SILVER WOLVES QUICK DEPLOY RIDGELINE 

thanks to all the silver wolves your all your support

It's an injustice I can only like this video once.

Blackie you are the only woodsman I know of that considers those of us with limitations. Thank you and please keep the video's coming.

Excellent ridgeline options! Thanks for sharing.

Thumbs up on the use of toggles!! I've had similar effect with the (old fashion) wooden clothespin (no spring).

As I commented in David’s vid, if Blackie & David ain’t got the info, you more than likely don’t need it.

Blackie you are a genius when it comes to rope and tackle kits especially for the silver wolf's . Thank you so much for your advice and skills not to forget about Dave Canterbury and his two cents also. Have a great day Blackie 👍

Thanks for sharing this. Im not a silver wolf yet.... Maybe a bronze if thats a thing. Always enjoy ways to thow up a shelter quickly. Saving time on this leaves more time to enjoy and relax wood time And.... I miss Dan. Didnt know him long😢 But he changed my life forever.

I've been watching you since that shout out from Dave. I'm glad he pointed me your way.

I'm thoroughly enjoying this back-and-forth between you and Dave. I feel like the entire community just leveled up with these enhancements. I do believe Nite Ize is actually pronounced "Night Eyes", mostly because they started with flashlights and headlamps. They now have tons of products to organize, illuminate and tie-down you outdoors stuff, including your dog. Their micro bug light is one of my favorites because it attaches to almost anything including a backpack strap super easily. You are showing their figure 9 rope tightener. Since I use a piece of paracord and one of those to hold down my BBQ cover, I stopped using the factory straps and it completely stopped lifting up like a friggin' mushroom in high winds, Plus it's faster. They even have a carabiner version for even more simplicity with this ridge line system.

I've used loop aliens to tension lines as well

Blackie I appreciate your information so much I give a thumbs up before I watch the video

I have a bunch of those figure nine thingys... they come in handy for tons of things, not just ridgelines... great video blackie

this built-in toggle is a great idea! very convenient, you can't lose it and if it breaks, you can still make a toggle (or use a tent peg). also, utilizing a prusik on the trucker's hitch end saves you a ton of time because you don't need to feed the rest of the cordage through. i'm gonne steal this knowledge! also, what's with everybody suddenly improving the ridgeline? anyway, this is by far the most appealing solution to me.

Search Night Ize Rope Tightener. Excellent video Blackie!

Lots of great ideas Blackie thank you for sharing this information with us. Big thumbs up 👍.

Genius! The more tricks I can learn to deploy a tarp quickly the better. Being in SE Texas, quickly deploying a tarp can be the difference from getting a little wet vs completely drenched. I’ve used found sticks before, but that can be hit or miss for finding ones solid enough to work quickly when rain is coming down, or a spare tent stake or two. I’ll be heading to the sewing store to get myself some of those “toggle” coat buttons.

Looks good Blackie😊 thanks

Blackie this is a game changer for my tarp setup. I found that twisted soft shackle works safer for me if I : pass the shackle threw it's self then over the knot.

Excellent ridge line setup!

Really a good and instructive video. I am glad to see, that the in line toggles of my friend Detlef from bushcraft & nature channel made such a big move to a better ridge line. The toggle with the two 7 notches from waypoint survival are also a great addition. Very similar to the toggle with two 7 notches is an other toggle with two holes in it. Thus the toggle can stay on the ridge line and will not get lost. This toggle is called the Robert’s toggle. Muskrat Jim introduced it in a video about toggles years ago and it is originated from an Englishman, who lives in Bulgaria.

For tying the tarp to the line I suggest to combine the prusik loop and the soft shackel to one item made from a single piece of cords. There are videos around....

Blackie your videos are always a pleasure to watch and learn Thanks and keep those videos comin

From one silver wolf to another - this is the quickest and easiest ridgeline set up I've tried yet. It always takes me two or three tries to get a ridgeline really tight with a regular trucker's hitch, but this one with the toggle on the line works first time every time, and stays tight. Thanks Blackie!

GREAT DEMO, Very informative... love it 😀 THANKS. ...Alan in 🇨🇱

All excellent ideas. Got parts ordered. Thanks.

Another idea, the loop attached to your ridge with a prusic knot you are using as the loop for your truckers hitch. Instead of replacing with a NiteIze Figure 9 attach a stainless steel spit ring via a Larks head knot. Should reduce wear and tear. I add additional loops to my ridge line to hang my boots, haversack etc, to keep them off the ground and within easy reach from my hammock.

Nite - ize, sounds like "Night Eyes". They got their namesake start from a highly reflective tack product they made, to help hunters guide themselves in to/out of their stands, before sun/after dark.

Fantastic idea! Makes it so easy to use

Prepared Mind 101 showed those Nite ize years ago. Great little tools to keep in your kit.

Excellent! Me using sometimes the figure 9 when I’m lazy.... 😉 but your twisted paracord is great! And the toggle solution is fantastic! Thx 4 sharing!

7:00 Perfect! I have been waiting on you to mention this. TY, TU, etc. HDWolfe

i prefer the toggle method over the "9" system. To reduce wearing down of the prusik loop i replaced the bankline with a shell of a piece of paracord that i removed the 7 inner strand from!

Always great ideas from you, Blackie!

Pretty awesome. You know you get so used to do it a certain thing that if you don't stand and practice it, practice, practice then everytime you go back out you're going to go right back to what you're used to doing, doing the trucker's hitch. At least that's what I found for my old brain anyway. Thank you Blackie

Excellent idea Blackie , thanks for sharing , God bless !

Thank you. I have both arthritis and far sighted tried it and it works great, I’ll practice it again to get more confidence.

I still think a carabiner on the bowline and a nite ize cam jam on the running end is by far the easiest and quickest, but I suppose its not bushcrafty enough 🤣 but if we're talking simplicity it can't be beaten. Try it and you'll see... its so easy a 5 year old can do it by themselves (ask me how I know lol), the only issue is the paracord stretching (which happens with paracord) but all that has to be done is pull it tight again. No loosening no fixing no knots no hassle. You can even get cam jams in metal if you think plastic will fail, ive never had one fail but im sure its possible which is why knowing knots as a backup is always a good idea.

It’s the “Rapid Ridgeline Multitool”…..You are the original “real deal”! 💯💯You give us so much information in such a kind, humble and gracious manner….sometimes pretty funny, too!! I appreciate you and all the work you put into your channel. Thank you so very much💥💥💥Oh, you have a new subscriber, too!!

Pink Wednesday -- it's just not hot, it's hot HOT! 👍 Thanks again for another awesome vid! I learn something everytime!

May the forest be with you

Love this lesson.

Brilliant. Thank you.

Great explanation and showing up close great video.

I like your videos, thank you :)

Nice work Blackie

Thank you.

Love it Sir. Well done

Very interesting. And explained in a very user-friendly way. Appreciate it friend.

Thanks Blackie, I've loved your videos for years. If speed and handicap (not being able to look up) are truly the goal, using a simple clip ring to attach to the initial tree, cam locks (from snaring equipment) directly on the ridgeline instead of prussic knots and a loop alien 3 hole tensioner system is half the weight and almost twice as fast to deploy with your eyes closed. All that being said it is hard to beat just tying knots with enough practice for speed! Thanks for all the videos over the years!

Nice Tips

Thank you for instructional information regarding rig line as it is great ideas on best employment. Awesome handy Bush craft.

I went ahead and put toggles on three prussik knots for my tarps edges.

i like the idea of using simple pieces of wood as hardware. how about using a wooden toogle w/ 3 holes (or 2) in it for the far post, negating the need for the last prusik knot/9 eaze hardware ? i.e. have a fixed 3 holed toggle (or 2 holed toggle) on the line before the wrap around the tree, enabling a tension point for attaching/tightening/affixing the line, and a tie off point for the line (essentially what the 9 eaze hardware provides). thanks for your rational approach to bushcrafting/the outdoors.

That's awesome!!!

Great job, sir! You made it very easy to watch and listen and learn all about that handy solution to more than one problem.

As usual, you're having toooo much fun! All great bushcraft! When Dave mentioned Blackie, I mentioned that I was the proud owner of one of Blackie's Haversacks! About the #9 hook - - I bought one in the previous century AND have never used it! Just not my style. An Outdoorsman HAS got to know their Knots! If that # 9 thingie gets "misplaced" wellllllll....... If I bteak or lose one of my wooden toggles, I make another one - after I've grabbed a spare!. On a personal note: I've found "Moringa" in 6,000 mg caps does "wonders" for my arthritis.

Great job, sir. Sharing of information benefits us all. Time to redo my ridgeline.

Don’t need the nite ize thingy, but Blackie that is excellent on the twisted soft shackle Thanks

Good trick Blackie 🇺🇸 🇳🇿

Great quick and easy ways to set up your ridgeline. Thanks! 👍

Pure genius...I appreciate the things Dave does...but in this case your original iteration is absolutely perfect in every way..no improvement necessary!

Great video. Those buttons for the toggle is a great idea, I’m going to go that way. I was going to make a toggle from a beaver chewed stick I pick up down by the river. I don’t know, I might make two QDRLs 😊 I’m definitely going to make those soft shackles. Blousing bands, oh man did that bring back memories. I kept a spare pair in my sewing kit I bought at clothing sales. Great kit, I still have it buried in a closet, I’ll have to check to see if the bands are still in it.

When creating a ridgeline what length of paracord would you suggest? Another simple, but effective ridgeline demonstration.

Great video brother thank you

Well thought out. I use 7/64” Dyneema, aluminum bar stock toggles and soft shackles( in place of your Orange “Twist ties”). You could use a Rappel Ring as the turning point for your trucker’s hitch if you were worried about abrasion. Also, I have always tied my Prussik Loops with a double fisherman’s knot which works more in line with the loop.

Think of it as "Night Eyes". Their original products were little lights which could be added to your clothing, dog leash, etc. to help to be seen when out and about at night. They also use reflective cordage for their guy lines they sell. It's all about low-light conditions (Nite-Ize). Love the Rapid Deploy Ridgeline, made one up already, will make more of them for various kits. Also making some of the guy lines with toggles. Made up some of your Zip-Ties too, and a soft-shackle. I like the Twist-Tie aspect too. I see some of those in my kits as well soon.

Appreciate it. I love to tinker and fiddle with my hammock, tarp and ridgelines. I will try your method. I have a loop on one end of the paracord. I begin with that end and bring it around the tree. I pull the rest of the bundle of paracord through the loop and pull it tight around the tree. I then unroll the paracord as I walk to the other tree. I bring the paracord around the three and thread the end through the Nite Ize cam jam. I then hook the cam jam to the line that now goes between the trees and I pull to make it as taut as I want and then the cam jam locks the paracord. Easy to make looser or tighten more if the paracord stretches a little during my stay. I also have prusiks permanently on the ridge line that I attach to elastic loops on my tarp using sticks laying around as toggles. No knots needed and you only need one piece of hardware (one nite ize cam jam). Easily adjustable. I can highly recommend the Nite Ize Cam Jam. Buy the metal one. It can handle more force than the plastic ones.

I’ve started using small carabiners on my ridge lines and guy lines. Makes life so much easier for me.

Blackie Thomas, I've been using this ridgeline system for a few years. We break boards in Tae Kwon Do and repurpose the boards for other uses to include loads of toggles. The ridgeline me and my boys use have toggles on both ends using the prusik knot on each end. Very easy set up and a no brainer. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

That is a very good idea. I think I'll use this for my Ridgeline, the prussic knot and a built in toggle. Great video Blackie.

Thanks Blackie

Seems like we are taking a simple ridgeline and overly complicating it. I get the prussics as it actually makes setting up a tarp easier but how much time is being saved by adding all these other items to the ridge line? Make the bowline bigger on the one end so the entire ridgeline can pass through it without unraveling. Then just use the truckers hitch on the other end. Too many pieces and items needed this way and when you rely on these things you forget basic knot tying. I'm not bashing the quick and ultimate ridgelines out there, you do you. It's all good. I'll stick to the basic ridgeline setup as I don't need anything other than 2 trees to deploy it. Thanks for the video it was great with good execution.

I really like that start method. Have you seen the double pussick knot end so just like your set up however there another pussick loop further on which goes back to the one you have your Nite Ize product on and then you pull the 2 knots against each other. Interested in case you have tried it and it did not work. Also I have seen a loop placed between the 2 trap loops so you can hang a lantern if needed.

I do the same thing with the it's easier with the tacos you don't have no problems your lines up you're done

I watched some vids where they use a soda can tab with rope to hold down a tent with a stake. I have been saving stew can tabs and they are very sturdy. Could this be used instead of paying for a "Figure 9"? Just thinking out loud. Tx 4 the vid. Good stuff.

Thank you for the info in this video! I'm looking for the knot ease or crazy nine line clips but unable to find them. Do you have a link to an online store that sells them? so far my internet searching is failing. Thanks again.

Nite-Ize, say Nite Eyes :-)

Brilliant.

Why the soft shackle to attach the tarp vs a carabiner or using toggle on the grommet?

I started using those nite-ize figure 9’s for my hammock tarps last summer, they really work very well. They’re great for ultralight setups as well. I suggest looking at dutchware gear for micro cordage and titanium attachment gear for ultralight tarp hanging.

Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺 thank you for your time to make these videos. On the end of each prussic, l whip the end closer to the rope end so you don't have to readjust the prusic all the time, work well on smooth ropes , what do you think , thank you .

hi what do you use the ring on the prossic line for

Does the Nite ize V notch have a tendency to chop your 505 chord over a period ? Love the Toggle set up. Like you said , it just like undoing a Button Cheers from 🇭🇲 Neil

Do you know the specific name for the wood botón you got at Walmart?

Why not use the Nitez figure 9 on both ends of the ridge line?

How long do you usually make your ridgelines? Always enjoy the videos keep up the good work

How would you then hang your hammock to the ridge line? For a single cord ridge line and hammock anchor. I have the option of using 550 or 1100 cordage for the ridgeline with 100# test line for pursick loops. I set the hammock between palmtrees with 30% knit shade cloth over the ridge line. As my hot weather rig.

How do you hank your line like that?

What was the fourth prussik for ?

Couldn’t the figure 9 be used for the tarp as well? The hooks should work with grommets or loops on the tarp.

If you can see something up close with ease but at arms length you can't see it so well you are near sighted not far sighted. Near sightedness means you can see things up close clearly. Far sightedness means you can see a thing at a distance clearly but you see it clearly up close to you. Check it out with an optometrist. I am near sighted meaning I can see things clearly up close but at a distance that same thing is blurry.

How long do you recommend making you quick deploy ridge line. Thanks

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Cord Locks are not new obviously, just forgotten frome time to time ( yachting pulleys have had them for centuries).- know your knots first. Then use, cord locks, split rings and SS Steel rings, mini carabiners. Learn knots first. Jungle knot with all what blackie has shown would serve most well on one end.

Do I have to use pink para cord?

More like silver chihuahua 😂😂😂

You said "silver wolves", how about "ain't got no hair to turn silver" wolves ?🤔

Sorry complete novice here. Why do people use bank line for the prussek knots and not small pieces of paracord?

The heck is a "silver wolf"