Hi Mr Canterbury - I made this when you first put the video out, dropped it in my pack and forgot about it. Yesterday I was out and needed a tarp up…I found the line used it and was so thankful for its ease of use and complete simplicity! It won’t be forgotten again! Best wishes from Norfolk, England.
Freakin' genius Dave. Men have made lots of money from lesser innovations. You sir, are a great asset to the bushcraft/survival community. Thanks for all you do/have done!
Absolutely brilliant Dave. When I saw you loop around that second toggle and pull tight it was a truly WOW moment! Thanks so much for constantly seeking improvements and sharing with us.
I'm going to the basic class in November. REALLY appreciate everyone's R&D on this. While practicing I learned it's important to use bank line for the Prusis loop.
Dave that is PURE GENIUS! ! ! It is amazing that no one had thought of it before. Thank you for posting this and making it available to the rest of us. It will be my go to ridgeline from now on.
I use carabineers instead of sticks/toggles.They are great as spares for other tasks when the ridge isn't up. That's a great setup for pure simplicity 🙏
Dave's rapid deployment ridgeline keeps getting better & better, and he is honest enough to give credit where credit is due. Incredible from a very decent guy. Tks!
I've been using that third prussik at the end for tightening the line against the "far" tree, but that toggle idea from Blackie is positively brilliant! I'll be retrofitting my ridgeline kits for that over the next few days, after making myself some toggles!!
I've been watching knot videos for a while and this is the first I've seen anyone using a prussik instead of making a slip knot for the trucker's hitch. Well done.
One additional suggestion at time 7:43 add one more toggle to use as a hand to pull. You can use a figure 8 loop around the toggle to proved added leverage so an older person has a handle to pull instead of the bitter end of the line, giving them additonal hand strenght
Just back to the UK from a rainy weekend in Fontainebleau (France) and really impressed with the thought which has gone into the evolution of this idea. Great presentation and generosity of spirit in acknowledging the contributions of others. Thanks
Great improvement in the rapid deployment ridge line. Both toggles are incredibly useful. One thing I don't like about the normally taught version was the stick used as a toggle could theoretically fall out under the right conditions. With a hole in the stick and the ridgeline right through it, that end will never fall by itself (it is also basically a free hook if you wanted to hang something there). What is nice about this new version is really the only wear could be on the prussik loop bank line ratcheting against, so basically a "side" piece of cordage might wear out instead of the main ridgeline (if that happened just replace the prussik loop with other cordage and it is all working again). The wear can even be controlled by every now and then (take off the prussik rotate the loop 90 degrees and retie the prussik) so it is not always ratcheting against the same small spot on the line.
I saw this video 2 days ago and yesterday I made 4 of these straight away! My wife and I both carry packs in our vehicles so these went in as soon as I was done. I tested them and this is the simplest ridge line I have ever used! Genius idea Dave! I built 2 for the kids that live next door as they are starting to be old enough for back yard camping,, and yes, I am instructing them in bushcraft basics. Can't say enough about how simple this is to use.
I will say “don’t let it be the last one”! Following through the years it has always been looking for the best proposition of “smoothing it”! Looking forward to the next epiphany. Thanks for your perseverance to this!
No music..GREAT...I can listen when I go to bed. This is a terrific accumulation of know-how and my first project for today. Thank you, David Canterbury.
I want to thank you for teaching me how to lock the inline toggle! It took me some time practicing to get it. By accident I discovered that the prussik applies force to the toggle only when tightening and locking the bend around the toggle. If you release the prussik the secured toggle will stay in place. It may require two hands to hold the toggle and tension the line, but then you can use the prussik for other things. Best wishes!
While practicing with my son in our yard, we realized the benefit of packing multiple copies of this ridgeline; Our trees are over 50 feet from each other, so we tied another bowline knot in the end of first ridgeline, ran the toggle of a second ridgeline through, and kept on as before. If hiking in an area of sparse trees, or pasture land, one never knows how long the ridgeline might have to be, but there's no need to have an excess bundle of line when we transition to heavy woods. Modularity, pre-planning, and building upon each other's ideas .... Thanks, Dave!
So I’m at a cabin on the Mohican river for a few days with the family, and wasnt planning on putting up a tarp….. then came the rain! This vid came across my feed during my youngest sons nap time. Went out to my car kit, grabbed the “ingredients” and put up a tarp next to the fire pit so we have a dry place to sit while we made S’mores! Toasty and dry! Love it!!!! Thanks for the perfect timing!
Ole Blackie Thomas is pretty sharp. Excellent QD Ridge line, and I will be using it. Hope to see it in the upcoming ATV camping series, If there is One ?
This is so simple! Even I can deploy it! I can't remember a ton of knots, like the trackers hitch, but I can easily remember the prussic knot! Thanks Dave!
I use a hammock so I use a rapid ridge line cause once the tarp is up I can take my time with the rest. My best is under 90 seconds and it saved me once in the rain.
WOW, definently awesome new info and Craftiness... what a find indeed. I'm ordering my first DD tarp this week. I'm very anxious to go ahead and put my Ridgeline together. Even though it may be this fall before get'n to use it because of just having my back fused April 11th. I can't wait to get camping. I'm 61 yrs old. Thanks for the nice demo. 👍 ...Alan in 🇨🇱
I just want to thank you and Blackie for your teaching on this. I’ve been searching for a long time to find this system. I just made my Rapid Ridge Line Deployment to go into my get home bag, and my other packs. Preplanning and assembling this and keeping it together will be a game changer.
Dave I know I've watched you using toggles for years,you just never used the attached toggles,I'm surprised that others are trying to take credit for the toggles,I purchased your knife and bottle kit 10 yrs. ago and have had good service from them all,I'm getting older now and don't get out as much,but you still have great and improved info always available, thanks for your time to help outdoorsman like myself.
Wow! A great improvement, Dave…Your evolution of your techniques and equipment is well aligned with the spirit of Kephart and others of that era who were improving over Nessmuck and previous generations. Keep it up!
I come from Germany and use the system for different situations. It can be used to quickly roll up a blanket and tie it, to tie down a tent or tarp, to tie up boxes and so on. You can also quickly bundle firewood and carry it to camp. There are endless possibilities. Keep up the good work, Dave, and thank you!
Just took me 10 mins to make, drilling holes in wood took the most time, can't wait to test it out on my next trip, very useful for low light conditions and quick set up. ❤
I love the child like fascination with simple, useful things. Reminds me of me. I'll get an idea and, come hell or high water, I have to see it through to the end. Thank you , Dave for your tenacity and your enthusiastic sharing of your discovery......So refreshing. On a follow up note: This is nothing short of genius! Many thanks for giving credit where credit is due. You're the man, Dave. Be well.........
I’ve used the toggle on the bowline end since I discovered your original ridgeline idea. I also took that idea from Blackie Thomas to make my hybrid line. I will be adding the tensioning toggle next! The main thing is to solidly learn the knots you need in case you have to start from scratch while in the field.
Only having to master two very easy knots to put this Ridgeline together and deploying it with only tension is friggin' ingenious! I have two in my pack. Workin' smarter not harder is old gold, baby! ❤️
Brother Dave, you sir are a genius! I've been mulling ideas over and over in my head and you just nailed it all in one shot! Thank you Brother, Stay smart, stay strong and stay safe!
I have to say, this is pure genius. I had a major problem this weekend just gone on a bow making course where I just couldn't get my ridge line as tight as I'd have liked as it kept slackening. This would've made such a simple solution. Being able to simply tighten it up as the atmosphere caused it to slacken
You, Sir, are a genius...I have seen plenty of versions of Ridgeline some good some not so much, this is by far outstanding to say the least. I saw this and immediately made it w/o reservation. Huge thumbs up & thankyou for sharing.
Hello, Mr. Canterbury; EXCELLENT! What a FANTASTIC idea! I *love* simplicity! Simple things for simple minds is *my* motto. It's like you made this for me! "THANK YOU!", Sir! Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!
Love to see the best in the business can still pick up new tricks, and then improve our simplify them. And great to hear Blackie's name come up Keep knocking it out of the park, Dave
This is the RDR I will be using from now on!! Simple, quick to put up, quick to get down, and could be done if injured. Great job Dave! Thank you for sharing this!!
Love the touch of using the Prussik to hold the second toggle. You "lose" a bit of the useful length of the ridgeline, but really no more than a tautline/truckers hitch. It's clever, and certainly a great way for younger scouts to get a good tight line going. Kudos.
I was at my town library yesterday and found your Bushcraft book! I was just looking at random ideas and saw that you wrote a book! Anyway it was just super exciting to see your name on paper and not just online. Thank you for this priceless knowledge
Oh, now this is awesome! I've been using rated carabiners on my ridge lines for the girth hitch, but using that prusik knot for the truckers hitch, now that you've put it in front of my face, just makes a stupid amount of sense. It's gonna be so much easier to teach my kid how to set up a ridge line with this setup, for sure. Thanks for the video, Dave!
I really like this idea, now…for tying a load to the top of a car (with a cargo rack), I believe this would be just as quick and handy..so I will make this up and keep it in the back of our station wagon..great idea!
Thanks Dave. I put a stoppers knot on the other end to not lose the toggles and prussiks. The stoppers knot is another loop. When my rige line is too short, i can easily clip a second rige line on it by inserting the last toggle of the first line to the first loop of the second line. Great setup. I made 4 guy lines in the same matter for the 4 corners of the tarp, only a bit simpler.
Finally getting around to watching this video. This is so much better than the knot video I shared a couple of weeks ago. Can’t wait to be at the school again soon for WFA and Advanced
So, made this tonight and I must say I am impressed!! Thank you for tinkering with this and putting it out there for the rest of us to use and implement - much appreciated!!
I like this line a lot. And if you do loose /damage your toggle you can pick up another on your next tab. I would be inclined to have a small waterproof bag to feed the line out and jam it the line to keep it off the ground. When you need to bug out just stuff everything back in the bag. Now if you have 2 bags set up the same, and a shortage of trees that are far apart, you can use the toggle and hoop to daisy chain the lines.
I've been using this idea for a few years now. I honestly can't remember where I saw it, or who's videos I watched. But with that being said. I also remember some instructors saying that it was not practical in an emergency or survival situation to carve toggles and make a hole in them. It's funny how if someone else says it, its brilliant, but if another says it then he's ignorant. But anyway, it definitely is one of the simplest once you have it set up! I apologize if this post sounds cocky, offensive. That was not my intention. You do great work and you are definitely one of the GOATS 🐐
Oh I'll be solid for the basic class now..."Hey you guys remember the Truckee?"....yeah Dave...."Hey how about the one after that??".....yeah Dave...oh...the toggle one that is the best...LOL..love your passion old man....learn something all the time with you...thank you
I'm making one .. that's all there is to it I'm making one of these awesome ridgelines .. I normally use a fixed loop one end and the other end stick a truckies hitch on but this will save me so much time faffing about with the hitch ... i aslo have 2 other prussicks on the line with mini krabs to attach the tarp and tighten her up good 👍 thanks so much for the video I'm gonna go make one now ❤
I would wager that a lot of people would buy these pre made. Great re working of a Ridgeline system. You're an engineer somewhere deep down. I'll be using this from now on because I have damn arthritis and the knot work kills my hands after a long day of gathering wood and building stuff. Thank you!
I'm using this from now on. I've done siberian hitch to anchor then traditional truckers hitch to tighten for at least 10 years. The 3rd prussic is genius. Thanks.
My bowline side toggle is a 0.5x6" ferro rod tied to the ridge line with an 8" long prusik, so it can be removed easily. I'm a fan of having backups and multi-use.
I like to think I’m reasonably creative about using knots and cordage but despite knowing all these concepts separately I never thought to put them together. Thank you
Hats off, definitely the simplest and most convivial system I've seen so far, including Blackie's. I have to say his system is heavily based on experience and repetition. I never thought of using the toggle tightening trick for a ridgeline, only to secure my propane tank in the trunk of my car...
This is PERFECT for what I am looking for. searching for a solution for a friend who has use of only 1 hand but would like a plan/technique for complete ridge line/tarp/guy line setup using only 1 arm.
Dave! I've only just started using your last ridgeline improvement. Now you bring out another! 😂 To be fair though, this is a genius amalgamation of various well-established knots, cinches etc. I can't wait to see what you come up with next. Thank you so much for sharing this.
My ridge line is made out of orange paracord for visability and my prusiks are made of #36 tarred bank line. Makes it very easy to identify as my ridge line. I have been using a prusik as the loop for my truckers hitch since last season. I added some additional prusiks to hang my gear. Keeps things nice and organized and close to me. I have been thinking about adding toggles to the setup thanks for the ideas. The ever evolving ridge line.
I love the fact that you're not only pre-planning for simplicity, but also thinking ahead in case of injury or weakness. So simple! Thanks Dave!
Between yourself & Blackie Thomas, all bases are covered. Hats off too both
Hi Mr Canterbury - I made this when you first put the video out, dropped it in my pack and forgot about it. Yesterday I was out and needed a tarp up…I found the line used it and was so thankful for its ease of use and complete simplicity! It won’t be forgotten again!
Best wishes from Norfolk, England.
Freakin' genius Dave. Men have made lots of money from lesser innovations. You sir, are a great asset to the bushcraft/survival community. Thanks for all you do/have done!
Legendary thinking Dave, and mentioning Blackie is pure class ..this is why you are successful, appreciated and the G.O.A.T.!
thank you very much sir...we all learn from each other..i think with this refinement you have dialed in the quick deploy ridgeline...
Absolutely brilliant Dave. When I saw you loop around that second toggle and pull tight it was a truly WOW moment! Thanks so much for constantly seeking improvements and sharing with us.
I felt the exact way
I'm a little man and I really appreciate all that you do Mr. Canterbury.
Absolutely love this concept. Like how you put thought into the people who don’t have the average adult strength and can deploy with one arm.
I'm going to the basic class in November. REALLY appreciate everyone's R&D on this. While practicing I learned it's important to use bank line for the Prusis loop.
Dave that is PURE GENIUS! ! ! It is amazing that no one had thought of it before. Thank you for posting this and making it available to the rest of us. It will be my go to ridgeline from now on.
I use carabineers instead of sticks/toggles.They are great as spares for other tasks when the ridge isn't up. That's a great setup for pure simplicity 🙏
So glad I found this, simple and effective, it's the way I'm teaching my Scouts now, thank you so much
Elegance, simplicity, and robustness in engineering is what I admire. This is one..
Dave's rapid deployment ridgeline keeps getting better & better, and he is honest enough to give credit where credit is due. Incredible from a very decent guy. Tks!
I've been using that third prussik at the end for tightening the line against the "far" tree, but that toggle idea from Blackie is positively brilliant! I'll be retrofitting my ridgeline kits for that over the next few days, after making myself some toggles!!
I've been watching knot videos for a while and this is the first I've seen anyone using a prussik instead of making a slip knot for the trucker's hitch. Well done.
That’s what separates you from the rest, you’re always looking for better ways to make things better. Thanks Dave!
One additional suggestion at time 7:43 add one more toggle to use as a hand to pull. You can use a figure 8 loop around the toggle to proved added leverage so an older person has a handle to pull instead of the bitter end of the line, giving them additonal hand strenght
Just back to the UK from a rainy weekend in Fontainebleau (France) and really impressed with the thought which has gone into the evolution of this idea. Great presentation and generosity of spirit in acknowledging the contributions of others. Thanks
Woah this has got to be the best rapid deploy ridgeline I've seen. Will definetly start using this, thank!
Great improvement in the rapid deployment ridge line. Both toggles are incredibly useful. One thing I don't like about the normally taught version was the stick used as a toggle could theoretically fall out under the right conditions. With a hole in the stick and the ridgeline right through it, that end will never fall by itself (it is also basically a free hook if you wanted to hang something there). What is nice about this new version is really the only wear could be on the prussik loop bank line ratcheting against, so basically a "side" piece of cordage might wear out instead of the main ridgeline (if that happened just replace the prussik loop with other cordage and it is all working again). The wear can even be controlled by every now and then (take off the prussik rotate the loop 90 degrees and retie the prussik) so it is not always ratcheting against the same small spot on the line.
I saw this video 2 days ago and yesterday I made 4 of these straight away! My wife and I both carry packs in our vehicles so these went in as soon as I was done. I tested them and this is the simplest ridge line I have ever used! Genius idea Dave! I built 2 for the kids that live next door as they are starting to be old enough for back yard camping,, and yes, I am instructing them in bushcraft basics. Can't say enough about how simple this is to use.
I will say “don’t let it be the last one”! Following through the years it has always been looking for the best proposition of “smoothing it”! Looking forward to the next epiphany. Thanks for your perseverance to this!
No music..GREAT...I can listen when I go to bed. This is a terrific accumulation of know-how and my first project for today. Thank you, David Canterbury.
It looks like I have another way to learn to tie up a ridge line. I enjoy watching Blackie, he has a purposeful but relaxed pace.
I want to thank you for teaching me how to lock the inline toggle! It took me some time practicing to get it. By accident I discovered that the prussik applies force to the toggle only when tightening and locking the bend around the toggle. If you release the prussik the secured toggle will stay in place. It may require two hands to hold the toggle and tension the line, but then you can use the prussik for other things. Best wishes!
While practicing with my son in our yard, we realized the benefit of packing multiple copies of this ridgeline;
Our trees are over 50 feet from each other, so we tied another bowline knot in the end of first ridgeline, ran the toggle of a second ridgeline through, and kept on as before.
If hiking in an area of sparse trees, or pasture land, one never knows how long the ridgeline might have to be, but there's no need to have an excess bundle of line when we transition to heavy woods.
Modularity, pre-planning, and building upon each other's ideas ....
Thanks, Dave!
So I’m at a cabin on the Mohican river for a few days with the family, and wasnt planning on putting up a tarp….. then came the rain! This vid came across my feed during my youngest sons nap time. Went out to my car kit, grabbed the “ingredients” and put up a tarp next to the fire pit so we have a dry place to sit while we made S’mores! Toasty and dry! Love it!!!! Thanks for the perfect timing!
Wow Dave!! Awesome additions to the rapid ridge line. Definitely adding to my kit. Thanks for another awesome video
Ole Blackie Thomas is pretty sharp. Excellent QD Ridge line, and I will be using it. Hope to see it in the upcoming ATV camping series, If there is One ?
This is so simple! Even I can deploy it! I can't remember a ton of knots, like the trackers hitch, but I can easily remember the prussic knot! Thanks Dave!
I use a hammock so I use a rapid ridge line cause once the tarp is up I can take my time with the rest. My best is under 90 seconds and it saved me once in the rain.
WOW, definently awesome new info and Craftiness... what a find indeed. I'm ordering my first DD tarp this week. I'm very anxious to go ahead and put my Ridgeline together. Even though it may be this fall before get'n to use it because of just having my back fused April 11th. I can't wait to get camping. I'm 61 yrs old. Thanks for the nice demo. 👍 ...Alan in 🇨🇱
I have been watching ridge line videos all winter, after dozens of them this one looks like the best and easiest one!
Shout out to Blackie. His channel is fantastic.
I just want to thank you and Blackie for your teaching on this. I’ve been searching for a long time to find this system. I just made my Rapid Ridge Line Deployment to go into my get home bag, and my other packs. Preplanning and assembling this and keeping it together will be a game changer.
Dave I know I've watched you using toggles for years,you just never used the attached toggles,I'm surprised that others are trying to take credit for the toggles,I purchased your knife and bottle kit 10 yrs. ago and have had good service from them all,I'm getting older now and don't get out as much,but you still have great and improved info always available, thanks for your time to help outdoorsman like myself.
That is beautifully simple. As a minimalist, I love this. Worst case, you lose the toggle, you could becket hitch the prusik to the ridgeline.
The most simple and quickest of all the ridge line methods. Brilliant! Makes it that much quicker to set up a tarp. Thank you.
Wonderfully simple, effective field expedient ridge line deployment system. Thanks Dave
Wow! A great improvement, Dave…Your evolution of your techniques and equipment is well aligned with the spirit of Kephart and others of that era who were improving over Nessmuck and previous generations. Keep it up!
Good stuff , Well done in acknowledging Blackie Thomas's work on ridgelines.
I actually think he got it from Felix from SAK who got it from someone in Germany
I've been playing around with numerous Ridgeline setups, and I believe this is the one. Thanks, Dave.
Tried it several times this week and last week. I love it!
That's so easy, I normally deploy, bowline, prussak, prussak, trucker hitch, this set up will really speed my set up, love it, thank you. 😊
I come from Germany and use the system for different situations. It can be used to quickly roll up a blanket and tie it, to tie down a tent or tarp, to tie up boxes and so on. You can also quickly bundle firewood and carry it to camp. There are endless possibilities. Keep up the good work, Dave, and thank you!
Just took me 10 mins to make, drilling holes in wood took the most time, can't wait to test it out on my next trip, very useful for low light conditions and quick set up. ❤
I love the child like fascination with simple, useful things. Reminds me of me. I'll get an idea and, come hell or high water, I have to see it through to the end. Thank you , Dave for your tenacity and your enthusiastic sharing of your discovery......So refreshing. On a follow up note: This is nothing short of genius! Many thanks for giving credit where credit is due. You're the man, Dave. Be well.........
I’ve used the toggle on the bowline end since I discovered your original ridgeline idea. I also took that idea from Blackie Thomas to make my hybrid line. I will be adding the tensioning toggle next! The main thing is to solidly learn the knots you need in case you have to start from scratch while in the field.
So simple and yet so ingenious. I think even I can put up a ridgeline with this method.
Only having to master two very easy knots to put this Ridgeline together and deploying it with only tension is friggin' ingenious!
I have two in my pack.
Workin' smarter not harder is old gold, baby! ❤️
Simplicity and installing when injured. Excellent approach to planning a Ridgeline.
Brother Dave, you sir are a genius! I've been mulling ideas over and over in my head and you just nailed it all in one shot!
Thank you Brother,
Stay smart, stay strong and stay safe!
I have to say, this is pure genius. I had a major problem this weekend just gone on a bow making course where I just couldn't get my ridge line as tight as I'd have liked as it kept slackening. This would've made such a simple solution. Being able to simply tighten it up as the atmosphere caused it to slacken
You, Sir, are a genius...I have seen plenty of versions of Ridgeline some good some not so much, this is by far outstanding to say the least. I saw this and immediately made it w/o reservation. Huge thumbs up & thankyou for sharing.
This is easily the best version I have seen anywhere. Ingenious
This is the simplest setup for anyone who doesn't like or know how to tie knots! I am going to implement this in my setup. Thanks!
Hello, Mr. Canterbury;
EXCELLENT!
What a FANTASTIC idea!
I *love* simplicity!
Simple things for simple minds is *my* motto.
It's like you made this for me!
"THANK YOU!", Sir!
Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!
Love to see the best in the business can still pick up new tricks, and then improve our simplify them. And great to hear Blackie's name come up
Keep knocking it out of the park, Dave
This is the RDR I will be using from now on!! Simple, quick to put up, quick to get down, and could be done if injured. Great job Dave! Thank you for sharing this!!
Love the touch of using the Prussik to hold the second toggle. You "lose" a bit of the useful length of the ridgeline, but really no more than a tautline/truckers hitch. It's clever, and certainly a great way for younger scouts to get a good tight line going. Kudos.
Quick, simple, effective, totally logical and practical. Brilliant stuff...! More please...!
I was at my town library yesterday and found your Bushcraft book! I was just looking at random ideas and saw that you wrote a book! Anyway it was just super exciting to see your name on paper and not just online. Thank you for this priceless knowledge
I thought it couldn’t get any better after the last one but wow, I’m absolutely making a few of these. That is just too slick!
Oh, now this is awesome! I've been using rated carabiners on my ridge lines for the girth hitch, but using that prusik knot for the truckers hitch, now that you've put it in front of my face, just makes a stupid amount of sense. It's gonna be so much easier to teach my kid how to set up a ridge line with this setup, for sure. Thanks for the video, Dave!
I really like this idea, now…for tying a load to the top of a car (with a cargo rack), I believe this would be just as quick and handy..so I will make this up and keep it in the back of our station wagon..great idea!
I'm liking it! Thank you so much for thinking about folks that may be injured or have a disability. You're the best!
Thanks Dave. I put a stoppers knot on the other end to not lose the toggles and prussiks. The stoppers knot is another loop. When my rige line is too short, i can easily clip a second rige line on it by inserting the last toggle of the first line to the first loop of the second line. Great setup. I made 4 guy lines in the same matter for the 4 corners of the tarp, only a bit simpler.
Finally getting around to watching this video. This is so much better than the knot video I shared a couple of weeks ago. Can’t wait to be at the school again soon for WFA and Advanced
Brilliant! You have always been an innovator rather than an imitator.
Man Dave that's a inovation brother blackie is a knowlegable man for sure its like super teaming to .achieve one goal ..we all learn together
So, made this tonight and I must say I am impressed!! Thank you for tinkering with this and putting it out there for the rest of us to use and implement - much appreciated!!
Great Ridgeline demonstration Dave Canterbury.
I just finished my "KING of Simplicity Rapid Deployment Ridge Line". This thing is slick! Thanks Dave. 👍
Just made 2, and they went in both thier tarp sacks! Thank you for this great idea! God bless!
I like this idea so much that i modified my ridgeline today to be the same thanks Dave
I like this line a lot. And if you do loose /damage your toggle you can pick up another on your next tab. I would be inclined to have a small waterproof bag to feed the line out and jam it the line to keep it off the ground. When you need to bug out just stuff everything back in the bag. Now if you have 2 bags set up the same, and a shortage of trees that are far apart, you can use the toggle and hoop to daisy chain the lines.
I really like the toggle and loop connections Dave, especially the one connecting the line to the tree. Thanks!
I've been using this idea for a few years now. I honestly can't remember where I saw it, or who's videos I watched. But with that being said. I also remember some instructors saying that it was not practical in an emergency or survival situation to carve toggles and make a hole in them. It's funny how if someone else says it, its brilliant, but if another says it then he's ignorant. But anyway, it definitely is one of the simplest once you have it set up! I apologize if this post sounds cocky, offensive. That was not my intention. You do great work and you are definitely one of the GOATS 🐐
Oh I'll be solid for the basic class now..."Hey you guys remember the Truckee?"....yeah Dave...."Hey how about the one after that??".....yeah Dave...oh...the toggle one that is the best...LOL..love your passion old man....learn something all the time with you...thank you
I'm making one .. that's all there is to it I'm making one of these awesome ridgelines .. I normally use a fixed loop one end and the other end stick a truckies hitch on but this will save me so much time faffing about with the hitch ... i aslo have 2 other prussicks on the line with mini krabs to attach the tarp and tighten her up good 👍 thanks so much for the video I'm gonna go make one now ❤
I would wager that a lot of people would buy these pre made. Great re working of a Ridgeline system. You're an engineer somewhere deep down. I'll be using this from now on because I have damn arthritis and the knot work kills my hands after a long day of gathering wood and building stuff. Thank you!
Thanks Dave, this is one of the best and easiest ridge line systems I've ever used. 👍
This is amazing, what a great addition to the trusty standard of the truckers hitch ridgeline
Keep up the Good Fight!!! I've watched and learned from you for years now
I'm using this from now on. I've done siberian hitch to anchor then traditional truckers hitch to tighten for at least 10 years. The 3rd prussic is genius. Thanks.
I really appreciate this, especially as someone with limited strength and mobility.
My bowline side toggle is a 0.5x6" ferro rod tied to the ridge line with an 8" long prusik, so it can be removed easily. I'm a fan of having backups and multi-use.
Bravo!! 🎉 I love the fact that I can upgrade all the strings I’ve tied together and stashed in vehicle as and go bags
I like to think I’m reasonably creative about using knots and cordage but despite knowing all these concepts separately I never thought to put them together. Thank you
Saw this, fantastic planning ahead, will be using this in the future, great job Semper fi, 🇺🇸😎🤘
Glad I found your channel I always used to watch you on dual survival very informative and am sure this 1 is awesome to continue to teach us
Hats off, definitely the simplest and most convivial system I've seen so far, including Blackie's. I have to say his system is heavily based on experience and repetition.
I never thought of using the toggle tightening trick for a ridgeline, only to secure my propane tank in the trunk of my car...
This is PERFECT for what I am looking for.
searching for a solution for a friend who has use of only 1 hand but would like a plan/technique for complete ridge line/tarp/guy line setup using only 1 arm.
Dave! I've only just started using your last ridgeline improvement.
Now you bring out another! 😂
To be fair though, this is a genius amalgamation of various well-established knots, cinches etc.
I can't wait to see what you come up with next.
Thank you so much for sharing this.
So exciting! I cannot wait to implement this in my pack! Thanks David!
humph.... Absolutely masterful use of materials. great pre planning really using that ole noggin great job
Thanks Dave! Been watching tons of videos and tinkering myself. So far this is the easiest and most practical for me.
My ridge line is made out of orange paracord for visability and my prusiks are made of #36 tarred bank line. Makes it very easy to identify as my ridge line. I have been using a prusik as the loop for my truckers hitch since last season. I added some additional prusiks to hang my gear. Keeps things nice and organized and close to me. I have been thinking about adding toggles to the setup thanks for the ideas. The ever evolving ridge line.