9 KNOTS that solve PROBLEMS - Camping, Bushcraft, & Survival
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2022
- If ya can't tie a knot, tie a lot! Nah, we can do better than that. In this video I'll go over several knots that everyone should know and a few more that come in mighty handy in certain situations. We'll start with how to tie a bowline knot and truckers hitch. I use these two knots almost daily for everything from camping and bushcraft to lashing a load down on a pickup truck. The taut line hitch is a handy one when tying the edges of a tent or setting up for tarp camping. I use a halter hitch for securing a line or rope to a tree and anywhere else I need a quick release knot. The clove hitch is another great knot for securing a line around a tree. If you add a quick release tag, it's super easy to untie as well. The uni knot is very useful for situations where you're binding poles or other places that you don't want to come loose. It's also a common fishing knot. I use a timber hitch a lot when pulling logs and gathering firewood. The prussic knot is one I use only rarely but it really shines when you need a knot that will slide freely but lock down when a force is applied to it, such as when climbing or tree stand safety lines. And last, but not least, the sheep shank. I use this one to shorten a long rope into a more manageable length.
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A super useful one to add is the Alpine Butterfly Loop. It lets you put a static loop in a line that you can clip into, and pull from any direction without compromising line strength, and it will come back out again easily. It can be tied mid-line without access to either of the ends.
Tahoe Mike...Clothes dryer was inop for a couple days. Used paracord between 2 beams for a clothes line. Hangars slid down the cord. No clothes pins. Used this knot in multiple areas along the mainline to hang clothes from. Came in handy that day.
Can also be used to shorten a line like the sheep-shank as well as the basis of a bend to connect two lines or two ends of the same line. Truly one of the the greatest of knots.
My favorite way to tie is as follows:
1. Put your hand on the line in the spot you want the loop to be, palm facing away from you, thumb around line and below hand.
2. Make a loop over your hand but gripped by it with the two ends of the line facing their original directions (downward facing end still down, upward still up). This loop will become your final loop so size it accordingly.
3. Turn your hand so the palm faces you and pull the over-hand loop to the other side of the line that your hand is on. You should now have a small loop around your fingers, a larger final loop gripped by your other hand and the two ends of the line in between, each facing their original direction. If the loop is formed close to an end of the line the end(s) can be accidentally pulled through the knot, making it fail. Be sure the two ends of the line remain in their proper position throughout the tying process.
4. Pass the big, "final" loop through the small "finger" loop, passing over the two parts of the line. Tighten down. If you did it properly you have a nice butterfly loop. To make multiple loops repeat Step 2 as many times as you like. This is most useful when using the Butterfly as a Sheep-Shank replacement (I did a 7-loop Butterfly just a moment ago to shorten a 20-foot line down to just 4).
Very good info- people need to remember that knot tying is a perishable skill, so practice, practice. If you dont use it, you loose it-
The new 3Rivers Catalog came today, and look who's on the cover. Congrats.
0:21 bowline
1:09 truckers hitch
3:03 halter hitch
4:01 clove hitch
5:02 timber hitch
5:45 tight line hitch
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Great Channel Clay ! Wild greetings from Germany/Luxembourg (Europe) !
One point: on tying off on the truckers knot, put that half hitch on the Loop, Not on the single (the bight). One half hitch there will hold for good, and no need of two.
Good stuff here, Clay.
Thank you ❤ I’m practicing and i struggle 😅 practice makes perfect ;)
The only problem with the halter knot is that my horse learn to untie it in about 10 minutes he apparently was a rope genius because he could also untie boline hitches.
Horses are so easy to underestimate! :)
@@Blakgun horses are Keen observers. I had a mare who would turn the padlock dial on the feed shed with her lips she knew that it would have to open eventually luckily it never did. She didn't realize that you had to turn it backwards and she didn't understand numbers .
I've heard mules are smarter than horses in this way. However, mules don't typically run off, so it's not as big of a deal as when a horse goes renegade.
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Either you need to get a dumber horse or you gotta learn some knots the horse doesn’t know yet 😂
Knot tying is a skill I learned from my father, then while in the boy scouts, then again while enduring the Florida State Fire Academy. It is generally underappreciated by most folks, but for those of us who know it is so incredibly valuable. Thank you, Clay. Well done.
Thanks Clay,
My cousins Brenda and David I should say hi on one of your videos.
One of the most important features of the Bowline is that it forms a loop that won't expand of shrink, which is why it's also known as the Rescue Knot. You can use it to make a loop that is safe to put around a human, or animal, without risk of crushing them.
I don't think I've ever seen a Tautline Hitch done with four wraps but I guess it can only help.
I use taut lines and two half hitches over truckers hitch most of the time. Truckers hitch uses a bit more rope to do the same thing but excels when you're trying to really cinch down a load.
I learned the Sheep Shank as a kid and have always loved it, but it's not a very stable knot so needs extra caution when being used.
A knot you didn't cover is the Sheet Bend. It's a simple knot that is good for connecting two ropes of different sizes, or attaching a rope to a tarp or canvas that doesn't have eyelets.
Thanks....all good info....I'd prolly hang around for you to demonstrate the entire Ashley's book of Knots....lol
Really like the bowline
You've given me Ranger School flash backs. We had a high stress knot test in the Mountain phase. I still use the bowline knot regularly.
The fire academy was similar. It was a pass/fail standard - if you failed the knot test then you were asked to pack up and leave. High stress! I'll never forget that 12 weeks of hell. LOL
Clay says the bowline is easy to learn, but some folks have a difficult time learning knots. They are called 'Knot heads.' Seriously though, the most difficult thing about the learning the bowline is how to pronounce it's name correctly.
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Great instructional video! Thanks for sharing!
This is a great video for those who don't know knots. I enjoy watching them to Bone up my own memory of knots and there's nothing wrong with that. This might be just a little long but I'm going to tell you a story. When I was working the fishing boats they were just small Snapper boats we got an emergency call to go pick up another boat because he was near us when I tied on to him I tied the bowline we had 50 miles to pull him in land after everyone got docked up I like to have never got that bowline undone it took a hammer and a Marlin Spike but I finally did. Now when you use the the bowline own land it is really easy to undo depending on how much pressure you put on it but when you tow another boat 50 MI across the water it gets a little rough undo but with determination and persistence you can get her done. Sorry it took so long but I thought you might get a kick out of that little story. Thanks again for the knot video that's going to help a lot of people. It seems like more and more people are trying to do crash courses on Bushcraft and survival due to the world situation. Keep ye powder dry
Good idea to take some time and learn how to tie a few knots correctly and practice. Learn some fixed loops, hitches, and maybe a bend or two. You'll also learn how to untie them. Very valuable skills.
That sheep shank seems more secure than the way I learned it. I'm gonna practice this superior version now. THANK YOU SIR!
Trucker's hitch is my all time favorite, but I learned a new one from you today- the halter hitch-- simplicity itself.
More great info presented in a very week laid out video thanks again!
Thank you
I used a sheepshank to eliminate a weak spot in a rachet strap.
Clay you literally read my mind man - I was driving into work today and said to myself I need to invest in some KNOT KNOWLEDGE. Then here you go and pop this video up on the same DAY!!! MUCH APPRECIATED AS ALWAYS BROTHER
Knots for the win. Was a knot master during my days as a Sapper.
All very good knots and well demonstrated. The only thing that I would suggest is to whip the ends of your lines so that they're not all frayed. Melt them, wrap them with smaller thread, tape them, something. Having frayed ends is no good.
I love the world piece knot
that is a bad ass trailer behind your truck
I knew I was trying the trucker hitch wrong all this time. Thanks for the pointers. I bet that guy on the cover of my 3Rivers catalog can tie all these knots also.
Great video and great instructions
Thanks Clay. This is valuable information. My dad learned all kinds of knots in the Navy when he was in the Korean war. He tried to teach me but when I was a kid I didn't understand the importance of knowing these knots and I wish I would have paid attention to his instructions.
Yeah me too ! Dad served with distinction on the USS JOSEPH P.KENNEDY JR. DD 850 ( korean conflict) he used to tie stuff down to the roof rack going camping 🏕
Damn did he tie the most bomb proof knots ! So he showed me , when I was a bit older in the scouts, man did those come in handy ! Still use them all the time . Thanks again Dad ! Miss you !
Great video. Easy to follow, and I appreciated the application examples for each knot as well. That's the biggest help, for me, to retain the information.
Great vid mate.
Great overview, thanks. Will practice these for the upcoming apocalypse.
This is one of the most valuable videos you've done Clay. Thanks a bunch!
You can tie the sheep shank with just three loops in the middle of the cord and pull the middle loop through the other two on each end kind of like a bow tie. Just make the three loops top middle bottom grab the “sides” of the middle loop and pull through.
Two knots to mention: the alpine butterfly and the sheet bend.
I like to use the Alpine Butterfly when I'm setting up a bear hang. I like to set up a 2-line bear hang with a carabiner in a fixed loop on a ridgeline and a separate load line through the carabiner to my bag(s). The alpine butterfly makes a handy fixed loop on the ridgeline as well as using it in the transport tightening system as you've demonstrated with the trucker hitch.
I most often use the sheet bend when I'm setting up a hammock hang. I wrap 1" tubular nylon webbing around the tree and use a sheet bend to close the loop (webbing-to-webbing) because it unties easier than a water knot or pair the webbing end and use the sheet bend to tie a piece of accessory cord in the compensates for the length of my hammock.Great video!
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Taught, truckers and clove are my 3 go to knots. I have Ridgelines ready to go with prusick Knots on it. Petty handy .
Great video Clay
Yay! Been waiting for this one :)
Ive been told that the Prusik needs 4 turns to be considered secure for life saving purposes. Always count 8 wraps to ensure that it is properly tied. Could save your life
The Uni knot comes untied very easily when used to secure things to a post, boat dock cleats, or truck hitches. To undo it, pull back on the knot to slide it back up the line which loosens the loop, pull the loop off the post, and then pull the loop through the knot as you would undo your loop in the trucker's hitch. Obviously this is easier to do when less pressure has been put on the knot. It is an incredibly useful knot and I am glad you showed it here. I have even used it to pull a car out of a snow bank. It is probably used more by fisherman as a line to lure connection but also for tying two lines together via a "double Uni".
Also, the halter hitch can be tied as a one turn Uni knot finished with a bight.
I really enjoy your content and you have inspired me to try my hand at making a self bow!
Thanks Clay, useful information. Loved the cover photo on the new 3 Rivers brochure!
It reminds me of certain boating knots I learned when I was young, when I was in the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet. 👍
Thank you verry much!
Thank you, sir.
Very good video, very simple explanation, very useful, thank you 👍🏻
One knot that I like is the double grapevine. Its really good for tying two ropes together. Its very secure, quite easy to untie and doesn’t weaken the rope much. A good knot for tying the ends of you’r prussic knot!
I learned a couple of new knots. It is amazing how useful these knots are in everyday life. Once you learn them, you will wonder how you got along with out them!
Just read your book and I thought it was great. I work in a hospital and I had it at work with me and had finished it and gave it to one of my patients who read it and now it’s making all the rounds through the hospital. Really great work
Interesting the knots you don't use a lot. I use tautline hitch constantly. In situations where you don't need or want a trucker's hitch (tie out to tent stakes mostly). Prusick is another standard (they can be used on the same sized line for ridge-line applications - not preferred). Interesting bit of history. The sheepshank was the standard trucker's hitch when I first got into linework 35+ years ago. When using a clove hitch it's often a good idea to finish the knot of with a (safety) hitch. They have a bad habit of rolling out (coming untied) on you.
Simple mod to the Tautline hitch is the midshipmen's hitch. Its better and the procedure is the same, instead of the second loop over the first towards the bend, you loop on the first towards standing end inside the loop.
Zeppelin bend for tying to ropes together is also very useful.
Thanks, I’ll try that
With the truckers hitch I usually go through that loop one more time the second pass goes below the first one then when you pull to tension the rope it will lock the tension in so when you let go it keeps the tension then you can tie it off without losing any tension
Can’t thank you enough for this knowledge Clay!
No problem
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I'm a big fan of slippery knots in general but I think that, perhaps, the highwayman's hitch is my favourite. Particularly useful for tying up boats, as it can be released without the rope getting wet.
You can also use the Trucker's Hitch midline. I use it to make loops on a rope suspended from 2 poles.....like for picketing several horses.....or hanging multiple yard tools in my shop/garage.
Clay, thank you for sharing your knowledge in such a kind and humble manner. Makes it easy to watch & learn. One of my go to knots is a barrel knot, as long as I’m not in a rush.
I’ll check that out
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A dragon knot is one of my favourites for an end of line knot as it has more strength than a bowline but is less prone to jamming than the perfection loop.
your version of the sheep shank is.. like waaay more complicated than the standard.. but i can se your reasons.. there is also a nice knot called the sheet bend that i like to use when i have two type of rope or cordage just to make one piece
Been doing trucker knot since I was a teenager loading furniture in peoples trucks
Truckers hitch - there is an older version which just requires a tug on the line after to undo it as you do not need to tie the loop in the standing line. It can also be tied a number of times (like a pulley system) to increase tension. Works best with thicker line but anything over 5/16 is ok just needs practice.
The main reason for this older version is speed of tying multiple times, if you rope and sheet a full truck or semi trailer properly (secure and water tight) then the difference between the original and the newer version is very clear.
For trucking these skills were lost with the introduction of curtain side bodies and ratchet straps.
Let me know if you are interested in seeing it tied, it is not difficult just needs lots of repetition to commit it to muscle memory then you can tie it almost without thinking.
Taughtline is super useful.
Nice array of knot-work covering a lot of situations, Clay & well demonstrated. For situations that require extending a line by tying two together, I'd suggest a Zeppelin Bend and a Sheet Bend. Both can be tied slipped-w/quick release.
Favorite and first knot was the truckers hitch. I commonly use a variant of it for binding. Favorite hitches are the backhand hitch as well as a slipped bastardized version of it that deletes the half hitches, the Siberian Hitch or a clove hitch with a stopper knot.
Interesting to see the different methods for the same knot. I learned the sheet shank from scouts as a kid. We didn't start with the clove hitch but started by folding the slack & then twisting the ends only once to form half a clove hitch on either side. Trucker's hitch -- I learned it as just using the overhand knot with a loop rather than the slip knot -- your way is better, for sure. I learned the taught-line hitch by having 2 loops under and only 1 over. I prefer it for tents & shade canopies so that I can make quick & frequent adjustments, as tents stretch & things settle in. The trucker's hitch just takes a few seconds longer to adjust each line but is way more secure. Always appreciate learning how other folks do things -- appreciate you sharing.
If you have a wide enough space between anchor points, double up on the truckers hitch loops and run the slack end through both loops twice and you can REALLY get some pressure applied. Also, it "locks" the line in place so you can essentially use your self as a "come along" for the line before you're satisfied and tie it off.
Another fave of mine is the falconers knot which is essentially a way to tie a one handed evenk knot. It is good for tying up an animal as it can be tied even if the standing end is under tension.
Anglers loop I like instead of the bowline. Alpine butterfly is a great mid line stopper and fixed loop.
Useful info,thanks Clay.
Not a bad list of useful knots, Clay. I was a little surprised to see you tie non-standard tautline and sheepshank knots. While not "technically" the classic versions, they look like they'll work just fine. I'm just happy to see anybody using any kind of legitimate knot (versus multiple loops and tangles to secure loads).
If I were to recommend a very useful knot that you didn't cover, it would be the alpine butterfly (fancy name for a great, easy-to-tie/untie midline loop). I use it regularly for the loop section of the trucker's hitch along with various climbing applications.
That’s a good one too! Might do that one in the future
I often combine your two favorite knots the bowline and truckers hitch, by using a bowline on a bite, my best use for it is with a gin pole for raising heavy timber and for a pully system if I'm short on carabiners for say river rescue of a pinned canoe or such things. Bowline made slippery are sweet too even though they are easily untied sometimes its nice to pull on a simple tale.
The most commonly used knots for me is the bowline, tautline and cleat hitch but I really need to practice my truckers hitch because every time I tie a load down its just a jumbled mess of bowlines and overhands.
The Canadian jam knot is useful for synching things down. Works like a zip tie but can easily be undone.
Interesting
I use the uni knot specifically for fishing as well
So cool 😎
Thanks Clay
I us the clove hitch and truckers hitch all the time. Then love hitch I use in conjunction with a half hitch for lifting pipe or post and I want it flying through the air vertically
I use the bowline regularly and I never knew the name just use it. Timberline I call timberhitch knot but that might be a Midwest and Upper Plains thing. I have lived in Wisconsin 2, almost 3 to 12 1992 at to end of 2000 and South Dakota starting 2001 January 1st starting age 12 as the two states for most of my life. Uni knot I usually use only 3 wraps but I have only really used it fishing when I fished more using a standard I granny type knot on end to hold it down more.
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The best way to do the trucker's hitch: On the first end, you do a bowline, yes, BUT you do the bowline and pass the rope around the tree. Then the rope itself in the loop and secure with a toggle. As for the loop, you need to do a marline spike. Also, pass the rope not once, but twice in the loop. It'll hold the tension much better. The two best videos for that knot are those from Corporals Corner and David Canterbury.
David: 5 Minutes to Better Bushcraft Quickly Deployable Ridgeline
Corporal: Truckers Hitch Tip
Thanks Clay! What sort of knot would you use for tying together a bundle of firewood?
Another invaluable use of the sheepshank is to bi pass a damaged section of rope.
Half-hitch. You used it in the video passively, but not by name.✌️
I did see someone, probably Bear Gryls, use the sheepshank in an interesting way. He was tying in a rope to rappel down, but wanted the rope back. He tied into whatever dodgy anchor he was using, then tied a sheepshank a foot or so down the line. He then cut the center strand of the knot. As long as the line was held under tension the sheepshank held, but when he got to the bottom a few good shakes of the rope and it came out. In the end, he sacrificed only about a foot of rope. I'm sure most climbers would blanch at the idea, and I'm not sure I'd want to hang on it either, but I filed that trick away for when it comes in handy somewhere one of these days.
I’ve seen that before but have never tried it.
The arbor knot!
Butterfly knot
Not knot related but clay I’m showing a 60lb recurve with a 675 gr total arrow weight an my point on contact is 45 yds is that normal or am I doing something wrong? An I’m shooting a 7 inch group at that distance closer my groups get tighter just curious if that seems alright or not
A Blake’s hitch is like a prusik but will tie to a rope of the same dimensions
I’ll check that out
Hello Clay...a great group of knots and ties for people in the outdoors to learn...!!!...Since you appreciated this craft so much I'm wondering if you have gotten a copy of "Ashely's Book of Knots?' It is a definitive tome on the subject for any "knot Geek" and one I have referenced and taut from for years...Thanks for another great video...
I haven’t but I’ll check it out
Use double truckers knot as poor man's pipe clamp
I don't know why, but I've always hated the bowline and pretty much never use it except for self rescue. Don't get me wrong, I know where and why to use it, but I never find it to be the best knot for 99% of applications I use. Much more prone to use a figure 8, marline, tautline, or halter depending on the situation. Kinda the same way with the clovehitch, especially if I'm midpost. You can also stack trucker hitches to compound your leverage. It's hard on the rope, but you can get some serious mechanical advantage if you have enough rated rope.
Yep, I’ve tied two truckers hitches in series for really getting things tight. Works great.
Does your trailer have a Dana 60?
Double fishermans
Change of subject question. How do you prevent oxidation in tallow when you do not have sealed container
Once the fat is rendered into tallow it will keep indefinitely.
Le noeud en huit (the 8 knot ?)
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I have a bad habit of learning knots, not having a reason to use them often and then forgetting them when I need it.
I’m not saying the taught line hitch isn’t good because it has its place, but I just can’t trust it like I can others.
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