The Trucker's Hitch...But Better. [Auto-Locking]
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- Опубликовано: 28 янв 2023
- This versatile knot offers mechanical advantage and is the perfect solution for anyone looking to secure loads, canoes, gear, and equipment. This quick tutorial covers the basic AND Auto-locking Trucker's Hitch. Whether you're a seasoned outdoor enthusiast, prepper, or just starting your adventure, the trucker's hitch is an essential skill for tight and secure knot-tying. In this video, you'll learn step-by-step instructions for tying the auto locking trucker's hitch and how to use it in real-life situations. NOTE: The Mechanical Advantage is technically 3:1 But I round down for the sake of friction loss of the rope anchors.
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If you're looking for a secure way to tie down your car or trailer while you're camping or travelling, then the auto-locking trucker's hitch is the way to go!
This knot can be used in everyday life, a great knot for the jobsite, and overall excellent for retrieving your rope or isolating frays in a rope. Great for Camping, Prepping, Survival and Bushcraft.
I tie all these knots with Paracord, and they are considered Survival knots, bushcraft knots and camping knots.
Wether you want to learn how to tie down a tarp, how to set up a tent, what to do with a fray or cut in your rope, or how to join two ropes together - this is the guide for you!
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The ALPINE BUTTERFLY Knot:
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IMHO: It's often better to use the ABK instead of the slip-knot for the trucker's hitch - I've found that the slip-knot will all-too-often jamb so tightly it's quite difficult to get out of the standing line.
@@zpvnrt I was going to post the same. if using a rope that you do not want risk having a permanent loop in it, use the alpine butterfly..
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what you call ignition on loop ... is still called a bite on the fixed end ... also known as a clove hitch or something like that ..
Pulling a sheets bend with a prusik is the real win. These ratios feel off because of the ropes own coefficient of friction, *but I'd love to see a pull test with something like a fish scale because I could see a emergency use cases in rope access rescues.
It is so difficult teaching beginners the truckers hitch. The loop is so perplexing for most. The "ignition" motion is genius! Thanks
Thx! This is how I learned so I figured it would help others
I love the video, but...
You might have to come up with a new analogy for future generations, my last two cars have had on/off buttons in place of keyed ignition switches.
There is another way of doing the loop so that falls apart more easily when the rope is untied. It is hard to describe but it involves a making a bight in the rope and pointing it towards the standing end, then using the standing end to put a clove hitch around it, leaving a loop towards the free end through which to feed the free end before applying tension/pull. This loop holds secure and falls apart easily.
@@TheBearEssentials It isn't the "ignition" loop that throws me. It's the second part where you pull tension and then tie something else. That something else eludes me.
If you've got a really long line (and enough room) you can even repeat the hitch on the same line and create insane pulley tension with little effort.
Ohh that would be sweet! great idea!
Avec la bonne corde une tonne c est possible, il faut de la corde statique de préférence, la corde dynamique agit trop comme un ressort dans ce cas.
You can also just go to the anker once more and go through the same sliploop again. This adds friction, but nevertheless creates the same double pulley and makes work much easier. You could repeat that for a triple oder quadruple pulley but this only really works, when you put a carabineer (preferably a wide one, so that the rope doesn't stack on itself) in that loop. Otherwise the friction gets to high.
You see the same principle on the hook of cranes. The cable goes around the hook mount several times.
@@undefinednull5749 The earliest evidence of pulleys dates back to Ancient Egypt in the Twelfth Dynasty (1991-1802 BCE) and Mesopotamia in the early 2nd millennium BCE. In Roman Egypt, Hero of Alexandria (c. 10-70 CE) identified the pulley as one of six simple machines used to lift weights.

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I learned that hitch from my dad when I was a kid. He said he used to use it when he carted wooden boxes of tomatoes. I'm now 63 and I've been using it all my life. It's invaluable.
Here's an extra tip: if you need even more security, instead of a slipknot consider using the alpine butterfly. That way there the loop doesn't cinch up.
I use it. Cool knot. And even if the loop rubs down it will be secure.
After using the auto locking technique on alpine butterflies and bowlines for about a month in my personal life and my professional life on the boat I work on I've come back to this video to say thank you, this is a game changer
I think this feature can wear out the rope much faster
Man...not only is this a great knot, you just made it so simple to remember, which is half the battle! I can always learn a knot, but when I need it 6 months from now, I probably will have forgotten in most cases.
In the boy scouts what they did was have us make a knot like 100 times. Even if you don't remember the exact steps to make the knot, your developed muscle memory to where if you just go with the flow you will get the knot.
@@DaveSmith-cp5kj That makes sense, I will have to try it.
I practice periodically in my back yard. I tie a Siberian hitch to one tree, and then a Trucker's hitch to another. Otherwise, I forget and have to go watch another video.
I found out about the auto locking portion of this knot a couple years ago and it's been a game changer for me. Great job explaining it
Of the hundreds of trucker's hitch videos out there, this is the best trucker's hitch video I've seen. Clear, concise, and thorough.
Someone who finally explained this hitch process correctly. Nice job. Been trucking for years and I've explained this to alot of people most people don't get it until shown.
Thanks a bunch Darren!!
And truckers now tend to use chains...
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This is the best explanation of this not that I've seen. Great job on this video. I've seen a few others try to explain the auto-locking trucker's hitch, but they fail to zoom in on the knot and usually don't slow it down enough to really see what is happening.
Oh wow thx Andrew!
Best explanation that I’ve found. Thx. I’ve added this to my “how to” playlist.
same, excellent presentation
My dad was a trucker. He showed me this knot and then in my 40's I forgot how to cinch it down to keep it from sliding and loosening. So thanks. And I really love that double pass through to create a friction lock. Great stuff.
My father-in-law taught me this knot when I worked in his appliance store. It's been the most useful thing I can think of over the past 50 years!!
I like this whole presentation. It's clearly explained, with quiet voice narration, plus non-intrusive background music! That's very rare in this type of video! I'm also glad you pointed out that the 2-1 leverage advantage takes rope friction into account. It might even be a bit higher, depending on the slipperiness of the cordage used. You probably already know that if you created this same system, using pulleys, the advantage would be closer to 3-1, but 2-1 is about right for paracord, I think. Of course, the extra turn of the auto-locking feature itself sort of lowers the leverage advantage a little bit, but the resultant ease of tying off the system more than makes this a valuable technique, IMHO. Best video I've seen of the Tucker's Hitch.
All fine, but you better spell it right, because I don't like Tucker ‼️😀🇨🇱
This was fantastic! Thank you for the close up shots. Other RUclipsrs will speed thru, flexing how quick they can make the knot and not really take the time to show the complex steps at a slow pace.
I never realised that knot was so strong. Thanks for the video as always.
My pleasure! Yes it’s a great one that you can even use to hoist heavy objects like a food barrel if done properly
I commented earlier on your rolling hitch that it was the upgrade I needed for tying my stuff down in moving vans, but THIS RIGHT HERE is exactly what I've been needing! Hell, I've seen my dad use this exact hitch on multiple occasions! But every time I've asked him to show me how to do it, I would just get a one-off demo that I could never remember how to do. Now I have a video that I can re-watch and practice this until I have it in my muscle memory. 😄
That is the best demonstration I have ever seen of the truckers knot! The ignition visual it great
Thx so much I’m glad it helped
I like your improvements to the Trucker's hitch. Will use it car topping my kayaks and canoe.
Awesome, the auto locking part makes pretty solid - it’s my go to now
Best practical knot around,thank you for the instructions!!!
The information on your meal was especially helpful regarding capacitors.
I've used this method of securing loads for decades, but the autolock is new to me. Many thanks.
I must have watched two dozen truckers hitch videos, but this is finally the one that solved why my slip knot kept closing down on the line - I was pulling the loop in the wrong direction. Thank you for that “ignition on” analogy, problem solved 🙏
Hey Ian, I had the same problem for so long. I’m glad this helped !
Finally a video that helped me in mastering this knot thank you Sir👍
As a sailor I already knew a lot of the knots you show, but you always have at least one cool useful thing that I either didn't know or you explain better than I would, love the vids
I've watched a bunch of videos on how to make this knot and just kept getting confused. Your video is probably the easiest to follow and has the best visual aids. Thank you a bunch!
I use the truckers hitch for EVERYTHING. This variation is the BOMB!! Especially when it's cold out, that's when I have the hardest time pinching the tension in place.
Same here! It’s the little things! Thx Careena!
I've been using this Slipknot for 40 years to tie-down my Roofing ladders and Scaffolding to my ladder racks... quick tie-down quick release👍💯🇺🇲✌️
Nice!!
Subscribed...I am 57 years old. I once was a Cub, then a Boy Scout...used to know a few knots. This is always a good thing to know.
Thanks so much!!
I just came from the 'short' I was about to say how you do it twice, you make it auto-locking..
But I see now it's already in this video, just not the short..
Very good.. :D
I made this without instructions 18 years ago, such a simple knot. I love this method.
This is the coolest knot ever!
That second loop from the working end, creates what is called a Blackwell hitch, which locks it.
Ahh, thanks for sharing the name!
I just learned the truckers hitch a couple of months ago. The addition of the auto locking extra loop is makes it so much better. Thank you!
Congratulations. The simplest and fastest version of this type of loop. Thank you.
I love the description of the "ignition on loop" -- what a great way to convey that, and you can bet I'm stealing it any time I need to teach this to others!
I've been doing this for years. Didn't know about the auto lock though. That's s great addition. Thanks.
Finally. A tutorial for this knot that I can actually understand.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thanks for your efforts making this video
Wow, auto-locking! I get so exasperated with pulling on the free end and tying a half-hitch (or double), just to find that it let in some slack when I tied the half-hitch for a stop knot. The auto variation is a game changer. Thank you!
I love the trucker's hitch, it is extremely useful. I have used it to lift heavy objects and pull heavy objects when I needed to and just had my paracord on hand, as well as tying down loads on vehicles. I really like this auto-locking feature, I'm going to practice it next chance I get
Thank you! I use this all the time now! Dave 🇬🇧🇬🇧
This knot is also great for tying around a load to secure; for example, a load of boxes on a palate. Thanks for making it easy to remember!
You are an amazing instructor…. Maybe I wouldn’t had struggled in school if you had been a teacher
Man, thank you so much for saying this BigMo, really makes me feel good about creating these videos.
You explained and demonstrated this so well I think I can remember it without doing it often. Thanks!
Nice, that's the first time I've seen the auto-locking variant. I'm going to have to try that.
Excellently explained.
Best truckers hitch explanation I’ve ever seen. Thanks
THIS is the knot I've wished I've known a few times in my life
Ahh amazing I’m glad you know it now :) can pass the info on!
My dad taught me this, he used to drive flatbed, and back then, they used ropes instead of a strap.
I now understand the truckers hitch...thanks to you....Bravo !
I love it. The explanation and video angle made it simple to remember. Im always fighting with ratchet straps when rope would sometime be easier.
Best tutorial on the truckers hitch I have found.
Thank you
My uncle showed me this when I was a kid and have been using it ever since!
Your Turn Key example is the best explanation I’ve on how to remember, thank you 👍
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for saying that!
Wow, so so many videos, this I got quickest.😊
Great video. Not too fast and not too slow. Simple, clear precise. I like the review part at the end too.
My grandpa used to use this knot in vietnam as a tourniquet. This knot is so useful it has actually saved lives. He taught me how to tie this knot before he got dimentia and passed. I still find myself using this knot to this day.
Thank you very much. Clearly explained and demonstrated with no fluff, very nice. 👍
Just want to stop by and say thanks for all these knots tutorials. They've been very helpful to me and I only managed to learn the Trucker's Hitch thanks to this video (I've watched many others but either I am too clumsy or dumb, but I couldn't replicate it properly).
Ive watched about 10 videos on this knot - this is the best one so far. Thanks for sharing.
Simplest description of that knot I've seen - Well done guys
I HAVE BEEN USING THE TRUCKER KNOT THE WRONG WAY AND FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO UNDO. YOUR TURN KEY SOLUTION IS VERY HELPFUL, THANKS A MILLION!!
we used this knot ALL THE TIME on air drops. I never seen the auto locking though, but is a pretty cool idea. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for these wonderful videos ☺️ I find them really easy to understand and I really like how you also mention their practical uses in real life. 👏 Knowing how to tie different knots is fun, but to actually being able to use them is is so satisfying 😁
Hey cheers one of your Irish beers to that my friend! Thanks for the kind words and feedback!! 👊
Love your content. Really informative stuff that I can actually see myself using in the great outdoors some day. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the "ignition on" loop, I think now on I'll be right at the first try !
By far the most useful knot I know
Me too!
That actually looks like the best demo I've seen. The proof will be when I practice and see if I can get it right.
Thanks a bunch!! Goodluck!
I've been teaching and watching others teach this knot at work for years. This is the best explanation I've ever seen someone give! Bravo Zulu
Thanks so much Sam!
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perfect. I thought it was going to get really complicated and hard to remember. Truckers hitch is my fav and holding it in tension before securing it will make it better! thank you!
I've used this knot for years without the double hitch method. Good vid!
Been using that knot for 50 years, only good knot that I know
The extra loop is brilliant! Call it the "the surgical trucker".😂 Since it is basically a truckers hitch with binding type "double surgeons" knot. I've always done the quick release, but this is my new method.
Thanks man!!! I really like this!
I also use an extra loop to a regular overhand in the rare event I'm tying a bow by myself and don't have anyone to hold the center.
Thank you very much for these videos.
You explain it so that a child can understand it.
And that is really the best way to explain it.
It helped my brain comprehend the idea of the knot, and now i do not have to remember the twists and turns. Now it makes sense in the brain and i can replicate it from having the picture in my mind. Like photographic memory basically, a bit.
Other videos did explain it nice, but many use too much words for a simple thing.
You: Ignition twist.
Brilliant.
There are kids here that have not only never driven a manual transmission, but have also only pushed a button to start their car. Feel old now.
Lol. This will very soon be a vintage video
Excellent truckers knot demo.
Love the ignition knot!
Great example, easy to follow, easy to see - to the point, thanks
Best explanation I have seen and listened to yet. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Terrific video. Very clear, easy to follow. "Ignition on" is a terrific mnemonic. (But I haven't had a car in 6 years that has an ignition switch.) And the self locking trick, though not always necessary, could be really useful in situations like high winds, a bulging load.
(I'm a bit of a crank about these sorts of videos and I've been using the trucker's hitch for decades. But what I've noticed is that very often I might regularly use a knot, but I have to 'figure it out' all over again just about every time. Your video makes this automatic and good every time -- which is really really valuable. Thanks.)
Wow thank you so so much for saying this - gosh I’m just the same having to relearn things all the time
My favorite, go-to knot!! Thanks. Excellent explanation.
Thx for watching!
IGNITION ON LOOP omg that is way way better than all this overhand under hand sht - you rock
Excellent angles, to the point, great applicable knowledge. Awesome! Subbed
Thanks Joe!
Amazing, I love the truckers hitch, but I have a much better variation, check it out:
Instead of wrapping the rope around the loop twice to make it auto-lock, go back and wrap it around your anchor point again, then trough the loop again. By doing this you are getting way more leverage, 4:1 I believe, and you will be able to pull it waay tighter then just a normal truckers hitch!
Awesome, that’s essentially creating a series of pulleys. I wouldn’t say it’s a much better variation, but a solid one for more leverage in some situations!
For example if you don’t have a long tag end of rope, or you’re going around a tree (lots of friction loss) then it would be difficult to perform.
Thanks for sharing Curtis!
That’s great unless we overload the rope…
Instead of wrapping it around your anchor point again, which may have lots of friction or have a large diameter, I'd suggest simply making another loop on the return side of your rope, just beyond the anchor point. Then you can 'weave' the rope back and forth through the two loops arbitrarily many times, creating as many 'pulleys' as you want with only two loops. If the loops are close together, you don't even need a long rope.
In practice the number of pulleys you can create this way is fairly limited because the friction of the rope starts adding up quickly, but that's actually somewhat convenient because it creates an auto-locking system for free! I suspect you may also be able to reduce the friction somewhat by inserting e.g. sticks in the loops so that all the 'pulleys' don't all pull on exactly the same point.
Awesome video, very glad to have learned this knot!
Thank you sir, for this very easy to learn tutorial. This video made sense for me what all the rope pictures could not.
Brilliant! The best TH video out there.
Love the autolock. Thank you!
Thank you, awesome and easy way to remember how to do this.
I have been using this knot to secure cargo for 30 years. It's the only knot you need.
I love the trucker’s hitch. I’ve seen many variants, but I like the one you’ve shown.
Thx Scott, ya many variations, this one is a solid one though. Easy and works well.
Excellent tutorial.
New sub, thanks for the content. I found your video interesting and informative. I look forward to watching more from your channel.
Thanks for the sub!
Excellent tutorial thank you!
Excellent tutorial!
I have bad eyes, and trying to watch people manipulate the cordage always gets me confused... lol
I think I have it now.
Your description and visual aid works for me.
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Thank you much!
Thanks Floyd!
Why do I love this so much?
This is such an underrated knot, thanks.
The best knot. i use it all the time.
Looks simple but takes practice to learn