Top Five Useful Knots for camping, survival, hiking, and more

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    You probably know how to tie a knot or two, but is that the extent of your knot tying skills? In this video, Craig shows you step-by-step how to tie different types of knots for use while camping, hiking, and in survival/emergency situations.
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  • @chivone21
    @chivone21 7 років тому +654

    Now THIS is why I go on UA-cam so much. Because of informational videos by people of this caliber. Thank you so much, for a job well done! Thank YOU Thank you!

    • @NatureReliance
      @NatureReliance  7 років тому +64

      Those are very kind words, and we appreciate you encouragement. Thank you, - Craig

    • @jeffhamel2449
      @jeffhamel2449 7 років тому +29

      I agree. I watch a lot of videos on youtube. This is the first time I'v seen this channel and what a homerun! This person does an excellent job teaching and kept me interested. Keep up the good work. I'm going to subscribe.

    • @reyrivero282
      @reyrivero282 5 років тому +5

      Simple steps I love that

    • @brianmyers9989
      @brianmyers9989 4 роки тому +7

      ​@@reyrivero282 Exactly. I've just recently begun following Craig and what's cool is that other channels often praise him. Check out his book on Amazon.

    • @NatureReliance
      @NatureReliance  4 роки тому +7

      Thanks!

  • @johnwelty281
    @johnwelty281 3 роки тому +63

    I am a retired Naval officer. I have been a scoutmaster, camper, outdoorsman, small boat sailor, and twisted line splicer. I have seen lots of videos on lots of line work knots. Yours are on the mark for applications and simply explained for the neophyte. Nice Job!

  • @Gary-ts6dh
    @Gary-ts6dh 3 роки тому +75

    Knot Index: 0:47 - Half Hitch; 2:18 - Fisherman's; 4:20 - Prusik; 7:10 - Trucker's (Canoer's?); 8:39 - Clove
    Thanks for the instruction. All the steps are very clear. I'm looking forward to your 101 video!

  • @snapicvs
    @snapicvs 2 роки тому +4

    I love the internet. You made a video 7 years ago and it's still helping people you'll never meet. Best explanation I've seen on some of these knots. Thank you!

  • @markswayne6326
    @markswayne6326 3 роки тому +12

    The best explanation I have ever seen for a trucker’s hitch. I can never remember how to tie it when I need it. But this, I think I’ll remember.
    You broke it down beautifully.
    Thank you!

  • @mikerodrigues429
    @mikerodrigues429 3 роки тому +10

    Excellent tutorial! Always been intrigued with knots and admired my friends that could do em...now I can. Thanks Craig!!!

  • @andrewmays3988
    @andrewmays3988 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Dan. You are a wonderful teacher and inspiration to watch. You have learned alot of uaeful knowledge in you life and are now returning the favor by giving it back freely to your audience. Hope your example will inspire others to do the same!!😇

  • @ChocolateTherapie
    @ChocolateTherapie 3 роки тому +9

    Thank you for the wonderful tutorial! I use Truckers/Half hitch daily, in my moving business. As a kid my father and I used to tie knots from a book he had. These were great to remind myself how to do after all these years. I'm sharing with my sister who will also appreciate. Thanks for taking the time during a cold day. Ropes are definitely easier to tie with warmer fingers. Especially the untying part of smaller ropes :)

  • @adamg9496
    @adamg9496 4 роки тому +3

    One of the most easy to follow knot instructionals I've watched, great job!

  • @WillyHope
    @WillyHope 4 роки тому +9

    Just found this channel. Good information clearly explained with excellent voice tone and expression. Well done, I wish everyone trying to teach had your talent.

  • @victorpascali5983
    @victorpascali5983 3 роки тому +1

    Oh my gosh, this is great!!! My Dad taught me the truckers hitch when I was about 11 or 12 and to this day, I use it for all sorts of projects when reorganizing or related. I remember the Clove Hitch was demo'd in the boyscouts book we had around that same time but we never never really used it. I had just started working with my Dads painting handyman business that summer after 8th grade and that knot was invaluable!!!! Thanks for sharing this

  • @jaimearce1998
    @jaimearce1998 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for your patients , I learned more today . Hope to see more again .

  • @donivanhummel3106
    @donivanhummel3106 Рік тому +12

    Thanks bud, as a guy who never did scouts but have really got into outdoor activities as I've aged, I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us 👍

  • @whatisbestinlife8112
    @whatisbestinlife8112 3 роки тому +25

    I was taught the trucker's hitch by an old-school tech director when I studied theater many years ago, and it proved one of the most useful little things I've ever learned. It gives you a functional equivalent to mechanical ratchet straps for all manner of purpose.

    • @bigdaz7272
      @bigdaz7272 2 роки тому +1

      Literally used that Knot to pull a Small Tree out the ground :)

  • @David15585
    @David15585 3 роки тому

    I especially like your explanation of the canoeing hitch. I use a different variation but I will be using yours from now on. Thanks! Great explanation on all knots!

  • @ligationtube
    @ligationtube 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks so much, Craig.
    Probably saved a few lives with these.

  • @justenhansen
    @justenhansen 3 роки тому +3

    Clove hitch and two half hitches have always two been my favorites. Thanks for teaching me three more!

  • @robfj3414
    @robfj3414 3 роки тому +62

    I taught ropes, knots and hitches in the Fire Service for 14 years and yours is the best, simplest and clearest explanation I've seen online.
    Nicely done!

    • @Eli-el7mr
      @Eli-el7mr Рік тому +1

      Well, I've started teaching myself knots, hitches and bends for about 7 hours collectively, and I gotta say....I feel the same way!
      They do a great job at demonstration and simplifying the process so beginners like me can digest the information easily.

    • @NatureReliance
      @NatureReliance  Рік тому +1

      Thanks so much!

    • @NatureReliance
      @NatureReliance  Рік тому +1

      Best way to learn!

  • @bsharp47
    @bsharp47 3 роки тому +1

    Great tutorial! Thank you for your hands on Demonstrating and your explanations.

  • @YounRangr
    @YounRangr 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks man. It's good to know the formal names for some of those knots I do. Your tutorial really sticks in my head.

  • @WR3ND
    @WR3ND 7 років тому +66

    Nice video with some practical info and a positive, friendly attitude. Appreciate it.

  • @leonardcanter4596
    @leonardcanter4596 3 роки тому +54

    Appreciate your video. Was trying to remember how to tie a clove hitch hitch today...haven't used that for 50-60 years, since BSA and owning a farm on Ohio A long long time ago in a world far far away.. Thanks !!! Good Refresher for me.

    • @ericstorer3469
      @ericstorer3469 3 роки тому

      What part of Ohio?

    • @JimRonholm
      @JimRonholm 3 роки тому +1

      you can tie it without using the loops if you can't slip the loops over the end of the thing you need to hold - it's not very hard to figure out - just look at the final result in the video and then try to match that (basically you are going to go around the thing with a working end three times - but the first and last cross under the second one

  • @grumpyoldman9259
    @grumpyoldman9259 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for knowledge sharing, we need more people like you. Fantastic job.

  • @raychang8648
    @raychang8648 3 роки тому +14

    I really enjoyed this video! Very clearly explained. My proudest day for wiring was when I was helping a friend prepare for his wedding. I needed to join two different types of wiring without them pulling apart under load. I made a sheep shank knot with the actual connection in the middle. It held up and worked well.

    • @WoodenShoesHomestead
      @WoodenShoesHomestead 2 роки тому

      Sheep shank is not really stable. Sheet bend really works well when a temporary connection is required with different size ropes.

  • @lovingatlanta
    @lovingatlanta 3 роки тому +16

    👍🙏Thank you kind sir!! 🙏 💝
    😔Daddy died and I had no idea how to do these knots!! It’s so helpful to have someone show how to do it. Daddy always had the answers to my questions and I could always count on him to help me. I feel like can do this now with your help sir!!! 🙏 Thank you for helping us daddy less daughters out here!! RIP Daddy. 🤗💞🤗

  • @itsmatt2105
    @itsmatt2105 7 років тому +80

    Knots are so useful, they are almost magic. With a mental toolbox of knots, (the more knots the better) a person almost always has a resource to fall back on. I don't just use knots out in the woods, I use them a bunch for work and at home. A quiver of knots is almost like having secret ninja skills! I highly recommend young people (and older ones too) learn every knot they can. They are just so useful!

    • @philly1012
      @philly1012 7 років тому +4

      thanks for the wise input, I've been a young man whose been learning knots from fishing, hiking and hiking. they really are magical, and amazing the ones that come off so simply yet they can hold heavy loads are remarkable!

    • @garrisonaw
      @garrisonaw 7 років тому +2

      It's Matt Yes, knots are incredibly useful, and I agree, people really should learn how and when to use the various knots. A few years ago, I was asked to come in to a high school art class and teach the students how to tie several of the most useful knots. It's great to see young minds get wrapped around (yes, pun intended) learning a new skill that can be used for the rest of their lives.

    • @ivicaradetic1438
      @ivicaradetic1438 7 років тому

      garrison

    • @stevenpigford2252
      @stevenpigford2252 7 років тому +1

      i like that,..secret ninja skills...☆☆☆hahaha

    • @mrdesperate1
      @mrdesperate1 7 років тому +2

      It's Matt yeah, I know more knots than most people... a LOT more, but honestly have a hard time finding a use for most of them. slso once you learn the principals of knot tying I've found its pretty easy to "make up" a knot that functions well for the purpose.

  • @jeffmclowry
    @jeffmclowry 3 роки тому +1

    Good info!
    I knew a couple of these, and you corrected my on one, and the last one was new to me.
    Thanks!

  • @benroosa2328
    @benroosa2328 Рік тому

    its so cool to see someone pass this knowledge along, I've been using those knots all my life and those very knots have helped me more than i could ever tell you!

  • @gorken74
    @gorken74 3 роки тому +4

    Good video! Very useful. One thing my Dad taught me was the half hitch with a bight. Take the loose end when you are all done and stick it through the loop. If things start to slip, the loose end gets caught as the loop starts to pull loose and locks everything down. Also, I use the pulley/knot system ALL the time. Very easy to get items cinched down tight. Works great. Also love the bowlin knot which is great for tieing off things and easily getting the knot loose.

  • @fardellp
    @fardellp 3 роки тому +22

    An outstanding tutorial. Working from diagrams is much more difficult and prone to error for something that could ultimately mean life or death. This leaves no room for mistakes and the demos are crystal clear. I thank you for one of the best tutorials (on any subject) on UA-cam.

  • @PaperDad777
    @PaperDad777 3 роки тому +1

    Clear, concise, kind & to the point! Thank you for a well done video good Sir!

  • @dougaloo
    @dougaloo 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks, Craig! Very clearly explained. I was surprised you didn't show the bowline and bowline on a bight in your top five, but then again, I'm not the outdoorsman these days that I used to be, so I guess your top five are much more useful in the setting you describe. I will be sure to practice the five you demonstrated, as I come across a need for them almost daily. Thanks again.

  • @shayakanime18
    @shayakanime18 3 роки тому +8

    Damn it's cold, and we learned. Thank you.

  • @paldeusjaco9657
    @paldeusjaco9657 3 роки тому +12

    Best explained I've seen. I always have trouble remembering knots. The way you explained, I'll never forget. Thanks!

    • @hasanchowdhury4756
      @hasanchowdhury4756 3 роки тому

      how do you forget how to make knots, i never understood that

  • @jefferysimon
    @jefferysimon 3 роки тому

    These are great. You explained the half hitch and "canoeman's" hitch well. I definitely look forward to using those. The fisherman seems useful too. Thanks!

  • @MMgoforth
    @MMgoforth 3 роки тому

    Thanks a million, Craig. Despite working 30 years in industrial weaving l learned a lot from this video.

  • @pickleballer1729
    @pickleballer1729 3 роки тому +29

    Thanks, man! I'm a city boy about ready to retire in Colorado where I intend to do some backpacking. This is one of several bits of knowledge I need to brush up on.

    • @kwamedamuah1838
      @kwamedamuah1838 2 роки тому +1

      trustworthy, loyal, helpful....

    • @zarynt1089
      @zarynt1089 2 роки тому

      @@kwamedamuah1838 friendly, courteous, kind...

  • @gosunlee
    @gosunlee 3 роки тому +13

    So simple when they are explained by someone who knows what they are doing. Thank you, thank you.

  • @hawk7102
    @hawk7102 3 роки тому

    Thank you, brought back some flashbacks from the past, Thank you.

  • @pepperdog3761
    @pepperdog3761 3 роки тому

    Just now learning these things due to the current situation of our world. Thanks for these videos, very helpful

  • @BOBBAFETTI
    @BOBBAFETTI 3 роки тому +14

    Very useful and a great teacher, this is really what UA-cam is all about. Thank you for the video.

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      @dottiehill4054 3 роки тому

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  • @joestephenson1227
    @joestephenson1227 3 роки тому +59

    Saying thanks from an 80 year old man who never learned knot tying. Thanks my friend. God bless. From an 80 year old man, who loves camping. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @harrymatthewsmusic
      @harrymatthewsmusic 3 роки тому +3

      Wow you have my respect 👍 may you live a long life!

  • @tasmedic
    @tasmedic 3 роки тому

    This is absolutely the best description of how to tie these knots, that I have found on YT. It's simple, and therefore easy to remember.
    However, I just wish we could have had "over the shoulder" shots though, so I could see the knot tying as a first person view, without having to rotate everything around in my head!

  • @joeyh6494
    @joeyh6494 2 роки тому

    I learned your "canoer's hitch" at my first job, and have used this knot for the past 45 years! One of the best knots I ever learned. You can NEVER know too many knots! Thank you for sharing!

  • @irascibleaardvark
    @irascibleaardvark Рік тому +3

    That Fisherman’s knot was so great! I’m not a camper or an outdoorsman (I wish I was) but knot tying is cool as heck. Thank you for the clear explanations for us newbies. Very practical information!

    • @NatureReliance
      @NatureReliance  Рік тому

      Thanks! Glad you were able to gain a new skill.

  • @3007vt
    @3007vt 3 роки тому +67

    jako korisno
    the most useful stuff, Im using this in a real life because Im a scout.....nice

    • @1stdrydenscouts472
      @1stdrydenscouts472 3 роки тому +2

      @@grandmasmalibu I am new in scouting and am learning as I go with my kids as well :) Really enjoying it all.

    • @sdsuch4353
      @sdsuch4353 3 роки тому +1

      God bless all the old school scouts. I still keep manuals on my "most used and useful book shelve.

    • @RamandikaPutra
      @RamandikaPutra 3 роки тому

      I like this video! And i inspired to make some video like this on my channel, let's check ua-cam.com/video/sWa5FaCCqVA/v-deo.html

    • @chrisanthony579
      @chrisanthony579 3 роки тому +1

      In my opinion one of the best "life skills" books ever published is the Scout Handbook.

    • @laurenganser8714
      @laurenganser8714 3 роки тому

      Me too I’m studying rn

  • @redbeardrider2732
    @redbeardrider2732 3 роки тому

    Thank You for the video! I know these common knots but, it's always a good idea to refresh!

  • @stefanlewandowski279
    @stefanlewandowski279 3 роки тому +1

    Brilliant! Best demonstrated and easiest video to understand on UA-cam on these essential knots.

  • @CrystalsandCandles
    @CrystalsandCandles 7 років тому +324

    You have a gift for teaching.

    • @NatureReliance
      @NatureReliance  7 років тому +97

      That is incredibly nice of you to say. I appreciate you taking the time to share encouraging words. - Craig

    • @BlueRidgeParanormalEst
      @BlueRidgeParanormalEst 7 років тому +27

      you really do.. thank you for this video

    • @joshbutler1249
      @joshbutler1249 6 років тому +8

      Totally agree

    • @NatureReliance
      @NatureReliance  6 років тому +12

      +josh butler thanks gentleman!

    • @johneric3886
      @johneric3886 5 років тому +2

      I agree he doesn't totally nice job.

  • @dr.rongoldstein1633
    @dr.rongoldstein1633 10 років тому +4

    Loved it!! Next video can you include taut line hitch and bowline.

  • @nonsibicunctis
    @nonsibicunctis 3 роки тому

    Great explanation of these knots, very clear demonstration and well explained. Thanks.

  • @rubenleos5541
    @rubenleos5541 3 роки тому +1

    bless your heart my friend great knowledge

  • @sallyortiz9288
    @sallyortiz9288 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you Craig for your patient styled videos. I realized I needed to learn more than a shoe knot when camping. Now I can keep up with the big dogs. :) I'll be checking out your different videos. It would be helpful to know a few to several functions the knots are good to use with to expand the survival and camping experience for us Ladies!

  • @banditkc8586
    @banditkc8586 3 роки тому +27

    I learned all these knots when I was employed on a zip-line course in Alaska and use them continually when setting up at the farmers market, moving furniture, setting up camp. These knots are extremely useful and I would be handicapped without knowing them. Great content thx for sharing!

    • @lewislabellingcoding5726
      @lewislabellingcoding5726 3 роки тому

      The two half hitches is incorrect... a round turn and two half hitches is correct. the American Boy Scouts found out this error in 1996.. up till then they were teaching it incorrectly... you must pass arount the post completely and back around to tie this correctly elsewise the knot jams and is hard to untie. I am a trained Naval Officer. British, Canadian, Dutch, Portuguese Spanish all do this correctly.

    • @lewislabellingcoding5726
      @lewislabellingcoding5726 3 роки тому +1

      Sadly millions of Americans do some knots incorrectly. See the round turn and 2 half hitches here. add a slip knot as the last half hitch and even easier untie. www.firstclasssailing.com/sailing-knots

    • @LexLuthor1234
      @LexLuthor1234 2 роки тому

      @@lewislabellingcoding5726 thank you for notice, i found a video of it too: ua-cam.com/video/2Ssa22v4fxE/v-deo.html

  • @dcbqb19
    @dcbqb19 3 роки тому

    I used a child's book on how to tie all kinds of knots with the string and everything and these are a LOT more informative than that! Thank you!

  • @jimjames6112
    @jimjames6112 3 роки тому

    Thank you. I was a scout, 40 years ago. Thanks for the refresher.

  • @leonarias6489
    @leonarias6489 4 роки тому +21

    thanks- I used the canoe knot, as we went camping this past weekend. I used it to tie down my canoe to my SUV. best knot - Thanks again.

    • @bjarnekamper2088
      @bjarnekamper2088 4 роки тому +3

      Idiot

    • @Gravy_Master
      @Gravy_Master 4 роки тому +1

      Go to the hardware store and spend literally a few dollars on some cinch straps. Car mounting a canoe using rope and a trucker’s hitch is an incredibly horrible idea.

    • @leonarias6489
      @leonarias6489 4 роки тому +6

      RandMan14 my strap broke hence the rope - and yes I replaced the strap we were in the middle of Nowhere - temporary solution

    • @P_RO_
      @P_RO_ 4 роки тому +5

      @@Gravy_Master Oh really? Then I guess the Marines don't know this because they successfully secure helicopters to ship decks in the worst storms with trucker's hitches and AFAIK they haven't lost one from a failed knot yet. I use straps for convenience and so that others won't cut my ropes undoing them, but I'm just as solid with rope and knots as with the straps, and a lot more versatile too!

    • @lukeswain1752
      @lukeswain1752 4 роки тому +6

      @@Gravy_Master you serious? The hitch is literally used for tying down loads. I'm not usually rude but you are such a baboon for saying it's a horrible idea. It's the best idea. You have to be kidding..

  • @MISHA12314
    @MISHA12314 7 років тому +27

    Oh, and adding a third or fourth similar wrap to a clove hitch is the knot used to hang trawls. It doesn't slip.

  • @bgable7707
    @bgable7707 3 роки тому

    I don't know when I first watched this. it was years ago. I wish I could give many thumbs up. Great job

  • @lauriebishop5008
    @lauriebishop5008 2 роки тому

    Thank you. You demonstrate so well! I've used some of these but I always forget except for a couple. Thanks again!

  • @matthamblin2180
    @matthamblin2180 3 роки тому +27

    My dad taught me a lot of knots growing up but I never learned the half hitches on a bight or the truckers knot. I saw my dad use them all the time but I never learned them. Thanks for the lesson.

    • @CrimeVid
      @CrimeVid 3 роки тому +2

      If you really like this stuff there is a wonderful app called “Knots 3D” that will show you knots and hitches from the very simple to the ridiculous in adjustable slow motion, I love the thing !

  • @claudem.p.7969
    @claudem.p.7969 8 років тому +31

    very interesting and well describe easy to follow you. Great video.

    • @NatureReliance
      @NatureReliance  8 років тому +5

      +Claude M. P. (STAC50BMG) Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching! ~Craig

    • @ryans2890
      @ryans2890 3 роки тому

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  • @alsports2000
    @alsports2000 3 роки тому

    APPRECIATE YOU BEEN OUT THERE IN THE COLD TO SHOW US KNOT DUMMIES HOW TO TIE A SIMPLE BUT USEFUL KNOTS. I AM FOR SOME ODD REASON VERY INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW TO MASTER THOSE KNOTS THAT YOU SHOWED US. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU WERE AWESOME AND THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHOW US HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE COLD OR KNOT SO COLD. TYVM. AL

  • @mateoc15
    @mateoc15 2 роки тому

    Literally useful to any human. Appreciate the context and examples, not just the how-to up close. Thank you!

  • @alexisjones6777
    @alexisjones6777 3 роки тому +10

    great knots, good instruction. One suggestion: on future demos, use a background of a different color than the chords. Thanks for this.

  • @trailtrashoutdoors8173
    @trailtrashoutdoors8173 3 роки тому +11

    New friends here from Trail Trash Outdoors! Refreshing on my knot game! Glad we ran acrossed your channel!

  • @kevinmccarthy5693
    @kevinmccarthy5693 3 роки тому +1

    Brilliant lesson! I was Boy Scout (Life) and a conservation camp counselor. I always had trouble with my knots. Those were the best demonstrations of knot-tying I've ever seen. You might want to do a video for nautical knots.

  • @charlesnorris8147
    @charlesnorris8147 3 роки тому

    Dude you did an excellent job demonstrating how to tie those five knots. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me.

  • @theodethomasa6358
    @theodethomasa6358 3 роки тому +3

    I watched and followed the moves. Some were loose, so I keep at til I get them perfect!

  • @kphandley
    @kphandley 3 роки тому +9

    Cool, knew them all, forgot about the clove hitch. One missing and one I use a lot is the bowline.

    • @Sxpph1re
      @Sxpph1re 3 роки тому +1

      I dont think we care that u already know this m8

  • @crockerrange147
    @crockerrange147 2 роки тому

    Thanks, very useful tips on tying various knots, good refresher. I learned some knots during my scout days.

  • @steveganner3074
    @steveganner3074 3 роки тому +1

    straight to the point. No waffle. Really well-presented video and very easy to follow

  • @ronbrown2770
    @ronbrown2770 8 років тому +14

    Knotty video
    Thanks it was helpful.

    • @NatureReliance
      @NatureReliance  8 років тому +6

      +Ron Brown So glad you stopped by Ron! Thanks for watching! ~Craig

  • @jandrobiak8621
    @jandrobiak8621 3 роки тому +6

    Using these knots for years! I learned how to do them in Boy Scouts in the 50's. So there you go. Learn how to do these basic knots well, kids. You won't regret it. Promise.

  • @chrismorgan9002
    @chrismorgan9002 3 роки тому

    Excellent video! Love stuff like this from someone who knows what he's talking about. Very useful stuff to know. Thanks very much!

  • @robertboyd3863
    @robertboyd3863 3 роки тому +2

    I was familiar with all of these knots but your how to tie was the best I've seen

  • @stuartfralick295
    @stuartfralick295 3 роки тому +17

    Nice demonstration of knot tying. My favorite knot is the "taught line hitch." I use that more than any other, especially tying out tent tabs and tent flys.

    • @5000rgb
      @5000rgb 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah, I think the extra security of the taut line hitch is a big advantage over the two half hitches. A rolling hitch is a similar expansion of a clove hitch.

    • @snidely_whiplash
      @snidely_whiplash 3 роки тому +6

      Tautline over two halves any day! The extra pass makes a lot of difference when the weather gets shitty.

    • @justforever96
      @justforever96 3 роки тому +4

      *taut
      "taught" is the past tense of "teach".

    • @pfwed3443
      @pfwed3443 3 роки тому +3

      The bowline would be in my top 5

    • @stuartfralick295
      @stuartfralick295 3 роки тому +1

      @@justforever96 Yes I know, thank yoy. I did it too quickly.

  • @justinlee4957
    @justinlee4957 3 роки тому

    Amazing. Thank you for posting this video! I forgot how to do some knots and this was a great refresher

  • @roostmade
    @roostmade 3 роки тому

    That canoemans hitch was so badass, thank you!

  • @leonardgilbreath9004
    @leonardgilbreath9004 7 років тому +7

    Thanks for showing how to do it.

    • @NatureReliance
      @NatureReliance  7 років тому +1

      Thanks for taking the time to comment! ~Craig

  • @00kt86
    @00kt86 4 роки тому +20

    1:27 I like it. Easy release.

  • @robertdemon3550
    @robertdemon3550 Рік тому +2

    I use the truckers hitch all the time for tying loads to my ute, my friend’s father showed it to me 25 years ago and it’s been very handy RIP Mr Drewett.

  • @DickPellek
    @DickPellek 3 роки тому

    There are lots of videos about how to tie knots. This is one of the best; not too quick, not too complicated and the explanations are easy to understand.

  • @Nick-zu9sn
    @Nick-zu9sn 3 роки тому +13

    Has a great teaching style.

  • @wilsonsarmiento4842
    @wilsonsarmiento4842 3 роки тому +4

    Cool stuff. Specially if you're a guy that like outdoor activities or working in the garage etc.

  • @helenromanelli2544
    @helenromanelli2544 2 роки тому

    Thanks so much for this informative and straight-forward video. I am a somewhat novice 'prepper' and am finding myself needing to develop some basic skills (in addition to filling my larder with survival foods and equipment), Skills will be as valuable as food in any disaster or grid down situation.

  • @johnmoss4624
    @johnmoss4624 3 роки тому +2

    knots have always been really hard for me for some reason, but your video explained it really well. thanks

  • @worldclassish
    @worldclassish 3 роки тому +3

    Excellent stuff here. I'll refer back for more.

  • @PendeltonWhiskey
    @PendeltonWhiskey 3 роки тому +31

    I started sailing merchant marine in 1978 and just retired 2 days ago. In order of importance: #1. Sheet bend (otherwise known as a Becket Bend to join two lines together. This is the #1 and FIRST knot in the BIBLE of Knots which is Ashley's Book of Knots. I find writers all over the place saying that this bend is intended only for two lines of different circumference but do not believe it, although they are correct about it's value for joining two lines of different circumferences it also works just fine for joining two identical lines. Make it a double Becket and it's twice as good. #2. Clove Hitch (when given an extra turn becomes a Round Hitch) both (and their variants) are ALWAYS followed by a half hitch to lock them. A clove hitch is really just two opposed half hitches and are then followed by another half hitch to lock it. #3. Bowline because it's a classic and it's a classic because it deserves to be. The bowline is so old it might have come down from the Phoenicians.
    #4. Square knot. So simple, right over left and then left over right OR left over right and then right over left. No mater how you start it, just do the opposite next. See how simple that is?
    #5. A knot I learned long ago which has no name that I am aware of so I can't even tell you the name of it but it puts a loop in a line that I can pass another line through to draw the line tight and will never foul so as to become difficult to untie. (any knot that easily binds to become difficult to untie is useless) I have used this knot countless times to secure cargo on decks headed to Alaska in the winter and it has never failed me. This knot deserves to be #2 or #3 at least but I'm sorry to say I have no name for it. Go find a knot like it that never fouls and you're good to go. I know people use a truckers hitch or a similar knot which I do not know because I fell in love with mine very early on and needed no other. I'm very sorry that I don't have a name for mine. I'm so frustrated that I have never found it in any book, not even Ashley's. It's served me so well, I would love to know it's name. Ok, here's a bonus knot - #6. Stopper hitch. Great for securing a super taunt line to keep it taunt.
    Learn these knots and you're pretty well set. Oh and HOW to learn knots is another thing. REPETITION. Carry a small length of line around with you and practice practice practice. There is NO OTHER WAY TO LEARN KNOTS! When you can go a month without tying a knot and then pick up a line and tie it without having to think about it, you've got it. Then tie it every now and then and you've got it for, well, maybe not forever but you're getting there. Knots are fun, show off! Chicks dig'em! (not really) Good luck!

    • @dbrady1966
      @dbrady1966 3 роки тому +2

      Great comment that you

    • @RogerDiotte
      @RogerDiotte 3 роки тому +2

      What a nice comment and coming from a user that has shown the test of time! I have so much bailer twine in the barn I'm going to start fussing with it and twiddle knots cause I fell less of a person only knowing my gerry rigged knots that I made up that work but make no sense!

    • @mrpoquah
      @mrpoquah 3 роки тому +1

      I was taught that your #5 was called a Sheep Shank, You are right, it is VERY useful in many situations, Truckers use them, I was taught it very young when we went camping to tie stuff to the roof racks, It doesn't foul, is easy to remove, and IF your lines stretch, you can very easily tighten it without taking the whole thing apart. I used to be in the manufacturing industry and the first time I tied one on to hold down the load on a flatbed and the driver saw what I had done he flipped, wanted to know where I had learned it and told me that he never uses anything else to tie down his loads.

    • @PendeltonWhiskey
      @PendeltonWhiskey 3 роки тому +2

      @@RogerDiotte Thank you Roger, you are very much on track to have some good knots in your arsenal and I want you to get started off right. First of all, forget the bailing twine, it won't work well for you to learn with. It knots up and binds far too easily and will frustrate you and encourage you to give up. I strongly suggest you buy some cheap 3/8 inch natural fiber 3 strand twisted rope. Sisal is the best for learning. Manilla is better quality line but more expensive and sisal is all you need to learn knots. Make sure you get 3 strand. I just found it in a 50 foot length at Home Depot for less than ten dollars. You'll find plenty of uses for it aside from using it to learn knots with. You'll go through 50 feet in no time. Just use it in places out of the sun because sun light will rot it in a couple or 3 years. Make sure it's 3/8 inch 3 strand rope and no smaller. ( I only use the word 'rope' because it's on all the packaging but it's supposed to be called LINE). You'll want to learn a back splice (and later an eye splice) right away (easy) so that you can keep your line from unraveling on you. Keep your knife sharp. Have fun!

    • @PendeltonWhiskey
      @PendeltonWhiskey 3 роки тому +2

      @@mrpoquah Hi Ed, if your comment was meant for me I have to say that I didn't do a very good job of describing my #5 knot. Just think of putting a loop in the middle of a line that can be drawn upon. I've never found the sheep shank useful. It's not something I'd ever use to tie a load down because it can so easily come undone. Picture yourself on a ship at sea in a violent storm in the middle of the night having to go out and re-secure something heavy thats broken loose on a weather deck and is putting the ship or the crew or yourself in danger. That's the scenario that comes to my mind when I imagine using a sheep shank, I just don't trust it. I know I learned how to tie it forty years ago or more but frankly it's been so long since I've tied it that I'm not sure I could anymore without looking it up. As far as that goes there are plenty of knots I don't know, in fact I don't know most of them. I only know the ones that I trust and have found useful. Practical is a good word. Take care.

  • @martinwilliamconnolly3802
    @martinwilliamconnolly3802 3 роки тому

    Thank you for helping me and others , that is what being a friend is all about . No anger .

  • @twisterbt62
    @twisterbt62 3 роки тому

    Your teaching demeanor is Spectacular!

  • @pjb9425
    @pjb9425 3 роки тому +8

    we appreciate YOU for hangin' in there and doing that video with freezing hands, great info, thanks for that.

  • @systemsintegration8667
    @systemsintegration8667 3 роки тому +49

    I'm Knot one to really say, however , this is really well done and practical, and is very much appreciated. Thank you very much for this really great video.

    • @danfraser107
      @danfraser107 3 роки тому

      Great idea. My dad was a great knit maker but. Never learned how to tie a knot.

    • @danfraser107
      @danfraser107 3 роки тому +2

      Meant to say, “Great video” and “knot” instead of “knit”

    • @nitro-do8lg
      @nitro-do8lg 3 роки тому

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  • @petejameson3735
    @petejameson3735 3 роки тому

    What an excellent and helpful video! I'm going to save it for future reference. So well done and easy to follow. Thanks so very much!

  • @christopherworth1
    @christopherworth1 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for a great bunch of knots and clear instruction, and stay warm.

  • @dzymslizzy3641
    @dzymslizzy3641 4 роки тому +11

    Great bunch of knots you've shown!
    Many moons ago, when my kids were in Girl Scouts, I was one of the trainers; knots were my specialty. In fact, my camp name was half-hitch! LOL One of my favorite useful knots for camping is the tautline hitch! I rescued many campers who'd lost those silly metal clips they put on tent lines when they're sold! ;-)
    And when it was warm at night, I tied up my hammock using clove hitches--never did I hit the ground! They're tied a bit differently, though, when you don't have an open end of a post to tie to--such as around a tree! ;-)
    That "Prusik hitch" starts out like the knot called a 'lark's head' if you're doing macrame! I'm guessing you'd use it for hanging things from the heavier rope.

    • @isaacjhaile
      @isaacjhaile 3 роки тому +2

      The prussik is used by arborists as a friction knot to attach themselves to a climbing line and allow ascension. So yeah, hanging stuff from a rope 😂👍

    • @gbcurtis
      @gbcurtis 3 роки тому

      Tautline -- also my favorite.

  • @Me-jm7ux
    @Me-jm7ux 7 років тому +16

    you make it easy to understand! thanks alot. great video

    • @NatureReliance
      @NatureReliance  7 років тому

      Thanks for the kind words! ~Craig

    • @heehaw1126
      @heehaw1126 7 років тому

      You took my name, change it scrub

    • @Me-jm7ux
      @Me-jm7ux 7 років тому +1

      😄

    • @couar351
      @couar351 7 років тому +1

      +Me change yours to miniMe

  • @mityahubenkeshet
    @mityahubenkeshet 3 роки тому

    I think you did an awesome job with this, man. Excellently done.

  • @paulthomas2337
    @paulthomas2337 3 роки тому

    Thank you Thomas I look forward for more of your films!

  • @rogerpenndorf5221
    @rogerpenndorf5221 3 роки тому +20

    The Best Great Examples I Have used those knots all my life Boy Scouts to Present I am 74

    • @timheslin9185
      @timheslin9185 3 роки тому +2

      Roger Penndorf - Same here Sir. Troop 235 Lakewood, CA.

    • @Schrankerle
      @Schrankerle 3 роки тому +6

      Yup, Boy Scout stuff. All the things you knew way before the internet.