Unusual Uses for Rope 

I love this channel. It makes me realize I don’t own enough rope.

former ER nurse here... the nasal packing is 1" x 72" petroleum impregnated gauze strip that is packed into the nasal cavity usually for severe uncontrolled nosebleeds.

Thank for for your sacrifice and service!

glad I stayed till the end! 😂

When I was a teenager, I was in a car wreck. I broke my nose pretty good and the doctor packet my nose with probably three or four feet of gauze and it stayed in there for best of my memory about ten days or so. It gets real nasty looking towards the end of that time. When he pulled it out, my nose felt like you could park a car inside it. It felt cavernous. That was about fifty-five years ago, so yeah, that is a procedure that is used to set a broken nose back straight.

I knew a guy who had a cyst of some kind, and the docs stuffed the cavity with saturated gauze because that was the only to keep the hole clean while it healed from the inside out. If they'd simply stitched it shut, that would have left a void that, I'm told, is a really bad idea. Inside the pack looks like a great place to put a rope mat. The "thump mats" used on ships are just flattened out knots, and there's no reason to not make one to fit the base of the pack. You could still stuff in some spare rope for practicing....

Thanks for your service (& your excellent videos)!

For the lathe trick I’d use a natural cord, one that won’t melt and will hold more polishing compound. Cotton would be great.

Great ideas!! Although, I would recommend margarine, crisco, or vegetable oil as fuel for your lantern since those are bad for you to eat and butter is better. ;-) Bon Appetit! And happy knitting!!

Thank you for your service!! Love your videos and consider your knot tying instructions to be phenomenal. Intriguing fire ant repellent idea. FYI, just placed my first order from you. Thanks for that too!

Hooah 82nd Airborne

Thank you for your service!

Always a great post!! Thanks...

I initially assumed you were Navy, mainly because First Class Amateur correlates with First Class Pretty Officer and good rope skills are a sign of a salty dog of a sailor. I've seen comments suggesting you were Army. Now, any and every branch could have a SAW gunner in some capacity. I look forward to more details of your military bio.

Thank you for your service and the very helpful videos. Can’t wait for more!

Do you sell that backpack in your shop? If not, what brand is it? 👍

Love your channel. I have picked up lots of good info from you. Always enjoy learning new ways to make line work. Thank you for your service!

Always like your videos. I tie stuff up (or down) literally dozens of times a day, so you've helped me out professionally no end, I've also got to enjoy listening to you, and to observe a problem-solving mind in action. Triple treat environment.

Thank you for your service and your amazing videos

If you're working on small engines and need to lock up the driveshaft you can jam rope into the cylinder through the sparkplug hole. It's blocks the cylinder from moving upwards so you can then do repairs (eg: changing the sprocket/clutch on a chainsaw) and just like in the nose example just pull it out afterwards.

Congratulations on being in the 82 ABN, my dad was in it during WW11 As for me, I was in the 101st and was an Army Ranger. Of course I enjoy your rope videos as well.

Former nasal surgery patient here. That is gauze, and it’s amazing how much they pull out. My head felt completely hollow and empty afterwards. Some say that it is. If I only had a brain, I’d have a snappy retort to that. You’re cool - I like the fire ant perimeter the best. Carry on.

Great ideas. Loved the ant perimeter rope idea. Thanks. And thank you for risking your like to protect mine. God bless!

82nd ABN, much respect!

Wish delivery to the UK wasn't so expensive, I'd love one of your marlin spikes 😢 great video and channel. I've subscribed love everything you do!

Would love your take on common equestrian knots

11H1P D Co. 2/505th here. Great photo ... wish I'd taken more in my time. I only have one good one from Green Ramp getting loaded up.

GRAPPLING HOOK in where? Was looking to shop, but couldn't find the link.😮

Inspired by your constant ropular (yes it's a word) innovation, this week I rigged up a system in the trunk of my car to stop grocery bags falling over. A line of paracord running fore and aft from a rear headrest to the child seat strap anchor point above the door. A prusik loop attached to that, with a vertical line down attached to a carabiner, tensioned with the "garbage" knot. Attach carabiner to bag handles, apply sufficient tension to suspend the bag a little without taking all the weight, slalom home with abandon 🫡

Hey video request I have shoe laces that have excess lace, do u have a knot or braid that could make use or make the excess more manageable? Cool thx

Ok, really liked the channel for a while now. Like knots, and your tone is pretty laid back and easy to follow. But airborne combat vet WITH a metal lathe…? Over the top… ! 👍🏿

Hi FCA, are you the one who has a video about how to make a kind of "retrieval knot" for things that have fallen down ? I saw a video on it some time ago and now I can't find it. In the video the guy uses the knot to get a bicycle that fell down into a drainage canal or something like that

Love the vids man. So useful. But...where can I get that bag 😊?

Nice

Geniioo!! Me re sirven tus nudos loco, abrazo desde arg!

I saw your wife's laundry hamper video and here I am! 😅

Welcome home brother. Nam-combat vet. '66-68. Army.

SAW Gunners Unite!!!!!

82nd Airborne! Oooah!

They used tape to fill drained cysts to prevent any more pus from building up.

The fact I love rope as a toy all of my life does not make me a rope expert, but I will never use it as a bug repellant or carry a laptop when I camp.

Well, at least the cheap rope has a use.

VIDEO REQUEST: ROPE RUCK TRAINER

Totally thought you were prior Navy or Coast Guard. Maybe a former Army Marine.

That bug spray is deadly to plants.

Just and fyi orange oil kills ants.

I'm guessing you've never had a severe nose bleed or a broken nose? Yea, packing the nose is very common.

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What a waste of butter... :( When any used up oil or lard works as well.

I didn't know you served

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Second!!

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First!!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="72">1:12</a> Can I get the brand/model of bag/pack you showed in this video please. I need that thing.