Rope and Knots

Make your own rope!

Cedar: Quick and Easy Survival Cordage (And a Tree Bark Education)
http://willowhavenoutdoor.com/featured-wilderness-survival-blog-entries/cedar-quick-and-easy-survival-cordage-and-a-tree-bark-education/

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While the need for rope in modern society slowly diminishes with the advent of fancy substitutes, it’s importance will never change in a primitive survival situation with limited resources. All of a sudden, rope (often referred to as ‘cordage’ among survivalists) becomes one of the most important survival assets. In a survival scenario, cordage is GOLDEN. It’s uses are endless:

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Nature also provides many plants, vines, trees and roots that make excellent survival cordage. --- CONTINUED at LINK, above ---

How to Tie Lashings
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-tie-lashings/

The number of ways a person can tie things together is more or less limitless, from the thousands and thousands of legitimate knots and roping techniques used by sailors, hunters, and savvy outdoorsmen, to the countless impromptu tangles and knot nests crafted by those of us too impatient to learn anything more than a never-ending square knot.

But in that infinite fray of tying techniques, lashing is one of the most practical and easy to learn. At its basic, lashing is a method used to . . . ---CONTINUED---

How To Tie A Taut Line Hitch Knot
http://knowledgeweighsnothing.com/how-to-tie-a-taut-line-hitch-knot/

The taunt line hitch knot is one of those knots that everyone should know how to tie… It is an especially important knot for camping as it is the knot used to attach guy-lines to pegs. It’s also used to attach tarps and hang hammocks.

It’s an important knot as it adjusts up and down, tighter and looser; it is useful for countless other purposes apart from camping. Do yourself a favour, watch the video and learn how to tie this simple, but important knot. ---CONTINUED---

Basic Knot Tying
http://blackthorn-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Basic-Knot-Tying.pdf

45 Page Knot Tying Guide - PDF Document

Basic Knots
The knots demonstrated on the following pages are those most frequently used, and are applicable to all types of operative procedures. The camera was placed behind the demonstrator so that each step of the knot is shown as seen by the operator. For clarity, one-half of the strand is purple and the other white.
The purple working strand is initially held in the right hand
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The left-handed person may choose to study the photographs in a mirror.   ---CONTINUED---

7 Basic Knots Every Man Should Know
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/7-basic-knots-every-man-should-know/

For centuries, knotsmanship has been passed down from generation to generation. It’s an essential skill whether a man desires to hit the high seas or scale a high mountain. Heck, knots come in handy when you’re just working around the house. Unfortunately, many men don’t know how to tie a proper knot. When they do have to tie something, they make random loops and passes until they have something that sort of looks like a knot, but isn’t as secure as one. So today we’re going to look at the art of knot tying.

Below we’ve made a series of videos on seven basic knots ---CONTINUED---

Top Five Useful Knots for camping, survival, hiking, and more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABIRlz-qxSI

Everyone wants to know the best knots for outdoor activities, dont you?  In this video you will get the best knots for use outdoors!

The Only 4 Knots That You’re Going To Actually Use In A Survival Situation
https://www.askaprepper.com/the-only-4-knots-that-youre-going-to-actually-use-in-a-survival-situation/

(SNIP) ... Sailors and fishermen tend to know a lot of knots, but the average American today can probably manage to cope with shoelaces and a tie (and some of us can’t even do that). A perfect Windsor knot will set off a business suit nicely, but it isn’t much use in a survival situation. You need more practical knots for that. Fortunately, you only really need to learn four of them. Master those and you can cope with almost any situation. Here are the essential survival knots. ---CONTINUED---

How To Make A Rope Out Of Common Plants
https://www.askaprepper.com/how-to-make-a-rope-out-of-common-plants/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=AAP

Knowing how to make a rope is one of the basic skills that everyone needs to survive in the wilderness during an economic breakdown, disasters, wars, or any catastrophic event. A rope can serve a range of purposes, including lifting, hunting, fastening, climbing, attaching, pulling, carrying, and building.

In the absence of regular ropes, you can make ropes or natural cordage out of fibers from the inner bark of... ---CONTINUED---

How To Tie A Butterfly Knot
https://survivormedic.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/how-to-tie-a-butterfly-knot/

  It occurred to me the other day that I use the butterfly knot very frequently. In truth, it’s one of my favorite knots. I use it for everything from securing a ridgeline for a shelter to making an improvised traction splint to treat a broken femur.

The butterfly knot, or butterfly loop as it is also called, forms a fixed loop along the length of the rope. It will handle tension in all three directions and doesn’t jam very easily. One of the more unique uses of this knot is in isolating a damaged section of rope.   ---CONTINUED---

How to Tie A Monkey Fist Knot for Survival
https://www.backdoorsurvival.com/monkey-fist-knot/

(SNIP) ... Even if you have only spent a few nights out camping you have likely used a knot, or wished you know the knot to use, to set something up at camp. To me, knots allow you to make things much more comfortable. They give you options you didn’t know you had.

There are a few knots that I simply couldn’t live without in the typical outing. These are effective and can be used in a number of ways. ---CONTINUED---

Making Cordage From A Plastic Bottle
https://www.askaprepper.com/making-cordage-from-a-plastic-bottle/

  (SNIP) ... making cordage from a plastic bottle that would otherwise be thrown away. This can be done at home quickly with the proper setup or done in the field should you find yourself without cordage.   ---CONTINUED---

I learned how to tie knots when I was a boy scout. But, when I was in the Corps, our unit went from Okinawa, Japan to Vietnam on a Navy ship.

There were a few PA Navy boys on that ship and we became pretty good friends, these Navy guys know how to tie knots, I learned a lot from those guys, I kinda miss them too.

How To Tie And Use A Bowline Knot
https://www.askaprepper.com/how-to-tie-and-use-a-bowline-knot/

(SNIP) ... The bowline knot is a loop tied at the end of a line and can retain two-thirds of the rope’s strength, whereas often, a knot will reduce the breaking strength of a rope by 50 percent.

The drawbacks to the bowline are that it can loosen when not under load and form a slipknot under certain circumstances.

Despite these few drawbacks, the bowline is a reliable knot that needs to be in your knot-tying arsenal. ---CONTINUED---