While camping in the mountains there was a spot a rope was left to get across. This pretty big gap in the rock. Well whoever left it took it when they went back through. I was trapped on the far side. Another guy came up who was also trapped. But he knew how to make a grass rope. We did this and got out. Will never forget the power of grass rope.
I've gotta learn how to do this well. That way, I don't have to worry about running out of cordage in the woods, plus I'll be able to be that guy at the party.
one tip I'd add is don't start in the middle of your first bundle. you want one side to start out longer than the other so you're not having to add more grass at the same place on the rope. That helps keep the thickness more consistent
I've seen a similar rope lesson and they suggested not start in the middle but toward one end and that would cause feeding grass in at different points making it stronger. Seems to work. 😊👍🏾
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I’ve seen an old guy in the desert in Rajasthan make a rope like this out of an old plastic feed bag, they cut it into 2 or 3 long strips and keep twisting and weaving it just like your technique. On its own the feed sack was weak as hell but the rope can be used to tether a camel, which is bloody strong.
You should try that with different thicknesses of grass or breaking down the stuff that's there to see if the finer the strands you start with the stronger or weaker your rope. I see twisting it already crushes the cellulose and removes air gaps. I think if you had a finer material you could compress it farther. Just crushing the structure a few times beween rocks or branches might make you able to grab and work with more material per handful. Either the rope would get smaller or you could add more material to make the same sized rope. Would this increase the strength, and if so how much?
You can also do it with Wheat, bamboo, reads and Backstrap of a animal are also common in use of macking ropes to if you know how to disassemble it to make the rope
Plain grass can work, but it wont be ideal. The rope wont be as strong, will be messier and take way more of it. What you want is either Wild Wheat or Reed Grass. Like what he used in the video. Green Briar Vines are ideal, just trickier to find it and you have to deal with the thorns on them. But, knock them off and you got a decent Rope that may even last longer. Or, keep the Thorns on and wrap the vines around a Fence if you want to try and keep animals like Coyotes out.
I am so grateful for your videos! How did you learn all this? I was telling my husband about you. When the world finishes falling apart, your survival skills will be crucial!
That's a useful tip, I just wonder how long it takes to make a useful sized rope...and how long it lasts, because it will dry out, I imagine in a day or so.
Im curious as to why you chose not to give the grass a bit of a beating before starting to twist it all together. Ive seen similar practices and they usually soften up the fibers but punding it with a sort of mallet. It seemedto result in a neater product
Dude this is a easy task Why Black women have a style of hair called"twist braiding" this is the very process of the twist braid and The very process of adding hair to the twist braid to make it longer Thank u for telling ppl how to survive in the wilderness never know when u might need it
