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You really helpful to people that dont know anything about knot because too many knots created but all that types of knot almost have same the function and there must have best knots to every bond than other knots
Did you choose the Zeppelin Bend over a Carric Bend because it's easier to do with gloves? Since i learned my knots in a nautical background i am not too familiar with the survival aspects of them.
@@ArfurFaulkesHake ya the Carrick bend is also a really good one. I chose the zep bc of the gloves aspect, but the Carrick can be tied with gloves too decently easy. Will include it in my 2.0 vid!
Excellent choice of knots. I would personally add to the list the double fisherman, its one of the best bend The clove is an important hitch to learn and help greatly to understand the constrictor, the tauntline, round turn and two half hitch knot, etc double figure 8 bend, double figure 8 loop are also important because they are easy to understand, to check and very safe knot.
I have watched hundreds of "best 10" knot tutorials and this one is by far the best filmed, most straight forward, clearest, and most concise of all of them. A true masterpiece of best top 10 knot. Excellent presentation.
@@TheBearEssentials Yes, I agree completely.. I've been working on traditional sailing ships for 10 years professionaly and these are exactly all the knots I teach new deckhands! Some of the 10 mentioned are not used in sailing but still spot on! Very nice selection.
I'm an Eagle Scout. This video, by far, is the best I've ever seen for learning and understanding these knots. Using the "car ignition" imagery for the bowline was absolutely perfect.
The very best way is to do a double square knot and make it permanent. When you don't need it anymore you hack it off, throw the scrap rope on the ground. If you need it again, you double square knot it again. Works for all knots without fail. In 70 years I have never had a double square knot fail..
As an Eagle Scout and outdoor enthusiast, i can confirm that all of these knots are extremely useful in day-to-day life. The video production is high quality as is the content. Very well done, probably the best knot video i have ever watched
Also an Eagle. And adult Scouting leader. Can confirm. Bowline- surprisingly easy to learn if taught properly- and extremely useful in a variety of uses. One of the " 6 core Scouting knots" Square knot (aka Reef knot) - one of the " 6 core Scout knots". Surprisingly easy to tie wrong, but if taught correct, almost impossible to mess up. Errr... not actually a fantastic knot. "Good enough" for very simple applications, but subject to slipping, jamming and rolling under adverse tension conditions. Use when you expect no rope twist or off-center loading. Round Turn with 2 Half Hitches. Not strictly a " 6 core" knot. But I teach our Scouts this for a more secure anchoring knot. Better yet, though *slightly* trickier is an Anchor hitch. Alpine Butterfly - not " 6 core" knot, but simple, effective and easy way to get a loop or grip point in the middle of a line. Figure of Eight knot- - the " next step up:" knot alternative to the simple Overhand. Learn it and it's advantages. You may never tie an Overhand knot again. Can be used as a joining knot (similar to Square knot) but does not have Square knot disadvantages. Tied in the bight ( on a partial loop) it makes a handy grip or loop ( simpler than the Bowline, but not as rope-efficient.) One other bit of Pioneering craft I will toss out - - learn how to create and use a Spanish windlass. Consider it the woodsman winch. Had occassion to make and use myself. A few years ago, when I got a 1/4 ton riding mower stuck in a muddy yard and could not get access with vehicles. 30 yards of safety strap to reach the nearest tree, a 2 inch dia white oak pole 5 ft tall and a 1 inch dia hickory staff of 42 inch length - and 10 minutes later I manually powered that @#$% mower out of that mud-rut.
@@jyutzler as for what they teach, they have several useful knots that are handy in most situations (definitely not all) that are simple to tie. There is no set way to teach them, so its all up to whoever is teaching it.
Agreed, fantastic video! There is another, very simple way to tie a bowline that i wish you had added as well (using a bight through a loop on the standing end and threading the working end through that, then pulling back on itself to dress).
You speak the truth.Too damn bad most people don't even think or notice how much time, effort, and skill that goes into editing. Even the music I didn't even notice it playing until writing this comment. I appreciate all the background work this took.
Fantastic video. These knots would have saved me SO much trouble my whole life! I'm going to teach them to my grandsons so that they'll be better prepared than I was.
They will never use them, rope never comes up. The very best way is to knot is a double square knot and make it permanent. When you don't need it anymore you hack it off, throw the scrap rope on the ground. If you need it again, you double square knot it again. Works for all knots without fail. In 70 years I have never had a double square knot fail.
And what's very nice about your instructions.....you're calm, cool, collected and courteous. My dad tried to teach me some of the knots when I was a kid......I got yelled at, a lot. Extremely helpful. Thank for your instruction.
Oh gosh that reminds me of trying to learn to drive with a parent. It’s always the most stressful situation and ends up exactly as you say 🤣 Thx for the kind words
The Zeppelin Bend and Alpine Butterfly knots hold a special place in my heart for being the best-in-class in security (will not come undone) but also being completely jam-proof (will not become impossible to untie). It's rare to see knots with both properties at once.
Not exactly best in class. The very best way is to knot is a double square knot and make it permanent. When you don't need it anymore you hack it off, throw the scrap rope on the ground. If you need it again, you double square knot it again. Works for all knots without fail. In 70 years I have never had a double square knot fail.
when camping in Algonquin Park, and hanging our food from a tree (away from the potential bears), we always used a carabiner. I will start practicing the ALPINE BUTTERFLY as an alternative. Great video and keep making us fellow CANUCKS proud of Canadian content online. Bravo.
This is probably the best knot video I’ve seen. One think that always gets me is HOW these knots can be used, and you explain that. It’s great to learn how to tie them but what is really important is understanding what applications they can be used in.
I didn't know I'm a visual learner, but the visual cues you give here really make it much easier for me to understand the presented knots and hopefully remember them (I didn't go through all of them yet, but surely will. :)) Thanks!
I agree 100% with Larmclock about the great things we learned becoming Eagle Scouts. I stretched it out into 6 years and had the time of my life. In later years I began reading "The Bluejackets Manual" which is basically the textbook for navy sailors. They really get into the knots and also braids, lashings and splices. I watched sailors as they back-spliced HUGE ropes into eye spices and joining splices. Amazing stuff. Thanks for the great video...
Dude, who are you? Did you just single handedly change the knot game forever? I'm absolutely floored at how you integrated your own easier variations and quick releases to already amazing knots. No amount of thanks will be enough for what you've shown us!!!
This video is so good. I specifically really enjoy how you presented it - in realtime, so to speak, in the order in which one might need to use them. This has made them way easier to remember because not only am I remembering the knot, but I can also picture where in the setup process it falls which helps with recollection. Also as somebody who is easily overwhelmed, and has been overwhelmed by all previous knot videos thus far, it really makes it clear which knots to prioritise learning first. Thank you!
As a self-professed knot nerd who's read the entirety of the Ashley book of knots, I want to commend you for this excellent video, even though it's been out for a while. Wonderful way of clearly presenting information, and you even taught me the Evenk hitch, which seems like a very nifty knot to have. Bravo!
Thank you very much guy! The taut-line knot i learnt from you helped me a lot when moving a ladder on my trailer. It held ca. 100 miles without any loose! Richard
I can’t believe how excited I am about picking up a length of rope tomorrow. 😂 You really do a great job communicating the endlessly useful canon of knot tying.
Thank you so much for this! I weirdly pay so much better attention to your videos than other videos of the same nature. Aka tutorial like videos. It’s visually/aesthetically appealing.
This is hands down one of the best knot videos I have ever seen. Both the utility of the selection and the instructions with mnemonic aids are absolutely brilliant! Thank you for creating this!
Thank you! I’ve never got a highly loaded trucker hitch that didn’t bind up. The “turn the car on” hint seems to correct the mistake I was making. I’m still going to continue with the dolly knot for heavier ties but it’s nice to have that slightly simpler option for normal stuff. Btw if anyone wants to learn to tie knots I would highly recommend leaving a length of cord and a list of two or three knots beside some where you go every day (in my case the downstairs bathroom). Practice them every day and after a week or so you can almost build up a muscle memory of how to form the knot.
So funny, I have several diameters of cordage hanging over the door knob of my downstairs bathroom as well. So far, my wife has not made me remove them yet.😏
I genuinely though I’d _never_ understand how to tie those “not so usual” knots. But you really are an amazing teacher. And as a vidual learner I appreciate this entire video so much! And I really want to try out every knot in this video. Thanks a bunch 🧸
This may seem odd as I have never been camping ever in my life and don't really plan to.... BUT... This video was quite helpful! Very clear audio and video and very useful knots! I plan on using these in my crafting and securing of my stuff when traveling! Thank you!
I am so so happy you felt this. I wanted to create a video for everyone, not just those who are really into camping etc, as these skills can be learned by all and useful in so many diff ways!!
I love returning to this video every time I need to remember how to do some of these knots. I use the Zeppelin, Evenk, and Constrictor whenever I need to set up my water-catching tarp. I live in a townhouse with an HOA, so I constantly have to take down my water-catching setup. This video helped me when I was first setting it up. Thank you.
Excellent video and I agree with all these knots being essential to learn. In particular I’m glad you showcased the Zeppelin Bend. That is hands down one of my favorite and most used knots. It’s extremely secure. I’ve found that it works well also for two different sized pieces of cordage. One correction is on your Sheet Bend, I was always taught that the tag ends should both come out on the same side. In your demonstration it looks like they came out on opposite sides. Learned a lot and excited to try the variation on that Canadian Jam Knot. Love your style of explaining and visually showing each knot! Thanks!
Yupp, I’ve tied the left handed sheet bend here -which is inferior, you’re right! I’ve corrected it in my pinned comment though :) thanks for the kind words!
Love this video! Great variety of knots, easy to tie with gloves, easy to follow the instructions.. I use the truckers hitch all the time for work but I never knew the self locking option presented here--so damn handy!
I find I need to practise these regularly. Although I tie lots of knots, if I don't practise, in the real-life situation I end up just tying some disaster to get the job done. So, video bookmarked.
Want to thank you, my husband likes knots but finds it hard to learn because of a health issue. But you explain it and slowly show that he can understand it. He will be able to learn these lessons. Thanks for posting this.
Only took 16 minutes and 23 seconds forme to Subscribe!! Awesome info as I was never a boy scout and have been practicing and repracticing and relearning and re-re-practicing my knots for YEARS as an adult because of not having the foundation. Absolutely astounded by the quick release variations so those may be the only ones I learn here on out!!!
One use I've found for the Alpine butterly is to make handles for bottles, or canteens or basically anything that has a neck that will stop it slipping off the end. After you do the over-under-over part and take it off your hand, you don't tighten it and there should be a circle of sorts for you to put the neck of the bottle etc in and then you tighten it down, leaving you with a pretty secure loop around your bottle that wont loosen by itself, all you have to do for extra safety/convinience of not having them in the way is tie off the remaining free ends of the rope. The auto locking truckers hitch is also my favourite for a line you need to tension but not adjust.
This video is absolutely amazing !!!! This will help a lot of people and I'm going to take it into education as I believe that making knots is a skill everybody is benefited by. Much fortune to you
can we get a poster made? i camp a lot and cant remember any knots besides the noose, for the life of me. i looked up 7 knots you need to know, about 6 years ago, watched it close to 100x and remembered nothing.
I've always been a knot guy, camp friends always ask me to show them how to do the knots. This guy makes me like a rookie and teaches in the best way. What a great vid.
Thanks bro! But I’m sure you’re even better now after watching this. Being able to remember the knots on the spot is so tough to do - it’s one thing to teach and another thing to practice and commit them to memory. Kudos to you!
Stage rigger here. We use three knots in total for all jobs: bowline (used the most), clove hitch (when hauling chains or pipes), and alpine butterfly (rope acces type stuff). For long pipes, we'll rock a timber hitch (clove hitch on one end, a loop around the pipe at the other). Also, I use an alpine butterfly instead of a slipknot on the trucker's hitch, way easier to untie the loop later on.
I’m an ‘ol country boy. Been doing knots that worked my whole life but the one you are showing and teaching are a whole lot better! Thanks for sharing your talents. 🙃
Amazing collection if 🪢!! Thank you for this ❤️. Will be sharing for sure. Love the lighting and highlights in your captures, the layouts, and chapter breakdown, etc.
You are excellent at teaching this! The whole backwards/forwards disorientation, so true. Giving more than one practical use helps with visual, story forming memories. Thanks for refraining from making one feel like an idiot. Naming the "mistake/oops knot" helps shrug off getting distracted and builds confidence! I too have watched mucho knot videos and they always fall short!! You better be getting paid well for being an excellent gifted teacher!
I’ve known all the Boy Scout knots and lashings for 50 years and am always the guy everyone else looks to tie or teach knots. Quite unlike most knot instruction tutorials that leave me dumber than before, I learned several useful things from your video. Excellent job! The ignition on / off is a great way to convey the action.
@@TheBearEssentials The one I teach (to competent knot users) the most often is the constrictor hitch, which you presented. My favorite that you didn't cover is a square knot but with an extra twist in the lower portion. It was called a "blood knot" in 1970's Australian Scout Field books, but that now that refers to a fishing knot. It eliminates the need for someone else to place their finger on the lower portion of the knot as you tie a suture or wrap a package. Figure-8 follow-through I use for climbing or anything where you (or someone else) need to inspect the knot easily.
Check out the midshipman's hitch to replace the taut-line in your arsenal. It is slightly different in that the second wrap around the line comes inside closer to the hitch. The locks in place better at this point and I find it holds better as well when you finish the knot (it finishes exactly the same as the taut line btw).
Hey dusty! Ya that’s a great one, I think your right on that. I’m always just in the quick habit of the taut, but the midshipman is so similar and a slight upgrade. Will include it in a smaller hitch video I’m working on. Thx for this!
I have been in Sweden this August canoeing for a week and sleeping outside. This video really saved my day, as I learned all of the knots so that I had the right one for each situation. You videos are great! Thank you for that!
i love how there are several useful applications for the knots included in the video so that the knots are useful to me. this video has transformed my once useless rolls of rope into a limitless list of solutions throughout my daily life
2:36 it's called the "life saving knot" in my country because you can tie it very quickly around yourself with one hand, without releasing the rope you're hanging on. I can tie it arround myself in 1s! But I always struggled to make it in reverse - around a tree :D
Ashley (author of the reference book of knots) would recommend instead the taut-line hitch for that purpose. The very first loop is enough to stop slippage and allow to make the rest of the knot. But still interesting to see the different names knots have in different languages. In French it's "chair knot" (even though it's not practical for that; there's a double bowline far better to hold a person both under arms and bum).
I am 70 years old and I was taught these knots by my Dad, who was a Navy Man, and throughout my life, Hunting, Fishing, Backpacking, Camping , and Every day things I find all these knots to be useful. Thank you, Dad RIP 🐭✌🏻🇺🇸 Mouse
@@TheBearEssentials Yeah, my Dad taught me how to survive and I never worried about being out in the wild. I used to Backpack in the Grand Tetons with a Fly Rod and My Pack, Hike in as far as 25 miles in. Never had a Bad time, when are back in that far and camping out for a 8 to 10 days at a time is priceless!!, I miss the 70's and 80's. Best Time Ever!! Love your site and I hope these young people will learn what you are teaching!!, Saved my Life what my Dad me. Please keep up the Great work, Mouse
Best knot tutorial I've ever seen. So many of the others are difficult to understand what they actually did. The taught line hitch is especially useful to me.
I haven't waatched all of this yet but I've seen a couple your shorts and I thought they were great. I'll be saving this to watch later to enjoy all the useful knots you teach. For me, learning a bowline and being able to tie it underwater or with eyes closed was very useful but I've forgotten a lot of my sailing knots and your video will be a big help. Less than 2 minutes in and you've done the zeppelin knot and the sheet bend. Clear, easy to follow and exceedingly useful. Thank you!
Hey man, thanks for the great tutorial! Im gonna be honest, i just wanna build a fort in the woods with my friends and wanted to know how to do some cool knots. Great video!
For any young person out there who are at the beginning of their career or getting ready to enter the work force, learning knots is one of the best things you can do to put yourself ahead of others to be useful and knowledgeable. Speaking from experience, I learned several good knots at one of my first jobs and continued to use them and master them. I can't tell you how many times I showed up at new jobs across the country with not much experience or skills compared to more experienced workers as a young person and not only impressed them with my knot abilities, but showed them I was more valuable than my competition (other young people trying to make their way in a new job) when and if it ever came to workforce cuts. I'm now over 25 years into my working career and securely established at my current position and still using these knots almost daily and still surrounded by coworkers who waste time walking around looking for mechanical devices when there's a spool of rope right here. So quick and easy and I'm still impressing people. Thanks for the great video, it provided major improvements for the knots I already know and use and I will definitely be adding these to my repertoire.
love these knots... got to be one of the best instruction video of how to tide knots. i learn to tide these knots while in the navy back in 1987. thank you!
It’s been over ten years since I was in Boy Scouts, and this video brought back only the best memories from that time ❤ excellent refresher, but I’d imagine an even better first time guide
Cheerio on this phantastic site. As a former AB and bosun in the german merchant navy I have always had big interest in binding and using knots. I use them for solving problems in many house and garden situations. In fact this canadian jam knot is my alltime favourite. Thank you very much for a lot of inspiration
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You really helpful to people that dont know anything about knot because too many knots created but all that types of knot almost have same the function and there must have best knots to every bond than other knots
Did you choose the Zeppelin Bend over a Carric Bend because it's easier to do with gloves?
Since i learned my knots in a nautical background i am not too familiar with the survival aspects of them.
@@ArfurFaulkesHake ya the Carrick bend is also a really good one. I chose the zep bc of the gloves aspect, but the Carrick can be tied with gloves too decently easy.
Will include it in my 2.0 vid!
Excellent choice of knots.
I would personally add to the list the double fisherman, its one of the best bend
The clove is an important hitch to learn and help greatly to understand the constrictor, the tauntline, round turn and two half hitch knot, etc
double figure 8 bend, double figure 8 loop are also important because they are easy to understand, to check and very safe knot.
Great video, there were a few I didn't know, but I know I'm teaching my Grandkids all of them.
I have watched hundreds of "best 10" knot tutorials and this one is by far the best filmed, most straight forward, clearest, and most concise of all of them. A true masterpiece of best top 10 knot. Excellent presentation.
Holy! Dan thanks so much brother. Now that’s a compliment lol. I’m stoked!
Agreed; this is a stand-out. Very well done.
@@TheBearEssentials Yes, I agree completely.. I've been working on traditional sailing ships for 10 years professionaly and these are exactly all the knots I teach new deckhands! Some of the 10 mentioned are not used in sailing but still spot on! Very nice selection.
Masterpiece of knots explaining videos ever!!! I do agree. Thumbs up!
Indeed. With the hundreds of knots, and thousands of knot videos on-line this video is King. This is the only video you need - look no further.
I'm an Eagle Scout. This video, by far, is the best I've ever seen for learning and understanding these knots. Using the "car ignition" imagery for the bowline was absolutely perfect.
Man coming from an Eagle Scout this is really awesome to hear. Thank you so much!
The very best way is to do a double square knot and make it permanent. When you don't need it anymore you hack it off, throw the scrap rope on the ground. If you need it again, you double square knot it again. Works for all knots without fail. In 70 years I have never had a double square knot fail..
As an Eagle Scout and outdoor enthusiast, i can confirm that all of these knots are extremely useful in day-to-day life. The video production is high quality as is the content. Very well done, probably the best knot video i have ever watched
Man this means a lot coming from an Eagle Scout. Thank you so so much!
Also an Eagle. And adult Scouting leader. Can confirm.
Bowline- surprisingly easy to learn if taught properly- and extremely useful in a variety of uses. One of the " 6 core Scouting knots"
Square knot (aka Reef knot) - one of the " 6 core Scout knots". Surprisingly easy to tie wrong, but if taught correct, almost impossible to mess up. Errr... not actually a fantastic knot. "Good enough" for very simple applications, but subject to slipping, jamming and rolling under adverse tension conditions. Use when you expect no rope twist or off-center loading.
Round Turn with 2 Half Hitches. Not strictly a " 6 core" knot. But I teach our Scouts this for a more secure anchoring knot. Better yet, though *slightly* trickier is an Anchor hitch.
Alpine Butterfly - not " 6 core" knot, but simple, effective and easy way to get a loop or grip point in the middle of a line.
Figure of Eight knot- - the " next step up:" knot alternative to the simple Overhand. Learn it and it's advantages. You may never tie an Overhand knot again.
Can be used as a joining knot (similar to Square knot) but does not have Square knot disadvantages.
Tied in the bight ( on a partial loop) it makes a handy grip or loop ( simpler than the Bowline, but not as rope-efficient.)
One other bit of Pioneering craft I will toss out - - learn how to create and use a Spanish windlass. Consider it the woodsman winch.
Had occassion to make and use myself. A few years ago, when I got a 1/4 ton riding mower stuck in a muddy yard and could not get access with vehicles. 30 yards of safety strap to reach the nearest tree, a 2 inch dia white oak pole 5 ft tall and a 1 inch dia hickory staff of 42 inch length - and 10 minutes later I manually powered that @#$% mower out of that mud-rut.
@@jyutzler as for what they teach, they have several useful knots that are handy in most situations (definitely not all) that are simple to tie. There is no set way to teach them, so its all up to whoever is teaching it.
Agreed, fantastic video! There is another, very simple way to tie a bowline that i wish you had added as well (using a bight through a loop on the standing end and threading the working end through that, then pulling back on itself to dress).
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I've never donated to a RUclips video before as best as I can remember, but the wealth of knowledge in this video is just exceptional. Thanks!
Wow, Daniel thank you so much, this is just so so nice of you!
I really appreciate this, and happy to have provided some good knowledge and info!
The pacing, the cadence and tone of your voice, the clear instructions, the visual examples.. fantastic video. Thank you for sharing!
Wow thank you so so much for this. Made my day today.
You speak the truth.Too damn bad most people don't even think or notice how much time, effort, and skill that goes into editing. Even the music I didn't even notice it playing until writing this comment. I appreciate all the background work this took.
Bro I apprecythe way you teach. You cover all the different issues when learning how to make these knots.
"This next knot is exceptional."
You, sir, are exceptional! Thank you for such an informative, straight-forward, and well-produced tutorial!
Wow, I very much appreciate this! More to come in that case. Thank you!!!
Cant wait to try these and show off to my family when we go camping over spring break lol
The sheet bend knot is something I've needed my entire life but never knew about. Brilliant video!
Thanks so much!! Gosh it’s so useful for that grommet ripping, happened to me so many times!
then learn do do it properly. unlike on this video both end should be on the same side to avoid diagonal pull
Brilliant tutorial! Love to have a download able sheet as I am 3-D challenged! Thanks!
Fantastic video. These knots would have saved me SO much trouble my whole life! I'm going to teach them to my grandsons so that they'll be better prepared than I was.
Amazing!! I wish I knew then sooner too. I would have loved to be a scout.
They will never use them, rope never comes up. The very best way is to knot is a double square knot and make it permanent. When you don't need it anymore you hack it off, throw the scrap rope on the ground. If you need it again, you double square knot it again. Works for all knots without fail. In 70 years I have never had a double square knot fail.
Absolutely great knot tutorial! A couple of these I’ve learned on accident 😂
Thank you for showing this and explaining how it's done:)
And what's very nice about your instructions.....you're calm, cool, collected and courteous. My dad tried to teach me some of the knots when I was a kid......I got yelled at, a lot. Extremely helpful. Thank for your instruction.
Oh gosh that reminds me of trying to learn to drive with a parent. It’s always the most stressful situation and ends up exactly as you say 🤣
Thx for the kind words
The Zeppelin Bend and Alpine Butterfly knots hold a special place in my heart for being the best-in-class in security (will not come undone) but also being completely jam-proof (will not become impossible to untie). It's rare to see knots with both properties at once.
Agree, they’re both fantastic!!
Not exactly best in class. The very best way is to knot is a double square knot and make it permanent. When you don't need it anymore you hack it off, throw the scrap rope on the ground. If you need it again, you double square knot it again. Works for all knots without fail. In 70 years I have never had a double square knot fail.
This has got to be the best knot video I have ever seen. Fantastic - thank you so much for the time and effort you have put into this.
Man thank you so much for saying this!
AMAZINGLY well done................ and very knotty video hahaha. Thanks for making, and sharing it 🙂
when camping in Algonquin Park, and hanging our food from a tree (away from the potential bears), we always used a carabiner. I will start practicing the ALPINE BUTTERFLY as an alternative. Great video and keep making us fellow CANUCKS proud of Canadian content online. Bravo.
This is probably the best knot video I’ve seen. One think that always gets me is HOW these knots can be used, and you explain that. It’s great to learn how to tie them but what is really important is understanding what applications they can be used in.
First time ever that title like this is not a clickbait. Those are actually highly practical knots that I can see myself using for real. 10/10 🔥
Thanks so much!!!
I didn't know I'm a visual learner, but the visual cues you give here really make it much easier for me to understand the presented knots and hopefully remember them (I didn't go through all of them yet, but surely will. :)) Thanks!
I agree 100% with Larmclock about the great things we learned becoming Eagle Scouts. I stretched it out into 6 years and had the time of my life. In later years I began reading "The Bluejackets Manual" which is basically the textbook for navy sailors. They really get into the knots and also braids, lashings and splices. I watched sailors as they back-spliced HUGE ropes into eye spices and joining splices. Amazing stuff. Thanks for the great video...
Dude, who are you? Did you just single handedly change the knot game forever? I'm absolutely floored at how you integrated your own easier variations and quick releases to already amazing knots. No amount of thanks will be enough for what you've shown us!!!
Haha thank you so much, this is such a nice comment to hear!
Thank you for this! I've always been bad at things like knots, ribbons, threads, etc... and this actually made sense to me!
I can’t believe this video doesn’t have more views! Phenomenal teaching and beautiful editing
Thanks so much Hayden!!! I think it will get there over time. I’m a very new channel and only started this year in June.
This video is so good. I specifically really enjoy how you presented it - in realtime, so to speak, in the order in which one might need to use them. This has made them way easier to remember because not only am I remembering the knot, but I can also picture where in the setup process it falls which helps with recollection. Also as somebody who is easily overwhelmed, and has been overwhelmed by all previous knot videos thus far, it really makes it clear which knots to prioritise learning first. Thank you!
I tried all of these using a shoelace. Great video! I learned a lot 🧡
Amazing!! Thank you!!
Did the same thing :)
There hasn’t been a single knot tying video where I finish watching it and can actually tie the knots. This was the one.
As a self-professed knot nerd who's read the entirety of the Ashley book of knots, I want to commend you for this excellent video, even though it's been out for a while. Wonderful way of clearly presenting information, and you even taught me the Evenk hitch, which seems like a very nifty knot to have. Bravo!
Thank you very much guy! The taut-line knot i learnt from you helped me a lot when moving a ladder on my trailer. It held ca. 100 miles without any loose! Richard
I am a knot nerd but I had never seen the zeppelin hitch. Cool knot with a cool name. Thanks now I have a new knot in tool box. Cheers
Right on!! Ya I love that one. Glad even a pro found some use here. Thx Jon
Thanks, what a fantastic site! My Sea Scot younger-self is overjoyed to finally have clear and concise explanations, after hundreds of errors.
Haha thx Gordo! Much appreciated man
I can’t believe how excited I am about picking up a length of rope tomorrow. 😂 You really do a great job communicating the endlessly useful canon of knot tying.
Much respect for your attention to the perspective and direction that we are making our knots no channels do that and it can get confusing really fast
Thank you so much for this! I weirdly pay so much better attention to your videos than other videos of the same nature. Aka tutorial like videos. It’s visually/aesthetically appealing.
Wow thanks so much for saying this!! I’ll make more of them and on a variety of camping related topics. Thanks for the support!!
This is hands down one of the best knot videos I have ever seen. Both the utility of the selection and the instructions with mnemonic aids are absolutely brilliant! Thank you for creating this!
Wow thanks so much for saying this!!
I’m happy it helped you out. And thx for taking the time to comment :)
Your friend, DJ
Thank you! I’ve never got a highly loaded trucker hitch that didn’t bind up. The “turn the car on” hint seems to correct the mistake I was making.
I’m still going to continue with the dolly knot for heavier ties but it’s nice to have that slightly simpler option for normal stuff.
Btw if anyone wants to learn to tie knots I would highly recommend leaving a length of cord and a list of two or three knots beside some where you go every day (in my case the downstairs bathroom). Practice them every day and after a week or so you can almost build up a muscle memory of how to form the knot.
Great idea and im glad that visualization helped
So funny, I have several diameters of cordage hanging over the door knob of my downstairs bathroom as well. So far, my wife has not made me remove them yet.😏
For that loop, don'y use the slip knot that will bind, rather do a quick alpine butterfly, fun and not binding!
I genuinely though I’d _never_ understand how to tie those “not so usual” knots. But you really are an amazing teacher. And as a vidual learner I appreciate this entire video so much! And I really want to try out every knot in this video. Thanks a bunch 🧸
I've never been interested in knots, but this video is just amazing! Now I want to test all the knots in practice.
Nick thanks man, this is a great compliment for me. I appreciate that
thank you
My pleasure. Thx for watching
This may seem odd as I have never been camping ever in my life and don't really plan to.... BUT... This video was quite helpful! Very clear audio and video and very useful knots! I plan on using these in my crafting and securing of my stuff when traveling! Thank you!
I am so so happy you felt this. I wanted to create a video for everyone, not just those who are really into camping etc, as these skills can be learned by all and useful in so many diff ways!!
@@TheBearEssentials yes indeed! And you are a great teacher!
I love returning to this video every time I need to remember how to do some of these knots. I use the Zeppelin, Evenk, and Constrictor whenever I need to set up my water-catching tarp. I live in a townhouse with an HOA, so I constantly have to take down my water-catching setup. This video helped me when I was first setting it up. Thank you.
Very underrated content. Thanks a lot.
Thanks so much for saying this!!
Absolutely top notch video instruction in terms of visual clarity, explanations, and practical use. Well done!
Wow thank you so much!
Love how he not only does a great job teaching the knots, but he also gives us practical, useful examples of how to use them. So well done!
Even though I knew all the knots on here I really liked how you showed good situations to use them in.
Thanks so much, ya I’m always surprised to see different applications people use!
@@TheBearEssentials I thought the alpine butterfly being used to loop around the tree and have it come back down easily was excellent.
Up with the very best and so well shown!
Richard, you're awesome man thank you!
Excellent video and I agree with all these knots being essential to learn. In particular I’m glad you showcased the Zeppelin Bend. That is hands down one of my favorite and most used knots. It’s extremely secure. I’ve found that it works well also for two different sized pieces of cordage. One correction is on your Sheet Bend, I was always taught that the tag ends should both come out on the same side. In your demonstration it looks like they came out on opposite sides. Learned a lot and excited to try the variation on that Canadian Jam Knot. Love your style of explaining and visually showing each knot! Thanks!
Yupp, I’ve tied the left handed sheet bend here -which is inferior, you’re right! I’ve corrected it in my pinned comment though :) thanks for the kind words!
Wonderfully shown and explained, one of the best!
Thanks Brother!
Love this video! Great variety of knots, easy to tie with gloves, easy to follow the instructions.. I use the truckers hitch all the time for work but I never knew the self locking option presented here--so damn handy!
Matt, you’re awesome buddy thank you for writing this.
The self locking is pretty much my go to now, ever since I learned it!
This is by far the best knot tutorial I have seen to date!!. I will use this almost every day…
Thanks for sharing 👍
Zane thanks so much for this man!!! I appreciate you taking the time to comment here 👊
I find I need to practise these regularly. Although I tie lots of knots, if I don't practise, in the real-life situation I end up just tying some disaster to get the job done. So, video bookmarked.
Dave I can totally relate to this.. needs pretty frequent practice to keep it front of mind when you actually need it!
Want to thank you, my husband likes knots but finds it hard to learn because of a health issue. But you explain it and slowly show that he can understand it. He will be able to learn these lessons. Thanks for posting this.
This is one of those rare moments when the RUclips algorithm serves you up an absolute BANGER of a video you didn't know you needed.
Thomas, my man!!! Thanks for this brotha 👊👊
I'm not even sure how I got taken down the knot tying road on YT, but after watching many videos, this one is by far the best.
Wow thank you so much for saying that . Much appreciated brother
Only took 16 minutes and 23 seconds forme to Subscribe!! Awesome info as I was never a boy scout and have been practicing and repracticing and relearning and re-re-practicing my knots for YEARS as an adult because of not having the foundation. Absolutely astounded by the quick release variations so those may be the only ones I learn here on out!!!
Wow thanks Paul!!! Im happy this could help you even though your already at a high level of knowledge!
Nice trip with the Alpine Butterfly to hang something in a tree. I will share this with my Scout troop this weekend. Thank you!
Please do! Thanks for watching!!
Best. Knot video. Ever! No BS, easy to follow. Well written! You can trust him cuz hes Canadian!
Sitting at my desk at work with a shoelace, practicing knots and dreaming of camping :D SO easy to understand, fantastic tutorial, THANK YOU!!!
One use I've found for the Alpine butterly is to make handles for bottles, or canteens or basically anything that has a neck that will stop it slipping off the end. After you do the over-under-over part and take it off your hand, you don't tighten it and there should be a circle of sorts for you to put the neck of the bottle etc in and then you tighten it down, leaving you with a pretty secure loop around your bottle that wont loosen by itself, all you have to do for extra safety/convinience of not having them in the way is tie off the remaining free ends of the rope. The auto locking truckers hitch is also my favourite for a line you need to tension but not adjust.
That’s a fantastic idea for the butterfly!
There is also a specific knot for water bottles as well. 😉
¡Gracias!
Thank you so much!!
This video is absolutely amazing !!!!
This will help a lot of people and I'm going to take it into education as I believe that making knots is a skill everybody is benefited by.
Much fortune to you
Thank you so much!!!
The taut-line hitch is my favorite knot. It's like magic lol. Been using it since I was a kid.
can we get a poster made? i camp a lot and cant remember any knots besides the noose, for the life of me. i looked up 7 knots you need to know, about 6 years ago, watched it close to 100x and remembered nothing.
That’s not a bad idea actually!
@@TheBearEssentials those are the only kinds of ideas, i have, good ones! LoL
Or a t-shirt...I'd wear it, and I don't even camp...
Use is key!
@@musicismymind88 i did a 2 week period where i would tie a few of the (7) knots every day. I should have activated my adrenaline afterwards.
I've always been a knot guy, camp friends always ask me to show them how to do the knots. This guy makes me like a rookie and teaches in the best way. What a great vid.
Thanks bro! But I’m sure you’re even better now after watching this. Being able to remember the knots on the spot is so tough to do - it’s one thing to teach and another thing to practice and commit them to memory. Kudos to you!
Stage rigger here. We use three knots in total for all jobs: bowline (used the most), clove hitch (when hauling chains or pipes), and alpine butterfly (rope acces type stuff). For long pipes, we'll rock a timber hitch (clove hitch on one end, a loop around the pipe at the other). Also, I use an alpine butterfly instead of a slipknot on the trucker's hitch, way easier to untie the loop later on.
I’m an ‘ol country boy. Been doing knots that worked my whole life but the one you are showing and teaching are a whole lot better!
Thanks for sharing your talents. 🙃
Amazing collection if 🪢!! Thank you for this ❤️. Will be sharing for sure. Love the lighting and highlights in your captures, the layouts, and chapter breakdown, etc.
Thank you so much Aileen!!
You are excellent at teaching this! The whole backwards/forwards disorientation, so true. Giving more than one practical use helps with visual, story forming memories. Thanks for refraining from making one feel like an idiot. Naming the "mistake/oops knot" helps shrug off getting distracted and builds confidence! I too have watched mucho knot videos and they always fall short!!
You better be getting paid well for being an excellent gifted teacher!
I’ve known all the Boy Scout knots and lashings for 50 years and am always the guy everyone else looks to tie or teach knots.
Quite unlike most knot instruction tutorials that leave me dumber than before, I learned several useful things from your video. Excellent job!
The ignition on / off is a great way to convey the action.
Right on!! I could learn a thing or two from ya I’m sure!!! Thank you.
@@TheBearEssentials The one I teach (to competent knot users) the most often is the constrictor hitch, which you presented.
My favorite that you didn't cover is a square knot but with an extra twist in the lower portion. It was called a "blood knot" in 1970's Australian Scout Field books, but that now that refers to a fishing knot. It eliminates the need for someone else to place their finger on the lower portion of the knot as you tie a suture or wrap a package.
Figure-8 follow-through I use for climbing or anything where you (or someone else) need to inspect the knot easily.
And, you sir, win 'INSTRUCTOR of the Decade'.
Thank you very
much. 👍
Great work ...Want more life saving videos like this one👍👍
Thanks brotha I’ll make some more!
Hands down, the best knot tutorial I have seen. Easy to understand and the knots are very applicable for common tasks
Thank you so so much for this 👊
Check out the midshipman's hitch to replace the taut-line in your arsenal. It is slightly different in that the second wrap around the line comes inside closer to the hitch. The locks in place better at this point and I find it holds better as well when you finish the knot (it finishes exactly the same as the taut line btw).
Hey dusty! Ya that’s a great one, I think your right on that. I’m always just in the quick habit of the taut, but the midshipman is so similar and a slight upgrade. Will include it in a smaller hitch video I’m working on. Thx for this!
I have been in Sweden this August canoeing for a week and sleeping outside. This video really saved my day, as I learned all of the knots so that I had the right one for each situation. You videos are great! Thank you for that!
Who else watched this but will just forget how to do them all within 2 seconds.
The trick is to practice them while watching the video.
Right them down on a piece of paper and test yourself
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✋ i've learned them, used 'em in the field, but i need to review the lesson at least once in a year or more 😂
Hi
i love how there are several useful applications for the knots included in the video so that the knots are useful to me. this video has transformed my once useless rolls of rope into a limitless list of solutions throughout my daily life
2:36 it's called the "life saving knot" in my country because you can tie it very quickly around yourself with one hand, without releasing the rope you're hanging on. I can tie it arround myself in 1s! But I always struggled to make it in reverse - around a tree :D
Ahh which country are you from??
@@TheBearEssentials Poland :) The name is "ratowniczy"
Ashley (author of the reference book of knots) would recommend instead the taut-line hitch for that purpose. The very first loop is enough to stop slippage and allow to make the rest of the knot.
But still interesting to see the different names knots have in different languages. In French it's "chair knot" (even though it's not practical for that; there's a double bowline far better to hold a person both under arms and bum).
@@Nedw ya in fire rescue we used to be taught the double bowline!
Thx for sharing this info btw
Cảm ơn bạn!
Wow thank you so much!!
*My Top Three Favorite Knots:*
1. dog
2. werewolf
3. fox
thats what I was thinking when I saw "the 10 best knots in life" 💀
@@daskollektiv4593 I think we have issues ^_^
@@mikayla_collie nah
I went straight to the comments after I saw this title
I am not getting it, explain?
Thanks!
Np!
I feel my testosterone levels have increased
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I am 70 years old and I was taught these knots by my Dad, who was a Navy Man, and throughout my life, Hunting, Fishing, Backpacking, Camping , and Every day things I find all these knots to be useful. Thank you, Dad RIP 🐭✌🏻🇺🇸
Mouse
I’m sorry for your loss, some amazing teachings you received from him!
@@TheBearEssentials Yeah, my Dad taught me how to survive and I never worried about being out in the wild. I used to Backpack in the Grand Tetons with a Fly Rod and My Pack, Hike in as far as 25 miles in. Never had a Bad time, when are back in that far and camping out for a 8 to 10 days at a time is priceless!!, I miss the 70's and 80's. Best Time Ever!! Love your site and I hope these young people will learn what you are teaching!!, Saved my Life what my Dad me. Please keep up the Great work,
Mouse
00:54 thats the 69 knot. Hehe
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Best knot tutorial I've ever seen. So many of the others are difficult to understand what they actually did.
The taught line hitch is especially useful to me.
I haven't waatched all of this yet but I've seen a couple your shorts and I thought they were great. I'll be saving this to watch later to enjoy all the useful knots you teach. For me, learning a bowline and being able to tie it underwater or with eyes closed was very useful but I've forgotten a lot of my sailing knots and your video will be a big help. Less than 2 minutes in and you've done the zeppelin knot and the sheet bend. Clear, easy to follow and exceedingly useful. Thank you!
Wow thanks so much Tony, I appreciate you watching and commenting / adding to the community here.
-DJ
Hey man, thanks for the great tutorial! Im gonna be honest, i just wanna build a fort in the woods with my friends and wanted to know how to do some cool knots. Great video!
For any young person out there who are at the beginning of their career or getting ready to enter the work force, learning knots is one of the best things you can do to put yourself ahead of others to be useful and knowledgeable. Speaking from experience, I learned several good knots at one of my first jobs and continued to use them and master them. I can't tell you how many times I showed up at new jobs across the country with not much experience or skills compared to more experienced workers as a young person and not only impressed them with my knot abilities, but showed them I was more valuable than my competition (other young people trying to make their way in a new job) when and if it ever came to workforce cuts. I'm now over 25 years into my working career and securely established at my current position and still using these knots almost daily and still surrounded by coworkers who waste time walking around looking for mechanical devices when there's a spool of rope right here. So quick and easy and I'm still impressing people. Thanks for the great video, it provided major improvements for the knots I already know and use and I will definitely be adding these to my repertoire.
love these knots... got to be one of the best instruction video of how to tide knots. i learn to tide these knots while in the navy back in 1987. thank you!
Wow, thank you so much. And thank you for your service
It’s been over ten years since I was in Boy Scouts, and this video brought back only the best memories from that time ❤ excellent refresher, but I’d imagine an even better first time guide
I am glad to see this video first. I have this new interest with knot ties after needing to secure cargo in the hatchback. Thank you very much.
Oh that’s amazing, which is your go-to knot these days?
I swear all of these quick-release knots are like magic tricks! Amazing stuff. Thank you.
The constrictor hitch has really impressed me as i mostly need a knot to synch things together, this knot is pretty simple and strong. Thank you!
I have been a sailor for decades and think your clear simple presentation and choice of knots is excellent!! good job!!
Thanks so much for saying this, means a lot coming from a sailor. cheers!@
Cheerio on this phantastic site. As a former AB and bosun in the german merchant navy I have always had big interest in binding and using knots. I use them for solving problems in many house and garden situations. In fact this canadian jam knot is my alltime favourite. Thank you very much for a lot of inspiration
That's one of the best tutorials I've ever watched. Not just on knot tying but on anything. Excellent job!
The canadian jam knot really helped me make a compact pile of clothes to fit in my bag. Thanks a lot for that !
Since you showed us the Zeppelin Bend… I have used it in real situations several times!!!! Thanks a ton!
Thanks Mike I’m pumped you got some use from it!
Really needed this ❤