Knowing how to tie a variety of knots and when to tie which knot is an important outdoor survival skill whether on land or water. Fishing, camping, climbing, Bushcraft, or even if a sudden rainstorm pops up during a hike and you just want to throw up a quick ridge line for a tarp tent, you will need a knot of some sort.
Some of the more commonly used knots for Bushcraft are listed below, but there are literally hundreds to choose from.
- lashing
- clove hitch
- timber hitch
Tent stakes/various odds & ends around camp:
- tautline hitch
- figure-eight retrace
- bowline
- bowline on a bight
- jam knot
- larkshead
- trucker's hitch
- fisherman's knot
- half hitch
When you need to tie a couple ropes together that vary in size:
Below are a couple of good animated knot tying sites that show how to tie knots and what things that particular knot is useful for. At least one of them(Grog's) also has an Apple and android app you can download to your phone, but there is a small charge for the app.
Grog's Animated Knots
Net Knots
Happy Tying!
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