20+ years working in technical rescue..... and you just taught me a new way to do two of my knots easier! And your instruction pace, terminology, and confidence in knowledge are on point. Strong work.
This is how I do the bowline, it is very smooth and clean as you get used to doing it. I like it for doing bowlines in tight or hard to reach places like the corner of a packed truck bed, as you do the setup before feeding the rope through the anchor. You can also do double and water bowlines with this method. Cheers.
I have been using a Truckers Hitch for 50 years. You just taught a "old dog a new trick" nice job teaching me a new trick that is not easy to do. Not because i know everything its because i am hard headed.
838 people who just don't get it. You my friend amongst all other guys I've seen in the past made it possible for me to finally understand the way this knot is made. Thank you so much and I wish you all the best.
I'm 60 yrs young and today I have applied this to my bag of tools and tricks ! I've rigged up several objects to see how much I could torque and BAM ! Watch it Boys , you can break some shit with this . Thanks for this very much needed video .
The truckers hitch has been my favorite and most useful way to secure things for 40 years, but apparently I’ve been tying it wrong this whole time. I’ve always used a slip knot with two extra twists in it for my top loop. This way of tying it reduces the chance of never getting that slip not undone. Fascinating and super cool! Thank You for this awesome channel. I hope to get a 13 year old hooked on tying knots with your channel.
@@Protopious I’m with you. I can do 2 or 3 hitches in the time it takes to do 1 of these not to mention that I’m not feeding the ropes through anything. Never have I hade a truckers hitch give out…
@@Protopious For anyone wondering, this is an IN-LINE truckers hitch, this is used when you have too much rope to the point a normal truckers hitch would be burdensome. Which is why he's tying down a filing cabinet with 50 feet of climbing rope lol.
This isn't complicated. He just gives a complicated explanation. Just create a larkshead, then make a bite further down, and stick it into the larkshead. The rest is the same.
@@5orgen51 It isn't though, creating a loop around the bite is different from a normal truckers hitch which feeds line through. Again, this is an in-line truckers hitch, used when you have too much line, it's tied differently.
Right? Although I just whip bowlines around my hand/arm. It takes all of 1.5 seconds to tie one and i think its alot easier, plus easy to teach other's
When you fast FWD 10sec right at the start to miss the bs and you think it’s part of some preview so you FWD 2 min and realize the video is almost over. I should have read your comment. Lol.
Been using truckers tie down for 20+ years. Thought I knew it all... this is actually 1000% better than how I’ve been doing it. Now I just got to go practice it. Old dog learns new trick. Thanks for the video.
First thought: What's the use/advantage against the simple trucker's hitch I used for so many years... I knew about the self-locking part (two times through the loop). Marlinespike-hitch to tighten... old hat. And yours seems way more complicated at first glance. So what about it? Followed your instructions anyway... partly out of boredom, partly out of curiosity, what this would lead to. Then found out you NEVER have to touch the loose end... no matter at all if the loose end is 5, 50 or 500 meters long! Now I'm wide awake and completely thrilled! Thanks so much for this! Video, audio, description, explanation, presentation (colored ropes)... all very well done! Only suggestion for improvement from my point of view: point out more and make sure that nobody misses the fact of the never touched loose end!
I believe I need to search no further. A few people have put in the comments “40 Years” of making this knot and this guy does it easier and better!!! Problem solved, thank you for creating the last truckers knot video I will ever need to watch!!!
thank you. this is much clearer. Your previous video had a couple of key spots where some voodoo hand moves occurred that I just couldn't learn. You tied my brain in a knot at the same time the filing cabinet got tied down!
Nice third installment, very clear. Appreciate your including the knot names. There are so many versions of the truckers hitch and you are the only one I e seen with this version. It definitely has some advantages! Appreciate it!
hands down the best truckers hitch that I've seen. I started out using this hitch 30 years ago with slip knots. It worked but kind of defeated the purpose of the hitch. Good demo of the bowline too. I just learned that one a few years ago.
I've been using bowlines for the last 40 years, as a combat engineer, with the operating engineers, and several construction trades. If I only had a dollar for every time I tied one of them... I was taught, and always used, the "rabbit" method. I can't believe I never came across this method until now. It's not only simpler to tie, but in many situations would be much less clumsy. You can set the knot up, slip the free end through your anchor point, and quickly complete the knot. There were plenty of times, such as securing a non-stationary load, when I used a different knot b/c a bowline just wasn't practical to tie w/o having three hands. This method makes it a cinch. Wish I learned it a few decades ago :(
For anyone wondering like I was, releasing the tension by breaking the tension lock part of this system does not spoil the setup and force you to start again. As easily as the the "lock" is released it is reset again by applying tension to the working end. Great job as always!
That is the best and most immediately relevant knot tutorial I have ever seen. You explained things SO WELL. The whole rig, and it's tightening, just blew my mind!
Excellent knot tying instruction! Had a practice line handy and gave it a few tries to memorise. Useful and dependable. Nicely crafted, high knot-count video, for accomplished knot tyers!
Glad I watched to the end. I've struggled to find decent anchors to practice with until I saw you use the two quick clamps. That's a such a simple method, but a genius moment! Thanks for the video!
Thought I would throw this into my mix along with my normal truckers hitch but I tie this version in about 9 seconds now and I don’t have to worry about finding the end of the working end anymore, plus I can do it on a 100ft line or a 10ft line so thank you for this.
Your normal truckers hitch may not be a truckers hitch, a true truckers hitch you never touch the end either and depending on your cargo height and length of rope you can fit some crossovers on a single length. I like this guy's knot but it's a knot not a hitch
@@tombrown9460 Can you link a video of what you’re talking about? I’ve never seen a traditional truckers hitch tied any way other than with an in line loop and feeding the working end through. I know probably a dozen truckers hitch varieties but when I think of a classic truckers hitch it requires the working end to be found, everything else has a modified name.
@@hunterkogelman3558 ok I stand corrected you do still need to pull the end through but this vid shows a true truckers hitch and is what I used for several years flatbedding. I never used a clove hitch on the anchor point though but did a bowline like the current vid. I like this guy's knot but the truckers hitch with practice works very efficiently. ua-cam.com/video/1J8MuOWO0Qs/v-deo.html
@@tombrown9460 I think I know what you mean; problem is that most trucker hitch videos only show a flatbed with hooks, not loops. I have tried to do a traditional truckers with loops on my pickup, don't work because you need the free end. This method works far better IMO.
I’m from the U.K and my late cockney father was a HGV Lorry/truck driver. He was trained in the army and held all licences, explosive loads, flammable gases, petrochemical and radioactive loads .. That all said once leaving the army he became just a general long distance driver. Now when using a flatbed trailer they used to cover the load with a tarp and tie it on at multiple places using which I believe to be this system … He called them ‘Dolly knots’ .. I remember watching him do this many times when I went out with him as a young boy .. Really quite impressive watching a 5’6” man unwrap and tie down a 50ft odd x 10ft odd (And that’s just a guesstimate, they are probably much larger than that) heavy duty grade tarp weighing god knows how much, sometimes in the wind and rain using multiple ropes with this knot method.
My dad taught me the dolly knot years ago. I couldn’t tell you how to tie it but the muscle memory I gained and movement pattern ingrained means that I can tie it every time even with my eyes shut.
This has become my favorite version of the truckers hitch. It seems to lock in the tension far better than any other version. The bowline tie with the spill over is great also. This presentation is so excellent in so many ways. Thank you so much for this!
I work in an industry that uses plenty of knots and it’s amazing how many people have zero concept of knots and line. They need to watch videos like this. Some people say “if you can’t tie a good knot, tie a lot”.
I remember the old timers in my church took the time to teach us young men to tie a bowline knot. My peers looked on disdainfully, yawning with boredom. I, with my somewhat old fashioned up bringing was grateful and eager to learn. Later in life, a guy I worked with on the oil rigs taught me an excellent collection of useful knots, tackles, and hitches that have proven indespensable throughout my life. It is rare that I find a knot or hitch that improves on that collection, but this is an exception! Thanks for taking the time!
First off, great video, great tutorial, no BS, nothing but the facts. I like it. NOW...I HAVE to comment about some of the comments...HILARIOUS! So many people "I'd just lay it down..." "too complicated...." wow. I guess there are knot people and not-knot people. Yes ratchet straps work. Yes he'd lay it down. It's F--KING INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO! LOL I thought it was great. Thanks!
Asmith, you just said what i was thinking. ...amazing how some think and interpret, really purdy sad, actually. Makes me wonder how they are able to function....or not.
My well-practiced, but inferior version of this has so many practical uses over the years. I can't wait to try this improved version ... and thanks for the easy bowline hitch at the beginning!!!!
This is my new favorite knot and I’ve already used it to great advantage a number of times. You’re absolutely a master both of knots and of teaching in a way that’s easy to understand and retain.
& here was me thinking I know a few knots well (ex scouter) I taught myself a way to do the truckers hitch many years ago that didn't require pulling all the rope through & with multiple hitches on the one rope you can undo each one to retighten if required without loosening the others. I've used it all my life! BUT! you have just shown me an awesome way to hold tension on that knot. I love the bowline too, I also taught myself to tie it in any configuration (upside down, back to front etc) & I can even tie it blind folded (as I can with most knots I know) This is excellent tuition to, very easy to follow. Thanks from Oz !! 👍
Excellent demonstration. My take away was the way you manipulated the turns for friction capture. I have never seen the marline spike hitched used in to tighten down a truckers hitch. Likewise I have never seen a larks head used to hold the upper bight. I knew that both would work. Thank you for sharing your version of the truckers hitch.
Super cool. Truckers hitch is my go to, but this is next level and so much better. And easier to do when you have a long working end that you may want to use for tying something else down. Great work and great video!
This is neat. You obviously know the importance of having quality rope around. One of the most frustrating things is trying to work with a junk rope that cannot handle the friction and self-destructs mid tie-down. I use a simpler variation of a friction hitch to tie down loads. My hitch requires hooks, I am going to switch to this trucker's hitch so that I can work with rings or closed loops. Very helpful, thank you for uploading!
Awesome. The old fella i worked with always used this knot to tie materials down. He showed me once but i forgot so i always use ratchet straps. Ive been sitting here with a rope following the vidand i think my days of ratchet strap reliance are finally over!
I would love to see you do these knots at full speed as well, for entertainment, but also to see how long it should take when I finally know what I am doing.
Very good, short and clear explanation. Thank you very much. So many videos are full of padding which wastes time, so it is great to find yours without it. Thanks Tony
Thank you! I’ve been looking for this for 25 years!! An old timer showed me this once, but I failed to memorize it. I’ve been using a simple truckers hitch since but have always wanted to find out how to tie this one. I think the old timer tied it this way, but also was able to double the leverage somehow.
This is a brilliant way to make a bowline, in fact every knots you are making in this video is brilliant completely different than how I have learned them. Thank you!
When I was a truck driver years ago, the truckers knot we used was less than half as complicated as yours but just as secure. Which was a good thing because we loaded and unloaded several times a day.
Yeah the point of this one is if you don't have the end of the rope... I'm still not sure how the bight doesn't slip out of the lark's head under heavy load though
Great video tutorial. My first job was delivering appliances (washers, dryers, refrigerators) in a pickup truck. I was taught a knot similar to the one you demonstrate. It was less complicated but had the same result of cinching down the load very well. Regardless, I had forgotten how it was tied so I am grateful for your tutorial that clearly shows how to make this very valuable knot work. Thanks.
Thanks for this, I always struggle with a bowline around an object. Your bowline at the starrt is by far and away the easiest I've come across. However I do tend to use the water bowline or double bowline for security, but in this instance there is no need and your bowline tie is perfect for this circumstance.
For normal applications, use Scott's locked bowline. To make it ultra secure, add a double overhand as a stopper knot. If the life of your best friend's child depends on it, use an end bound single bowline with a double overhand as a stopper knot.
@@DavidRichfield Cheers David, more learning for me and it is much appreciated. I just hope I'm never in a position where I need to save my best friend's child but believe I am better prepared than most for that scenario.
@@robgreen3997 I have edited my answer: don't use the Yosemite finish for anything critical: it has a sneaky failure mode. Scott's locked bowline is easier to tie and it's inherently secure.
@@DavidRichfield Thanks - noted Just looked at Scott's bowline and the fact that the end is out of the loop and the way it is secured is so easy to remember and add. Stay safe.
This guy knows how to (knot) do things the right way! After watching several of your videos, I've been inspired. Subscribed - buying some paracord and rope. I've dealt with issues cinching down bungees and ratchet straps. Rope (and particularly the tensioning methods you've shared) is making more sense for several applications. Keep up the great educational content, sir.
I've now tested it out and practiced it a few times. It's a game-changer to not have to feed the end through, and that it's self-locking. If you absolutely need every bit of mechanical advantage to get your rope ultra tight, the friction here will drain a few percent, so maybe a normal trucker's hitch has the advantage, but I honestly don't think I'll ever go back now that I've learned this one. People in the comments saying that it's too complicated: grab a rope and try it out. It's much easier than you think, and goes really quickly when you're not explaining it point by point for a UA-cam video!
Very interesting version. I have been doing a few truckie hitche versions for almost 30 years, never seen this one, but I’m going to practice it and see if it is the winner. Thanks for sharing.
I quite like these knots you have shown. My uncle drove a truck and showed me how to make knots many years ago which I used to tie down my cargo. Your knots are even better and so I must study your video until I can memorise and do. I notice you choose a good quality rope to tie down. I always go for the better quality rope as for ease of tying down. Rope has been superseded by strap downs and regulations where I live dictate certain luggages need to be strapped not tied down. I remember the days trucks had ropes tied along their tie down areas at base of tray ready to tie down items. Some of the bigger trucks or heavies machinery use chain with a type of racket system. I too have tie down straps with ratchets. Also I believe you still need good ropes as not all goods can be properly tied down with just straps. Also incorpating rope will be a good practise. I think this is a great addition for anyone to use. Thanks for uploading your video and the fact it came out on my browsing.
Unless you use knots every day, it can be easy to forget what you were once taught. The video clearly shows you how to make and use the simple knots that form the most useful hitch ever invented. Every truck or trailer owner/user needs to know how to secure a load with this kind of hitch. When part of your roof blows off your house in a storm - how are you going to secure a tarp over the damaged area in a way that will stay put - this trucker's hitch is what you'll use. Notice that the line is never cut - you start with 50' and at the end of the job, the knot is loosened when you want it to, and you still have the 50' of line you started with. Thanks for this excellent video.
So I use both bowlines and trucker hitches at work all the time. And while I think your truckers hitch is a bit too complex for what I do, I wont deny how well you can use it to crank down on things. The way you tied that bowline though is really slick. I can tie a bowline with my eyes closed in a second if the loop is facing away from me. I don't use the hole, tree, rabbit confusion. However in those awkward situations where I have to tie it with the loop towards me I struggle. I'm going to commit that technique to memory.
This is amazing. Thanks for sharing! This video was much easier to follow that your other one. I learned it from your other video but I picked up a couple of the whys here. Thanks again!
My good sir, you just triggered something in me to want to learn more about knots, subbed and notifications on!! Your explanations are great for laymen like myself, thank you again for the great content!!
When you finished the hitch with 2 Half-hitches I could hear my dad telling me to always secure that way because “Two half-hitches will hold the Devil.”
20+ years working in technical rescue..... and you just taught me a new way to do two of my knots easier! And your instruction pace, terminology, and confidence in knowledge are on point. Strong work.
The bowline was brilliantly simple
Yup that bowline knot
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This is how I do the bowline, it is very smooth and clean as you get used to doing it. I like it for doing bowlines in tight or hard to reach places like the corner of a packed truck bed, as you do the setup before feeding the rope through the anchor. You can also do double and water bowlines with this method. Cheers.
Isn't a Larks foot not larks head. I guess it all about where you were standing when you heard it.
I have been using a Truckers Hitch for 50 years. You just taught a "old dog a new trick" nice job teaching me a new trick that is not easy to do. Not because i know everything its because i am hard headed.
That knot is ok but too complicated there are simpler knot and still effective:-)))
Brother from another.
@@johnhili8664 Such as?
@@johnhili8664 Simpler knots for a simpler man?
Literally sitting here with my mouth hanging open after watching this. What kind of dark magic IS THIS?!? Bravo my brother!
838 people who just don't get it. You my friend amongst all other guys I've seen in the past made it possible for me to finally understand the way this knot is made. Thank you so much and I wish you all the best.
Do you see downvote counts? How? (And I agree on the awesomeness of this video!)
I'm 60 yrs young and today I have applied this to my bag of tools and tricks ! I've rigged up several objects to see how much I could torque and BAM ! Watch it Boys , you can break some shit with this . Thanks for this very much needed video .
The truckers hitch has been my favorite and most useful way to secure things for 40 years, but apparently I’ve been tying it wrong this whole time. I’ve always used a slip knot with two extra twists in it for my top loop. This way of tying it reduces the chance of never getting that slip not undone. Fascinating and super cool! Thank You for this awesome channel. I hope to get a 13 year old hooked on tying knots with your channel.
You probaly havnt been as this is way overcomplicated way of tying a truckers hitch
@@Protopious I’m with you. I can do 2 or 3 hitches in the time it takes to do 1 of these not to mention that I’m not feeding the ropes through anything. Never have I hade a truckers hitch give out…
@@Protopious For anyone wondering, this is an IN-LINE truckers hitch, this is used when you have too much rope to the point a normal truckers hitch would be burdensome. Which is why he's tying down a filing cabinet with 50 feet of climbing rope lol.
This isn't complicated. He just gives a complicated explanation. Just create a larkshead, then make a bite further down, and stick it into the larkshead. The rest is the same.
@@5orgen51 It isn't though, creating a loop around the bite is different from a normal truckers hitch which feeds line through. Again, this is an in-line truckers hitch, used when you have too much line, it's tied differently.
That bowline technique though.... holy moly, what a fantastically simple method. Wonderful video, thank you so much!
Right? Although I just whip bowlines around my hand/arm. It takes all of 1.5 seconds to tie one and i think its alot easier, plus easy to teach other's
Quick tie Bowline
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When you fast FWD 10sec right at the start to miss the BS but he's already into the explanation. I like this guy
That’s good advice with just about every video.
It's so gd refreshing. I watch these in my feed even when I'm not looking up knots.
When you fast FWD 10sec right at the start to miss the bs and you think it’s part of some preview so you FWD 2 min and realize the video is almost over. I should have read your comment. Lol.
The bowline was bs
The best part of this video is at 5:29 to 5:31..
Been using truckers tie down for 20+ years. Thought I knew it all... this is actually 1000% better than how I’ve been doing it. Now I just got to go practice it. Old dog learns new trick. Thanks for the video.
That bowline method is snazzy!!
When he shows it with the carabiner it clarified so much for me. Now I can easily remember this. Everything was so well done!
I am speechless at what I just watch. Fantastic!
First thought:
What's the use/advantage against the simple trucker's hitch I used for so many years... I knew about the self-locking part (two times through the loop). Marlinespike-hitch to tighten... old hat. And yours seems way more complicated at first glance. So what about it?
Followed your instructions anyway... partly out of boredom, partly out of curiosity, what this would lead to.
Then found out you NEVER have to touch the loose end... no matter at all if the loose end is 5, 50 or 500 meters long! Now I'm wide awake and completely thrilled!
Thanks so much for this!
Video, audio, description, explanation, presentation (colored ropes)... all very well done!
Only suggestion for improvement from my point of view: point out more and make sure that nobody misses the fact of the never touched loose end!
That was clear when he threw all the loose line to the corner of the truck bed . Best video of knots and pulling out there !
Yeah, subtle details can make big differences.
i think the way you are suggesting works only for thin ropes and NOT for thick ropes like this, besides it like the way it is holding tension.
My dad showed me the trucker hitch wen I was a kid still use it today. I'm 66.
Yessir that's why this is called an "in line" meaning you don't have to use the loose end!
I believe I need to search no further. A few people have put in the comments “40 Years” of making this knot and this guy does it easier and better!!! Problem solved, thank you for creating the last truckers knot video I will ever need to watch!!!
Much better explanation than your earlier demo. Thanks for the upgraded video schooling on this useful knot.
thank you. this is much clearer. Your previous video had a couple of key spots where some voodoo hand moves occurred that I just couldn't learn. You tied my brain in a knot at the same time the filing cabinet got tied down!
Nice third installment, very clear. Appreciate your including the knot names. There are so many versions of the truckers hitch and you are the only one I e seen with this version. It definitely has some advantages! Appreciate it!
I need to watch that just 100 more times to remember it all
hands down the best truckers hitch that I've seen. I started out using this hitch 30 years ago with slip knots. It worked but kind of defeated the purpose of the hitch. Good demo of the bowline too. I just learned that one a few years ago.
Best darn video on knots!!! You’ve just made obsolete the truckers hitch. This knot take the lead for tying down loads. Thank you thank you!
I've been using bowlines for the last 40 years, as a combat engineer, with the operating engineers, and several construction trades. If I only had a dollar for every time I tied one of them...
I was taught, and always used, the "rabbit" method. I can't believe I never came across this method until now. It's not only simpler to tie, but in many situations would be much less clumsy. You can set the knot up, slip the free end through your anchor point, and quickly complete the knot. There were plenty of times, such as securing a non-stationary load, when I used a different knot b/c a bowline just wasn't practical to tie w/o having three hands. This method makes it a cinch. Wish I learned it a few decades ago :(
Your explanations are awesome. I am autistic with a learning disability and can still learn from you. THANK YOU
This is so cool how fast it is and that you can use a long rope without uncoiling or measuring. Thank you very much. Life changer.
The best knot teacher on the web!!!
I really enjoy the way you demonstrate your knots. Clear and concise. Great job.
Thank you sir!
For anyone wondering like I was, releasing the tension by breaking the tension lock part of this system does not spoil the setup and force you to start again. As easily as the the "lock" is released it is reset again by applying tension to the working end. Great job as always!
That is the best and most immediately relevant knot tutorial I have ever seen. You explained things SO WELL. The whole rig, and it's tightening, just blew my mind!
The close up at the end helped show me why it was staying "locked" without additional binding. Thanks
Good video, thanks. I like tying knots.
However, I would probably drop the cabinet on it's back and then use a ratchet strap.
That would be a completely different channel then.
@@darz_k. Would a ratchet strap be better? The mechanism can probably exert more force on the load.
@@rem45acp That's what she said.
@@darz_k. she said that the mechanism can probably exert more force on the load? Man you must hang out with some strange women.
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I wouldn't call your mother strange. A little naive, but not strange.
Thank you , great job making it so simple.
Know that the Light of your being is a blessing to everyone on your journey. Shine on
Excellent knot tying instruction! Had a practice line handy and gave it a few tries to memorise. Useful and dependable. Nicely crafted, high knot-count video, for accomplished knot tyers!
"Ohhhh, i got it now. Im off to the Hardware shop to buy some ratchet straps"
Thanks for the video share.
Glad I watched to the end. I've struggled to find decent anchors to practice with until I saw you use the two quick clamps. That's a such a simple method, but a genius moment! Thanks for the video!
This vid is way better than the previous one...thanks
Thought I would throw this into my mix along with my normal truckers hitch but I tie this version in about 9 seconds now and I don’t have to worry about finding the end of the working end anymore, plus I can do it on a 100ft line or a 10ft line so thank you for this.
Your normal truckers hitch may not be a truckers hitch, a true truckers hitch you never touch the end either and depending on your cargo height and length of rope you can fit some crossovers on a single length. I like this guy's knot but it's a knot not a hitch
@@tombrown9460 Can you link a video of what you’re talking about? I’ve never seen a traditional truckers hitch tied any way other than with an in line loop and feeding the working end through. I know probably a dozen truckers hitch varieties but when I think of a classic truckers hitch it requires the working end to be found, everything else has a modified name.
@@hunterkogelman3558 I'll get back to you, there's a pretty good video on it but it's been a while since I saw it. Gotta look through my history.
@@hunterkogelman3558 ok I stand corrected you do still need to pull the end through but this vid shows a true truckers hitch and is what I used for several years flatbedding. I never used a clove hitch on the anchor point though but did a bowline like the current vid. I like this guy's knot but the truckers hitch with practice works very efficiently.
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@@tombrown9460 I think I know what you mean; problem is that most trucker hitch videos only show a flatbed with hooks, not loops. I have tried to do a traditional truckers with loops on my pickup, don't work because you need the free end. This method works far better IMO.
You are now my #1 knot explainer.
Best version of the Trucker's Hitch I've seen. Thanks!!
knowing how to tie knots for specific uses is honestly one of the manliest things. Instant cred!
Knots always amazed me and can only remember a few I've used for years. I appreciate the science involved in creating them.
Used the panic knot in anger today! It worked a treat:-) and that spilled bowline is amazing!
I’m from the U.K and my late cockney father was a HGV Lorry/truck driver. He was trained in the army and held all licences, explosive loads, flammable gases, petrochemical and radioactive loads .. That all said once leaving the army he became just a general long distance driver. Now when using a flatbed trailer they used to cover the load with a tarp and tie it on at multiple places using which I believe to be this system … He called them ‘Dolly knots’ .. I remember watching him do this many times when I went out with him as a young boy .. Really quite impressive watching a 5’6” man unwrap and tie down a 50ft odd x 10ft odd (And that’s just a guesstimate, they are probably much larger than that) heavy duty grade tarp weighing god knows how much, sometimes in the wind and rain using multiple ropes with this knot method.
My dad taught me the dolly knot years ago. I couldn’t tell you how to tie it but the muscle memory I gained and movement pattern ingrained means that I can tie it every time even with my eyes shut.
Truck tarps are HEAVY, especially when wet.
This has become my favorite version of the truckers hitch. It seems to lock in the tension far better than any other version. The bowline tie with the spill over is great also. This presentation is so excellent in so many ways. Thank you so much for this!
I work in an industry that uses plenty of knots and it’s amazing how many people have zero concept of knots and line. They need to watch videos like this. Some people say “if you can’t tie a good knot, tie a lot”.
I wouldn't start beginners on this video. You will explode their brains lol.
Thomas Neitling - I couldn't agree with you more.
no one i've seen on youtube is as creative as you are in their uses of knots and cordage. learned alot from your excellent videos. thank you!
I remember the old timers in my church took the time to teach us young men to tie a bowline knot. My peers looked on disdainfully, yawning with boredom. I, with my somewhat old fashioned up bringing was grateful and eager to learn. Later in life, a guy I worked with on the oil rigs taught me an excellent collection of useful knots, tackles, and hitches that have proven indespensable throughout my life. It is rare that I find a knot or hitch that improves on that collection, but this is an exception! Thanks for taking the time!
Hewlejr, very col story. Thanks for sharing.😊
Cool, not col
Wow. I'm subscribed to a bunch of handy, diy, home project, tools, etc... But this channel has already proven itself useful in the first week.
Awesome video. I saw your Tiktok clip and had to search for the full video here. Thanks for the help learning new knot techniques.
Thanks for stopping by.
Dude. I'm gonna have to watch this post-coffee in the AM when my brain works better. That's next level. Must be climbing knowledge.
First off, great video, great tutorial, no BS, nothing but the facts. I like it. NOW...I HAVE to comment about some of the comments...HILARIOUS! So many people "I'd just lay it down..." "too complicated...." wow. I guess there are knot people and not-knot people. Yes ratchet straps work. Yes he'd lay it down. It's F--KING INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO! LOL I thought it was great. Thanks!
A Smith - Right there with you.
Asmith, you just said what i was thinking. ...amazing how some think and interpret, really purdy sad, actually. Makes me wonder how they are able to function....or not.
My well-practiced, but inferior version of this has so many practical uses over the years. I can't wait to try this improved version ... and thanks for the easy bowline hitch at the beginning!!!!
The bowline is much faster that way, great bit of knowledge right there! thank you very much sir
Thanks!
I learned that as a so called “one handed” bowline in climbing. Handy but you have to watch you don’t end up with a cowboy bowline.
The easiest way of doing a truckers hitch I ever seen. Great video. Thank you.
This is my new favorite knot and I’ve already used it to great advantage a number of times. You’re absolutely a master both of knots and of teaching in a way that’s easy to understand and retain.
Thank you Rose. I appreciate the kind words.
& here was me thinking I know a few knots well (ex scouter) I taught myself a way to do the truckers hitch many years ago that didn't require pulling all the rope through & with multiple hitches on the one rope you can undo each one to retighten if required without loosening the others. I've used it all my life! BUT! you have just shown me an awesome way to hold tension on that knot. I love the bowline too, I also taught myself to tie it in any configuration (upside down, back to front etc) & I can even tie it blind folded (as I can with most knots I know) This is excellent tuition to, very easy to follow. Thanks from Oz !! 👍
I need to watch this like 5 times but I'm glad you did it!
Thanks!
I watch a LOT of videos like this one but this was great! I especially like the use of 2 different colored lines at the end! Great tips!
Great job! This is a wonderful explanation, good pace, good audio, and I really love the different color ropes.
Thought bro was going to pull the bed of the truck before he finished every knot in the Boy Scout handbook… seriously… great job!
Excellent demonstration. My take away was the way you manipulated the turns for friction capture. I have never seen the marline spike hitched used in to tighten down a truckers hitch. Likewise I have never seen a larks head used to hold the upper bight. I knew that both would work. Thank you for sharing your version of the truckers hitch.
That looks like some crazy shit a trucker would do . I worked with guys like this they are a pain in the ass
Super cool. Truckers hitch is my go to, but this is next level and so much better. And easier to do when you have a long working end that you may want to use for tying something else down. Great work and great video!
This is neat. You obviously know the importance of having quality rope around. One of the most frustrating things is trying to work with a junk rope that cannot handle the friction and self-destructs mid tie-down. I use a simpler variation of a friction hitch to tie down loads. My hitch requires hooks, I am going to switch to this trucker's hitch so that I can work with rings or closed loops. Very helpful, thank you for uploading!
That is brilliant! Love the method and so clearly explained. Orange rope and black rope was a bonus!
Awesome. The old fella i worked with always used this knot to tie materials down. He showed me once but i forgot so i always use ratchet straps. Ive been sitting here with a rope following the vidand i think my days of ratchet strap reliance are finally over!
I would love to see you do these knots at full speed as well, for entertainment, but also to see how long it should take when I finally know what I am doing.
Very good, short and clear explanation. Thank you very much.
So many videos are full of padding which wastes time, so it is great to find yours without it. Thanks Tony
Thank you! I’ve been looking for this for 25 years!! An old timer showed me this once, but I failed to memorize it. I’ve been using a simple truckers hitch since but have always wanted to find out how to tie this one. I think the old timer tied it this way, but also was able to double the leverage somehow.
This one already has 3x leverage, I think: if you pull the working end three inches, the rope tightens by one inch.
This is a brilliant way to make a bowline, in fact every knots you are making in this video is brilliant completely different than how I have learned them. Thank you!
When I was a truck driver years ago, the truckers knot we used was less than half as complicated as yours but just as secure. Which was a good thing because we loaded and unloaded several times a day.
Yeah the point of this one is if you don't have the end of the rope... I'm still not sure how the bight doesn't slip out of the lark's head under heavy load though
Agreed. Wouldn’t want to use this to tie down load on a 40’. A lot simpler and quicker trucker knots that I use and just as flexible and secure.
Great video tutorial. My first job was delivering appliances (washers, dryers, refrigerators) in a pickup truck. I was taught a knot similar to the one you demonstrate. It was less complicated but had the same result of cinching down the load very well. Regardless, I had forgotten how it was tied so I am grateful for your tutorial that clearly shows how to make this very valuable knot work. Thanks.
Thanks for this, I always struggle with a bowline around an object. Your bowline at the starrt is by far and away the easiest I've come across. However I do tend to use the water bowline or double bowline for security, but in this instance there is no need and your bowline tie is perfect for this circumstance.
For normal applications, use Scott's locked bowline. To make it ultra secure, add a double overhand as a stopper knot.
If the life of your best friend's child depends on it, use an end bound single bowline with a double overhand as a stopper knot.
@@DavidRichfield Cheers David, more learning for me and it is much appreciated.
I just hope I'm never in a position where I need to save my best friend's child but believe I am better prepared than most for that scenario.
@@robgreen3997 I have edited my answer: don't use the Yosemite finish for anything critical: it has a sneaky failure mode. Scott's locked bowline is easier to tie and it's inherently secure.
@@DavidRichfield Thanks - noted
Just looked at Scott's bowline and the fact that the end is out of the loop and the way it is secured is so easy to remember and add. Stay safe.
@@DavidRichfield thanks for this recommendation
Best knot-splainer I've ever seen
HuHuhuhuhuhuhuh. Thats very funny, loosey😂😂😂
This guy knows how to (knot) do things the right way! After watching several of your videos, I've been inspired. Subscribed - buying some paracord and rope. I've dealt with issues cinching down bungees and ratchet straps. Rope (and particularly the tensioning methods you've shared) is making more sense for several applications. Keep up the great educational content, sir.
Genius! I run outside to do the knot because i was about to pick up a fridge! Love it
My problem is that I don't use them everyday so always forget by the time I need it again....
The best instruction on a trucker's hitch! Thank you! I also learnt to do my bowline an altogether new way, yet again!
Best method I've ever seen!
Thank you for sharing this.
Just stumbled upon this video. I don’t use rope often but I like knowing some helpful knots. Great video. Thank you.
I've now tested it out and practiced it a few times. It's a game-changer to not have to feed the end through, and that it's self-locking.
If you absolutely need every bit of mechanical advantage to get your rope ultra tight, the friction here will drain a few percent, so maybe a normal trucker's hitch has the advantage, but I honestly don't think I'll ever go back now that I've learned this one.
People in the comments saying that it's too complicated: grab a rope and try it out. It's much easier than you think, and goes really quickly when you're not explaining it point by point for a UA-cam video!
The trick of using a marlin spike (any object) to allow a 2 handed pull certainly helps overcome any added friction.
"You're a wizard Harry!"
- Hagrid
Quality video my friend!🤙
Very interesting version. I have been doing a few truckie hitche versions for almost 30 years, never seen this one, but I’m going to practice it and see if it is the winner. Thanks for sharing.
I quite like these knots you have shown. My uncle drove a truck and showed me how to make knots many years ago which I used to tie down my cargo.
Your knots are even better and so I must study your video until I can memorise and do.
I notice you choose a good quality rope to tie down. I always go for the better quality rope as for ease of tying down.
Rope has been superseded by strap downs and regulations where I live dictate certain luggages need to be strapped not tied down.
I remember the days trucks had ropes tied along their tie down areas at base of tray ready to tie down items.
Some of the bigger trucks or heavies machinery use chain with a type of racket system.
I too have tie down straps with ratchets.
Also I believe you still need good ropes as not all goods can be properly tied down with just straps.
Also incorpating rope will be a good practise.
I think this is a great addition for anyone to use.
Thanks for uploading your video and the fact it came out on my browsing.
I have GOT TO practice this knot !!!!!!!
Unless you use knots every day, it can be easy to forget what you were once taught. The video clearly shows you how to make and use the simple knots that form the most useful hitch ever invented. Every truck or trailer owner/user needs to know how to secure a load with this kind of hitch. When part of your roof blows off your house in a storm - how are you going to secure a tarp over the damaged area in a way that will stay put - this trucker's hitch is what you'll use. Notice that the line is never cut - you start with 50' and at the end of the job, the knot is loosened when you want it to, and you still have the 50' of line you started with.
Thanks for this excellent video.
So I use both bowlines and trucker hitches at work all the time. And while I think your truckers hitch is a bit too complex for what I do, I wont deny how well you can use it to crank down on things. The way you tied that bowline though is really slick. I can tie a bowline with my eyes closed in a second if the loop is facing away from me. I don't use the hole, tree, rabbit confusion. However in those awkward situations where I have to tie it with the loop towards me I struggle. I'm going to commit that technique to memory.
it looks like majic how these loops work! thanks!
This is amazing. Thanks for sharing! This video was much easier to follow that your other one. I learned it from your other video but I picked up a couple of the whys here. Thanks again!
In Australia it’s called the Truckies knot and this is the best one yet. Foolproof!!
Não conhecia esse tipo de nó. Excelente vídeo. Parabéns! TON BRASIL.
Your are a good instructor,thank you.
That flick or ping of the rope to make sure it’s tight followed by “ that’s not going anywhere “ is all you need to know when tying something down
My good sir, you just triggered something in me to want to learn more about knots, subbed and notifications on!! Your explanations are great for laymen like myself, thank you again for the great content!!
Thanks for the follow up, this is a great way to tie down anything on my truck. Your'e a first class Pro.
You remind me of my cubscout days. Thanks.
I also appreciate your all business format!
In your bonus footage at the very end you secured the loop with a clove hitch on a bite, Nice!
Truckers who can tie knots deserve a big raise.
This is by far the best method to tie the truckers hitch if you've got a lot of excess rope on one side! Thanks!
Dude that was the best and clearest thing I’ve ever seen on ropes and knots. Great job
When you finished the hitch with 2 Half-hitches I could hear my dad telling me to always secure that way because “Two half-hitches will hold the Devil.”
I subscribed Cuzz you realized that a more indepth clearer video for slower people like me thanks