I get this. But also, it’s unrealistic to expect to just remember a knot based off watching a video. If you think this could be useful, you need to sit down and do it several times, that’s how you actually learn it. And then have something like this (or another person that knows) as a reference when you need to use it in the real world for the first time
The first time I learned this knot and the clove hitch were like magic to me, I found both to be incredibly useful and it just blew my mind to see rope behave like a proper tool.
This guy helps prove there can be beauty in almost any honest endeavor. That is simply a beautiful knot. Relatively simple. Works beautifully. However, I will not be able to remember this knot in the future when I could really use it. But I will recall that there was some guy on the internet showing this beautiful knot that I cannot, for the life of me, remember.
Its the best way to tie stuff like hay bales. I learned it when i was using it every day and have now forgotten how it goes. Everything in life is practice
I’ve seen a few of these demonstrations or instructional videos on truckers hutches and this is the simplest, most straightforward and effective method of teaching this knot. I was amazed because I was able to follow the process and I just woke up from a sound sleep. Thank you for helping me to finally understand this most important knot.
My old man taught me this as a kid, never forgotten it, on the rare occasion when I use it people are generally impressed, you can even repeat the knot again for even more tension. This and my shoe laces have got me through life ok
Truckers hitch is a double surgeon loop and the tail comes down to the cleat and back up through the loop . Then tension . The reason why it’s a double surgeon is it never fully tightens and can be pulled apart. Just the same as a highwayman’s hitch , most get that wrong too
Guy loaded a mattress on my roof and used this technique and I was just so impressed by how simple and effective it was. Have used it ever since because it's just very practical.
Saw it on an app while up in alaska. Applied it to tying down snow chains to military vehicles. Holy heck did it make a difference. I always teach my soldiers this tie down as it can be used for pretty much anything.
Almost brings a tear to my eye seeing someone with knowledge. Makes it fall, effortlessly, when that person shares it directly, effectively, and kindly.
My dad was in the Seabees during the war after the war he became a truck driver and all his life he taught me every knot that I know he was a good man and I miss him
@@jasoncartwrought9944 WOW Jason! And it's too bad you're parents didn't name you DICK! 🖕 At least he can correct his spelling however, you may always be a dick- who knows? It's not rocket science figuring out that the word 'night' should prob have been 'Knot' but seriously dude, did you have to be a internet spelling douché...? Ya bored? Dayyymmnnn!
@thomas sorrels My dad was Navy as well! Some knots are so complicated! My father has passed on as well and I miss him LIKE CRAZY! Thank God for Google when you have to remember the knots now tho! lol!
I worked 2 years for a landscaping company and the guys from Mexico showed me the trick 100 times and I still don’t know how to do it 🙄 they make it look so easy.
I guess everyone’s different I spent maybe 2 months at my job before I had this down pat it’s really not hard at all once you know how it’s honestly easy to do it with your eyes closed 🤣
It’s really easy, you don’t need to do it like this guy. He makes the loop, and you just need to wrap the loop into a knot and put the rope through the loop you made. You don’t need to make two loops like he did.
The simplest way to do it is to use a slip knot ("simple noose" is another name) and use that as the loop instead of doing most of what's shown here. (I think that's what the last comment is describing too.) (I think the reason for doing it this way might be that it's a little easier on the rope and I'll bet it falls apart immediately when you pull on the end as you're untying it. A slip knot will need a strong tug to untie itself after being used for this.) I can't believe I haven't even been putting both legs of the long loop through the initial one so it all unties itself. I guess all the books and demos prioritize being able to tie it around something at the end if there's no hook, so I never saw the best way before.
@@avokes6919 and yeah, did you know that some people can't visualize things in their heads? (Or conversely, that some people can?) I've even talked to at least one artist who can't. The variation in how people think is amazing.
I've heard it called Trucker's hitch, wagoners hitch, shortener hitch, and here in Australia it's truckies hitch. I've used it thousands of times to tie loads on a truck, strain fences, move loads, even used multiple hitches in series to multiply the power and pulled a vehicle out of a bog. Great rope knot. Many ways to tie it.
A different method than what I learned. One that's compatible with an open hook. The way I learned can be used on open hook and closed loop tiedowns. The nice thing about a truckers hitch is that when you release it, it comes apart completely. Not leaving a hatchet knot in the middle of the rope.
Yes, my Dad first learned his knotting when he was a Scout, and passed it down to me even before I joined the Cub Scouts. I remember those sessions well; he also had a little ditty to recite with each, such as ''a bowline is a loop that will not slip nor jam''.
@@leehaelters6182 same I think? He was also in the air force and did construction many years. He could definitely drive a truck if he wanted to though lol
My old Scottish Grandfather was a merchant sailor for many years, and he would always teach me to tie knots, gave me a quarter for every one I remembered !
There you go..and I live under the delusion that all the great knots were invented by sailors ( which , of course , include alot of the Dutch as well..)
I swear to my mother that I discovered this knot a few months ago on my own 😂😂, I never knew about these things but, as I was always pulling things with the pick up I ended up discovering this knot. There is nothing that awakens man's creativity and imagination more than necessity.
Was called a dolly when I was taught this. Also used a double dolly on a few occasions. If you do one far enough up the rope there’s enough room for an additional one. Meaning you are using one dolly to tighten the first.
No matter if there’s an easier way like a ratchet strap or where the organs of this tie descended from If u can learn it I promise u. It Will come in handy. When u need it
Most ratchet straps have very small safe working load ratings compared with easily used Nylon or Dacron lines. I’ve seen very heavy or bulky loads “secured” with the tiny made in China 1” ratchet straps! The stitches on the terminations alone don’t even resemble military grade or commercial genuine load rated ratchet straps. I certainly wouldn’t tie-down my Harley with those toy straps!
I’ve used a truckers knot forever, never lost anything yet. I tie a different way though, I just twist the loop 2 times instead of wrapping it. I actually warped a washer and dryer with the knot !!!
Watched my grandfather and father use that knot. Highly effective when hauling heavy loads.
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In his awed tone I gathered two phenomena. 1. His mind is blown by the coolness 2. He realized that he doesn’t remember the steps and is embarrassed to ask again.
One knot you have to have in your quiver, the truckers hitch is one of the best ways to hold down a load. I showed a couple of guys this and they thought I was a god. Too funny
This is the type of stuff I passed on to my son. Just regular everyday, functional skills. My uncle showed me a variation of this. My son's step-father was a tile setter flooring guy. He also did grouting, back splashes, showers, etc. A really gifted guy. My son says that he appreciates both of us and uses some skill one of us taught him almost everyday. After some initial tension his step-dad and I found we had way more in common than differences. We didn't bar-b-cue, but I feel blessed we had an good, mutual impact on my son's life.
NOT A TRUCKER'S HITCH! This knot can and will come apart if the lines get any slack and America's Choice mini bedding flakes will be all over the road. Skip the TRUCKER'S HITCH, use an Alpine Butterfly hitch. In spite of the fancy name it's simple, a couple wraps around your hand plus you can add a wrap and it gives you an extra loop. It doesn't shake out and no matter how tight you make it, it comes apart with ease, when you want it to. One of the best knots on this planet. Climbers stake their lives on this knot. Sailors, truckers, anyone who needs to secure something with a rope needs to know this knot.
When i worked offshore we have a knot called the heaving line knot which is half a hangmans knot. I was showing some people in AB class, and was told that it's an "offensive knot"... 😒 ok dude...
These are incredibly strong knots and easy once you've learnt them. So strong that you can actually bend the steel rods that you attach the rope to. Unfortunately ropes are banned in the trucking industry in Australia now, by law you need to use ratchet straps. I've seen many failed ratchet straps lying on the roads, in my opinion the ropes, if they're in good condition, were stronger, and if tied properly, never failed. I've been driving for forty years and have not had one rope fail.
@@ragnarokstravius2074 I'm not exactly sure, from what I understand (which is usually very little), there were a few numpties using old and frayed ropes. Any real trucker knows that if your load isn't secure, neither is your payslip. I've always used good ropes in the past, and not once have I lost any part of a load. As I said earlier, if you know how to tie the trucker's hitch knot properly, and your using a good rope, you can bend 3/4 inch steel tie bar easily. And it's really not a difficult knot to learn. So, because of a few cowboys in the industry, we all are required by transport law to use ratchet straps. And I've seen plenty of those let go, broken straps lying on the road, some with the ratchet gear attached still, just waiting to cause an accident, not to mention the now unsecured load. Bureaucracy in the industry in this country is ridiculous, we have people in management positions in the overseeing body that have never set foot in a truck, let alone actually knowing how to drive one. And therein lies the problem, people that have no clue running the transport industry from behind a desk, not behind the wheel.
I learned this and other drivers variations of this knot, extremely useful when tieing and releasing...I learned when I was old enough to unload the trucks with the forklifts, one comment said they don't remember! I do because it's multiple trucks in and going out, now I have adult children i learned my sons how to tie down tarps and anything else when going for weekend of fishing, now 1 has a boat he's learning me different knots..full circle!!
@@midsequence1234 always some troll somewhere huh. Actually it is a knot. A compound knot. And it’s been called other names of knots as well. Try looking it up instead of being a troll trying to be a knot (know) it all
Don't have to look it up. Try looking up SPRAT and IRATA. While you do that I'll continue to successfully "troll" these 3,4,&500 foot structures utilizing Rope Access certifications I've held for 5 years. Its gonna be troll-tastic 🖕🏽😋
I learned this knot when I was a kid when putting cross ropes on our stack of hay or straw. My family has hauled hay and straw to horse farmers for generations.
You just can not beat experience! And if you can slow down enough to hear them, any person you run across can and will teach you something. From the big corporate guy to the drunk on the sidewalk to anyone else you meet---- you can learn something from them if you just listen and think a bit about what they are telling you. I try to learn something from every person I spend more than 20 minutes with. I am an accumulation of everyone I've ever met. Esp after I grew up enough to know what a wonderful resource other people are, that everyone is a teacher with a story to tell.
A Dolly in the UK , dying out like the manual gearbox , remember the Eaton twin splitter ? Most truckers wouldn't get out of the yard nowadays (just the old guys eh ?) Lol.
Yeah, I've been shocked at the truckers they've been pushing it of driving schools. They can't even back up their own rig. They circle around until a large enough space opens up and they get the balls to back in.
I’m 47 and my grandfather taught me that when I was a teen starting to drive his trucks ! Imagine no one has figured out a better knot thus far , that shit’s old as dirt and still
You can also make 2 loops in a rope and go through both then pull and it singes down way tighter. Also if your rope is just twisted, make sure you’ve burnt the end and then untwist, weave rope through at least 3 times and then pull and it’ll lock it in place. Ropes are cool
The main component it's the "bite",, the loop he feeds the tail end through. You can make a bite in a knot or a hitch it'd serve the same purpose. The difference is the bite is "load bearing" but because the bite is created from a hitch, the hitch will undress itself as soon as the weight comes off the bite. If you use a knot with a bite the knot will be harder to undress the more weight you put on the bite. Figure of 8, figure of 9, alpine butterfly, doesn't matter what kind of knot as long as it has a bite you can do this. Word of the day is "bite".
O "carioca" EU acho mais fácil. Se bem que de vez em quando eu esqueço como fazer, depois das CINTAS, ficou menos provável usar cordas. Mais acho muito LEGAL quem faz essa ARTE.
My dad used this knot to rope up wagons in the 70’s, a time and motions guy saw him roping up and if the paid him would he go around to the companies other factories and teach the guys there to do the truckers knot. The guy makes it look simple, my dad makes it look simple but I still can’t do one as there’s a knack you have to get.
