Just a couple short videos on two knots we commonly use. Techniques, variations, etc. Knowing just a few knots goes a long way in the woods. It's not all about hardware.
Lark's Head
Bowline (or how not to look like a landlubber even though we are)
Knotty's Line: Bowlines and Lark's Heads
Just a couple short videos on two knots we commonly use. Techniques, variations, etc. Knowing just a few knots goes a long way in the woods. It's not all about hardware.
Lark's Head
Bowline (or how not to look like a landlubber even though we are
Knotty
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Nice job on the vids Knotty.
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How dare you call me a LANDlubber! I'm a treelubberOriginally Posted by Knotty
Bowline (or how not to look like a landlubber even though we are
Be like Bob
Just for fun...How dare you call me a LANDlubber! I'm a treelubber
It's a common misconception that "lubber" is a derivation of "lover," but thre's no connection.
A lubber is actually a person who's a clumsy, useless oaf.
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So many trees, so little time...
So when the Missus starts describing me using the aforementioned words (and a string of synonyms tacked on for good measure), I can just tell her to say "lubber" and be done with it?Just for fun...
It's a common misconception that "lubber" is a derivation of "lover," but thre's no connection.
A lubber is actually a person who's a clumsy, useless oaf.
If you never hear from me again, you'll know I made the suggestion
You're gonna need a bigger hammock
I'm a knot guy myself. Honestly, sometimes the hardware just gets in the way of simplicity.
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Great videos Knotty! It's great to have visuals for learning these knots.
Cheers
I've been tying bowlines for a while but I've always tied them first then, for examples, either clipped a mini-biner to them, or run the other end of the line through. Today I realized I knew how to tie to a fixed object using a bowline, as I was tying a tarp to my convertible in advance of these little breezy showers we're getting today...
Sweet! Now I'm a landlubber that can tie a bowline (bow-lynn (I swear, I'll never get used to that
You're gonna need a bigger hammock
Knotty I watched this video at 10:00pm and then tied a bowline on a traction rig for a femur fracture at 1:00am.
Mucho thanks amigo!
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