5 ways to tie a Truckers hitch including how to do the fastest way to tie and untie it
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
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Knot tying is such an underrated, life hack skill.
So true. Invaluable skill.
Wow! I never met anyone that knew THIS MUCH about a truckers hitch. Thank you!
By far the best overview of the Truckers Hitch Ive ever seen. Coming from an ex scout, tradesman, lightweight hiker and hammock camper of 35 yrs
I appreciate it, cheers.
Great demo bloke. I've been playing with rope my whole life; as a kid boy scout , military days and then climbing outdoors etc. I was a truck driver and loader for years too and finally I see somebody who knows the full range. Nice to see you know the history...a Waggoners hitch it was indeed.
My method and imho the best, is the full twist loop you showed for better security. The rope binds down the back of the formed loop and prevents it slipping. I have tied it who knows how many times on trucks, tarps and tension lines over almost 40 years and it does not undo. Good job and well instructed .
Cheers mate. I appreciate the feedback.
GOOD OLD AUSSIES LEAD THE WAY 😊
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@@OutdoorAcademyAustraliaHello. Great demonstration. I like the way you tie it. This link shows how I tie my truckers hitch. This is knot my video and knot sure if I can share this here.
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Incorrect use of bloke. Must be a yank
A good clear vid 👍,which a lot of folk will learn and understand from. I'm nearly 70 and my old dad showed me 😊.
Glad you enjoyed it.
My g father raised me , he was born in 10 and went to work in the oil field when he was 10, rope and line a knots were a must know subject with him, what you call the wagon hitch, he called the Gilligan hitch, fast and secure, grab a long eared bight, toss the tug end over and above it, roll a half push it thru roll another push it thru and again if you’d like, 30 seconds and your in business. You are the ONLY PERSON I’ve ever seen bend this hitch in my lifetime (65 years) other than family, nice to see someone with concern for getting their line back!
Cheers, good back story too. Thanks for watching.
I was also taught the half sheep shank method in the 70's and still use it. It has never failed me.
The inline truckers hitch you shared that Canterbury called out is something I adopted as soon as I saw it, but I did have to change the loop you feed the bite through to a lark's head because it kept slipping with paracord under high tension. Even a full twist wouldn't hold it. Two individual twists spaced out a bit worked alright as well but the lark's head works better than all of them.
Cool, I'll try it out.
The larks head works very well
Yeah using small diameter braided rope changes everything. As a solo sailor and solo sea kayaker I have moved away from the classical knots and found my own knots. Losing your kayak in remote areas because you stick to the classical knots is not recommendable.
instead of a larks head... just do 2 half hitches. works every time. this was the only hitch i learned.... the others looked too complicated
Let's see a video of this with the larks head. I learned something new today and it sounds as if it can yet be improved😊
I learned your version of a trucker's hitch many decades ago, but typically struggle to tie it correctly when I need to use it. Your tips are very helpful. Thanks for taking the time.
Glad to help. Thanks for watching
My dad was also a trucker and this was one of the first hitches I was taught. I remember him tripling them up and breaking the rope to show me how powerful they are. Still use them to this day. Great work 👍🏻
Cheers, Thanks for watching
As a Yankee I really appreciate the back story and information. I grew up using a slip knot as the base but this really does make disassembly easier and I've yet to have one fail since adoption of the half sheep shank. The key is tension. If you have tension the bite doesn't fall through. If you're leary add another support loop. Or I've seen others use an additional wrap on the support loop of the bite. I'd really love to see the rock climbing group that does weight testing test all the versions. Really is a great method.
Cheers for the feedback. That would be cool to get tested.
Probably the best tutorial I’ve seen regarding using a trucker’s hitch. I appreciate historical references to its likely origins too. Great demonstration of various tie methods. I’m most impressed with the explanation of the double loop method for eliminating the chances of an unintentional loss of the hold. I’ve been seeing SSSOOO many variations on ridge lines, toggles, prusik knots,etc and your explanation of the efficiency of the various truckers hitches…makes far more sense, speeds up the process and gets the job done without the unnecessary complications. Well done. 👏👍✌️🇺🇸
Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it.
Great instruction, plenty of options, and no fluff!
I find your videos to be some of the most productive and satisfying throughout my feed. Very much appreciated, sir!
Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it.
So glad I found this, my old man used these knots on the wagons when I was a kid. Sadly lost him before I ever got the hang of it. So I’m here for all of these vids👍🏼 thank you sir👊🏼
Glad I could help. Sorry for your loss. Gotta make the most of every day.
Fantastic! My old foreman showed me this hitch back in the 90's. He tied it so fast that I couldn't keep up with him. I asked him to slow down but it was still too fast for my little brain to comprehend 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Glad to help. Thanks for watching
That's the same method Richard Graves describes in The 10 Bushcraft Books - "Knots and Lashings" (excellent reading if you can still find a copy). It's the way I was taught and the way I've used for the past 40 years. It's quick, secure and effective - never had one fail and it's easy to undo. Good video and explanation.
I'll try and find a.copy, thanks.
Great video mate. I was also shown a variation by a mate who works in the RAF. Basically it’s the same as what you’ve shown but you wrap around the bite twice and then again but the final wrap sits behind the first two wraps. It’s essential that the third wrap comes between the first two wraps. My mate said they use this way because if the rope is wet due to heavy rain for example it can swell. This method ensures the when loosened the hitch just falls apart. Thanks for the video. Great work.
Thanks for the info. I'll try it.
My grandpa showed me how to do the wagoner hitch a dozen times, but I could never remember how to do it. Thanks for reminding me!
Glad to help.
M dad was an English Truck Driver, I learned to rope and Sheet a load as a kid in the 70s. He used the Wagoners hitch always. I still use it. I do trees and a fella showed me the "Dolly Hitch which was similar but a bugger to undo. Cheers
Great tutorial. All those methods will do the job. I prefer the full twist loop method for security. Also, that butterfly, in and of itself is a super useful loop knot. Keep up the great work. Truckers hitches do have many nautical applications,such as for stays when jury rigging a mast when dismasted in bad storms, etc.
Great tip
Awesome! Exactly the demo I was hoping for!
One thing I do for situations where the loop on the standing end might work loose is to use a lark’s head in place of a single loop, which is similar to adding the second loop as you demonstrate.
I'll give that a go, cheers.
Brilliant, I'm not a trucker on anything like that but for us blokes who just tie things down in the garden etc. this was useful.
Glad you enjoyed it, cheers
Used the truckers hitch ever since my dad taught it to me 60 years ago. Your way definitely seems better and faster. Thanks from across the pond.
Cheers Jon. Glad you like it.
Great demonstration! Really appreciate what you are doing with this channel. Could you do a bit on the compounded truckers hitch? I saw your short with the 9x leverage a few days ago, and I've not been able to get the second part to work! Btw - your fast version of the hitch is the best I've seen!
Sure thing. I'll get on it
The alpine butterfly is a climbing knot, and one that you can trust to not fail. Climbing knots and systems don't afford any mistakes or half-secure methods, or you'll pay with your life.
Thanks Outdoor Academy ❤
I'm 65 and have been tying the long way, wrongly all this time 😢
Now I have seen, over many repeats, how it's done properly 😊
I've practised it several times now so it should stick 👍
Sincerely Ted
Cheers Ted. There isn't a right or wrong way. Do whatever works for you at the time.
Thanks for watching.
From the states: I have been tying it the first way you demonstrated with the same problems. Will be using one of your methods from now on. Thanks mate!!
Glad you found it helpful.
this hitch amazes me. there are so many ways to tie it.
Yeah it's really a system rather than a specific knot.
Like your videos and how you get to the point and teach.
Cheers mate.
Great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Cheers mate. Thanks for watching.
Thanks this was the same truckers hitch my trucker father taught me when I was young. I went to college and forgot all I knew. Thanks for the reminder. Alaskan trucker
Awsome cheers🍻
Thanks so much for your instructions, I was almost an hr on this video learning and practicing over and over. I do gardening, landscape and occasional tree trimming where I need to load my pickup with branches and tie them up to go dump it. Just wanted to say thank you so much, and God bless you!
Cheers mate. I appreciate it. Thanks for watching
I'll never do this hitch any different, so simple, thanks!
Glad you like it.
Had been watching videos and reading posts for years now, but did only the slipknot variant until now because it was the only one I could tie reliably. (All thumbs person.)
And finally with your explanation: my first proper trucker's hitch! 💪
I'm enthralled!
That's awsome. Glad I could help.
Learned this when in the Boy Scouts in the early 70’s. Still using and teaching it today
"I'm going to use this orange rope (in front of this orange shirt) so hopefully you can all see what I'm doing here."😂
I'm just busting your balls. I just found it funny the background of the knot matches the cordage used. It was a clear demonstration none the less.
Thanks Chief. Here's an easy to follow tutorial to teach my son.
Cheers mate.
Great Demo! Love the example / adaptation to those accustom to the "slippery loop". Thank you.
Glad you like it, cheers
Doing these rope knots is like watching someone work a rubik cube, thinking I can do that no problem.
Haha.like the Rubik's cube, once you know, you know. Keep at it mate.
Thank you. I very much liked and will practice the original Australian truckers hitch. This will speed up and make way more secure the loading of my kayaks in the little truck bed.
Happy 2024.
Glad you like it. Remember to use good rope to secure a load, or add a second locking loop for security.
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Great demonstration!
Cheers, glad you like it. Hope it's useful to you.
That second loop around the slip knot to "self-lock" the hitch is what I've been looking for. I've always just followed that system with wrapping the loose end of the rope around the ropes between the knot and the tree a bunch of times sort of like a fishing uni knot, but it takes far too long. Can't wait to have a crack with this again. Cheers mate!
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching
Truckers hitch = dolly knot for English / British lorry drivers.3 to 1 mechanical advantage, and sheep shanks to shorten the rope for roping and sheeting. Good tutorial, easy explanation I’ve been driving articulated vehicles for 34 years. Good video, thank you. 🤟
Cheers, glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
Brilliant buddy. Best explanation and demonstration by far. Thank you!
Cheers mate
Hi mate, this was "Knot a joke" 🤟
It defiantly feels like one of those knots I wish I had known 60 years ago.
Oh well, now I will have to plan when to use it and make dam shore my son
does not see me messing it up!
Thanks for your advice and time. I can think of many times to use it, especially when
transporting furniture or something like a MC that you need to go back to and remove slack.
Cheers mate. Glad you liked it.
Thank you. This is much better than I have been taught here in the USA.
Cheers, glad you like it. Happy New Year.
The sheep-shank seems like such an art form while the standard trucker's hitch is clunky but the steps are easy to follow.
Cheers, glad you like it
Double loop is how I was taught, never had one let go. Great video!
Cheers mate.
You knot instructional videos are the best. Most people just run through in a hurry and don't explain very well. Keep up the good work. And keep the videos coming.
I appreciate that, will do.
The way you do the Truckers hitch, I was shown as a young man back in the 80s by my father.
A dyingb. Being replaced by straps.
Absolutely the way to tie a truckers hitch. The double twist to hold the bight ensures better hold, glad you showed that.
Cheers. Glad you like it.
A good explanation mate. Was shown the quick method 30 years ago by an east-wester who had impeccable tarps and ropes. Dropped all of the other methods and have used it everywhere that needed tension on a rope ever since, either to hold things in place, pull two things together or with two or three knots, pull them apart. If it’s a corrugated road or a bit iffy I’ll put the extra loop in.
Cheers mate.
Thank You my friend, thank you. American here and confess my need to employ a trucker hitch. Most straight-forward clear demonstration I have seen.
Awsome. Glad I could help. Thanks for watching
This was absolutely amazing! Learned 2 new ways to do a trucker style hitch. Thank you so much!
Great to hear, thanks.
As I decided to learn the Trucker hitch from the video made by a retired Australian truck driver… it’s the old Australian method I know. Great vid.
Well done video. Smart using the thick orange rope, one of the better knot videos...even tho I can still barely tie a granny knot
Haha. I'm in the process of writing an online course. I'll call it, "Can't tie knots? Tie lots" lol.
Well taught. I appreciate it. Been subscribed ever since Dave mentioned you. I've enjoyed your videos.
Awesome, thank you.
Great tutorial, very clear and something l never knew to consider is the damage to the rope.
Cheers mate. Glad you got something from it.
This is exactly how I learnt to tie a trickie's hitch. Your video is great.
I appreciate it, cheers
Yeah, me too, back in 1974 when I first started driving a semi trailer at 20 yrs old. Have carried every type of load you could name, especially up in Darwin after Cyclone Tracy. The wagon hitch served me well if done right .. and other times you just gotta use chains.
Extremely well demonstrated! Bravo and thank you! I have seen many, many trucker’s hitch videos, but have NEVER seen this method. I believe this to be the original and the best method. No one can change my mind lol.
Top notch and clear demonstrations mate! Cheers PJ
Glad you liked it. Cheers.
I learned that back in the 50's from my father. No idea how many people I have amazed by being able to do that to a load. You have got a very good video and so easy to understand. I have sent it to many people. It is a lost art to many of the new generation. Thanks for making the video.
We need to pass this on to the younger generations. We rely too much on throw away gadgets like straps.
I have been doing this in the US from childhood... using the double loop. works great!
Excellent mate ! Very informative and clearly presented. Good on you.
Cheers, I appreciate it.
Loved the clarity of this. Well done. Thank you so much. Looking forward to watching all your other videos
Thank you. Glad you like it.
I have been a trucker for over 50 years. I learned a few more ways to tie some very useful knots.
Ratchet straps have killed the skill of tying knots.
Thank you for doing this video in response to the last short. You are a great teacher of practical application. Fantastic tutorial
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for the feedback.
I've watched a LOT of trucker's hitch videos. This is the BEST one, hands down. Great video!
Glad you liked it. Thanks a lot.
Been tying this with a slip-knot for as long as I can remember, but this is objectively superior in every way. Thanks so much for covering again in more detail and coming up with a fast method!
Glad it was helpful. Cheers 🍻
TOP CLASS, the best demo and from a man who knows.
Cheers mate
I really enjoyed watching you tie these knots. The large orange rope was super easy to follow and I'm really glad to see these different methods of tying the same knot. 👏 Bravo!
Cheers mate. Thanks.
Thank you, sir. You're a very knowledgeable and humble man. I appreciate how you respond to everybody's questions or inquiries. You have a wealth of knowledge, and it's clear you enjoy sharing it. You're welcome at my fire anytime.
So nice of you, I appreciate it.
Cool !! I like the original style you father taught you !! I might have to take time and practice it !! I say might because I have learned the American truckers knot for the simple reason , I like it to use on tent erecting!! I’ve become a bit of a survivalist , obviously an amateur but none the less I love learning knots !! Thanks fir your expertise, it’s really a great skill to have !!
Thanks for watching. Regardless of where you are in your journey to being a survivalist, you are better prepared than those that give it no thought.
Man watching you tie the half sheep shank method your Dad taught you is amazing. Magical!
I appreciate it. I try to create memories with my kids. They're far more valuable than anything money can buy.
Thank you for the detailed video of this hitch. This is a fantastic way to tie off and I will incorporate this into my Ridgeline.
Glad it was helpful!
I’m just generally fascinated about the art of tying practical knots. This is one of the best footages about it. Thanks a lot!! Great video!!
Cheers mate. I appreciate it. Thanks for watching.
Top quality advice, as there are a lot of people that do not have a clue on how to properly tie down a load
cheers, thanks for watching
probably the best description and explanation I've seen on how to tie this knot. thanks for sharing
Thank you. Glad you like it.
Excellent video on keeping it simple, especially to untie. Thank you for posting.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent!👍
Cheers
Love the videos and the knowledge you pass along, thanks for the upload
I appreciate it, thanks for watching
Beautiful! That was a wonderful learning experience. Thank you,
Glad you enjoyed it, cheers
Thanks mate! Plain and bloody simple. Saved this vid to favourites for a go-to.
Glad it helped
Thanks, Mate! Great explanation of several options for this useful hitch.
Cheers mate
This was amazing! Thanks for sharing your method. This will be used daily for the ease and strength of this trucker's hitch.
Glad it was helpful. Cheers 🍻
Thank you for the demonstration! Time to go practice now!
Cheers, enjoy.
Been tying that hitch by the first method for about 30 years now and just became familiar with the sheep shank method a few years back but never really understood it til now. Great video. Thanks a million.
Cheers, glad it was helpful.
I think this must have been what I was taught at Cadets about 20 years ago, but I forgot and couldn’t figure it out again. Funny, because I know the sheep shank just fine. Thanks to Shorty for teaching me it in the first place and for you for helping me remember the correct version!
Glad I could help.
Brilliant. Old school - best school!
Cheers mate. I agree.
Excellent way of tying the truckers/wagon etc knot. It’s the way I’ll do it from now on. Thanks mate!
Cheers mate
I'm a truck driver and when I saw the truckers hitch, I was like no way man, that's wrong. You show to actual truckers hitch which I use for roping and sheeting, which is a dying art!
Cheers mate. It is a dying art. Time to show em how it's done.
Good job, I like the quick tie and can’t wait to try it!
Let me know how you go.
Great video and clear instruction! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much. That was very insightful! I will adapt the technique you've shown.
Glad it was helpful!
Great clear vid .I have to say I do use the first method .I can get it undone with a bit of wiggling but as you say it does pull up tight .
That’s exactly how my dad taught me 35 years ago. Also so easy to put a second shank in for that extra grunt when needed.
Best video I’ve seen on truckers high. Thank you for sharing!
Cheers, glad you liked it.
Thanks, mate! Very informative.
My pleasure
My 73 year old neighbour showed me this the other week and I stoked. Goes to show if you know something then someone come along and does it better you respect and take ya hat off to em
Tied them for 50 years, learned the half-sheepshank from you today. Thanks!
Nice work