Love jungle knots, all modular; if you need a longer cord, add one on, simples! Takes all the hassle out of trying to tie a “double hard drive you round the bend”, in the lashing rain when you are totally chin- strapped! In terms of cord management, cheapest, easiest, least faffiest way I have found is to wrap the cords around your hand, or ‘hank’ across your palm from thumb to pinky in a figure of eight and wrap an elastic hairband around the bundle. £1 in Poundland et al. gets plenty and in a selection of mute colours, or bright if that’s your thing! If you are clever you can larks foot (/head/cow hitch) one to the end of each of your lines. Take up no extra space or weight and can be very easily replaced.
Intriguing system for setting up a ridge line. I've seen so many different ways to run a ridge line of late that it boggles my mind (only slightly 😉). I believe of the lot, your system and that of a fellow in Australia are the most interesting systems. The gent in Australia uses a line without any loops whatsoever tied in it. He uses a timber hitch at one end, pulls the line tight and then uses the trunk of the tree like a pulley to tension the ridgeline and then wraps the free end of the line around the taught ridge line and back around the tree before tying it off with a half hitch or two to the ridge line. For his tarp tie outs he again uses a piece of line w/o knots or loops and attaches one end to his tarp loop with a sheet bend and then ties a taughtline hitch in the other end around his ridgeline. If using lines at the corners just repeat the sheet bend and taighline hitch. Admittedly, his system is more labor intensive and requires a knowledge of hitches and knots that most folks don't take the time to learn or utilize, but I enjoy learning about hitches and knots and using them. But his system is hard on the tree by the appearance of the tree used for his demonstration in his video clip. Poor tree, if it were living, looked as though it was on the verge of being girdled from repeatedly being used. Your system seems to be much more tree friendly. 🙂 All the best Neil, I enjoy your content.
Thanks for the video Neil. I combined the jungle toggles with my tarp in a tip from coal cracker bushcraft. As I usually set up a tarp in the lean to config I attached two jungle toggles one at two corners. Then I wrap around a tree, thread and walk backwards towards the second tree pulling my tarp from it's bag as I go. Once the other toggle is wrapped and threaded, and I pull the tarp taught and stake out I'm done, all in less than two minutes. I hope this is of interest to someone as it will work no matter the set up used.
What if the ridgeline is not taught exactly at the position of one of the knots? As the paracord is not stretchy I assume that the line could be a bit loose at one knot and that you will not be able to pull trogh the next knot.
Nice video again and informative now a gripe every time I go to Etsy shop there nothing on but patches I got a long list of things I like to purchase but disappointed again 😔
If instead of using 1 meter jungle toggles you put through the 4 corners of the tarp doubled up 1 meter of cord you guy ropes will be always on your tarp ( where your toggles are the tarp tabs take their place still with the knots a hands width apart on the doubled up 1 meter of cordage you still roll them up n put in mesh bags it's just mesh bags are sewn onto tarp tabs to keep them tidy when your using the tabs instead of knotted cordage ( lean too configuration)
for the pegs : if the holes in the tarp are too small for the toggles, pass the loop behind the toggle into the hole and pass the toggle into the loop and poll to lock
I have to admit, Neil. I still just like using the Jungle Knots with a Toggle that you showed us a while back. But I will be making this system too just for the Ruck hanging and having a ridgeline. Thank you!
Many thanks Neil, for yet another very useful Bushcraft video. Your skills appear to be those of a very experienced "squaddie". Idle curiosity, but how many years did you spend in National Service.
@@greencraft4783 Thanks for the reply, and the clarification, You certainly know your way around a "bivouac", and with the references to "jungle toggles", it occurred to me that you might have learnt the technique in India, Indonesia, or other areas of British presence. You've a great channel, and we all learn a great deal of Bush Craft & survival from you. Stay well, strong & safe; keep up the good work ... Cheers 🙂🙂
