long enough to tie the bow without the first two wraps loosening up.
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Blackie,excellent video, thankyou. Just a thought is the truckie hitch , be used like the jungle knots principle. What are your thoughts. Thankyou for your help on the shoe lace knot, and your time to make these videos, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, and Merry Christmas to all.
yes you can form loops along the ridge to use like jungle knots to hold gear or create a blind
Tucking lases in side the boot after tieing helps as well learned that in military school. We had to have all our laces tucked at all times.
yep if you dont and snag going out a door of a aircraft can make for a bad day
I have forgotten allot of knots. I quickly remember when I look them up. Had to know allot of knots in Scouts. Even had to prove I knew them when I got my Eagle, but over time skills degrade. Practice and use matters
Thanks Blackie
my pleasure
Always make sure to make a square knot based bow instead of a granny knot based bow for your shoes. I also loop twice around my bows - it holds better like a double sheet bend and looks better when cinched up. I think that's called the Better Bow, but I'm sure it goes by all kinds of names.
Thank You!!!
I need to rig up a dedicated pack for squirrel hunting, game pouch, room for two bottles of water, a dish for the dog, shells, bug dope and not much more. Got to get the squirrels off my belt bc of the dog
sounds good
What advantages does the truckers hitch have over the alpine knot or butterfly knot. In mountaineering I was told the alpine knot was more secure as a attachment point mid line .
truckers hitch is to hook between two points to then pull very tight.. the midpoint is to hook a connection in a line perhaps to in climbing to hook on and go out to the side of the base line.. the power of the trucker is in its ability to gain a advantage in drawing a rope tight for a ridege line or to hold a load on a trailer
I actually was having trouble with the locking Trucker's hitch.... we'll see if I still do next time I use one.
“It *used to work”
Really?
“I oughta be able to make this work”
“Caint-- dammit”
“Go ask Blackie!”
Gotta LOVE your “if you have to think about it, you haven’t really learned it”!
thanks for watching
Tying knots is a skill. A skill cannot be learned just once, they needed to be practiced. The more practice the better it is burned into your memory. Even if you haven’t done it in a long time. It will come back quickly. Like riding a bike. Lol
very true
I learned that there are TWO versions of the "truckers hitch". The "standard version" and the "Female version" with TWO loops for people who did not have strong fingers to pinch the single loop tight enough to hold with doing thr half hitches.
lol
My biggest illumination was in doing up shoe laces...instead of doing a double knot you just go around the loop TWICE and it never comes loose..and you just pull both ends to open it up. Way better than double knots.Takes less than a second to do the second go around. Takes no time at all to undo and it's far superior to double knots.
Thanks. I never realized that
@@johnrice1943 In parent-hours I bet it could save millions. Also no struggle with undoing the tight double knot with cold fingers.
Yes. It is called a surgeon's knot. Similar to a timber hitch except that you only need to wrap twice for tying slip knots. A timber hitch wraps around itself about 6 times. I started using the surgeon's knot because my left hand was partially paralyzed and I could only use my right hand. I couldn't pull both ends and keep the wrap tight long enough to tie the bow. But, if you wrap twice instead of once and then pull it tight it will stay tight long enough to tie the bow, and then use two wraps in the bow as well to prevent it from coming loose as easily as it does with one wrap. Too many wraps and you won't have a knot that will stay either because the fold-over; the area between the first two wraps on bottom and the two wraps on top to make the bow; will be so wide that there isn't enough of a bite to keep the bow from slipping.
I also use a surgeon's knot when sewing leather and tying off the thread. I learned it from a boot and shoe repairman.
@@jackslapp9073 I'll have to read that twenty times to understand it...and look up the knots mentioned in between :)
@@thankmelater1254. Yeah. Showing beats telling. :)
I see when you do a ridgeline you use a running bowline ,, I use a marlin spike .. seems to me it makes a quicker set up and quicker break down without having to feed your prussick knots thru the bowline . Is there an advantage to way you do it or is the marlin spike connection an advantage ,, also i us marlin spike hitch on my stakes. They just seem easier and quicker
i usually tie the end which has a bowline in it as a timber hitch makes for a quick disconect
what boot are you wearing?
usmc surplus
use a Canadian jam knot, problem solved.
Algorithm push
thank you
sorry I responded before watching the complete video, my bad.
no prob and like in the video i agree with you
How do you take a nice hat and make it tha gross?
I suspect by wearing it...A LOT. 😂
30+ yrs of adventures
Blackie, Thanks for sharing these tips on knots . Woodsman and Buschcrafter knots are very important. Being a Old Boy Scout, knots and very important. Thank You for sharing your time and knowledge and wisdom. You Are The Master Woodsman and Buschcrafter . Tim L.
You bet
use a Canadian jam knot, problem solved.