I’ve been pretty sick this week with kidney infection. While I’m recovering decided to practice knots. Thanks so much for this video!!! Helping to distract from my pain and learning some important skills. (Helps that I already do macrame and crochet knit. 😊)Have a Merry Christmas! 🎄❤️🙏
I use all the variations of the figure 8 as you describe, plus the in-line figure 8... it truly is a workhorse knot suitable for every situation imaginable. Keep up the great work you do, we appreciate you !
GBGB, this was the BEST teaching of knots I've ever known. Wow. People should grab some rope and do this along with you a few times and then test themselves...these knots are to DIE for....ha ha ha...use a few of these for our horses. Sure wish I had known more for past wilderness trips!! Thank you. The detail you are being able to teach others on this internet is so well delivered and focused. We are actually learning stuff from you 'on our couches'...grrr...and grins!
Thanks for showing how useful the Figure-8 knot can be. I practiced all of the knots you showed and then taught the Figure-8 to my boys, who already know the Bowline and some other useful knots for camping and shelters.
Spectacular. Clear, concise, love the repetition. I've tied a lot of knots, but the sheer versatility of this makes me wonder how I've not encountered it before. Thank you!
Hey there GBGB...just learned a bit about the Ka-Bar knife. What a history. But that is what one buys. The History. To make ends meet they had to cut corners. I like mine, it works OK. Just thought I'd write you back on the first video I find...
Thanks. I've used the figure-8 a lot and taught any of my guys that will listen but you're technique is a better way to tie the knot than how I learned.
I consider myself to be pretty good with knots. I use them all the time oddly enough. But I didn't know the figure 8 had so many variations. Looks like I learned something new!
Adding this to my on-shoulder toolbox. It's a more versatile knot than I knew before. For light-duty nearly any knot will do, but what sets good knots apart is their hold, the ease of untying, and that the knot comes close to the line's tensile strength. You really only need to know 5 or 6 knots to do almost anything, but having them based on one system makes these easier to remember. Good job!
I love using the figure 8. I first learned it in '87 when I used to rock climb. We would tie a retrace 8 directly to our seat instead using a biner. KISS method.
Thanks! Had to learn a ton of knots in my military career and really enjoy teaching them. We will have to see how this one does if people are interested in more of them. If so, I will post more of these.
Amusing story, for me at any rate. Yesterday I'm passing a neighbor whose stylish Mercedes is stuck in this Washington snow and offer to pull him out. As I bring the line from my box, I'm (unnecessarily) apologizing that it's not a proper tow line but will be sufficient. "Oh yes, I was an eagle scout, that looks like good rope," says my Mercedes man. Very relieved I don't have to show the limit of my artillery field craft, I reply, "Great! Tie whatever knot you'd recommend for this." Man does not even reach to take the rope, "oh that was years ago." So, FML. But then I remembered binge watching your channels and there's one knot that can do everything... lol. One strange neighbor towed out of the snow 👍
@@GrayBeardedGreenBeret You would not have been impressed. I eventually got the knot but kept running the full length of line through every loop. I think it's about 100'. It was a rookie affair 🙄
@@GrayBeardedGreenBeret I wasn't actually expecting you to reply..wow, thanks. Having watched the whole video, it looks like the audio thing may have been an overlooked editing mistake. I don't think it was your gear.
@@numberyellow thats possible, being self filmed I usually didn't see issues with anything until the edit and a lot of times it had to be "good enough" since that was the capture. Had to work with what I ended up with. Now I have better equipment and editing software. I think this was probably edited on the free iMovie that came with my Mac actually, and I was probably still learning that program. Ive learned a lot about filming and editing since, for sure
@@GrayBeardedGreenBeret Seems legit. I mean, hey, shit happens. Sometimes good enough is good enough. Anyway, thanks for the chat, and the insight. I'm gonna go back to watching your videos now. 👍