The REAL Evenki Knot

I see many knots on the internet labeled as the "Evenki" knot. However with first hand experience with the reindeer herders I can show you the knot the Evenki use the most! It is quick, useful, and reliable!

[@ji3072]

Thank you, Jordan.

[@dilligaf0220]

HAH! I've been using this for decades to tie an anchor line to my canoe while fishing, I thought I invented it!
Keep them coming, you're always learning.

[@ExploringAlabama]

Just left comment on your last video to teach us knots!! Thanks! I hope your channel blows up!

[@PaulKirtley]

Nice one Jordan!

[@honeybunbadger]

Super super useful! This is the first knot I've ever learned outside of tying my shoes. Super glad it came from you, thank you!

[@hobojordo]

Haha amazing!

[@michaelh.weiser6502]

Thank you ,Sir!
Simple, easy and useful 👍
Not only for Reindeer , but for horses, canoes, you name it
Good to know and good to know your channel 👍🙏

[@ozzplan1327]

Thanks papa Jordan.
From teaching the psychology of expecting failure , to making my work days easier :) .
You da man Jordan , big fan !!

[@MrGlobalTransport]

This is awesome man, thank you! First knot I ever really learned (besides tying my shoelaces haha) was the Siberian hitch and was told it was the way it was because you can easily do it in gloves or mittens. Love the history of it and where it came from and why (the reindeer, etc). I use it to this day for making ridgelines, tie-outs on grommets, etc. Now you just showed me the “other end” of it that would be tied to the animal, very cool, my journey is complete haha! Yeah man, if you have more knots to share, please do, thanks.

[@hobojordo]

Haha awesome, yeah good to have both sides!

[@MrGlobalTransport]

@@hobojordo for sure, gotta tell the guy who taught me the Siberian, all credit goes to Joel Graves at American Survival Co., good dude and awesome instructor!

[@WobblingHobGoblin]

Cool, that looks like a spiffed up half hitch, I'll gladly adopt that knot!
Thank you!

[@avatarhealing5272]

My new go to knot! Thanks Jordan! 😃

[@rook9714]

Iirc, the slipped-figure-of-eight version became known as the evenk knot because that's who Ray Mears learned it from, and he's the one who introduced it to western outdoors circles

[@hobojordo]

Ohhhhhhhhh ... I was wondering...

[@rook9714]

@@hobojordo yeah, tho he still just calls it the siberian hitch (in his video, anyway, I don't have his books for reference), lol, so idk who came up w that exactly. Looks like it was documented by anthropologists among the nenets as well

[@dariusus9870]

I did this so many times with my laces when i was young. I even showed it to my mother to impress her... She wasn't impressed but now i am

[@jeridandyck9471]

Yep, feel free to make more videos like this:)

[@BackpackDad]

Jordan you rock brother. Hope you and the family are well! Thanks for the info!

[@benkeys3320]

Great story!

[@surface2wherever]

Make more of these!

[@damonjbrennan]

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge Jordan!

[@ldtexas1648]

Thank you for this! VERY helpful! Just the knot I needed!

[@johnm840]

Seen and tied lots of knots, A new one. Thanks

[@chesterwatkins9265]

Thanks for sharing to our page! I'll have to practice making this knot...

[@nowayjose7247]

Got it, thanks for sharing!

[@LongbowAdam]

Looks like a bowline with a quick release. I’m stealing this one

[@lancecorporalveteran0621]

Looks good look
I did a similar knot on accident but had the same problem so instead of perfecting it I ran the rope through the loop but now seeing this I'll try it

[@Nunya_Binness]

Love learning new knots, thank you!

[@johndar297]

awesome! all your videos are amazing. I've learned a lot from you

[@chrispalffy3511]

Thanks Jordan, Ill give it a try, I think even I can do this one.

[@GibitStylin]

Gonna have to give this a try, thanks Jordan

[@Colbyoldaccount]

Loved you on alone bro, and love your channel. Can't wait to be here when you reach 250k subscribers

[@DunkyThicc]

Cool, thanks for the new knot! “Skill unlocked”

[@nickcrosby9875]

Great stuff, love it. I think Paul Knightley and Ray Mears have also, to be fair, been out there showing this...I am pretty sure they do it the same way, but use a slightly different set-up. Like your way!

[@oswinhull4203]

I think I'm going to use this for my tarp ridgelines. Normally I do bowline and wrap it around the tree but this will be cool to have the quick release.

[@hobojordo]

I do!

[@rook9714]

I've seen this same knot (though tied differently, which is interesting) called the kalmyk loop or Siberian boline

[@zefsurvival7962]

Yes it's the same also similar to Eskimo knot.

[@kevinwiens4804]

Is it the same as the eskimo bowline?

[@rook9714]

@@kevinwiens4804 it is functionally the same knot as the 'eskimo' boline or cossack knot but is slipped to have a quick release, and like the event hitch uses a funky way of tying that lets you do it with mittens on

[@kevinwiens4804]

@@rook9714 My NEW Favorite
To add to the Toolbox.For hunting in the Colorado Rockies .Thanks..Rook

[@AnonymousWon-uu5yn]

To tie the eskimo bowline I bring the line clockwise around the object that I'm tying to, then I use the overhand flip method to tie it and I mostly tie it to be a quick release.

[@EdwinDekker71]

Awesome!

[@artakarakelyan1632]

great way of explaining it.

[@garysams8615]

This very similar to the bank robbers or get away knot here on west...except that it is tied around a horizontal hitching post. Very important to tighten the knot by pulling on the lead rope end and not the bite run through the loop you made. 👍

[@CherokeeTwilight]

This is an awesome knot. Took me awhile to get it. What applications would you use it other than animals? Do you know what slip knot the Evenki use?

[@hobojordo]

I believe it’s called the Siberian hitch..(the slip knot)
I use this knot all the time..probably my go to knot for tying up a line for whatever reason

[@2bonosc]

Good stuff ! Would like to learn anything from the Evenki ( and yourself)! Could you put a toggle in that loop for added insurance? Or does it bind so well it’s not necessary?

[@hobojordo]

Thanks, I don't think it's necessary

[@rdjess]

Oh man, I’ll put this one to use. Thanks Jordan!

[@Ironman829]

Jordan, Do something with season 3 of ALONE winner Zachary Fowler. He has a channel with 1.1 million subs. Seems like an awesome guy too.

[@alanbierhoff6831]

That’s handy to know

[@Sirillius]

Ah man, I love it, thank you.

[@jorgz.41]

Isn´t this the Kalmyk loop what you showed ?

[@robinnegus6499]

awesome! Thanks man!

[@baatarjavjavkhlan7319]

that’s the knot we use to tie horse leash? i don’t know how to say it in english in mongolia to poles and stuff.

[@hobojordo]

In the west it's not well know .. They have similar ones but not this

[@downeastprimitiveskills7688]

oh another knot to practice

[@Hardcore-Homestead]

awesome man, thanks

[@curtisstrain9709]

Is this different from a bowline?

[@hobojordo]

Yeah

[@danworth3669]

That's a Kalmyk

[@sp90009]

Correct, this is Kalmyk loop.
Evenk knot also exists, but it's totally different.