Step-by-step guide to tying the Two Half Hitch knot and tips on when and where to use it in camping, hiking, and other ...

A knowledge and mastery of tying knots is essential for anyone who spends time in the outdoors. And, sure, when faced with certain tasks that require knot-tying, you might be able to get away with ...

Master the Blake’s Hitch knot — a reliable and versatile slide-and-grip knot perfect for climbing, arborist work, or securing ...

Learning how to master various knots and hitches can be a time consuming process. Take it one step at a time and start with the basics. Before you learn how to tie knots, it's important to understand ...

Commercial fishermen use lines, or ropes, for a variety of purposes. Boat anchors, nets and buoys all need to be secured and safely managed. A working knowledge of knots is a necessity. If you open a ...

My favorite means of securing a load in a truck or trailer is to fashion rope into what I call a modified trucker’s hitch. I qualify it with “modified” because it uses principles of the time-tested ...

I learned to tie the rolling hitch knot while taking sailing lessons. It is a particularly useful knot when tying a line to a vertical post, as the knot will not slip downward. The more downward ...