here is a new trick to secure a ridgeline. my friend JAMES BENDER over at WAYPOINT SURVIVAL posted a video and this. he and i were talking about it and he got his video posted first so i want to give him credit.
I love how the survival community learns from each other. The other day I was listening to Dave Canterberry talking about listening to this channel regarding knot ideas etc. By learning from each other we all benefit. Good work Blackie. On a side note I like the quality and functionality of your hammocks etc. Money well spent.
I saw Dave Canterbury do that particular one. He didn't explain it quite in detail like you did but I still understood what he was saying. I am subscribed to James's Channel and we converse a fair amount. This is actually easier than the Trucker's Hitch or just as easy anyway. I've been doing that Truckers Hitch for a long time but you can teach an old dog new tricks. Thank you Blackie
Blackie, Thinking outside the box. I also watch his channel, Thank You for sharing. I appreciate your giving of your time and knowledge and wisdom and experience and passing on the Craft. You Are The Master Woodsman and Bushcrafter. Tim L.
As an older silver fox myself, I try all the new ideas that come along to help make things easier for myself, and this is a really good idea. Some things I like, some I don't care too much for. What I've found to be most to my liking is using a paracord ridge line composed of using jungle knots - it's become my go-to, every single time. If I need to add a little extra security to my setup then I simply add toggles or carabiners - easy enough, and I always have them with me in my pack. For my other cordage concerns, 99% of the time I'll use the Nite-ize figure 9 carabiners with appropriate lengths of paracord, covers all my needs around camp, and they're so easy to use. To each their own, there are LOTS of ways to do things properly, you've just got to figure out what you like and works best for your application. For me, simpler is always the preferred choice. Y'all take care, and be safe out there !!!
@@OsborneExploration When I get one Technique down , Someone Else comes up with Another one. Canterbury will be on shortly with a variation of this one.
thats how the big ideas happen someone will post an idea ...boom ...it goes ...then someone sees it and goes but wait hold on a minute how about this idea..BOOM new idea..and on it goes
Every time I see a blackie thumbnail in my feed I think to myself, oh I know how to do that already, click on it, and get absolutely schooled and learn something completely new. Love from Australia mate.
I recently made a very similar toggle system. I use a piece of wood about the diameter of my thumb and about 4" long. The difference is that I drilled 2 holes and have the line running through it like a guyline tensioner. I found it slips when tightening. So I pulled enough slack in the section of line between the two holes that I can loop over the toggle on each side. It locks in place the same as James' idea, but the toggle stays with the ridge line and I don't have to worry about dropping it or losing it when I am in a hurry or doing it one handed. On the far end of the ridgeline, I have a center drilled toggle with the line running through like the new Dave Canterbury setup. Along the line, I have a couple of prusiks knots with soft shackles attached. The last part I learned from watching you. I love using ideas from different people to create my personalized setup that matches the exact things I want. I appreciate you and the many others that I have harvested ideas from.
Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺 thank you for your time to make these videos, it is the same as the sheep shank principle only with a toggle. I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Great idea muchly appreciated thank you.
Excellent gizmo. It looks to be simple, secure and serves a number of hanging and anchoring purposes. I stopped by Waypoint survival and checked out his presentation. Also excellent. I worked up a slightly different way to tie it - more like a lark's head on the bight. I'll be trying this on my next camping trip. I'll see if there are some other ways to use it.
Both of you have been on my subscription list for a good number of years. Still a good tool, especially for those not really to wrap their heads around various knots and have other fundamentals to focus on first. Recognizing the need to stop and set up shelter is more important than figuring out which knot to use and tie correctly. This covers that base.
Thanks again! When I went to try it I first thought to notch my favorite hand-carved tapered spike that I use to start the ridge line, but then I decided to try the technique without the notches and found that it worked. I guess I had the slope of my spike pointing in the right direction. The bend at the far end did slip a little but the surface was rough enough to hold leverage against the cleat.
50 years ago, my English Teacher told me an afforism, which I have found to be true, in most instances. "There aint nothing new, under the sun". Finding the originator, isnt so easy. This "innovation" is brilliant.
The knot you are using to attach the toggle is a lark's head. Based on a quick test the notches aren't necessary. Just make a lark's head knot and place a stick through it. Neat trick!
I like your channel for the camping/woodcraft type tips and tricks. I like Waypoint Survival for the MacGuyver level d.i.y. projects he comes up with - often just using empty tin cans
My thought when I saw Jame's video, that one of these above your hammock in just the right spot with a piece of strap on it to help us old guys sit up easier. Your original way works when you get use to it and do it regular but something a little more substantial for those who are not sure of the smaller one. I think you could easily show it done.
Thanks! You guys have got me addicted to deciphering toggles (also fascinated with how bowline works as it's basically just two semi-floppy loops squished together.. but that's another story sorta) (at first I was wondering if I could do a simple single-hole-ridgeline toggle without a hole; though the critical mechanics of the sharper bends of the hole probably add to the secret ingredient of pinching motions (unless my test was bad in that one instance and I haven't even done simple proper wood tests so take that for what it's worth): and then sticking random sized things as makeshift toggles is quite curious as things like my thumb hole in scissors slips, squareish things added way too much bite (chopstick = 4 sharp angles, instead of like 2, if that's the case). Needless to say you gain a whole new appreciation for the old ways and I love being armed with the knowledge I can do something almost anytime anywhere if need be. An interesting thing of note was shoving a doubled up bite (so 4 strands or more of paracord) in a (ideally small but not too small) fixed loop works really great as a toggle for me so far (found that on youtube channel first class amateur so not my idea) which I use on a lot of things lately but that can start opening up possibilities for user error unlike the toggle, I assume. Right now I'm bingeing on your groundpounder series and loving it lots! thanks again!
seems like a nice easy to make hitching system with a few extra perks. another handy thing i see this being able to do is give you something to rap your cordage around for storing.
@@blackoracle69 No problem, this old Aussie has found a lot of your videos very helpful in filling in a few of my skills. As i am now on a pension for a bad back anything that makes camping easier is a good thing. thanks for your work.
Thats almost like the modified Coast Guard timber hitch/running half hitch we used... I've been meaning to tighten the ridgeline holding the tarp over my hammock. I know what I'm doing tomorrow.
James has some great videos over there for sure. It’s amazing how something so simple can make you feel so dumb for not knowing it sooner. Thanks for sharing this information.
Hello Blackie- this is interesting and super simple to make. Ive got an idea that is similar to this one. Its pretty cool to see the different ideas from masters like you, Dave Canterbury, Way Point Survival and others. By watching videos like this one; I tend to start getting ideas that I need to try out. Thanks for the information on this simple and effective tool. Be safe out there-
Ridgeline wars continue. I'm waiting for the version where the line is rolled up in a PVC pipe and when you flip a toggle, a spring shoots 2 spikes between the trees with the line attached. 🤣
If you made the cleat longer and added it to the ridge line you could use it as a coat hanger to hang a t-shirt from it by the neckline, no need for pegs or folding the t-shirt etc over the line. The clothing would then dry quicker in breeze.
Nice video Blackie! I wonder how this can be used differently from a niteize figure 9 carabiner? This is good if you don't have them, but its so easy to carry them in the kit, i keep 4 on me for various needs.
Blackie, random question a little off topic. Could I use 3 ply black jute twine not tarred instead of No36 bank line for my prusiks as it is a lot cheaper?
Question for you good sir. You talk a lot about getting in and out of places quietly, whether it be for hunting, fishing, scouting, etc. I guess im a city slicker and am having a hard time putting all the pieces together. When you want to be sneaky lets say in a national forest, your having to drive there.. How are you hiding the vehicle? I want to get into stealth camping in national forests and id call "disputed" land. Could you give some advice as to how to approach a specific camp site you think may be good? What do you consider to be a suitable camping site? Whats the starting point when you first arrive? Or the master question would be, "how do you start a camping trip?".
Understand the idea for this. But a waste of time. At the end of video you ended up tying the trucks hitch anyways to use the stick as tool to hang bag. Using the stick doesn't simplify your Ridgeline deployment. A truckers hitch is the best option with or without toggles. Just my opinion
