My apologies then John...no hard feelin's I suppose.
My apologies then John...no hard feelin's I suppose.
"We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it."- G. W. Sears
My forum name is Fish<><; I'm in the navy; and I hate sleeping on the ground. If I didn't need ground to walk on or measure resistance to, I think I could happily give it up.
I really dig the Alpine butterfly any time I need a loop that isn't on the end of a line.
Also... if you have a smartphone you can get knot apps on it.get a cheap or free app and a few feet of rope and start playing. Chances are you will find some favorites and you will only need to know about
A half a dozen or so.. good luck!
I've downloaded them all onto my iPhone and the best by far is "KNOT GUIDE" (not KnotsGuide). The full version is worth every penny the $2.Originally Posted by jbone357
Mike
"Life is a Project!"
Usually for me, tautline hitch and trucker hitch (with either an alpine butterfly or a directional figure eight) for the tarp ridgeline; prussiks to attach the tarp to the ridgeline.
Halter hitch, slip knot or similar quick release knot for the hammock (with a loop in the loop in the loop in the loop in the loop for the look and security) when I don't use whoopies.
+1 to animated knots.
would add munter hitch & double munter, though the double may be doubtful for most without a climbing background.
http://www.animatedknots.com/munterm...matedknots.com
the Klemheist.
http://www.animatedknots.com/klemhei...matedknots.com
the Distel
http://www.animatedknots.com/distel/...matedknots.com
^both are more effective than a prusik when the weight is directional.
Most importantly though is know when & when not to use a certain knot based on its effect to rope strength & or likely hood to role.
Last edited by Bitts; 06-28-2012 at 19:11.
Perhaps in the mad scramble for sexy light weightness I and everyone else has forgotten the most important function of gear – not that it must weight nothing, look good and be cheap, but that it must keep you alive and increases your survivability.
-Andy Kirkpatrick
I could watch Animated Knots all day.
That Solomon Bar is a beauty.
These are the knots I use most often on the trail:
Bowline for end loops
Sheet bend/Zeppelin bend for joining lines
Two half hitches for attaching lines
Tautline hitch to tension guy lines
Clove hitch/Marlin spike hitch for toggles
Mine are:
Blake's Hitch: Used for tie outs and tarp suspension
Kalmyk: To tie tree huggers around tree if just running through the loop is too long
Double Dragon: Loop at the end of line, especially if I want to untie it later.
Alpine Butterfly: Loop in middle of line
Diamond Knot: Make a button to attach hammock to whoopie sling, attach ridgeline and attach whoopie sling to tree huggers.
Albright Knot: This is the knot I use to attach the amsteel to the huggers, then the tails are used to make the Diamond Knot button (or Double Diamond Knot).
Whipping Knot: to whip the hammock and to make sliders for whoopie sling so they don't fall off the Diamond Knot.
Girth Hitch: used to attach a Diamond Knot button on hammock for connecting whoopies and ridge line.
Knots that I like, but haven't used in the field:
Bowline
prussic
Hayden
Zeppelin Bend
versatackle
Last edited by SweetLou; 07-04-2012 at 21:59.
oh & the old stand by: Wrap 3 Pull 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPHytS3E0_E
Perhaps in the mad scramble for sexy light weightness I and everyone else has forgotten the most important function of gear – not that it must weight nothing, look good and be cheap, but that it must keep you alive and increases your survivability.
-Andy Kirkpatrick
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