I would be willing to bet money that there are hundreds of videos on RUclips about how to correctly tie a bowline! Yours is the VERY BEST! It turns out right every single time.. In 3 seconds! Yours is still the WINNER!
This is the best bowline tutorial I've seen..... I don't have the kind of brain that has whatever traits are required for tying knots and can only remember the 'how to' for a short time.....THIS video somehow is easy for me to remember ....Thanks very much.
Thank you! I was doing it the slowest way until I saw this video, quite useful knot at work to tie taglines to crane loads, this is the fastest and easiest way to do it.
Ha! This video made me realise just how easy this knot is. I thought something looked familiar about it then twigged what you’re doing by rolling it over and over at the start is just forming what I call a slip knot to attach to my crochet hooks! I don’t roll, just make a loop and bring the tail behind, then it’s just a case of doing the over and under bit. Yay! 😊
@speedpaintanimations4126 you're lucky. It took me a lot of sorting through stupid rabbit ran around bush and up a tree to pee. BS.... These RUclips shorts make cool stuff a lot easier to find....... and to the point
Tip: Put a quick release loop in the last pass. If your doing something with a heavy, heavy load, that bowline is impossible to get out without pliers.
The knot that saved my grandfather’s life in a storm at sea. Tying a bowline with one hand is even faster than this. The one-handed bowline was a self-rescue knot used by sailors for centuries. My father taught me how to tied it when I was a young boy. Impossible to explain in words, it was an emergency knot used when you had to hold on to something to keep from falling overboard and tie the bowline with the other hand. One end of the line is already anchored to something like with halyards and sheets. The other end is free so that gets whipped around your waste and the bowline is tied with one hand in front of you, creating a loop that won’t slip. It takes some practice but in the first day of practice, most people can do it in less than 3 seconds. I still tie bowlines this way since the conventional way takes too long and requires both ends of the rope.
The one-hand method is better for when you are physically on the opposite side of where this guy is standing. You can still do it here, but you have to position yourself differently. Also if the standing end is not anchored, you still need to use your other hand or a foot to anchor the standing end.
@@jakemccoy , Exactly. I would have to get behind the pole to do this one-handed, and the standing end would need to be anchored to something to provide enough tension for the knot to be tied that way. But using two hands I still do the same knot this way since my muscle memory is programmed to tie it like this and it’s still faster for me. 🤙🏼
@@Woodstock271 The one-hand method is the only method that stays in my memory after months of not practicing. An awkward method I can remember is better than a cool method I cannot remember.
@@jakemccoy , Same here! I originally learned the bowline in boy scouts and maybe you learned it the same way. The rabbit comes out of the hole, goes around the tree, and back in the hole. Ridiculous. And it takes both ends of the rope to tie that way, while you wrestle around trying to adjust the loop size. Once my father showed me the real way to tie it faster, I abandoned every other method I’ve seen. Now it’s just etched in my head and there’s no other way.
@@Woodstock271 Exactly, every knot that has stayed in my memory has a simple rule that is impossible to forget. The rule could be muscle memory, like the one-hand Bowline. The Trucker Hitch is another big one. It must be a series of knots that I will definitely remember. Knots have been a hobby of mine for the past 15 years, and I can quickly identify a knot tying method I will remember forever and a knot tying method I will forget. People who make knot videos should talk more about the memory aspect of knot tying.
Instead of “rolling” by which was meant ‘twisting’ the rope, just do the first part of the marlin spike hitch. It’s also the first part of the truckers hitch. Knowing these three knots as well as the Farrimond hitch and the Siberian hitch was life changing for me. But none of these saved as much time of my life as the Ian knot. Ian’s the man
This technique is really cool for people who can remember it after several months of not practicing. I am not one of those people, and I know because I used to know this technique. There is a lot of visual memory required, as opposed to muscle memory. I would rather have a technique that takes 6 seconds but is locked in memory. The speed advantage is gone if I have to look it up or retie it because I got it wrong.
Great method. Similar to the one I learned. That bunny around the tree stuff .... naw. I just saw a video where sailors on a boat were trying to tie bowlines with their eyes closed. Seriously. Sheesh. I made sure of that before my first 101 lesson. And that's the first thing I was asked. Not if I could tie it instantly with my eyes closed but just if I could tie one. Something I learned after three months of daily sailing. My rolling hitch (fenders) and cleat hitch were still unreliable. So daily, frequent application isn't going to cut it. I hadn't practiced enough because I didn't have a railing or life line, or a cleat, handy. Deliberate isolated focused practice is what builds knot skills. So I bought a plastic cleat screwed it to a piece of 2x4. A few days and it was solid. So sitting there watching RUclips, TV, sitting on the boat hanging out, practice your knots. I can tie a bowline one handed with my eyes closed but it's not that useful. I do the method where I make the loop and then pull down the upper line into the loop.... If you pull up from the bottom instead you make an Inuit Bowline. This is a bit less likely to slip, but it can be harder to undo.
At 0:17, I prefer to just insert a bight from the standing side through the center making a slipknot. Then there's no need to weave the working end over-under-over, you simply insert the working end through the loop of the slipknot. The ending is the same but I think this method is even a bit faster.
In the 1960s I learned a technique to tie a bowline with one hand as the other hand takes the strain off the rope, for example if needing to secure oneself to it while climbing.
A professional sailor told me that if you were in the water it was possible to catch a rope and tie a bowline around yourself one-handed. He did a demonstration but I have forgotten how he did it - any ideas?
Ok, but that's the 'scout' bowline. Much easier and less likely to come loose is the Dutch Naval Bowline, almost the same knot except the free end is outside the loop. The DNB is also the cowboy/rodeo bowline as used, among other things to make a 'lasso'. And none of that rabbit/tree/hole nonsense. DNB is less likely to trap your fingers if you are securing something and the rope snaps tight while you are working it.
@@dmitripogosian5084 True, but you are preaching to the converted, I sail, I climb, I am a roped-access technician; I could talk you to death about ropes/knots and their use. :-) Peace.
Bad video, the angle of view is wrong and at the 47 second mark it goes weird yet he was too lazy to re shot it. Also at the second demo he does way, way, too much 'magician hands' finessing to keep it clear. Thumbs down for me.
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I would be willing to bet money that there are hundreds of videos on RUclips about how to correctly tie a bowline! Yours is the VERY BEST! It turns out right every single time.. In 3 seconds!
Yours is still the WINNER!
Simple and well explained. The Marlin spike hitch is the start for quite a few good knots.
The Marlin spiked hitch is the start of more than 20 good knots.
Can either of you list them please?
This is the most intuitive and easy to remember way to tie this knot around an object. Thank you sir.
This is the best online description of a bowline
Thank you! Been watching other videos and the bowline was giving me the greatest problem... until I watched your video, now easy peasy
I second this.
This is the best bowline tutorial I've seen..... I don't have the kind of brain that has whatever traits are required for tying knots and can only remember the 'how to' for a short time.....THIS video somehow is easy for me to remember ....Thanks very much.
Bo-linn is the correct pronunciation. Very good demonstration.
Thank you! I was doing it the slowest way until I saw this video, quite useful knot at work to tie taglines to crane loads, this is the fastest and easiest way to do it.
Straight to the point. Love it
Ha! This video made me realise just how easy this knot is. I thought something looked familiar about it then twigged what you’re doing by rolling it over and over at the start is just forming what I call a slip knot to attach to my crochet hooks! I don’t roll, just make a loop and bring the tail behind, then it’s just a case of doing the over and under bit. Yay! 😊
Yo no joke I have been searching for 5 days trying to find an easier way to tie this and this helped so much thank you.
Wow! Tying the bowline like this was so easy, even i can do it.
Cool i came across it in 5 seconds
Stick with this guy. He has a lot of great methods. I come here first, to learn cool knots and other stuff
@speedpaintanimations4126 you're lucky. It took me a lot of sorting through stupid rabbit ran around bush and up a tree to pee. BS....
These RUclips shorts make cool stuff a lot easier to find....... and to the point
Tip: Put a quick release loop in the last pass. If your doing something with a heavy, heavy load, that bowline is impossible to get out without pliers.
I have been tying this knot for over 30 years and I never knew this. Ive always used a larger rope but im still gonna have to try it out. 💪
The knot that saved my grandfather’s life in a storm at sea. Tying a bowline with one hand is even faster than this. The one-handed bowline was a self-rescue knot used by sailors for centuries. My father taught me how to tied it when I was a young boy.
Impossible to explain in words, it was an emergency knot used when you had to hold on to something to keep from falling overboard and tie the bowline with the other hand. One end of the line is already anchored to something like with halyards and sheets. The other end is free so that gets whipped around your waste and the bowline is tied with one hand in front of you, creating a loop that won’t slip. It takes some practice but in the first day of practice, most people can do it in less than 3 seconds.
I still tie bowlines this way since the conventional way takes too long and requires both ends of the rope.
The one-hand method is better for when you are physically on the opposite side of where this guy is standing. You can still do it here, but you have to position yourself differently. Also if the standing end is not anchored, you still need to use your other hand or a foot to anchor the standing end.
@@jakemccoy , Exactly. I would have to get behind the pole to do this one-handed, and the standing end would need to be anchored to something to provide enough tension for the knot to be tied that way. But using two hands I still do the same knot this way since my muscle memory is programmed to tie it like this and it’s still faster for me. 🤙🏼
@@Woodstock271 The one-hand method is the only method that stays in my memory after months of not practicing. An awkward method I can remember is better than a cool method I cannot remember.
@@jakemccoy , Same here! I originally learned the bowline in boy scouts and maybe you learned it the same way. The rabbit comes out of the hole, goes around the tree, and back in the hole. Ridiculous. And it takes both ends of the rope to tie that way, while you wrestle around trying to adjust the loop size. Once my father showed me the real way to tie it faster, I abandoned every other method I’ve seen.
Now it’s just etched in my head and there’s no other way.
@@Woodstock271 Exactly, every knot that has stayed in my memory has a simple rule that is impossible to forget. The rule could be muscle memory, like the one-hand Bowline. The Trucker Hitch is another big one. It must be a series of knots that I will definitely remember. Knots have been a hobby of mine for the past 15 years, and I can quickly identify a knot tying method I will remember forever and a knot tying method I will forget. People who make knot videos should talk more about the memory aspect of knot tying.
Best demo ever! Makes it so easy!
Instead of “rolling” by which was meant ‘twisting’ the rope, just do the first part of the marlin spike hitch. It’s also the first part of the truckers hitch. Knowing these three knots as well as the Farrimond hitch and the Siberian hitch was life changing for me.
But none of these saved as much time of my life as the Ian knot. Ian’s the man
Bowline knots always gave me trouble when I was a Boy Scout. I would have appreciated such a simple explanation as yours. Thanks.
This technique is really cool for people who can remember it after several months of not practicing. I am not one of those people, and I know because I used to know this technique. There is a lot of visual memory required, as opposed to muscle memory. I would rather have a technique that takes 6 seconds but is locked in memory. The speed advantage is gone if I have to look it up or retie it because I got it wrong.
Not only that, I am always twitching from an idea of putting twists in the line
Having spent 6 years trying to learn this knot on an off, it was finally a demo that didn’t involve a bunny that help me learn. Far out this is easy.
Do you still remember it?
Excellent! I always enjoy your videos.
Thanks!
really appreciate it!!! it's much easier than other teaching videos~~~
Nothing amateur about that!! Outstanding.
The King of Knots
This one is very good and easy to do, thanks!
I like to "understand" everything I do....but in this case...just DO IT!
Nice video. Thanks!
Love this. Thanks, friend
This combined with the alpine butterfly knot is how I do my truckers hitches now.
Thank you, just what I needed.
It’s always been so awkward for me to tie a bowline around a post and then this channel became a thing, great video
I love this technique
Nice, I will clearly come back because my person forgot things a lot haha. I don't practice often.
I remember as so:
Twist rope into a pretzel.
Use pretzel as belt buckle.
Things I didn’t know I needed to know. Episode 398.
Sweet! This makes sense! 👍🏼
Brilliant video thank you
Your the best! Thanx!
whoa...hell ya buddy! thanks for sharing.
What an efficient video
Nice video
Great method. Similar to the one I learned. That bunny around the tree stuff .... naw. I just saw a video where sailors on a boat were trying to tie bowlines with their eyes closed. Seriously. Sheesh. I made sure of that before my first 101 lesson. And that's the first thing I was asked. Not if I could tie it instantly with my eyes closed but just if I could tie one.
Something I learned after three months of daily sailing. My rolling hitch (fenders) and cleat hitch were still unreliable. So daily, frequent application isn't going to cut it. I hadn't practiced enough because I didn't have a railing or life line, or a cleat, handy. Deliberate isolated focused practice is what builds knot skills. So I bought a plastic cleat screwed it to a piece of 2x4. A few days and it was solid. So sitting there watching RUclips, TV, sitting on the boat hanging out, practice your knots. I can tie a bowline one handed with my eyes closed but it's not that useful.
I do the method where I make the loop and then pull down the upper line into the loop.... If you pull up from the bottom instead you make an Inuit Bowline. This is a bit less likely to slip, but it can be harder to undo.
Inuit, Dutch Naval, rodeo: all the same 'bowline'.
I prefer it to this 'scout' bowline.
Marlin spike to bowline
At 0:17, I prefer to just insert a bight from the standing side through the center making a slipknot. Then there's no need to weave the working end over-under-over, you simply insert the working end through the loop of the slipknot. The ending is the same but I think this method is even a bit faster.
Right, best to learn this way (as shown in the video) first.
The method you're describing will happen organically with experience.
Thank you.
Love it
In the 1960s I learned a technique to tie a bowline with one hand as the other hand takes the strain off the rope, for example if needing to secure oneself to it while climbing.
How cool !
Very cool
Wow tied and taught in48 seconds.
That’s great. Thanks. Now do it one handed like the Rangers need to do.
Very clever
COOL!!!
What kind of prestidigitation is this? Very useful!👍🏼
I wish you had a video to show a running bowline with this style of tying it. If you know how can you make one.
Here you go ruclips.net/video/20SgrLIKDAQ/видео.html
The first part looks like a Munter hitch?...then feeding the end through turns it into a bowline. Nice!
Now try this method while tying bowline around yourself in water :)
I always keep forgetting this way of tying a bowline
Great
As a former firefighter, this knot was used for generations…..it got replaced by a figure eight knot….
Marlin spike hitch becomes bowline.
Can you show how to do it whitout letting go of any of the enda? Very useful when you have no visibility!
Who else watched the timer?
😂
genius
❤❤❤
Had to watch a 20 second advert to see this 3 second knot
What type of knot would this be used for?
Marlin spike -> bowline is faster if done correctly
Best method yet
That rope looks delicious
Neat
How do you get the bowline tighter to the object your attaching it too?
Interesting but that rolling over technique doesn't work very well with a supple/worn cordage.
What kind of rope is that?
Corey Anderson it’s “paramax” or basically a real thick paracord.
start cваечный узел или Marline Spike Hitch
Shot Bru!
Try doing it like that in a 5” rope lol
Over under over on a granny knot
Why didn’t they teach me this at piney point
How do I do this
Lol😂
A professional sailor told me that if you were in the water it was possible to catch a rope and tie a bowline around yourself one-handed. He did a demonstration but I have forgotten how he did it - any ideas?
Google Search
We did that at Boy Scouts…unfortunately they kicked me out before I learned it
ruclips.net/user/shortsfpmaZ7zTrLU?si=Owag7F4uXH45-FTx
KahOvisky. The one handed safety bolin knot is on U Tube.
@@rogerjoesbury9410 Thanks!
why if it only takes 3 seconds to tie is the video 48 seconds long?
That’s rapid
Ok, but that's the 'scout' bowline. Much easier and less likely to come loose is the Dutch Naval Bowline, almost the same knot except the free end is outside the loop. The DNB is also the cowboy/rodeo bowline as used, among other things to make a 'lasso'. And none of that rabbit/tree/hole nonsense. DNB is less likely to trap your fingers if you are securing something and the rope snaps tight while you are working it.
This is also English Navy bowline, and discussion of which, English or Dutch Navy knew better, continues forever
@@dmitripogosian5084 True, but you are preaching to the converted, I sail, I climb, I am a roped-access technician; I could talk you to death about ropes/knots and their use. :-) Peace.
that's literally a pretzel
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!
Why does a 3-second technique take 48 seconds to explain? Omg, I just don't have time in my day for this! 😵
Bloody hell
You sure? That looked like a slip knot
Bowline fast.. Huey's bowline is the fastest and easiest way to tie a bowline.. you can do it behind your back me hearties Arghhhh.!
Thank you for this. I'd learned it as the mexican bowline and caught tremendous amounts of shit from linemen when I'd tie in this manner.
@@kismetghost it's still a standard bowline, how you tie it shouldn't matter
🇵🇬🇵🇬,,
Wrong
Bad video, the angle of view is wrong and at the 47 second mark it goes weird yet he was too lazy to re shot it. Also at the second demo he does way, way, too much 'magician hands' finessing to keep it clear. Thumbs down for me.
How does it go weird at the 47 second mark? The video is only 47 seconds.
You came out to show off. You're too fast to learn
Thank you.