My dad used to make all his rookies at the Fire Station learn to tie all the required knots (inc the Bowline) behind their back. He said if you could do that, you could tie one in any situation.
Quote from: SAK Guy on June 25, 2016, 06:24:47 PMMy dad used to make all his rookies at the Fire Station learn to tie all the required knots (inc the Bowline) behind their back. He said if you could do that, you could tie one in any situation. +1 Robert! While doing mtn rescue work many, many moons ago, I had to learn to do the bowline one-handed. As a sailor, I'm teaching people to do this all the time as we use the bowline for many tasks in many different situations.
I've been told that if I'm going to know any knots, the bowline should be at the top of the list. It's a knit that comes in handy so many times and I can never remember how to do it when I need one.... You'd think that since I have spent the last 8 years securing cargo to go on vessels that I'd have learned it, but no one uses knots any more- at least not for securing cargo. Maybe this will be the post that makes me learn it for real! Def
Awarded. Nice work steve.
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on June 25, 2016, 09:11:45 PMI've been told that if I'm going to know any knots, the bowline should be at the top of the list. It's a knit that comes in handy so many times and I can never remember how to do it when I need one.... You'd think that since I have spent the last 8 years securing cargo to go on vessels that I'd have learned it, but no one uses knots any more- at least not for securing cargo. Maybe this will be the post that makes me learn it for real! DefWow Grantmeister, for an outdoorsman, learn it...there are other "knits" that will come in handy, but the bowline should be required for anybody adventuring outside. If I had known/guessed you were bowline-challenged this winter while you were laid-up, I would have sent you some line and a step-by-step tutorial so you could practice...oh well.
Quote from: zoidberg on June 25, 2016, 10:39:32 PMAwarded. Nice work steve. Thanks. I think I got it right this time. @def. this knot is great when used to tie down kayaks when transporting.