good info very clear instructions.... Most of the time if possible I end my knots with a bite just for the convenience of it makes them easier to untie
Good explanation, clear, concise and not a lot of excessive talking. Others could learn from you. First time seeing your channel, will come back and watch your other videos.
Marty, It is rare to find a well made knot demo. You've done a supper excellent job here. I'm Subed and looking forward to your content. Thank You, ... Mike.
This was a really good video. I like how you showed us the approach, the get-away, the northwest corner, the southwest corner, and that's not to mention the areal photography.
Well presented! During my bicycle touring trips, I use the Siberian and the taut-line hitch with the bite to attach my tarp (between 2 trees or between a tree and the bike). So easy and quick.
Nice one! Good tutorial, I like Your explanations, specialy the one about the loop on the trucker's hitch, that's were I was often confusing, now it's all clear to me. Thank You very much Sir! Greetings from France ^_^
The Prusik knot will be part of my second Knot video for how to pitch a tarp Shelter to sleep under. For the tarp shelters I will be showing off next week it won't be needed.
Agreed great knots, and agree add prusik… another help would be to standardize your terminology; static line = standing end; loose line = working end; also suggest learning the difference between bight, loop and round turn. Otherwise good information and good video. (Subnote; not being a smartass, I have been a part of rope rescue teams for several decades, I personally know from my teaching experience, that if you don’t standardize your terminology, it gets very confusing to the students)
With the truckers hitch when you are pulling it tight it will loosen the moment you release tension, however, if you do a second wrap through the loop ensuring it is below the first you can pull it and it will hold the tension.
This knot is called the midship's man hitch. Great knot but honestly the taut line hitch so far has never been an issue. And it's just a little simple for beginners to learn.
Hi Marty... new to your channel here and though I would say this is a great tutorial video showing 4 of the main knots in my arsenal... Good Job. I have some binge watching to do... Dennis, Canoehound Adventures
Hey Denis, Glad to see you on my channel! I just landed on yours not long ago and I really enjoy your live stream! I was on time yesterday 7pm sharp the kids were in bed only to find out you most of taken a week off! haha no worries I look forward to the next one.
@@martymorissette Hey Marty. Yes sorry about that. I was away for the Thanksgiving weekend with the family and would not have had the proper time to set up the show and guest. we will be back at it on October 20th with the Madawaska Kanu Centre on as a guest. Hope you can take that one in... Dennis
Awesome video! Merci. I tried to do a video like this few years ago. It was really hard to film by myself. It must have taken a lot of time to do. Thanks man. The result is very useful. I did not the Siberian knot but I already like it. I used the trucker knot last weekend when installing a tarp over my shed. Really practical. Thanks again!
The siberian hitch, and the trucker's are what I use for my ridgeline. Great knots, no need for gear. The Siberian I tie it fast by reaching under the standing end (long end) and grab the middle of the working end with my palm facing up, then pull it to the other side, do a full turn with my wrist, grab the working end and pull it through the loop I created.. Then just pull to tighten. But knowing this version you taught would have saved me from getting confused many times - I got to knot the knot so well it turned to muscle memory and eventually I got stumped as I couldnt tie it for some reason. I was likely not making a full turn of the loop, or grabbing the rope at the wrong places. For the best trucker's hitch see Dave Canterbury's vid "best all around ridgeline"
When doing a slipknot I tell myself to grab the side of the line I want to be mobile. So here it's meant to be fixed on the standing end, thus grab the working end (towards the tree) and you're fine. Only-thumbed as I am, I also managed to collapse the slipknot none the less (pulled to early on the wrong end). So instead of the slipknot you can also do an alpine butterfly or a double dragon. Only slightly more complicated and a little harder to undo, way more stable, though. Also from personal experience I'd advise against the open truckers hitch (only twists and bights) for camping. Super handy for tying load to a cart or truck. But when it's supposed to hold a few days it may slip open when the drag comes and goes due to wind or movement, or when the rope gets wet and slippery. Latter may well be because it wasn't tied properly in the first place, dunno. With constantly heavy load it's super secure, though. And you don't have to feed all the line through.
See the Timber Hitch, for anchoring to a tree. Really easy, and will never bind. For the knot you called the Tautline Hitch, it's better if the 2nd turn rides over the first, when tied around a line. You create an Awning Hitch, which will take the load. You then finish w/the last Half Hitch. See the Midshipman's Hitch for a demonstration. On modern synthetic line you might, rather, consider the Farrimond, Blake's, and Adjustable Grip Hitch. Finally, on your Trucker's Hitch, that slipped Overhand for your loop can become difficult to untie after a decent load. Consider making more twists before pulling a bight through. Also, consider the Bell Ringer's Knot (1/2 of a Sheep Shank), works really well. This is a nice collection for camping. I would consider adding a binding knot, like a Miller's Knot, or a slipped Strangle or Constrictor Knot, and the Double Sheet Bend. Always, discourage the use of a Reef (Square) Knot for bending. Also, the Sheet Bend is handy for grabbing the corner of a tarp, if, e.g., a grommet rips out.
If you tie a bowline just on the eddge of your paracord you shall tie it only once and not around every tree from now on! pass the line through your loop or use a toggle and you are set with a static lock around the tree!...
Loved this video. Super useful knots and demos that are easy to follow. I’m upping my tarp knot game after 35 years of using tarps without the proper knot technique but using the metal guyline hardware (it worked but having adjustable knots that are easy to pull out is so much better 😁). One video that would be super useful would be about rope management after you take the tarp down (do you leave them all attached or detach them from the tarp?). You never know how much you’ll need for each attachment point on the next trip and many might be too long or short. I’ve always left them attached and rolled up as you did but then sometimes end up having to add pieces next time, or what I have is much too long. It’s a fiddly and annoying thing and it would be interesting to see how you manage that part of the task.
If a life depends on a knot as it might if using a bowline to hoist a person up to safety never use a slipped loop. If you grab the wrong end in a sudden movement, knot comes undone - injury or desth might ensue. Where it is only comfort/ease of use in consideraation such as the ridge line on a tarp , guylines or a washing line I always use a slipped loop.
Instead of the taut line hitch you should look at the farimond friction hitch: it is tied with a loop so can be better if you have a lot of line that will need to be pulled through a taut line.
I like your presentation, you could maybe refer to the WORKING end more often as opposed the the moving line, I noticed you used the terminology once/twice and that rang better than, 'moving end.
I like the Siberian Hitch. But I think your taut line hitch is a bit off. It will work and hold for a period of time the way you did it, but the third time around the standing line (the outside loop) should go in the same direction as the first two (inside the loop). When tied correctly it will look like two half hitches with an extra loop on the inside, and the knot will be stronger. If the free end comes out on the same side (and next to) the part that started the loop, then its not a true taut line hitch. When you loosen your taut line hitch, the knot can become loose. When you do all three loops in the same direction, the knot stays tight even when you loosen the hitch.
As a scout many decades ago, we were taught a trucker's hitch that did not require a knotted loop, and did not need the free end of the rope to be fed through the loop ! Only disadvantage was that it could "fall apart" without tension on it, so probably not really suitable for inexperienced people.
The Siberian hitch is also known as the camel hitch or the goat ring hitch. (Bit of useless trivia for you) Even when livestock chews on the rope and the knot you can easily untie it without having to get your hands all nasty.
You know some youtubers would just delete this post but it gave me a good laugh so I'll leave it up haha! If anyone tries this drinking game I am not held responsible for any permanent or temporarily liver damage..... Literally! haha
@@graemeo3440 for a taut line, the two inside rounds sit beside each other, the first beside where the rope crosses, and the second beside the first round. The midshipman's hitch starts the first round the same, but the second goes between the first round and where the rope crosses (the other side of the first round). They finish the same.
@@charlesmckinnis5035 I stand corrected, the knot app I have states the taut line is known as the midshipmans and vice versa however I just noticed they have different ABOK numbers so are clearly different knots.
the surgeons knot is better for truckers hitch otherwise ur loop is always gonna sintch and tighten.... i dont get why anyone doesnt mention that on yt
