Jungle Knots - A Tarp Ridgeline Alternative | Bow Drill Practice | Tea in the Woods
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Hi folks,
in this video I deploy the new "Jungle Knot Tarp Ridge-line" idea I've been planning for the past few days to see how it performs. I also had a play with a different wood combo for the bow drill - Willow/Hazel - And then reward myself with tea in the woods to chill out. I hope you enjoy the video folks, I'm really thankful for you taking the time to watch. If you liked the video could you please give it a thumbs up and share it. Please leave a comment and if you'd like to subscribe, then hit the subscribe button and the notification bell to be alerted of my next video. Thank-you for watching... take care.
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Endless talking....
Pointless comment 👍
@@Woodsman_wildcamper
You mean ..you dont want to learn from my comment?
Guess you're right...its pointless to learn a stubborn man something ...maybe you can learn something from Rusty...
@@jungleebushcraft you didn't make constructive criticism, you were being a smart-arse. So I was a smart-arse back to you. But I am stubborn, Rusty just told me so. Enjoy your weekend 😘
@@Woodsman_wildcamper you're right again...i didn't make constructive criticism...but you got the message no? You just keep on barking...btw, no hard feelings...i'm just a smart arse...
@@jungleebushcraft no problem, I'm off to bed now. Up early for a camping trip, don't worry though, I won't be filming, so no "endless talking" 😉
You described my ridgeline perfectly - a loop and some random knots that last the night :) I'll try jungle knots next time, thanks!
I just saw a couple of channels with the jungle knots and made three of them. One paracord, one #36 bank line, and one thinner diameter paracord. I also added a toggle to the end of one of them.
love your little videos still learning thanks
Cheers George, I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching, mate. Take care.
Interesting ridge-line method. Worth trying out. Thanks
Nice technique. I’m a standard bowline on one end and a trucker’s hitch on the other.
Cheers Buddy, yeah they're the knots I'm hoping to never need again if this "Jungle Knots" system holds out in harsh weather. It's simpler and less to remember lol. Thanks for stopping by, take care.
@@Woodsman_wildcamper John Cord/Jungle Knots/Jungle String is the only knot you need, it has FAR more uses than just suspending a Tarp. Keep spreading the word as I am doing.
Nice one Andy. Interesting and informative
I'm sure years ago I saw an old farmer boy tying his load down on his trailer with something similar to the 'Jungle Knot', never occurred to me it could have other applications. When I learnt to climb many moons ago I was told the smaller line helped kink the larger line on the prusik , I'm still here so it must have worked ;)
Cheers Si, I'd never seen it before the guy on MKR channel showed it. Then something twigged in my head and I thought, "this could work" - but needs testing under harsher conditions before I'd fully trust it, lol. Thanks for watching mate, take care.
Dude you have some serious bushcraft skills! plus the production is AWESOME thank you for sharing
Thanks mate, I'm very glad you enjoyed it. Take care, and thank-you for stopping by.
Interesting ridge line idea, I’m a big believer in making things easy. Either that or I’m lazy 😁
ATB mate
I mean the “truckers hitch” is pretty dang easy and effective.
The original jungle knot is descended from the British Army in WW II Southeast Asia, and making doubled cordage for use in the same hammock hanging or other "jungle cordage" uses. My john-cord was designed tinking out of the box ... away from Dave Canterbury making his rope marlin spike ladder (that basically is a PIA to construct then deconstruct (and hank back pinched rope). I thought there had to be a better option, and my design was the same with paracord in making jungle knots. And john-cord can be used for so many options in several 6 foot spans - that can be connected for longer lengths, or using 50 and 100 foot 550 or 1100 paracord and making ~22 and ~47 foot lengths. And doubled paracord with an overhand knot (barrel knot) can take the weight, even with the stated 125# working strength that is now 250# above the knot and 250# below the knot. No fear of dropping a hammock with a proper set up. Many comments on the use of john-cord or jungle knots are in my commentary of YT Bulgarian Organic Smallholding and his first making of john-cord and making various set ups.
And if you really want an easier loop knot (easier than prussic and klemheist) then the john-knot is the way to go, and more gripping power, or easy sliding than these. Easier on, easier off. Use whatever ridgeline or cordage. Place your loop behind the ridgeline/cordage with your lesser hand. Reach down with the dominant hand and toss the loop to the left of your held upper loop, and drop. Pick up the bottom loop and toss to the right of the held loop, and drop. Pick up the loop, and thread through the held loop. Adjust, clean up, and tighten. This makes 8 cinch knots on the line. If you really want to have a King Kong grip for heavier options, then thread the bottom loop under the left and right lines THEN through the held loop for 16 cinch knots. Damn well will hold anything you need to hold, or just as easy to slide. Getting off ? Finger snap the loop knot, pull the held loop up and off, and the rest of the wond cordage easily pulls off.
This knot can be used for any horizontal, vertical, or diagonal knot holding force for hanging objects, towing along a cordage line, and more importantly for James Bond For Your Eyes Only ... stepping up a climbing line. Same options for easier hanging of a ruck or a bear hang in a tree cordage, and adjusting the height of the hang with the sliding john-knot for proper storage.
If you make the -cord with a palm width or 3-4 fingers, it provides a smaller loop and greater knots for multiple threading and multiple knot-locks on the line.
Bulgarian Organic Smallholding is my channel now simply called Robert's Bulgaria. I still use Jungle Knots, Jungle String, John Cord, but also my latest No Knot Rapid Ridgeline Deployments System, the Robert's Toggle.
Works perfectly well with 1.18mm micro cord too, it'd save you some space 550 cord is very bulky
Great video Andy :) Very interesting way to fix the ridgeline. I'm a sucker for a good knot video mate. I spend half my life tying and untying them lol. Good job on the bow drill mate. You can't beat a bit of willow :) Always a pleasure catching up with you and Rusty mate, all the best, Mark.
Cheers Mark, yeah I'm the opposite mate, I can remember clove hitch and other simple knots, but there's a few out there that are used for the tarp that are a bit more complicated - I can learn them, but then forget...and when I saw the video by the guy at MKR channel, I thought to myself, "that's potentially the solution" but I'd like to test it under harsher conditions before I fully trust it and start recommending it. Thanks for watching, take care.
I've got a reel of para and a reel of bank arriving today, Need to make a few more J cords and some prussiks.
Link the jungle cord to make a longer one the same way as you do the loops. Easy.
Hello little brother, I have liked your videos and am new to your channel! Best wishes and success!!!
Please 4give us yanks on the accent lag. Always please keep the quality videos/information coming!!!
The missing part to your system is the toggle. Any amount of extra length can be added with a toggle at the end of a cord. If the knot isn't big enough to hold the line, just put a toggle (stick ) between to hold.
First! ;) Another awesome video, very informative! Thanks Andy. Take care mate, Steve. 👍👍
Cheers Steve, glad you liked it mate. Take care.
interesting video mate
Cheers buddy, thanks for stopping by, take care.
if you wrap paracord rd 4x or 5 it will work as prusik.
What kind of tea is that you're drinking? It looks dark red. Great video, thanks!
Thanks bud, I think it's a Berry infusion teabag. I prefer ginger and lemon now though 👍
When you are at the tensioning end , and you put the knot thru the gap, you pulled towards direction of your tarp.6.22 Shouldn't you I'll towards the tree for better locking ?
Happy to help you sort out some amsteel if you want to try it with that, I've got loads of it in stock
Nice one mate, does amsteel have alot of stretch? I find the standard paracord has alot of give in it which I think would cause the jungle knots to fail in high winds etc. I got the idea from MKR channel, but he uses them as guy lines for a tarp rather than a ridge line. Still a little project I'm working with off screen.
@@Woodsman_wildcamperWoodsman the Amsteel won't stretch at all. it won't allow your tarp to droop in high rain either. got loads of tips and trick on these kind of things mainly in my website blogs and facebook, I rarely have the time to do youtube as well but out in my hammock also 4 nights a week so happy to help if you have any questions. Just a tick and will get you a link to the amsteel
I would recommend 15 meters, 10 meters has often proved just ever so slightly too short on many occasions wyliesoutdoorworld.com/collections/hammock-suspension-accessories/products/amsteel-2-5mm-rope-superlight
were based in fife so feel free to give me a ring anytime! have a look at this, my own tarp set up kit wyliesoutdoorworld.com/collections/tarp-suspension-accessories/products/dd-hammocks-dd-complete-tarp-suspension-system
IMHO you need to put more knots into it - like every 7-9 centimeters a knot
I’ve watched a video from a military guy from about 2 year’s ago. The bank line on Para cord was Isle of Wight Bushcraft (Shane) I think
I can’t do knots. So I’ve adopted this for my ex military Basha. Are you still using jungle knots?
Here’s his video
ruclips.net/video/GxgBZ9lzNAk/видео.html
Hi Mick, no i don't use them. The idea in my head didn't really work, it was to fiddly getting two trees the right distance apart to engage the jungle knots. It's faster for me to just use a simple ridgeline with a loop and one end then tie the other off with a hitch 👍
@@Woodsman_wildcamper
I’ve gotta give it ago or try to learn knots 🪢
@@Yorkshiremadmick I don't know many, just a couple to get the ridgeline up and the guy ropes. I watched Paul Kirtley, for his knot tutorials, I like his no nonsense approach to things.
@@Woodsman_wildcamper
Thanks watched Paul’s then RUclips suggested this.
Awesome 👏🏻
ruclips.net/video/1JAe16HkDms/видео.html
This was painful to watch... But hey if it works for you, more power to ya.