A look at making an improved quick deploy paracord ridgeline. Checkout Joe Price’s channel In Forests and Lands / @inforestsandlands #camping #bushcraft #woods
@@EnduranceRoom Canterbury just dropped a new video where he used a prussic to be the final loop for your trucker hitch and then showed a new twist. Might save you some more time.
I love the toggle idea. Main reason Kiss, keep it simple safe. If anyone has had a carribiner go bad will appreciate the simple toggle. If carribiner malfunctions your SOL and still need to make a toggle anyway. I also don't like carrying extra stuff. If I can make it when I get to my destination. The more you know the less you carry. You can not carry a lot so you better learn how to do things you need and save your back. I remember going through survivor training in the military. Makes you think outside the box. My grand dad and father we're wittllers and my grandfather made a violin with only a pocket knife. It inspired me when I went in the military. Thank for sharing.
Excellent 👍🏽. Cuz who, in a rain storm b it lite or heave ( snow 2 or hail ) Wans 2 b creating wood pieces to set up in darn hurry. You've already shoved your pack underneath the tarp after removing it from your pack spread out to keep the area underneath is dry as possible. And now you want to get it set up as darn fast as you can !!!! Great job amigo 👍🏽👍🏽
Great idea and yet so simple and effective. Thanks for explaining and showing it. I'll definitely incorporate this into my system and play around with it.
That was so good i subscribed, thanks for showing. After a while of not doing any camping & setting up tarp , the knots are sometimes hard to remember , but that set up seems so simple even i should be able to do. Great tip about the remaining cord acting as the toggle.
This is an awesome quick tip!!! Thank you for sharing it with us! I did the basic class at the PFS last October (I patched) and I wouldn't be surprised if this eventually becomes part of the curriculum. It's always evolving, and since we already had to make a pair of toggles for the tarp set up, I think this falls right in line. It's "bushcrafty" too, so there's that! 😃
Nice - thanks for sharing. You mentioned to use paracord750 - I'm not fond of paracord, cause it has a lot of stretch (>25% due to MIL-spec) and use polyester or Dyneema instead and don't need to readjust the tension after putting load to it. These Prusik-loop toggles work awesome - highly recommend it, it makes lif so much easier. With the DD-tarp you can premake a complete 'super shelter' with the ridgeline run through the outside center loops and a drop-cloth with taped on Mylar blanket hanging from the inside loops. Except the raised bed your super shelter is set up in two minutes! Stay safe and have fun outside
Great tip. I agree that this system will be most helpful when you're in a hurry to set up shelter quickly. Inspiring indeed. Happy New Year to you and your family
1st off, Happy New Year, Jess. May the year bring lots of exciting adventures. I went through the trouble of making toggles from a 12mm dowel. With this, I just need to groove it a bit and attach and stow with my prussiks. Over the season, I also making new molle bags for my spare tarp and trow rope. Will check out the recommended channel as well. Thanks for sharing.
Great now I've got to some more experimenting. I've been using toggles and prusucs to hold my tarp and speed up the process this year. Now I feel the need to replace as many carabiners as possible. Thanks.
Nice to see one more video before the year is over! You and your loved one have a wonderful New years as well Brother... May 2023 be the greatest Blessing for you guys ! Be Safe!!!!!!
Hey Jess ... For you and your Familie , a very nice and Healtey New 2023 !!!! and also thxs For sharing For the Awsome video .... grtz. Janneman from The Netherlands ....
Thank you for sharing this cool idea Jesse Appreciate the heads up on Joe's Channel. Have a Joyous New Years Celebration May you and your tribe thrive in 23 !
I've done your old way before with the "plain" bank line prusiks. This looks way better with the toggles added. But... I am now into my Jungle Knots with a toggle set up. It'll be nice for mixing it up during the coming year though and as you say, "keeping it all bushcrafty!" Wishing you and yours a healthy and happy 2023 😉👍
Greetings and Happy New Years- I am familiar with the standard ridgeline with 3 prussiks, bowline and truckers hitch. I usually always have a few extra toggles with me, however after watching this, I think Im going to make this setup with some extra poplar toggles I whittled last year. Thanks for the video and Ill check out the other channel you mentioned. You and yours be safe and prosperous-
Thank you! After making this, I started leaving the marlin spike right at the bowline, rather than sliding it around tree. It sets better that way. Cheers
That's perfect! I do something almost like that except I just throw the extra line to the side where it could get snagged by someone walking by the tree. I'll do this from now on.
Good video, Jess! Toggles are just way cool to use, especially when you make them yourself or the kids make them. I never thought of keeping one attached for the Marline hitch. Joe gave you a shout out on his FB and I believe on IG, too.
Thanks Jake! Definitely lots of ways to go about rigging up a tarp, but hand carved toggles have the character factor. Haven’t been on FB in a long time. Thanks for letting me know! Cheers
I love when you offer these little tips from your experience that provide big gains for our efficiency 😁 Thank you 👍🏻 Stay sharp my brother. This new year will bring harsh times. All my best to you & your family 💞
Thank you, Susan! Appreciate it! I like making these videos when I can. We see and feel it too. Working away on things as we can. All the very best to you and yours!
Hi Jess .. 👍👍👍 .. toggles work great. Attaching them to the ridgeline means less to have to look for when in a hurry .. good idea. And a Good, Blessed, Prosperous and Healthy 2023 to you too my Friend, K and W×2. Take care .. Tommy
Came here for the ridgelines, stayed for the beard. I can guarantee this channel would triple it's following if you had heard related content. Interesting. I generally place my toggles on the item I'm attatching, not the ridgelines. I'm sure this works great, and it looks awesome, but this is one of those simple, overly complex items that we create, when we're sitting around camp thinking of ways to diy improve our kit, and subsiquently make it appear more bushcrafty. I'm sure this works great, but it's so much more simple to have the toggles attached to the item you're hanging. If the togles are attached to your tarp loops, you can literally attach your tarp to anything, via looping through itself. If you're bored, and desire to improve this, carve out some matching guyline quick clips, adjusters, etc. There's so many damn names for them.
I too have just gotten into carving toggles and then using my awl/reamer to make the hole in the middle and then run the line through the hole it works well and leaves nothing to be desired. Thank you for your time. 👍👍👍
I use a prusik loop near the 2nd end with a U shackle (the size you sometimes find on paracord bracelets) for the start of the truckers hitch, saves wear on the paracord and then you just sinch it up as usual and tie it off like you have. Can also use a U shackle without the pin for the toggle on the first end, again the metal is less wearing than wood on the paracord
I’ve started to use what I believe is called the Siberian hitch for your first anchor. I haven’t tested it through a storm or anything yet though. There sure is something to be said for having your line ready to go though.
Farrimond Friction Hitch to the tree, allows for quick release, prusik knots for sliding and tension on the tarp, and soft toggles to replace carabiners, a strong truckers hitch is a beautiful thing. Recently found some antique wooden thread spools at a flea market, perfect for the Marlin Spike Hitch backpack toggle mount, they have these sweet flared ends. Cheers! To much fun !
Oh man, thanks for sharing the Farrimond hitch. That is absolutely brilliant. I really like the soft shackle idea. Gotta explore that more. Good find on the wooden spools. Definitely has some character to it. Cheers bro
@@EnduranceRoom Check this out for the Truckers Hitch, Simple, strong, and strongest. Found on You-Tube- The Truckers Hitch tied three different ways @ Repairs 101. 9 years ago but well demonstrated. Great to explore the world of knots. Cheers!
BINGO! You and I are singing from the same page in the hymnal. I vary some from you a bit because of different conditions. My tarp is a 10’X10’ from Cooke Custom Sewing, with loops around the perimeter and across the centerline. I have 2ea ridge lines, both of 25’. May not need both, but if that tree is just a wee bit too far out, I’ll join them. On the way to camp, one of those lines will be in a diamond O hitch, to secure some gear to a pack frame I made. (Prussic knots will be on the pack frame as tie down points). The other will be either the bow line of my canoe, or helping to secure gear to my motorcycle. I’m thinking of 6-8 prussic knots, some for securing the tarp to the ridge line, some for hanging headlight or dirty clothes bag under the tarp or outside of the tarp, some for securing the ridge line to kayak paddles, and some for securing gear onto tent poles. They are so handy and lightweight and versatile, that I plan to take along more than I think I’ll need. Fair winds to you. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
You could also add 2 jute larks head line for A drip line at both ends of the tarp to keep water from running down the para cord into the Shelter and could use it for a fire starter if you’re in a pinch.I guess the only negative is the weight of the toggles but that is Minimal !also just purchased some Paracord with Extra lines monofilament some fire cord stuff that’s easy to light and some sewing light weight thread that might make a Great addition to a already good system. I got it from Creek Stewart for $15 plus shipping100ft it looks just like regular black Paracord .well done,!
Really great setup! As to the "truckers hitch" that I've used for the last 100 years or there-abouts, I've always used what's called a "directional figure 8 knot." It keeps the loop secured in place. No slippage later on. Just my 2 cents worth.
What I use instead of sticks for that purpose, it's the screwed finish part of plastic bottles. I cut them out, smoths and round out the sharp rough edges that gets produced for the cutting, with some fire out of a lighter... and BOOM... That plastic ring it's not only useful that that purpose but also for many other things like friction saver, hooking stuff, etc...
I do something similar I make my bowline with a larger loop and a long tail to which I attach the " marlin spike " tent stake I wrap the loop of the bowline around the working end and insert the marlin spike into the loop the bowline wrapped around the line acts like a prussic and slides remove the stake and the bowline releases the working line. It is very easy to pass the line around the tree wrap the bowline around the ridge line and back through it self and insert the toggle with cold hands and with the toggle on the tag end of the bowline it's always ready.
Great video! Would like to see how you made the toggles exactly. 1. For non experienced among us... we would learn it to do so as a basic 2. For the "more experienced" among us... I would like to see how you finish the camp 🏕 (that includes the tarp) with the toggles. But... Good 👍 video. I will try it out for sure!
Thank you! The toggles are pretty easy to make. Hardwood (I used maple), scraped off the bark and scored a ring around center with my knife. Then carved out a small groove into the ring so the string has a place to sit. The prussic loop is about 10” of bankline tied into a loop with fisherman knot, the loop is then fastened to the toggle with a larks head knot. Both very simple knots to learn and use. Cheers
I think this is the first of your videos I've seen. Good content. If you add a fifth prusik loop, you could use that as a faster trucker hitch. The loop would already be there. Get really quick deploy, prusik loop with a toggle on the ridge line. I got both ideas from Blackie Thomas.
YT suggested this video to me. Are you running the ridgeline under your tarp so you can use the 3rd/middle toggle for a light or something? Last couple of years I've been using carabiners for my continuous ridgeline prusiks with a loop alien on one end to fasten it to the tree and a small Nite Ize figure nine rope tightener on the other to tension the line. I like your setup. I just bought a new tarp and I might set up the prusiks with toggles on the continuous ridgeline that I make for this tarp and the offset toggle to fasten the ridgeline to the 1st tree..
I've started carrying my toggle loops separately. Too often I would find my ridge line in a tangled mess.. I tie the ridge line at both ends, use the prepared loops with the toggles attached and tie them to the ridge line with a prusik knot. Takes a bit more organizing (a small bag for the loops, that I use to wrap the ridge line around) but I don't have to untangle the mess in the rain/cold/dark.
@@asmith7876 Separating the ridge-line and the loops during break down costs about the same amount of time. I don't think either way is 'better' ... mine works for me.
If you want a fast setup: stake down 2 corners of your tarp, then you stake down the other 2corners on one point. Now you shoult have a triangle. Go in (at this point with the 2 corners) and in the center you place your trekkingpole/ stick. Done. Time: 2min. (A 10x10ft tarp means a 4.5ft stick, this is mostly the height of your biceps or armpit😊)
Ha in the future there will be ridge lines with 16 toggles & 8 loops tied, bungees & carabiners plus ratchet straps! Bring it on. Nice one dude I will try this out.
Ridgelines: exist for as long as humanity can remember. Some cool dudes on the internets: But wait! There's more! I like this idea. Going to have to employ it soon. Great demonstration. Thank you for this. Prost, from CT.
Exactly. It’s all been done before, despite people branding themselves woodscraft gurus- learned from books, videos, mentors, colleagues and students. Sham wow indeed. After putting this together, someone mentioned leaving the spike right at the loop, rather than moving it around the tree. It’s really smooth and efficient. Cheers
Thank you. I used a fisherman’s knot to make the bankline loops for the prussics. Then just a simple larks head to attach toggles. Slight groove cut in toggle to hold cord.
Another great point he made in that video is having the first timeout of the ridgeline on your tarp at the top of the stuff sack ready to deploy. I wondered though about the attaching of the tarp to this configuration. It would imply that you'd throw the tarp OVER the ridgeline and not hang from it, so the centre prussik is on the inside. Does this have any implications in rain with water hitting the ridge and running underneath? Or does the toggle maybe stop that from happening by acting like a drip line?
Good point. Joe’s tarp has an hourglass type shape, so it makes an A frame/pup tent setup with doors which may take care of any water coming in. Personally, I like running my tarp underneath. I removed the third/accessory toggle and am currently running it with the spike toggle at the bowline and 2 prussic toggles for shelter.
Hey, thanks for the video! Could you explain how you attach the toggles to your prussik loops? I might sound dumb but I'm not having much success trying to figure it out on my own
Nevermind I've sussed it. I was trying to attach them with the prussik attached to my ridge line. Attach them to the prussik first is the answer. Thanks again
No problem. Make your loop of bankline or whatever cordage you are using. Cut a small groove in your toggle with knife or saw to give cordage a space to sit in. Be careful cutting it out. Then take cord loop and make a larks head knot. Very easy very useful knot. Fit that over toggle into groove and tighten up. Then take the loop and make your prussic knot onto the ridgeline.
Hello there. I have been using this setup for years and it has never failed me day or night. The only difference with mine is with the initial bowline. I have extended the tail in the bowline and attached the toggle to it (instead of it being on a prussic attached to the line). No chasing it down the line or adjusting the prussic. It stays with the knot You can put this system up in complete darkness or blind folded.
Happy New Year, everyone! Checkout Joe Price’s channel
In Forests and Lands
youtube.com/@inforestsandlands
Great video! Thanks for the idea with attached toggles! Btw what model is your MHW jacket?
@@gabrieldamian2508 Thanks! I am not sure of the model name. I think it is their mid price shell offering. Great jacket though. I really like it.
I think Dave C. has been teaching the quick deploy ridge line for 20 years but I do like the toggle pre-attached at the bowline end. Happy New Year!
Thank you! I learned my ridgeline stuff from Corp. He is a really great teacher. Happy new year!
@@EnduranceRoom Canterbury just dropped a new video where he used a prussic to be the final loop for your trucker hitch and then showed a new twist.
Might save you some more time.
Dave just released a new video improving the quick deploy ridge line, and included (among other things) your toggle tip.
@@EnduranceRoom you can save one prusik if you put the toggle on the line (drill a hole)
Short, simple, efficient!! Thank you, awesome setup! I'm gonna use it in my own!!
I love the toggle idea. Main reason Kiss, keep it simple safe. If anyone has had a carribiner go bad will appreciate the simple toggle. If carribiner malfunctions your SOL and still need to make a toggle anyway. I also don't like carrying extra stuff. If I can make it when I get to my destination. The more you know the less you carry. You can not carry a lot so you better learn how to do things you need and save your back. I remember going through survivor training in the military. Makes you think outside the box. My grand dad and father we're wittllers and my grandfather made a violin with only a pocket knife. It inspired me when I went in the military. Thank for sharing.
You show everything in detail, the knots seem easy 👍
Excellent 👍🏽. Cuz who, in a rain storm b it lite or heave ( snow 2 or hail )
Wans 2 b creating wood pieces to set up in darn hurry. You've already shoved your pack underneath the tarp after removing it from your pack spread out to keep the area underneath is dry as possible. And now you want to get it set up as darn fast as you can !!!!
Great job amigo 👍🏽👍🏽
I like the refinement of the permanent toggles added, godd idea, especially in winter
Great idea and yet so simple and effective. Thanks for explaining and showing it. I'll definitely incorporate this into my system and play around with it.
Solid ideas, great video! 😊
simple clear and good time length. thank you
GOOD TO KNOW. Thanks for sharing.
That was so good i subscribed, thanks for showing. After a while of not doing any camping & setting up tarp , the knots are sometimes hard to remember , but that set up seems so simple even i should be able to do. Great tip about the remaining cord acting as the toggle.
brilliant, thank you
I loved Joe’s, but I must say I love your minor but very nice improvements. Thanks to both of you gentlemen.
Thanks great tips .
Awesome. Not only works great but I love the look as well. Subbed.
Those are great additions
This is an awesome quick tip!!! Thank you for sharing it with us! I did the basic class at the PFS last October (I patched) and I wouldn't be surprised if this eventually becomes part of the curriculum. It's always evolving, and since we already had to make a pair of toggles for the tarp set up, I think this falls right in line. It's "bushcrafty" too, so there's that! 😃
HI. Just stumbled onto your channel. Great info. Hope to see many more. Happy New Year Sir.
Great setup😊 Thanks and take care.
Thank you! 🤝
Just found your channel i liked that very nice , it was also good to see the knots done twice thank you
Nicely done.
Great idea!!! Thanks for the video!!!!!
Thank you. Cheers
Nice - thanks for sharing. You mentioned to use paracord750 - I'm not fond of paracord, cause it has a lot of stretch (>25% due to MIL-spec) and use polyester or Dyneema instead and don't need to readjust the tension after putting load to it. These Prusik-loop toggles work awesome - highly recommend it, it makes lif so much easier.
With the DD-tarp you can premake a complete 'super shelter' with the ridgeline run through the outside center loops and a drop-cloth with taped on Mylar blanket hanging from the inside loops.
Except the raised bed your super shelter is set up in two minutes!
Stay safe and have fun outside
Great idea I like it and going to try to use it myself
Nice to know multiple ways thank you for sharing 👍
Yes indeed. Cheers
Great information Jess, thanks for sharing. Happy New Year!
Thanks Jeff! Happy new year!
I like it! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks David!
Thanks for sharing. It seems everyone has a twist on rig lines.and everyone sharing just makes it nice
Excellent tip! And very well demonstrated brother!
Thanks brother. Appreciate it 🤝
Great tip. I agree that this system will be most helpful when you're in a hurry to set up shelter quickly. Inspiring indeed. Happy New Year to you and your family
Thank you. That is exactly the goal, efficiency. Happy new year!
1st off, Happy New Year, Jess. May the year bring lots of exciting adventures. I went through the trouble of making toggles from a 12mm dowel. With this, I just need to groove it a bit and attach and stow with my prussiks. Over the season, I also making new molle bags for my spare tarp and trow rope. Will check out the recommended channel as well. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much, Klaas. Same to you my friend. Sounds like you have a good setup for your shelters. Excellent. Have a good one! 🤝
Great idea! I am now going out and using this method until I have the process retained in my memory. Thank you...
Thanks Jess, have a Happy New Year to you and your family.
Thanks JJ. Appreciate it. Happy new year to you and yours as well!
Great now I've got to some more experimenting. I've been using toggles and prusucs to hold my tarp and speed up the process this year. Now I feel the need to replace as many carabiners as possible. Thanks.
Thank you for this video. Looks like a great ridgeline technique.
Happy New Year!
Thank you! You too. Cheers
Nice to see one more video before the year is over! You and your loved one have a wonderful New years as well Brother... May 2023 be the greatest Blessing for you guys ! Be Safe!!!!!!
Thanks very much my friend. Jungle knots are pretty handy. Happy new year!
Brilliant!
Hey Jess ...
For you and your Familie , a very nice and Healtey New 2023 !!!!
and also thxs For sharing For the Awsome video ....
grtz. Janneman from The Netherlands ....
Jan, thank you very much! Sorry for the late reply. Wishing you and yours the very best in the new year. Have a good one my friend.
Thank you for sharing this cool idea Jesse
Appreciate the heads up on Joe's Channel.
Have a Joyous New Years Celebration
May you and your tribe thrive in 23 !
Thanks very much, Manfred! The same to you and yours. Cheers
Great idea! Happy New Year!
Thanks! Happy new year!
Excellent mate...always great to pick up little tips...best wishes from the UK 😉
Thank you kindly. Cheers
Thats is it bro...gracias hermano you have your self and the miss. A happy new years
Happy new year Brother!
That toggle thing is pretty neat, I'll be sure to add those.
Thank you I finally understand the truckers hitch
Happy New Year
Great video
All the best
Clive
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Thanks Clive! Same to you! Happy new year!
I've done your old way before with the "plain" bank line prusiks. This looks way better with the toggles added. But... I am now into my Jungle Knots with a toggle set up.
It'll be nice for mixing it up during the coming year though and as you say, "keeping it all bushcrafty!"
Wishing you and yours a healthy and happy 2023 😉👍
Thank you! Same to you and yours. Cheers
Greetings and Happy New Years- I am familiar with the standard ridgeline with 3 prussiks, bowline and truckers hitch. I usually always have a few extra toggles with me, however after watching this, I think Im going to make this setup with some extra poplar toggles I whittled last year. Thanks for the video and Ill check out the other channel you mentioned. You and yours be safe and prosperous-
Thanks very much my friend. The same to you. Carrying a few extra toggles is a good idea. Happy new year!
have a great 2023, Jess and family
Thanks Couch! Same to you and yours! 🤝
@@EnduranceRoom w00t xD
Great idear & great vid many thanks
Thank you!
Great tips. I’ve often thought the old style round clothes pins would make great ready made toggles.
Thanks my friend. Those would be a great option. Happy new year!
Great upgrade, definitely a time saver.
Thank you. Since making this, I leave the first toggle right at the loop, rather than bringing it around the tree. It is really smooth and secure.
Thanks for sharing. New to your channel. SUBSCRIBED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really like the marlin spike at the base point. Simple and effective. Thanks for sharing this great video
Thank you! After making this, I started leaving the marlin spike right at the bowline, rather than sliding it around tree. It sets better that way. Cheers
Awesome tip!!
Thank you
Good idea Jess
Happy New Year!!
Looks like we "survived" another one!!!
Thanks James! Happy new year brother. 🤝
I really like the idea of having the Marlin Spike toggle attached. I'm definitely going to add that my my currently ridgeline set up. Thank you.
Thanks! I added a little groove on my marlin spike to aid with retention when setting the anchor. Cheers
That's perfect! I do something almost like that except I just throw the extra line to the side where it could get snagged by someone walking by the tree. I'll do this from now on.
Good video, Jess! Toggles are just way cool to use, especially when you make them yourself or the kids make them. I never thought of keeping one attached for the Marline hitch. Joe gave you a shout out on his FB and I believe on IG, too.
Thanks Jake! Definitely lots of ways to go about rigging up a tarp, but hand carved toggles have the character factor. Haven’t been on FB in a long time. Thanks for letting me know! Cheers
Great idea! It sure beats making them when it's cold and wet!
Thanks! Absolutely
Love the marlin spike toggle idea
This is great, just what I need to set up for sudden UK rain! Thanks
Excellent. Cheers!
Just subscribed to him.
Your channel is absolutely fantastic.
Thanks my friend. Appreciate it
I love when you offer these little tips from your experience that provide big gains for our efficiency 😁 Thank you 👍🏻 Stay sharp my brother. This new year will bring harsh times. All my best to you & your family 💞
Thank you, Susan! Appreciate it! I like making these videos when I can.
We see and feel it too. Working away on things as we can. All the very best to you and yours!
Hi Jess ..
👍👍👍 .. toggles work great. Attaching them to the ridgeline means less to have to look for when in a hurry .. good idea.
And a Good, Blessed, Prosperous and Healthy 2023 to you too my Friend, K and W×2.
Take care .. Tommy
Hey Tommy!
Thanks so much my friend. Truly appreciate it. Wishing you and yours the very best. Happy new year! 🤝
@@EnduranceRoom 👍
Came here for the ridgelines, stayed for the beard. I can guarantee this channel would triple it's following if you had heard related content.
Interesting. I generally place my toggles on the item I'm attatching, not the ridgelines. I'm sure this works great, and it looks awesome, but this is one of those simple, overly complex items that we create, when we're sitting around camp thinking of ways to diy improve our kit, and subsiquently make it appear more bushcrafty. I'm sure this works great, but it's so much more simple to have the toggles attached to the item you're hanging. If the togles are attached to your tarp loops, you can literally attach your tarp to anything, via looping through itself.
If you're bored, and desire to improve this, carve out some matching guyline quick clips, adjusters, etc. There's so many damn names for them.
I too have just gotten into carving toggles and then using my awl/reamer to make the hole in the middle and then run the line through the hole it works well and leaves nothing to be desired.
Thank you for your time.
👍👍👍
I use a prusik loop near the 2nd end with a U shackle (the size you sometimes find on paracord bracelets) for the start of the truckers hitch, saves wear on the paracord and then you just sinch it up as usual and tie it off like you have.
Can also use a U shackle without the pin for the toggle on the first end, again the metal is less wearing than wood on the paracord
I’ve started to use what I believe is called the Siberian hitch for your first anchor. I haven’t tested it through a storm or anything yet though. There sure is something to be said for having your line ready to go though.
Very good thanks
Thank you Willis!
Happy new year.
I’m a toggle guy. I really like using and making them.
Happy New Year Bro 🤝
Very Cool!
Thank you!
Nice Jess. That 4th toggle is a great addition. I think Neil over at Greencraft has something similar as well.
Nate
Happy New Year😇👍🇺🇸
Thanks Dana! You too!
Farrimond Friction Hitch to the tree, allows for quick release, prusik knots for sliding and tension on the tarp, and soft toggles to replace carabiners, a strong truckers hitch is a beautiful thing. Recently found some antique wooden thread spools at a flea market, perfect for the Marlin Spike Hitch backpack toggle mount, they have these sweet flared ends. Cheers! To much fun !
Oh man, thanks for sharing the Farrimond hitch. That is absolutely brilliant. I really like the soft shackle idea. Gotta explore that more. Good find on the wooden spools. Definitely has some character to it. Cheers bro
@@EnduranceRoom Check this out for the Truckers Hitch, Simple, strong, and strongest. Found on You-Tube- The Truckers Hitch tied three different ways @ Repairs 101. 9 years ago but well demonstrated.
Great to explore the world of knots. Cheers!
@@andrewskowronski6283 Nice! Just saw it. That was really excellent. Thanks Andrew. 🤝
good effort
BINGO! You and I are singing from the same page in the hymnal. I vary some from you a bit because of different conditions.
My tarp is a 10’X10’ from Cooke Custom Sewing, with loops around the perimeter and across the centerline. I have 2ea ridge lines, both of 25’. May not need both, but if that tree is just a wee bit too far out, I’ll join them. On the way to camp, one of those lines will be in a diamond O hitch, to secure some gear to a pack frame I made. (Prussic knots will be on the pack frame as tie down points). The other will be either the bow line of my canoe, or helping to secure gear to my motorcycle. I’m thinking of 6-8 prussic knots, some for securing the tarp to the ridge line, some for hanging headlight or dirty clothes bag under the tarp or outside of the tarp, some for securing the ridge line to kayak paddles, and some for securing gear onto tent poles. They are so handy and lightweight and versatile, that I plan to take along more than I think I’ll need.
Fair winds to you.
Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
ps. love your prosek loops, nice idea with the wood sticks
Thanks my friend. Happy New Year!
You could also add 2 jute larks head line for A drip line at both ends of the tarp to keep water from running down the para cord into the Shelter and could use it for a fire starter if you’re in a pinch.I guess the only negative is the weight of the toggles but that is Minimal !also just purchased some Paracord with Extra lines monofilament some fire cord stuff that’s easy to light and some sewing light weight thread that might make a Great addition to a already good system. I got it from Creek Stewart for $15 plus shipping100ft it looks just like regular black Paracord .well done,!
Really great setup!
As to the "truckers hitch" that I've used for the last 100 years or there-abouts, I've always used what's called a "directional figure 8 knot." It keeps the loop secured in place. No slippage later on. Just my 2 cents worth.
Thank you! I just checked the knot out and will give it a try next time I am out. Appreciate it.
Man i need to build one of these. I thought just adding prusiks was high speed 😂. Great video!
Lol thanks man. These definitely help make it a little more efficient.
What I use instead of sticks for that purpose, it's the screwed finish part of plastic bottles. I cut them out, smoths and round out the sharp rough edges that gets produced for the cutting, with some fire out of a lighter... and BOOM... That plastic ring it's not only useful that that purpose but also for many other things like friction saver, hooking stuff, etc...
Happy new year’s 🎉
Same to you!
Another great tip.This is exactly what I need. Many thanks! Happy New Year!!🖐🤠🏕
Thank you! Happy new year!
I do something similar I make my bowline with a larger loop and a long tail to which I attach the " marlin spike " tent stake I wrap the loop of the bowline around the working end and insert the marlin spike into the loop the bowline wrapped around the line acts like a prussic and slides remove the stake and the bowline releases the working line. It is very easy to pass the line around the tree wrap the bowline around the ridge line and back through it self and insert the toggle with cold hands and with the toggle on the tag end of the bowline it's always ready.
Great video!
Would like to see how you made the toggles exactly.
1. For non experienced among us... we would learn it to do so as a basic
2. For the "more experienced" among us... I would like to see how you finish the camp 🏕 (that includes the tarp) with the toggles.
But... Good 👍 video. I will try it out for sure!
Thank you! The toggles are pretty easy to make. Hardwood (I used maple), scraped off the bark and scored a ring around center with my knife. Then carved out a small groove into the ring so the string has a place to sit. The prussic loop is about 10” of bankline tied into a loop with fisherman knot, the loop is then fastened to the toggle with a larks head knot. Both very simple knots to learn and use. Cheers
Cool jacket!
I think this is the first of your videos I've seen. Good content. If you add a fifth prusik loop, you could use that as a faster trucker hitch. The loop would already be there.
Get really quick deploy, prusik loop with a toggle on the ridge line. I got both ideas from Blackie Thomas.
That’s a great idea nice tip
YT suggested this video to me. Are you running the ridgeline under your tarp so you can use the 3rd/middle toggle for a light or something? Last couple of years I've been using carabiners for my continuous ridgeline prusiks with a loop alien on one end to fasten it to the tree and a small Nite Ize figure nine rope tightener on the other to tension the line. I like your setup. I just bought a new tarp and I might set up the prusiks with toggles on the continuous ridgeline that I make for this tarp and the offset toggle to fasten the ridgeline to the 1st tree..
I've started carrying my toggle loops separately. Too often I would find my ridge line in a tangled mess..
I tie the ridge line at both ends, use the prepared loops with the toggles attached and tie them to the ridge line with a prusik knot. Takes a bit more organizing (a small bag for the loops, that I use to wrap the ridge line around) but I don't have to untangle the mess in the rain/cold/dark.
Nice. Gotta figure out what works for you, that makes your process smoother in the woods. Cheers
Hank your ridge line so it spools out nice and smooth, it’s an extra step on the break down but worth the effort.
@@asmith7876 Separating the ridge-line and the loops during break down costs about the same amount of time.
I don't think either way is 'better' ... mine works for me.
I use a similar ridge line. What I do is simply tie a bowline knot around the first tree. No spike needed. Trucker on the other to tighten it all up.
Alternatively, a Siberian hitch is nice for the first tie-off. I do like having the built-in toggle if using the spike hitch method 👍🏻.
Yes indeed. I like the Siberian hitch also. 🤝
If you want a fast setup: stake down 2 corners of your tarp, then you stake down the other 2corners on one point. Now you shoult have a triangle. Go in (at this point with the 2 corners) and in the center you place your trekkingpole/ stick. Done. Time: 2min.
(A 10x10ft tarp means a 4.5ft stick, this is mostly the height of your biceps or armpit😊)
Ha in the future there will be ridge lines with 16 toggles & 8 loops tied, bungees & carabiners plus ratchet straps! Bring it on.
Nice one dude I will try this out.
Lol there is all kinds already ;) Whatever works. Have a good one my friend.
Ridgelines: exist for as long as humanity can remember.
Some cool dudes on the internets: But wait! There's more!
I like this idea. Going to have to employ it soon. Great demonstration. Thank you for this. Prost, from CT.
Exactly. It’s all been done before, despite people branding themselves woodscraft gurus- learned from books, videos, mentors, colleagues and students. Sham wow indeed.
After putting this together, someone mentioned leaving the spike right at the loop, rather than moving it around the tree. It’s really smooth and efficient. Cheers
This is great. What is knot used to attach prusik to toggle? Thanks
Thank you. I used a fisherman’s knot to make the bankline loops for the prussics. Then just a simple larks head to attach toggles. Slight groove cut in toggle to hold cord.
Another great point he made in that video is having the first timeout of the ridgeline on your tarp at the top of the stuff sack ready to deploy. I wondered though about the attaching of the tarp to this configuration. It would imply that you'd throw the tarp OVER the ridgeline and not hang from it, so the centre prussik is on the inside. Does this have any implications in rain with water hitting the ridge and running underneath? Or does the toggle maybe stop that from happening by acting like a drip line?
Good point. Joe’s tarp has an hourglass type shape, so it makes an A frame/pup tent setup with doors which may take care of any water coming in.
Personally, I like running my tarp underneath. I removed the third/accessory toggle and am currently running it with the spike toggle at the bowline and 2 prussic toggles for shelter.
Hey, thanks for the video! Could you explain how you attach the toggles to your prussik loops? I might sound dumb but I'm not having much success trying to figure it out on my own
Nevermind I've sussed it. I was trying to attach them with the prussik attached to my ridge line. Attach them to the prussik first is the answer. Thanks again
No problem. Make your loop of bankline or whatever cordage you are using. Cut a small groove in your toggle with knife or saw to give cordage a space to sit in. Be careful cutting it out. Then take cord loop and make a larks head knot. Very easy very useful knot. Fit that over toggle into groove and tighten up. Then take the loop and make your prussic knot onto the ridgeline.
Hello there.
I have been using this setup for years and it has never failed me day or night. The only difference with mine is with the initial bowline. I have extended the tail in the bowline and attached the toggle to it (instead of it being on a prussic attached to the line). No chasing it down the line or adjusting the prussic. It stays with the knot You can put this system up in complete darkness or blind folded.
Nice! Shortly after making this I did the same, keeping the toggle at the knot. Works much better.
Great video. Is 1.18mm micro cord good enough to make prusik loops or does it have to be "blankline" ?
Thank you. Micro cord should be good. 👍