You remind me of the Instructors I encountered in Special Forces and Ranger training. Clean and precise but not terse or monotone. Easy to follow and repeat without being tedious either. Well done and Thank You for making this video available.
Marty, It is rare to find a well made knot demo. You've done a supper excellent job here. I'm Subed and looking forward to your content. Thank You, ... Mike.
Good explanation, clear, concise and not a lot of excessive talking. Others could learn from you. First time seeing your channel, will come back and watch your other videos.
Nice one! Good tutorial, I like Your explanations, specialy the one about the loop on the trucker's hitch, that's were I was often confusing, now it's all clear to me. Thank You very much Sir! Greetings from France ^_^
good info very clear instructions.... Most of the time if possible I end my knots with a bite just for the convenience of it makes them easier to untie
The Prusik knot will be part of my second Knot video for how to pitch a tarp Shelter to sleep under. For the tarp shelters I will be showing off next week it won't be needed.
Agreed great knots, and agree add prusik… another help would be to standardize your terminology; static line = standing end; loose line = working end; also suggest learning the difference between bight, loop and round turn. Otherwise good information and good video. (Subnote; not being a smartass, I have been a part of rope rescue teams for several decades, I personally know from my teaching experience, that if you don’t standardize your terminology, it gets very confusing to the students)
This was a really good video. I like how you showed us the approach, the get-away, the northwest corner, the southwest corner, and that's not to mention the areal photography.
Hi Marty... new to your channel here and though I would say this is a great tutorial video showing 4 of the main knots in my arsenal... Good Job. I have some binge watching to do... Dennis, Canoehound Adventures
Hey Denis, Glad to see you on my channel! I just landed on yours not long ago and I really enjoy your live stream! I was on time yesterday 7pm sharp the kids were in bed only to find out you most of taken a week off! haha no worries I look forward to the next one.
@@martymorissette Hey Marty. Yes sorry about that. I was away for the Thanksgiving weekend with the family and would not have had the proper time to set up the show and guest. we will be back at it on October 20th with the Madawaska Kanu Centre on as a guest. Hope you can take that one in... Dennis
With the truckers hitch when you are pulling it tight it will loosen the moment you release tension, however, if you do a second wrap through the loop ensuring it is below the first you can pull it and it will hold the tension.
This knot is called the midship's man hitch. Great knot but honestly the taut line hitch so far has never been an issue. And it's just a little simple for beginners to learn.
Well presented! During my bicycle touring trips, I use the Siberian and the taut-line hitch with the bite to attach my tarp (between 2 trees or between a tree and the bike). So easy and quick.
The siberian hitch, and the trucker's are what I use for my ridgeline. Great knots, no need for gear. The Siberian I tie it fast by reaching under the standing end (long end) and grab the middle of the working end with my palm facing up, then pull it to the other side, do a full turn with my wrist, grab the working end and pull it through the loop I created.. Then just pull to tighten. But knowing this version you taught would have saved me from getting confused many times - I got to knot the knot so well it turned to muscle memory and eventually I got stumped as I couldnt tie it for some reason. I was likely not making a full turn of the loop, or grabbing the rope at the wrong places. For the best trucker's hitch see Dave Canterbury's vid "best all around ridgeline"
See the Timber Hitch, for anchoring to a tree. Really easy, and will never bind. For the knot you called the Tautline Hitch, it's better if the 2nd turn rides over the first, when tied around a line. You create an Awning Hitch, which will take the load. You then finish w/the last Half Hitch. See the Midshipman's Hitch for a demonstration. On modern synthetic line you might, rather, consider the Farrimond, Blake's, and Adjustable Grip Hitch. Finally, on your Trucker's Hitch, that slipped Overhand for your loop can become difficult to untie after a decent load. Consider making more twists before pulling a bight through. Also, consider the Bell Ringer's Knot (1/2 of a Sheep Shank), works really well. This is a nice collection for camping. I would consider adding a binding knot, like a Miller's Knot, or a slipped Strangle or Constrictor Knot, and the Double Sheet Bend. Always, discourage the use of a Reef (Square) Knot for bending. Also, the Sheet Bend is handy for grabbing the corner of a tarp, if, e.g., a grommet rips out.
Awesome video! Merci. I tried to do a video like this few years ago. It was really hard to film by myself. It must have taken a lot of time to do. Thanks man. The result is very useful. I did not the Siberian knot but I already like it. I used the trucker knot last weekend when installing a tarp over my shed. Really practical. Thanks again!
When doing a slipknot I tell myself to grab the side of the line I want to be mobile. So here it's meant to be fixed on the standing end, thus grab the working end (towards the tree) and you're fine. Only-thumbed as I am, I also managed to collapse the slipknot none the less (pulled to early on the wrong end). So instead of the slipknot you can also do an alpine butterfly or a double dragon. Only slightly more complicated and a little harder to undo, way more stable, though. Also from personal experience I'd advise against the open truckers hitch (only twists and bights) for camping. Super handy for tying load to a cart or truck. But when it's supposed to hold a few days it may slip open when the drag comes and goes due to wind or movement, or when the rope gets wet and slippery. Latter may well be because it wasn't tied properly in the first place, dunno. With constantly heavy load it's super secure, though. And you don't have to feed all the line through.
If you tie a bowline just on the eddge of your paracord you shall tie it only once and not around every tree from now on! pass the line through your loop or use a toggle and you are set with a static lock around the tree!...
Instead of the taut line hitch you should look at the farimond friction hitch: it is tied with a loop so can be better if you have a lot of line that will need to be pulled through a taut line.
Loved this video. Super useful knots and demos that are easy to follow. I’m upping my tarp knot game after 35 years of using tarps without the proper knot technique but using the metal guyline hardware (it worked but having adjustable knots that are easy to pull out is so much better 😁). One video that would be super useful would be about rope management after you take the tarp down (do you leave them all attached or detach them from the tarp?). You never know how much you’ll need for each attachment point on the next trip and many might be too long or short. I’ve always left them attached and rolled up as you did but then sometimes end up having to add pieces next time, or what I have is much too long. It’s a fiddly and annoying thing and it would be interesting to see how you manage that part of the task.
If a life depends on a knot as it might if using a bowline to hoist a person up to safety never use a slipped loop. If you grab the wrong end in a sudden movement, knot comes undone - injury or desth might ensue. Where it is only comfort/ease of use in consideraation such as the ridge line on a tarp , guylines or a washing line I always use a slipped loop.
I like your presentation, you could maybe refer to the WORKING end more often as opposed the the moving line, I noticed you used the terminology once/twice and that rang better than, 'moving end.
As a scout many decades ago, we were taught a trucker's hitch that did not require a knotted loop, and did not need the free end of the rope to be fed through the loop ! Only disadvantage was that it could "fall apart" without tension on it, so probably not really suitable for inexperienced people.
I like the Siberian Hitch. But I think your taut line hitch is a bit off. It will work and hold for a period of time the way you did it, but the third time around the standing line (the outside loop) should go in the same direction as the first two (inside the loop). When tied correctly it will look like two half hitches with an extra loop on the inside, and the knot will be stronger. If the free end comes out on the same side (and next to) the part that started the loop, then its not a true taut line hitch. When you loosen your taut line hitch, the knot can become loose. When you do all three loops in the same direction, the knot stays tight even when you loosen the hitch.
The Siberian hitch is also known as the camel hitch or the goat ring hitch. (Bit of useless trivia for you) Even when livestock chews on the rope and the knot you can easily untie it without having to get your hands all nasty.
You know some youtubers would just delete this post but it gave me a good laugh so I'll leave it up haha! If anyone tries this drinking game I am not held responsible for any permanent or temporarily liver damage..... Literally! haha
@@graemeo3440 for a taut line, the two inside rounds sit beside each other, the first beside where the rope crosses, and the second beside the first round. The midshipman's hitch starts the first round the same, but the second goes between the first round and where the rope crosses (the other side of the first round). They finish the same.
@@charlesmckinnis5035 I stand corrected, the knot app I have states the taut line is known as the midshipmans and vice versa however I just noticed they have different ABOK numbers so are clearly different knots.
the surgeons knot is better for truckers hitch otherwise ur loop is always gonna sintch and tighten.... i dont get why anyone doesnt mention that on yt
Knots can look complicated at first but they are super useful out on a canoe trip!
Congrats! The only 4 knots your gonna need +prusic!
And double fisherman to make loops for the Prusik.
You remind me of the Instructors I encountered in Special Forces and Ranger training. Clean and precise but not terse or monotone. Easy to follow and repeat without being tedious either. Well done and Thank You for making this video available.
Love how excited you were about the Siberian hitch! LoL
Wow, the Siberian Hitch!!! Too cool! Thanks for this great video!
Thanks :)
Thank you so much for this video. Your way of teaching really helps me
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Marty, It is rare to find a well made knot demo. You've done a supper excellent job here. I'm Subed and looking forward to your content. Thank You, ... Mike.
Thank you so much my friend! cheers!
Thanks! One of the best knot tying videos I've found!
Love your enthusiasm. I also like how you focus on the basics.
Thanks 😊
Good explanation, clear, concise and not a lot of excessive talking.
Others could learn from you.
First time seeing your channel, will come back and watch your other videos.
Thanks my friend :)
Really love how he explained when things go wrong and how to fix it
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Can't believe I didn't know #2 when I was growing up! Looks a bit like a cowboy hitch, doesn't it? Great knot. Thanks!
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You are an excellent teacher, Marty. Great video.
Thanks :)
Thank you so much, Marty! I’m excited to get to grips with these!
Excellent. Thanks. I have the Tautline Hitch for years. Great knot. I have wanted to learn the Trucker's Hitch for years so this is great.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice one! Good tutorial, I like Your explanations, specialy the one about the loop on the trucker's hitch, that's were I was often confusing, now it's all clear to me. Thank You very much Sir! Greetings from France ^_^
thanks for watching :)
Brilliant video, thanks Marty.
Glad you enjoyed it
Super helpful, thanks for sharing these. That Siberian Hitch is knotty but so nice!
Haha nice one!
I think i watched the Siberian Hitch at least a dozen times before i figured out the bight/slip knot part. It was so very worth it. thank you!
The trucker's hitch comes more reliable combined with an Alpine butterfly, IMHO
Thanks for the video!
good info very clear instructions.... Most of the time if possible I end my knots with a bite just for the convenience of it makes them easier to untie
Really digging the Siberian hitch, thank you! Best knot for static end of a clothes/ ridge/ string light line I have come across. Thanks man!
The Trucker's Hitch is one I've heard of but never learned. I've got it now - new weapon in my tarping arsenal! Thanks Marty, good job. Ron.
Thanks for my friend!
Great knots! I would of add the prusik knot as well in compination with those.
The Prusik knot will be part of my second Knot video for how to pitch a tarp Shelter to sleep under. For the tarp shelters I will be showing off next week it won't be needed.
Agreed great knots, and agree add prusik… another help would be to standardize your terminology; static line = standing end; loose line = working end; also suggest learning the difference between bight, loop and round turn. Otherwise good information and good video.
(Subnote; not being a smartass, I have been a part of rope rescue teams for several decades, I personally know from my teaching experience, that if you don’t standardize your terminology, it gets very confusing to the students)
Thank you Marty for sharing your expertise at absolutely professional level! Greetings from Kyiv Ukraina!
Thank you!
This was a really good video. I like how you showed us the approach, the get-away, the northwest corner, the southwest corner, and that's not to mention the areal photography.
Camping in Canada, from October to April, that Siberian Hitch will be amazing to have in my repertoire. Thanks for sharing.
nice! Thanks for watching
Hi Marty... new to your channel here and though I would say this is a great tutorial video showing 4 of the main knots in my arsenal... Good Job. I have some binge watching to do... Dennis, Canoehound Adventures
Hey Denis, Glad to see you on my channel! I just landed on yours not long ago and I really enjoy your live stream! I was on time yesterday 7pm sharp the kids were in bed only to find out you most of taken a week off! haha no worries I look forward to the next one.
@@martymorissette Hey Marty. Yes sorry about that. I was away for the Thanksgiving weekend with the family and would not have had the proper time to set up the show and guest. we will be back at it on October 20th with the Madawaska Kanu Centre on as a guest. Hope you can take that one in... Dennis
No worries! I figure it’s gotta be a lot of work putting these together.... ouff! But I will certainly try my best to be there next week live!
Very helpful
Thanks Friend!!! That is what needs for Life.
With the truckers hitch when you are pulling it tight it will loosen the moment you release tension, however, if you do a second wrap through the loop ensuring it is below the first you can pull it and it will hold the tension.
This knot is called the midship's man hitch. Great knot but honestly the taut line hitch so far has never been an issue. And it's just a little simple for beginners to learn.
@@martymorissette sorry I meant with the truckie not the tautline. My mistake
You are a very good instructor Cheers from Ireland ☘
Thank you :)
Thanks for sharing. Super helpful. What do you do when your rope is 20’ long and you only need 10’ and don’t want to cut it?
I just use what I need and I coil the rest after I'm done tying what I needed :)
Love the video Marty thank you. The Siberian was a new one for me, thanks for introducing it. I'll practice up that one before my next trip.
Yeah it’s one of my favorite!!!!
Well presented! During my bicycle touring trips, I use the Siberian and the taut-line hitch with the bite to attach my tarp (between 2 trees or between a tree and the bike). So easy and quick.
I do enjoy a good, Siberian Hitch.
Man that truckers hitch is a good one. Beats the Alpine Butterfly I normally use. Excited to see what tips you have for tarps.
The Truckers hitch is definitely a great knot! Next week I just show 2 very easy way to put up your tarp!
The siberian hitch, and the trucker's are what I use for my ridgeline. Great knots, no need for gear.
The Siberian I tie it fast by reaching under the standing end (long end) and grab the middle of the working end with my palm facing up, then pull it to the other side, do a full turn with my wrist, grab the working end and pull it through the loop I created.. Then just pull to tighten.
But knowing this version you taught would have saved me from getting confused many times - I got to knot the knot so well it turned to muscle memory and eventually I got stumped as I couldnt tie it for some reason. I was likely not making a full turn of the loop, or grabbing the rope at the wrong places.
For the best trucker's hitch see Dave Canterbury's vid "best all around ridgeline"
Evenk or Siberian hitch knot seems complicated but is simple once you get it. My favorite "attach" knot by far. FAST and very useful.
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See the Timber Hitch, for anchoring to a tree. Really easy, and will never bind.
For the knot you called the Tautline Hitch, it's better if the 2nd turn rides over the first, when tied around a line. You create an Awning Hitch, which will take the load. You then finish w/the last Half Hitch. See the Midshipman's Hitch for a demonstration.
On modern synthetic line you might, rather, consider the Farrimond, Blake's, and Adjustable Grip Hitch.
Finally, on your Trucker's Hitch, that slipped Overhand for your loop can become difficult to untie after a decent load. Consider making more twists before pulling a bight through. Also, consider the Bell Ringer's Knot (1/2 of a Sheep Shank), works really well.
This is a nice collection for camping. I would consider adding a binding knot, like a Miller's Knot, or a slipped Strangle or Constrictor Knot, and the Double Sheet Bend. Always, discourage the use of a Reef (Square) Knot for bending. Also, the Sheet Bend is handy for grabbing the corner of a tarp, if, e.g., a grommet rips out.
you can also add a byte to the bowline ... for quick release too :)
Interesting! Never though of it!!!
That Siberian knot is new to me…I look forward to incorporating it in camp, thx bud
Yeah it’s the best!!!
Siberian hitch. So easy and cool. Thanks
Awesome video! Merci. I tried to do a video like this few years ago. It was really hard to film by myself. It must have taken a lot of time to do. Thanks man. The result is very useful. I did not the Siberian knot but I already like it. I used the trucker knot last weekend when installing a tarp over my shed. Really practical. Thanks again!
Merci jo!
Great video, will learn that siberian hitch, new one for me!
When doing a slipknot I tell myself to grab the side of the line I want to be mobile. So here it's meant to be fixed on the standing end, thus grab the working end (towards the tree) and you're fine.
Only-thumbed as I am, I also managed to collapse the slipknot none the less (pulled to early on the wrong end). So instead of the slipknot you can also do an alpine butterfly or a double dragon. Only slightly more complicated and a little harder to undo, way more stable, though.
Also from personal experience I'd advise against the open truckers hitch (only twists and bights) for camping. Super handy for tying load to a cart or truck. But when it's supposed to hold a few days it may slip open when the drag comes and goes due to wind or movement, or when the rope gets wet and slippery.
Latter may well be because it wasn't tied properly in the first place, dunno.
With constantly heavy load it's super secure, though. And you don't have to feed all the line through.
If you tie a bowline just on the eddge of your paracord you shall tie it only once and not around every tree from now on! pass the line through your loop or use a toggle and you are set with a static lock around the tree!...
Very well done
Thanks my friend! I had fun putting this one together!
Great content Marty. Thanks. Blessings.
Great video, bud, thanks!
Instead of the taut line hitch you should look at the farimond friction hitch: it is tied with a loop so can be better if you have a lot of line that will need to be pulled through a taut line.
Yup I know this not it's a good knot. I am not sure why I don't use it more often! You can definitely get lost in all the knots available out there!!!
I'm a knot nerd. I'd never heard of the farimond friction hitch. I"ll have to give it a look. I love a new knot, thanks!
For me Truckers hitch is the most useful. Locked with small stick allows to hang stuff on loose end.
Loved this video. Super useful knots and demos that are easy to follow. I’m upping my tarp knot game after 35 years of using tarps without the proper knot technique but using the metal guyline hardware (it worked but having adjustable knots that are easy to pull out is so much better 😁). One video that would be super useful would be about rope management after you take the tarp down (do you leave them all attached or detach them from the tarp?). You never know how much you’ll need for each attachment point on the next trip and many might be too long or short. I’ve always left them attached and rolled up as you did but then sometimes end up having to add pieces next time, or what I have is much too long. It’s a fiddly and annoying thing and it would be interesting to see how you manage that part of the task.
Thanks! Check out on my channel I have made videos on how to manage your rope so it doesn't all get tangled!!!!
If a life depends on a knot as it might if using a bowline to hoist a person up to safety never use a slipped loop. If you grab the wrong end in a sudden movement, knot comes undone - injury or desth might ensue. Where it is only comfort/ease of use in consideraation such as the ridge line on a tarp , guylines or a washing line I always use a slipped loop.
I like your presentation, you could maybe refer to the WORKING end more often as opposed the the moving line, I noticed you used the terminology once/twice and that rang better than, 'moving end.
Thanks :)
Thanks for Sharing
the link to the canoe camping gear checklist isn't working (for me at least).
weird! Shoot me an e-mail marty@pereextreme.com I will send it directly. Cheers
@@martymorissette Thanks, sent.
Have found that red paracord is almost invisible at night. Yellow or orange works
I 💯 agree! Lol
Bro I'm watching 2 seconds and im already like just commit bro and subscribe. So yeah im committed.
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Thank you
if you pass the moving line through the loop twice you can save the pinching and get a self locking device
yup I made that video showing that as an update lol
As a scout many decades ago, we were taught a trucker's hitch that did not require a knotted loop, and did not need the free end of the rope to be fed through the loop ! Only disadvantage was that it could "fall apart" without tension on it, so probably not really suitable for inexperienced people.
oh that's interesting! I have since updated my truckers hitch to a self locking trucker's hitch and I love it way more!!!
Called a blackwall hitch, simply wrap the working end through the truckers loop a second time
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Yer talkin about this, yeah?
Good video. Give my best to Alanisse
And there are newer videos of setting up ridgelines and tarp setting without a single knot!!
I like the Siberian Hitch. But I think your taut line hitch is a bit off. It will work and hold for a period of time the way you did it, but the third time around the standing line (the outside loop) should go in the same direction as the first two (inside the loop). When tied correctly it will look like two half hitches with an extra loop on the inside, and the knot will be stronger. If the free end comes out on the same side (and next to) the part that started the loop, then its not a true taut line hitch. When you loosen your taut line hitch, the knot can become loose. When you do all three loops in the same direction, the knot stays tight even when you loosen the hitch.
I always keep the prussek knot on my ridge line to tighten my ridge line down afterwards .
The Siberian hitch is also known as the camel hitch or the goat ring hitch. (Bit of useless trivia for you) Even when livestock chews on the rope and the knot you can easily untie it without having to get your hands all nasty.
Haha nice! Didn’t know that!
Also known as the Evenkh knot as it is used by the Evenkh people to tie up their reindeer.
In Mexico, the first knot is called a pig's. Not because it's one that you can use to tie up animals without the risk of it, becoming a slipping nut.
It’s known as bowline pretty much everywhere lol
@@Buckeyes216 We'll call it a bowline then.
Common mistakes are great to know about when learning new knots.
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@@martymorissette and the Bite was a great tip too.
The Midshipman's hitch is much better than the taught-line hitch.
New drinking game: take a shot every time he says "literally".
You know some youtubers would just delete this post but it gave me a good laugh so I'll leave it up haha! If anyone tries this drinking game I am not held responsible for any permanent or temporarily liver damage..... Literally! haha
they are the same knot. The midshipman is just another name for the taut line.
@@graemeo3440 for a taut line, the two inside rounds sit beside each other, the first beside where the rope crosses, and the second beside the first round. The midshipman's hitch starts the first round the same, but the second goes between the first round and where the rope crosses (the other side of the first round). They finish the same.
@@charlesmckinnis5035 I stand corrected, the knot app I have states the taut line is known as the midshipmans and vice versa however I just noticed they have different ABOK numbers so are clearly different knots.
@@graemeo3440 a pleasure to meet someone else who knows what the abbreviation ABOK means.
Isn't bowline a hitch? Not a knot. I know of very fast bowline
Maybe… knots… hitch… I’m never sure how to call them lol
you tied that bowline upsidown from the way I know how to do it.....
the surgeons knot is better for truckers hitch otherwise ur loop is always gonna sintch and tighten.... i dont get why anyone doesnt mention that on yt
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following the knots at 0.5x speed makes you sound super stoned
Maybe I sped it up ;)
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Ооооочень долго и нудно. Веревка тонкая и ничего не видно КАК вяжутся узлы. Автор - не снимай больше.
The music is so annoying
Agreed
working and static. No one knows the term working. Terrible.
lol