Dave has reached Mors Kochanski level status. Dave could quit this world now and he would go down in history as one of the best if not the best outdoor/bushcraft/woodcraft/survival instructors/teacher's ever. He's doing what he loves and doing more good for us students of the outdoors than he'll ever know.
All this info on the web get over whelmingwhy change stuff ? I like simple stuff and not more gear to carry but every time Dave shows us something different I go that’s cool and I may need that some day. I thank you for all your teachings May not use all the time but it’s fun to learn Thank you
I love how you are always trying new things or researching new ways to do things. Nothing gets stagnant with your videos. As always keep all the great videos coming.
Thank you, Mr. Canterbury, for your incredibly useful, practical, clear, and valuable continuing series of videos on the uses of knots, hitches, lines, cordage, and ropes of all kinds! There is no area of life that could not benefit from your generous, free, interesting, advice, wisdom, and skillful teaching about this ancient and primal technology subject. Even if it might be already known, the reinforcement is necessary and valuable, and when it is new knowledge, it is crucial. But did I also forget to mention, free of charge? You are making yourself an Internet treasure with this stuff, sir.
As I said On Blackie's channel, what is so great about this back-and-forth is that everyone peppers their wisdom and all we have to do is pick a flavor. And now. the flavors are multiplying like Tribbles!
Me, next camping trip: arrives at dark like always….at dawn, still standing there paralyzed by choices of how to tie ridge line 😂😂😂😂😂. Great ideas like always!
I made my ridge line in a similar fashion, but I made my Prusics from #36 bank line. Once the Prusic was in place I made a soft shackle by tying two overhand knots a few inches apart near the ridge line and a stop knot at the bottom. Slip the stop knot through your tarp loop or gromet and tuck it between the two overhand knots to soft shackle it in place. I made a similar soft shackle setup on one end of the ridge line, super fast and easy to set up. I have 5 Prusics on my ridge line. The first one secures the far end of the ridge line, there are two for the tarp and two spares. To secure the far end of the ridge line you run the ridge line around your anchor point (tree) and wrap it twice around the soft shackle near the stop knot. Now just tuck the stop knot through between the overhand knots and snug it up.
Thanks for sharing. Better teachable often translates to easier to learn and keep. With hitches and knots there are many ways to skin the cat. It often comes down to preferences of people or services. Having mastered one method beats knowing several options and struggling with each. I tend to use parachord for my prussiks. It´s only a tarp. I want the hitch to slide before the tarp tears.
Thank you for the video. I looped a one inch toggle onto ridgeline prusik knots for my first ever ridgeline recently, learned from one of your previous videos. No knots needed as your know, but this system in the video is smaller footprint. Plus really neat to see and learn all the other options. Thanks again for all of your videos, may have to try that locking brummel via 36 bankline next, for a super small footprint.
Honestly, what works for me is just using knots the whole way through. Double half hitch or GE knot on one tree. Dave's quick release trucker hitch on the other end, where you can tighten the line without untying the knot. Carry a few short pieces of cord for on-the-fly prusiks to tie to tarp ends. And taught line hitch for any off the ground stakes, or tarp fly to a tree. It's easier to remember those knots than to have a complicated setup.
Now that's the right approach. Simplicity is key. If any element can be removed from the system (as completely unnecessary toggles), then it must be removed.
I’ve said this before, when you are cold, wet and tired and it’s dark and weather is coming in the last thing you want to be doing is fumbling around with little strands of line. The toggles are quick, easy and give you something to hold onto. I guessing that a lot of RUclipsrs don’t bushcraft in the cold or adverse weather. Every buddy for some reason is concerned about taking an extra 10 seconds to derig. Why?
Thats pretty neat way Dave, but really, I still like your toggle method with the prusic hitch. I keep the toggles I need in my tarp bag. Easy and fast to take down. If need be I find a stick.
Great idea. I did the same thing utilizing the inline soft shackle knot that was demonstrated on first class amateurs channel. With having the two tails you could tie a permanent look in one end rather than making the larks head every time. Effectively making a soft shackle button that just pops in and out.
Smart and useful content as usual! This video made me think to myself; "Self," "why not replace the smaller overhand knot with a Celtic button knot?" "It's larger than one overhand knot and this knot has multiple uses." "Such as making it into a cinching knot." Anyways it might be a good addition to this cool idea of yours.. Thanks David👍🤠👍🇺🇸✊
I like it. For many applications the Larks Head hitch is an under appreciated hitch. Thank you for sharing. Soft shackles I learned from Blackie, the toggle thingy-bob I learned from Felix Immler. Your combination is outstanding as well. Very much appreciate your knowledge. Also, it is impressive you give credit to those you learned from as well. Sir, I tip my hat to you!
I think the cow hitch is the most undervalued knot out there … and it's not even a knot. You can use one to tie a fixed loop (as long as it's under tension). You can use it to create a sliding loop. You can use it to pack stuff. You can use it to tie two crossbeams. You can use it in a trucker's hitch as well. You can use it to create soft shackles.
I was going to skip you video because I’ve never heard of soft shackles and why would I ever need one!! My favorite piece of rope now. Just wow. I’m enlightened!!
Strangely enough I used to do exactly that after I had a grommet rip out of a corner of a cheap tarp in a high wind about 25 years ago. Tried many different ways of skinning the cat over the years. There is no one right way. And doing things differently now and then is fun. Some easier and some harder.
Congratulations David. I think you nailed it when you said "Whatever works for you", your ideas and methods are valid and applicable. Well done and THANK YOU !
TO avoid tying and to get the job done faster I suggest installing toggles on the prusiks. Pass them through the fabric loop of the tarp and back into the prusik loop
Thanks Dave! I've been using a prusik with a little S-hook on my ridge line to stretch out my tarp, but the hook is always fouling the ridge line when I uncoil it. Now I can ditch the S-hooks and use this simple soft-shackle method. My hammock buddies will love it too. You rock!
So many different options to try out and see which ones work best because everyone is different and have different ways of doing basically the same thing.
I attach four prusic hitches to my ridgeline. Then I tie the ridgeline to the first tree with a modified siberian hitch. Then I bring the other end of the ridgeline and just one of the prusic hitches around the other tree. Then I attach the prusic hitch that went around the tree to the prusic hitch that didn't come around the tree with a kite knot. Then I slide the prusic hitch to tighten up the ridgline. And a kite knot is a larkshead knot attached to a stopper knot. Then I attach soft shackles to the guyline loops on the tarp. And to make the soft shackles I use a bowline on a bight, but tied to be a double looped slipknot. Then I attach the soft shackles to the two remaining prusic hitches with kite knots.
I use almost the same system Dave ! My soft shackle on the prussik hitch start like yours, but on the two tail ends I put one stop knot, and one tiny loop with a bowline knot, then I simply connect the two of them. I hope you try it ! Simply search Araw Shackle Ridgeline 😉
In the desert it’s really not so simple to just set up a shelter. Finding a decent location is one thing but a ridge line is a luxury. Finding a toggle that won’t snap if you can set one up is another problem. However I don’t let that stop me from keeping up with alternative methods when I do find myself in the woods.
And just when I thought I had the latest version of the QDR all set up, you go and change it to make it better. I'll just cut the 2 prusik loops and tie stop knots in the ends. Ridgeline updated, just like that. I appreciate all the tinkering that you do to improve on things and make them easier to use.
another way to get a smaller diameter cord for the prusik is removing the inner strands out of the shell of the paracord and use the shell only for the prusik. the flat line grabs even better
Interesting enhancement to this concept. I tried it out in a few different applications and it seems to work really well. Thanks, Dave. I’ll hold onto this tool.
That's perty slick...I been havein loop prusicks on my ridgeline,anda knot side on my fly,and I shackle them tagether. Mite have ta give that a go.thanks fer the vid.
Good idea for being ready with your own materials..but I just use a regular prusik loop, run it through the tarp loop and cinch it on a stick toggle that I find on the ground
Dave, superb soft shackle I will incorporate it into my trap system. I was using a quick trucker hitch which has served me well for 40 years. I found truckers hitch kind of hard to replace with a better hold not that is still quick release. This soft shackle will give it a run for the money.
The one thing I would like to hear more in videos is people acknowledging that they got the ideas from someone else. Rather than putting it off as their own. Not like anything is patented all open source.
You the main issue there is you don’t know where it came from. I have Blackie credit a few videos ago and you would have though I committed murder cause he got it from Felix who got it from a German who got God knows where. There ain’t much new out there. Passing it around is important. If I got ass hurt every time someone copied me or showed something I taught them without giving me credit I would have time for anything else
I love how you are always thinking of and sharing new ideas with a pleasant, humble attitude. You are a great teacher! Thank you.
Dave has reached Mors Kochanski level status. Dave could quit this world now and he would go down in history as one of the best if not the best outdoor/bushcraft/woodcraft/survival instructors/teacher's ever. He's doing what he loves and doing more good for us students of the outdoors than he'll ever know.
All this info on the web get over whelmingwhy change stuff ?
I like simple stuff and not more gear to carry but every time Dave shows us something different I go that’s cool and I may need that some day. I thank you for all your teachings
May not use all the time but it’s fun to learn
Thank you
I love how you are always trying new things or researching new ways to do things. Nothing gets stagnant with your videos. As always keep all the great videos coming.
Dave Canterbury's ropework keeps getting better each time. Tks!, for sharing, Dave.
Thank you, Mr. Canterbury, for your incredibly useful, practical, clear, and valuable continuing series of videos on the uses of knots, hitches, lines, cordage, and ropes of all kinds! There is no area of life that could not benefit from your generous, free, interesting, advice, wisdom, and skillful teaching about this ancient and primal technology subject. Even if it might be already known, the reinforcement is necessary and valuable, and when it is new knowledge, it is crucial. But did I also forget to mention, free of charge? You are making yourself an Internet treasure with this stuff, sir.
As I said On Blackie's channel, what is so great about this back-and-forth is that everyone peppers their wisdom and all we have to do is pick a flavor. And now. the flavors are multiplying like Tribbles!
Me, next camping trip: arrives at dark like always….at dawn, still standing there paralyzed by choices of how to tie ridge line 😂😂😂😂😂. Great ideas like always!
I made my ridge line in a similar fashion, but I made my Prusics from #36 bank line. Once the Prusic was in place I made a soft shackle by tying two overhand knots a few inches apart near the ridge line and a stop knot at the bottom. Slip the stop knot through your tarp loop or gromet and tuck it between the two overhand knots to soft shackle it in place. I made a similar soft shackle setup on one end of the ridge line, super fast and easy to set up.
I have 5 Prusics on my ridge line. The first one secures the far end of the ridge line, there are two for the tarp and two spares. To secure the far end of the ridge line you run the ridge line around your anchor point (tree) and wrap it twice around the soft shackle near the stop knot. Now just tuck the stop knot through between the overhand knots and snug it up.
Bushcraft Santa dropping seeds of wisdom.
I love the grin Dave gets on his face when he's in the heat of explaining a concept. That's a man with real passion for his trade.
Good idea! Since the ridge line has already toggles I went for toggles on the prusiks - toggle through the tarp loop and ready for tension.
I like it. It is fast and easy. Knowledge of knots turns a piece of rope into a thousand tools.
Thanks for sharing.
Better teachable often translates to easier to learn and keep. With hitches and knots there are many ways to skin the cat. It often comes down to preferences of people or services. Having mastered one method beats knowing several options and struggling with each.
I tend to use parachord for my prussiks. It´s only a tarp. I want the hitch to slide before the tarp tears.
Slick. Saves me from using a toggle. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the video. I looped a one inch toggle onto ridgeline prusik knots for my first ever ridgeline recently, learned from one of your previous videos. No knots needed as your know, but this system in the video is smaller footprint. Plus really neat to see and learn all the other options. Thanks again for all of your videos, may have to try that locking brummel via 36 bankline next, for a super small footprint.
Absolutely a great Idea. Thank you for sharing this....
Honestly, what works for me is just using knots the whole way through. Double half hitch or GE knot on one tree. Dave's quick release trucker hitch on the other end, where you can tighten the line without untying the knot. Carry a few short pieces of cord for on-the-fly prusiks to tie to tarp ends. And taught line hitch for any off the ground stakes, or tarp fly to a tree. It's easier to remember those knots than to have a complicated setup.
This is way cleaner to me than toggles. I love this.
Cool idea. Useful in a number of different circumstances. Thanks a lot.
Now that's the right approach. Simplicity is key. If any element can be removed from the system (as completely unnecessary toggles), then it must be removed.
I’ve said this before, when you are cold, wet and tired and it’s dark and weather is coming in the last thing you want to be doing is fumbling around with little strands of line. The toggles are quick, easy and give you something to hold onto. I guessing that a lot of RUclipsrs don’t bushcraft in the cold or adverse weather. Every buddy for some reason is concerned about taking an extra 10 seconds to derig. Why?
Actually we teach toggles at the basic class for that reason. These are only options as I stated
Thats pretty neat way Dave, but really, I still like your toggle method with the prusic hitch. I keep the toggles I need in my tarp bag. Easy and fast to take down. If need be I find a stick.
Great idea. I did the same thing utilizing the inline soft shackle knot that was demonstrated on first class amateurs channel. With having the two tails you could tie a permanent look in one end rather than making the larks head every time. Effectively making a soft shackle button that just pops in and out.
Like a jungle rope! I like that idea
Smart and useful content as usual!
This video made me think to myself;
"Self," "why not replace the smaller overhand knot with a Celtic button knot?"
"It's larger than one overhand knot and this knot has multiple uses."
"Such as making it into a cinching knot."
Anyways it might be a good addition to this cool idea of yours..
Thanks David👍🤠👍🇺🇸✊
Thank you for giving us so many options. As always Totally Awesome
I like it. For many applications the Larks Head hitch is an under appreciated hitch. Thank you for sharing. Soft shackles I learned from Blackie, the toggle thingy-bob I learned from Felix Immler. Your combination is outstanding as well. Very much appreciate your knowledge. Also, it is impressive you give credit to those you learned from as well. Sir, I tip my hat to you!
very good idea sir !! i will be looking at this for my set...thank you for all that you do
I think the cow hitch is the most undervalued knot out there … and it's not even a knot.
You can use one to tie a fixed loop (as long as it's under tension).
You can use it to create a sliding loop.
You can use it to pack stuff.
You can use it to tie two crossbeams.
You can use it in a trucker's hitch as well.
You can use it to create soft shackles.
Man I like this idea instead of using a toggle, does eliminate extra materials although a stick isn't hard to find in the woods.
I like it! I'll use both I guess...I still like the prusik with a toggle...but I'll try this for some variation. Thanks... 🙂
I don't care what anyone else is saying about Dave, I really do enjoy his vida and find he has some great ideas.
Awesome,Dave you definitely are a wealth of info,and knowledge!
Nothing is better than anything else, except within its context. An important distiction.
Thanks for saying this and sharing your knowledge.
I was going to skip you video because I’ve never heard of soft shackles and why would I ever need one!! My favorite piece of rope now. Just wow. I’m enlightened!!
These evolution of simplicity videos are great.
Strangely enough I used to do exactly that after I had a grommet rip out of a corner of a cheap tarp in a high wind about 25 years ago.
Tried many different ways of skinning the cat over the years. There is no one right way. And doing things differently now and then is fun. Some easier and some harder.
Good stuff Dave. Thanks for sharing this with us 👍👍🔱⚓🇺🇲🇺🇲
Been using prusik loops with toggles. This looks really cool and simple. Gonna have to check it out!
Dave is Always improvising, adapting, & overcoming! That’s a great idea…..
Always more than one way to skin a cat! Gonna give it a try. Thanks Dave!
Nice!..thanks for the instructions on the Soft Shackle…I’ll be using that in the future.
Congratulations David. I think you nailed it when you said "Whatever works for you", your ideas and methods are valid and applicable. Well done and THANK YOU !
Thank you Dave I love the way you improve the way of tuning xour Setups 💪😎 greetings from germany ✌️ Horrido Dicon
TO avoid tying and to get the job done faster I suggest installing toggles on the prusiks. Pass them through the fabric loop of the tarp and back into the prusik loop
Thanks Dave! I've been using a prusik with a little S-hook on my ridge line to stretch out my tarp, but the hook is always fouling the ridge line when I uncoil it. Now I can ditch the S-hooks and use this simple soft-shackle method. My hammock buddies will love it too. You rock!
Great concept and great explanation. Going to give this a try.
The prusik knots very useful... used it today to get up and down my mast on my sailboat
Brilliant video Dave
So many different options to try out and see which ones work best because everyone is different and have different ways of doing basically the same thing.
I'll have to give it a try. Thanks Dave for sharing your knowledge and time.
I attach four prusic hitches to my ridgeline. Then I tie the ridgeline to the first tree with a modified siberian hitch. Then I bring the other end of the ridgeline and just one of the prusic hitches around the other tree. Then I attach the prusic hitch that went around the tree to the prusic hitch that didn't come around the tree with a kite knot. Then I slide the prusic hitch to tighten up the ridgline. And a kite knot is a larkshead knot attached to a stopper knot.
Then I attach soft shackles to the guyline loops on the tarp. And to make the soft shackles I use a bowline on a bight, but tied to be a double looped slipknot. Then I attach the soft shackles to the two remaining prusic hitches with kite knots.
So many years i have been following you that I've lost count..... Always good stuff 😀
Merry Christmas my Friend 🎅✝
I use almost the same system Dave ! My soft shackle on the prussik hitch start like yours, but on the two tail ends I put one stop knot, and one tiny loop with a bowline knot, then I simply connect the two of them. I hope you try it ! Simply search Araw Shackle Ridgeline 😉
In the desert it’s really not so simple to just set up a shelter. Finding a decent location is one thing but a ridge line is a luxury.
Finding a toggle that won’t snap if you can set one up is another problem. However I don’t let that stop me from keeping up with alternative methods when I do find myself in the woods.
I really appreciate that you share knowledge like you do. All these methods just increase our knowledge!
Choices like everyone has to make everyday ..I love Freedom in America. Have fun stay safe.
Nice idea. It's always good to have alternatives in the toolbox.
Thank you Dave.
Another awesome video as always and thank you Dave for all what you do by showing us with those awesome video you do every week.
You’ve made it simpler! Brilliant. The uses are limitless.
Ah that's a simple little idea. Thanks for sharing I'm going to save that 1
Cool idea, Thank You for the continued great content!
Thanks for offering a nice quick way to use that extra strand! There's a lot to be said for knowing how to keep it simple.
Somebody lit a fire 🔥 under Dave, he’s making videos like crazy now.
Exactly what I was looking for. I've always liked the lark's head knot.
Sweet setup
Brilliant, Dave. While I like messing around and making soft shackles and other rigging devices - I love this simple method!
Good tip, thanks, camping now so I'll probably give it a try!
And just when I thought I had the latest version of the QDR all set up, you go and change it to make it better. I'll just cut the 2 prusik loops and tie stop knots in the ends. Ridgeline updated, just like that. I appreciate all the tinkering that you do to improve on things and make them easier to use.
That's what it's like to carry multiple tools in your head ... Great video!
Prusiks are amazing...Thank you for this!!
Now that’s is outstanding!
Thanks Dave. 💪
What a great idea! I like it
Great tip brother. Thanks for sharing 👍
This is extremely good shit, the whole thing.. Nicely done, Sir
Thanks Dave
Great idea because it uses fewer elements.
another way to get a smaller diameter cord for the prusik is removing the inner strands out of the shell of the paracord and use the shell only for the prusik. the flat line grabs even better
I likes it. But I really like the ready made Prussik Loops with toggles.
Great idea Dave thanks. I saw where Blackie made a soft shakle from a reverse twist loop. Works quite well.
Nice idea, thanks
I love these types of videos...Thank you for sharing!
As always good information
Interesting enhancement to this concept. I tried it out in a few different applications and it seems to work really well. Thanks, Dave. I’ll hold onto this tool.
That's perty slick...I been havein loop prusicks on my ridgeline,anda knot side on my fly,and I shackle them tagether. Mite have ta give that a go.thanks fer the vid.
Great information
Thanks for sharing
Good idea for being ready with your own materials..but I just use a regular prusik loop, run it through the tarp loop and cinch it on a stick toggle that I find on the ground
Dave, how many time this week are you gonna make me alter my ridge line? 😢😂😂🎉
Love it, man. Keep the great ideas coming
Added to my arsenal. A simple tweek.
Many thanks 💪🏻
That was a really good video on that. Thank you.
Brilliant!
Try leaving a short piece of cord on the tarp. for each end. Then use a rolling hitch to the ridge line for adjusting tension.
Super cool
I like that method as well
Keep it going
Dave, superb soft shackle I will incorporate it into my trap system. I was using a quick trucker hitch which has served me well for 40 years. I found truckers hitch kind of hard to replace with a better hold not that is still quick release. This soft shackle will give it a run for the money.
If that modification of the typical prussic system is your idea…pretty freakin cool.
Interesting. I just recently incorporated soft shackles to my ridgeline. Awesome video my friend.
The one thing I would like to hear more in videos is people acknowledging that they got the ideas from someone else.
Rather than putting it off as their own.
Not like anything is patented all open source.
You the main issue there is you don’t know where it came from. I have Blackie credit a few videos ago and you would have though I committed murder cause he got it from Felix who got it from a German who got God knows where. There ain’t much new out there. Passing it around is important. If I got ass hurt every time someone copied me or showed something I taught them without giving me credit I would have time for anything else
Thank u Dave.