Dropped your keys in a storm drain? Use this knot. 

Missed opportunity: "You can tie this extremely complicated knot, or you can carry the Gravity Hook XS. Link below."

Very nice. Although in my country there are no drains without water in them. When I saw the video and the keys fell in, I thought “they’re gone”, but the drain being dry makes retrieving a whole lot easier.

Imagine having all that rope with you and then realizing you could have tied it to your keys so you wouldn't lose them in a storm drain.😢

Excellent tutorial! You have convinced me to add magnets to my camping survival gear...😋

Nice to know. I usually use a neodymium magnet or a small hook, because not all drains will be dry. Magnets will tend to catch the keys much faster and effectively even in drains with flowing water. :)

Whenever I see videos of the mind boggling thing humans have been able to come up with with our time on earth all I can imagine is people in 140 BC being like “yo did you see that new knot Jerry came up with last week? That shit was dope as fuuuuck son!!!”

Clever, now all I need is to be carrying enough rope, have my cellphone with me, and remember the title of this video, so I can watch it, while under pressure, and dealing with embarrassment while I follow the step by step demo using one hand at the curb of a busy street. Oh wait, the rope is in the locked car! Damn!

This is awesome... Sadly wouldn't work here in the UK, as our drains are designed to have water in them. Kinda like a small well shape with an overflow pipe 2/3 of the way up.

A rare earth magnet on a piece of string or wire rolled up to keep it handy also works and is simpler. This is what goes with us to the pier in case something made of steel goes into the drink.

Great slow explanations and context on why certain knots were chosen

I enjoy the way you describe what you are doing to the rope, and how it works in the knot! As someone just beginning into tying knots, it's great information that can translate to other knots. First video from you I have seen, but definitely subscribing for more!

Not trying to be a buzzkill or anything, but wouldn't this be easier to accomplish with just a hanger or a piece of wire, or perhaps a magnet on a string?

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve dropped my keys into a storm Drain but they always land with the loop thing up at a 90° angle! Oh wait…

I have honestly never been so bored, watching a knot be tied in my entire life

Ah. If I ever lose my child down a storm drain I'll know the perfect way to fish them out. Bravo good sir. ❤

This looks like magic and I still don't understand how it's so solid and strong

Thanks for teaching how to tie this knot. "...all right let's go get our keys from the storm drain" lol awesome

Dropped my keys in a storm drain once. Attached a rare earth magnet i had with me to a shoe lace. Worked great.

Best knot channel in the world! Super cool!

You know a man's confident in his knots when he yeets his keys down a storm drain.

I did this once with a wire coat hanger from a dry cleaner shop.

Bravo Maestro! Thank you for sharing. Keep up the great work.

Metal hangers, not just for hanging clothing. A multitude of viable options with some imagination.

Awesome info! I will never remember this but still awesome.

That is indeed creative... I'm going to have to try this because it's hard to believe it works as well as shown here... but I will certainly be impressed if it does!

A very rational and cool-headed solution. I'm pretty sure I would stomp around and have a temper tantrum like a child.

The loop that sits 90deg to the rope at 2:46 is a great tip all on its own

Also see - "Extendo magic magnetic rod thing." Granted, this could solve some issues i've had in the past that magnets couldn't solve. Cheers for sharing!

I've never dropped my keys not just in the drain but anywhere, and i don't think i ever will, but these knots are awesome

That's pretty snappy, good tool w/ alot of applications 👍

This guy is the knot wizard.

E X C E L L E N T C L A S S !!! THANK YOU so much for a verrrrrrrry good lesson on a FIX that has plagued me since my keys slipped thru a hole in my pants pocket, slid down the inside of my pants leg about the time I was trotting in the rain from my truck going to drop off a book at the downtown library & I stepped on a storm drain and my keys were GAWN !!! I borrowed two wire coat-hangers from tge library and spliced them together and fished my keys out. Luckily, tge worst of tge storm hadn't gotten there or they would have been washed out of sight into oblivian! THANK YOU !!! I SUBBED.

You are some kind of knotistic savant! Bravo sir, I don't know how you do it!

I like the idea. I just don't know who all would remember all the steps in the knot tying.

Fishing magnet works great too.

Fascinating skill. I just keep a small powerful doughnut magnetic on a string handy for these frequent scenarios.

Never in a million tries would I be able to recall how to do this without having to watch the video again (several times probably.) So, I'll just make one and keep it in the trunk of my car. Oh, ya, wait, I just dropped my keys in a storm drain............!

Carry a small powerfull magnet. Dropped keys down a 20' deep air vent shaft at a loading dock after work once. Truck was older w wing vents so easily broke in, got magnet tied to chalk line and was on the road in minutes. It was dusk so glad I had a florescent orange key fob!

Bravo! Well done! Thanks.

My wife told me this stuff never happens so i dont need to learn it. Thank goodness she was here to stop me b4 it was too late!

You are an amazing master!!

there are definitely ways to use this besides a storm drain, like what you showed at the end. especially if you're a hiker and drop something between some boulders or something. (all the storm drains where i live are filled with water up to about 2 feet below the grate,)

Just finished watching the gravity hook knot. I only watched the first 5 seconds and I literally Pog-faced =0 Brilliant improvement, my friend!

Instructions unclear. Using a storm drain as keys

A whole bike from the storm drain?!?! Nice catch.

I remember in 8th grade, another student and I were tossing the garden keys back and forth and threw them down a drain. We went straight to the closest classroom and borrowed two metal hangers. Can’t believe we got them out before lunch 😂

I keep a handful of different sized paper clips in my car, at home, at work, and two small ones in my wallet. Probably the most handy thing you can have.

That looks like something that requires infinite patience and a very strong flashlight... if you happen to have that rope on you, great. Otherwise, just get hook or magnet on a string and save yourself a huge amount of wiggle frustration.

Thats a great McGuyver trick. More impressive than the icesicke hitch.

I wish we had those sorta drains here, but no... every drain here is the type that's like, 10 feet deep and has water at the bottom. And yes, I've once dropped my keys down one of those and I'm still amazed I managed to fish them out using a bunch of wire hangers that I straightened out and taped together. I do believe I spent like an hour scraping around tho, since... you know, water at the bottom, so I couldn't see where the keys had landed or if they'd gotten washed away already.

Very good skill and a lovely presentation Combined with good English.

You should reseason that Lodge lid before it starts to pit, I only saw it briefly as you lifted it but the rest of the dutch oven looks okay.

I don't have any rope, so I just borrow nearby children and lower them in by their ankles and shout "If you don't find those keys I'll drop you in there!" Works every time, even when there's water.

A neighbour's child dropped the keys there. The lady simply asked the mechanic nearby for help. He lifted the cover, got into the hole (literally!) and retrieved the keys for the woman! Quick fix ;D

Great bondage tutorial, thanks!

Happened to me last year just grabbed a fishing pole and tied a crank bait lure to the line then cranked it snug agains the rod tip. Fished my keys out instantly.

Very handy. In 2024 and beyond, when I drop something, somewhere, I will remember the video called….um….something about a “use this knot”

Usually if I have to do any complicated knot like this video, I just put my wired ear buds in my pocket for a few seconds and voila…I can retrieve keys and climb a mountain.

damn that is a nice looking storm drain

Cool knots. I would just tie a strong magnet on the end of a string for keys though.

You Sir are a magician 🪄🪢

that's pretty creative

This is genius

This might be quite useful if our street drains were not full of water and completely opaque. A magnet and string and a piece of tig wire are needed !

Neat, although I feel like tying a metal hook to a piece of string would accomplish the same thing :)

Once with a trucker hitch, i tightened it so hard it ripped my 550 paracord

Might not work so well with a soft and really floppy cord (have to be able to push out on it a bit), but it's an interesting and potentially useful idea none the less.

i think you can maybe improve that system with a small magnet and a steel washer? anyway this is genius!!

I remember the days when we just lifted the storm drain grate.. how times have changed lol

a tensioned loop is goddamn magic

By the time I figure this out, I can start a new career so lucrative, I can buy a new house with new keys.

My key ring has a 17 lbs. pull 1/2” neodymium magnet mounted within a 1 3/8” pedestal that works great. Your knot would be complicated from my lack of use . A paper clip may be formed in different variations for any sort of hook if needed . Amazon magnets .

This will be good ammo for the “just use a straaapppppp lollll!” crowd.

For such cases i have 2 neodymium magnets and thin cordage in my bag.

That sir is genius 🎉

So clever. ❤

This is crazy, so useful and handy. Thx.

Brilliant.

A genius. I will just call you professor.Well done. I'm in awe with your expertise.

My keys are fitted with a superstrong magnet. Every time I drop my keys towards a storm drain it sticks to the metal before it has chsnce to fall in. Since the magnet is really powerful it magnetises the keys too and so far I've never lost them. However there are drawbacks to having a powerful magnet attached to your keys. They stick together and are a bugger to use. Since then I've bought a tether which works much better 😂

amazing!

The odds of me carrying a shop vac in my back pocket are just as high as those cords.

Verry cool! But you need a big key ring and it standing up.

I found that getting a cloth hanger was much easier than buying a good enough paracord. But hey maybe this work better if you drop them somewhere deeper

Now I need a tutorial on how to get the ropes out of the drains

You could have just used the handle from that Rusty Paint Bucket to make a hook, but I'm sure this is good for something

Very cool. Honestly though, for that purpose having a rare earth magnet you could tie to a paracord is probably a lot easier. (If you have one.)

Let's hope I have youtube coverage when I need this knot....

That perpendicular loop certainly takes a bit of coercing

Very cool

I need to do this about 500 times to learn it

Brilliant. But not something I'm confident I'd recall were such a situation to arise. One would need to be a knot fan with loads of knots etc. memorised and instinctive.

this guy knows so much about rope, theres so many words and terms and shit wthhh

Love the video :) What’s the name of the loop you tied at 2:40? Edit: Nvm, it’s just a wonderful way to tie an alpine butterfly loop

fortunately I always carry ropes in different lenghts, colors and sizes with me, especially when walking along streets with storm drains ;-)

I'll just stick with a magnet.

Just get a freaking coat hanger. 😂

Now I know next time that happens!!! Lol never underestimate power of rope and knots!

Love this 👌 could we get the single line ‘gravity hook knot’ link?

Yeah i could think of ten less complicated ways to get the keys back...But its a cool knot... just not sure where we would actually use it practically