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I only use quintuplet fisherman’s. It’s how I join 2 60m ropes to make a single 70m rope

If there's one thing this channel has taught me, it's if I ever go climbing I'm making a climbing chain out of steel shackles.

Great way to address the long-standing concern that with so-called tech cord you always have to use a triple 🐠🐠🐠

good to see i can keep using a double and not die.

I’m a firefighter who uses rope a lot, I’d love to see a video about rope rescue and the like. The testing is very interesting. Great stuff.

I have a 6mm cord that has a nylon sheath and dyneema core. They recommend a triple fisherman's when joining it together, which surprised me because in my head the grippy nylon is on the outside, so it shouldn't matter. Now I see that a core can just slip right through under the right circumstances. Although it still seems like a double fisherman's would still fail by breaking and not slipping.

For those that don't realize it, a fisherman knot is just an overhand knot tied around another end, be it's own opposite end or another line's, followed by tying the same thing again with said other end.

This is actually super interesting for tying fishing leaders. Braided line is incredibly slippery so joining it to mono line is always a weak point.

Ryan, it would be interesting to use a laser thermometer during the stress test, hold the beam on the knot area as you pull. You'd get a pretty accurate reading on how hot each material gets when stressed. The comparisons would be interesting data. Just an idea.

I am astounded by how well the dyneema did.

Truly you are doing gods work Ryan 🙏

I have a 25 kn kong frogg leash for my dog which i love and feels very secure. Would love to see kn testing on a genuine kong frogg vs knockoff ones from amozon!

I get a slightly larger joy from your videos when you test stuff that is exactly what use (in this case, the double fisherman's in Sterling PowerCord) than your other videos.

Awesome video thank you

That slipping out of the sheath! How interesting!

It was interesting to see that dynema has a use with knots tied in it. Just to see if the knot slips.

I'd love for you to test a knot we often used for setting up a rappel. It was a double fishermans with a pigtail between them. We used them to make breaking the knot down easier. One line was tied as normal and the other had a single tucked wrap before tieing the other double fishermans. Please, please test.

Even though I’m an arborist, I love watching these test!

People don't see it bc of the usual camera angle , bit you've got some of the biggest balls in the industry for some of the testing you do to bring us the most legit and up-to-date information . Hats off to ya mate

I know I've seen different numbers of fisherman's on each end be suggested when tying two different types of line together (usually specifically with fishing line where it allows for a taper for fly fishing, but also I've seen if you're pulling a rope with a smaller line that was easier to get somewhere)

Dyneema core with nylon sheath rope would be interesting. That’s what I have on some old hexes

Can you use a Flemish Bend for Sterling PowerCord to make a loop?

I'd love to see this with the bluewater titan chord (dyneema core nylon sheath)

Some caving gear would be sweet to have in the shop. I don't know what it would take to carry Swaygo or Dirty Dan's but it'd be cool if you did.

HowNOT2, they spoon man, spoon! ...hold my tea please, I've got the rest of a video to watch :)

Can you please do double sheet bend with power cord?? Its what I use the most

😂 tuna safe dolphin tears has me rolling lmfao. 👊🏼🤙🏼✌🏼

Are well dressed fisherman's knots easier to untie aften having been tensioned? I know it made a difference with figure-8s...

What about other bends like the Carrick bend, Zeppelin bend, or Figure 8 bend?

Please add a link to the video you recommend watching. Thanks!

What about double fisherman's with both ends pointing the same way? I use that knot for rappelling.

i would like to see this type of scrutiny on the Flemish bend

Can you show an example of a bad doibel fosherman where the knot coils up then back down instead of down then back up

I'm here for the tuna safe dolphin tears. 🐬

If you are supposed to use a triple fisherman’s knot to tie the thin tech cord into a loop, are you actually saving any weight/size compared to thicker nylon cord tied with a double?

How about hunters bend or using alpine butterfly to join two ends?

please test the petzl evolv adjust

Why not use a butterfly or zeppelin bend? It takes about half as long to tie, and can be much more easily undressed after being put under load.

I am a crab fisherman, heres my two cents on fosherman knots. We only join lines with single fishermans with one hand witdth of tail. If i plan on untying it then I use a tripple. Crab pots weigh 140 lbs empty and I pull them at a little less than 2m per second thru the water column producing quite a lot of drag. The lines also are subjected to cyclic loading from currents and wave action on the bouy. Line is 5/16 polysteel tripple twist with a mbs of around 12kn. I have never seen a single, double, or tripple slip or work itself loose from cyclic loading or from hauling, the knots have to be cut out as they are almost impossible to untie once set. I will continue to use doubles for joing climbing ropes, but habe always suspected singles are super good enough.

3:37 Cool, the rope is made in USA. I can barely see it on the bottom.

Always back up with a overhand?

Isn't climbing equipment designed more for 'shock' loading - as apposed to 'dynamic' loading - that you're testing here? Also what effect on the performance of cordage does the heat generated during your tests have on the strength of said cordage. How do the manufacturers perform these tests (surely they must) and do they publish the data?

Obligatory algorithm boost

so much like the fig 8, it seems the "backup" or "safety" knot (an overhand on both ends after the fisherman is tied) is completely unnecessary/useless. can't be 100% sure of that from this, but it looks like it would not make a big difference it any at all. if and when you do drop tests with this knot, could you include stopper/backup knots? in the rescue industry, people argue about this and I would like enough backyard science to justify some engineer and steril lab time to convince people that the backup knots are not adding to the equation. super happy about your work and your new store. thank you for the great content!

Edk, please.

Come on. Time to export gear to the U K.

I feel like melting your ropes is a sign of too much friction. You want adhesion.

you should do other knots and camping knots!

I honestly have never used anything less than a triple or quad fisherman's knot... given my upbringing and who i learned knot tying from i am a little bit flabbergasted that there is such thing as a double fisherman's... ha!

can you lift a car with that rope?

Anyone who doesn’t back up their triple fisherman with a double fisherman’s on both sides is a reckless lunatic, obviously!

All of these knots are worse and harder to tie than simply tying an alpine butterfly in any of these situations. Change my mind.