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Something many people don't realize is you have to practice knots regularly or you forget them. Set up a knot-tying station and do it while you watch Netflix or whatever. I have 20 core knots that I practice almost daily for just a few minutes so that I can tie them with my eyes closed. Even more importantly, practice them in real settings so you know which ones work best under given circumstances. That's not as easy as it sounds.

The knot skills tutorials never get old. most of us don't use these skills on a regular basis, but these are a good reminder as we are thinking about our spring and summer adventures that it might be a good time to re-familiarize ourselves with some skills. I enjoy these videos. They are great reminders that skills are lost if they are not used. They are perishable skill. Thanks for sharing.

I appreciate that we can see the practicality of these knots demonstrated in almost any of your videos. Great stuff- thank you.

I've taught myself all the knotting and ropework that I know. I wish more people would just try to learn it. Isn't really that difficult, just takes practice.

Believe it or knot… this is how I came across your channel in the first place. I will always use the quick deploy method for ridge-lines and teach it to everyone I ever camp with. Thanks for all you do!

Arrogance is no substitute for being educated. Corporal has been a great teacher through the years. Keep em coming.

That was great. So many times you see people just say, "tie that off with this knot", but you never get instructions. I love the way you always show what you're doing. Keep up the good work man

Yes!! I finally know how to tie a jam-knot or arbor knot. Thank you!!

I absolutely think knots are the most perfect way to learn to deal with people, your job, directions, and how to make things easier instead of difficult. This video is absolutely superb!

Thanks Shawn! I'm a Scoutmaster and every Tuesday we have a "knot of the week". With the exception of the Marline Spike Hitch and Jam Knot, all these knots are in the Scouts BSA handbook and the scouts have to demonstrate them for rank. Through repetition, they are becoming quite proficient with rope work and love when I introduce a "new" knot such as the Truckers Hitch or the Jam Knot, etc. IMHO, rope work, fire craft, proficiency in woods tools and general woodcraft are skills that form the basis for outdoor learning. Mastering simple skills such as these not only gives them another tool in their toolbox but also builds confidence. -Sean

My name is Chris Myers retired SSG US Army I just wanted to say thank you from one old soldier to another for helping me get my head back and out in the wild I have been watching your videos for over a year now

My Scout leaders taught us boys to tie all kinds of knots. We moved on to splicing ropes, backsplicing, eye splicing, etc We also made ropes with a homemade machine and made ropes from hemp twine and other tines. One of many fond memories from Boy Scouts. Love your videos.

Knot tying class in the Army has been a lifetime class, that I have no forgotten. I always enjoy seeing you practicing them in your videos, that I'm pretty sure you master them " Devil Dog". 😆

Outstanding! I watched this one weekly through COVID to erase my left-handed knot dyslexia. The classics never die. Keep up the fantastic work!

I know you show knots and how you make them in all of your videos, but this makes a perfect mid week short! Hope this hits more views and likes as I found it very useful

Can confirm what you said about knots being hard to wrap your head around until suddenly they aren't. Ropes used to be hard for me to follow along with, then suddenly it clicked one day and it's way easier to get somehow.

Here for the midweek skills video and to help support the channel. Thank you Corporal for sharing your knowledge with us and always providing me with quality content that interests me. Looking forward to Sunday and now Wednesday!

Outstanding instructions, Shawn. Like the old saying goes in US Marines and US Army, it is not raining, we are not training! For us grunts, we train in all types of weather. God bless , Brother.

These are great knots. It’s a perishable skill that’s often overlooked. It’s easy to forget to practice them

It’s raining here in California; The Corporal is Training all of us.🍀🐊🏁

I was against the algorithm push towards shorts based on what they does to human neuropathy but Corporals shorts have so far been really good. Short, sharp and informative

Best knot instructor on the internet.

Simple, clear and concise explanation of, at least from my point of view, all the knots one needs to do 99% of the bindings you need. Thanks for the great teaching!

Howdy Corporal. Now that's what I'm talking about! You are giving both new materials to some folks and a great review for others. It never hurts to have some refreshers on important and useful information! Your knot tying skill/lessons are top shelf Sir! Later on Corporal.....

The bowline is one everyone needs to know since it can be used for rescue. Your video really shows the making of knots with clarity. A great skill video.

Making every old boy scout proud there corporal, we salute you

An awesome review on these knots, corporal! It is always nice to go back to the basics to refresh your memory, especially if you don’t use them frequently. Thank you, corporal!

A "Square" knot is sometimes called a "Reef" knot. We can't forget about the bowline's brother the "Sheet Bend" or a "Tautline Hitch" and what about our friends the "Clove Hitch" or "Figure-Eight" Just here for ribbing, the engagement and hopes that this will have a follow-up it two. It's outstanding AF to have a clear and concise resource to point someone to.

This is one of the best knot tying videos I have seen.

Great tutorial! Always a good refresher course!👍

Ok, this one was outstanding AF! Most useful mid-week so far in my opinion. The others I just turned them on and muted so I could do other things. This one I sat and watched the entire thing without interruption. Also, I got the notification on my phone from KZfaq. Thanks again!

Those are some vital knots to know, I am especially intrigued by the infamous arbor knot, I was a cellular radio tech for a minute, and some of those knots shown were absolutely necessary for completing the job, and rescue if needed. Really appreciate this one, fantastic as always

My dad worked over 30 yrs in the fire service. He always loved the bowling knot. He said now the fire service has changed to another knot saying the bowling isn't safe. He say b.s! Great video!

Your Knots Skills are Very Comprehensive and the way you Finish them Off is Excellent!! You're Knots are Outstanding ! Thanks !

Sweet video, thanks for sharing. These types of vids are awesome for sharing with kids or grand kids. Hand them some cordage, watch this with them, spend a few minutes together for memories forever. Knowing the Kids, and questions I'll be getting, your AF catchphrase will be 'Apple Farts' for a few years still.

I watched the original of this quite a while ago. I practiced all of these. Thanks for the skills knowledge, Shawn!

Thank you for the very practical short...6 1/2 minutes of pure, no messin' about, highest-value content. I'm sure Reddit still says that you kick puppies and complains that you didn't plant and harvest the polyester and braid the rope yourself. I'm starting to think they don't know what they are talking about and that it's possible the internet is just full of haters. 😉 The food shorts are all party, and this short was all serious business. I hate trying to come up with silly comments, but hopefully taking time to post these helps the channel engagement.

I appreciate that you used cords big enough for us laymen to see and understand

These videos never get old really useful these knots I use a few of them pre set on camping with tarps.Thanks again corporal for your effort...

Awesome! Watching knot videos never gets old. Wish you would start to share those again in your Sunday videos as a reminder.

How did you know my knot skills needed improving? Stay out of my head! No but seriously, love this.

The quality camera, up close focus, and intentional quiet during the demonstration makes this the easiest video to slow down and watch and do!

The rabbit crawls out the hole, runs around the tree, sees a fox, and goes back into the hole.🐇

If it ain’t rainin, we ain’t trainin! Love the handled log pulling rope !

My favorite video ❤ Dyslexic is no joke for me with knots. For year i couldn't tie a bowline for the life of me, til your video. Nothing about foxes chasing rabbits around a tree, loool but straight forward this is how it works. Thank you. I can tie a bowline now, finally...❣❤🐺❤

A few of these I knew from Macrome in the 80's. Mom and I used them to make hanging basket holders. You just used a different name than I knew. Others I need to learn. I saved this to my watch list. I can watch it again until I learn them all.

You made that look so easy! I was one of those guys who usually ended up inventing some new form of a combination of knots, whenever I tried to tie one and sadly they usually all failed! I hope you do a review from time to time so we all can memorize them and throw in some new ones along the way! Thank you! Take care! You sir, are an asset, to the survival community!

I’ve always found the sheet bend easier to remember than the square knot. I always get the second portion of the square knot backwards. Good video as always. Also, the marlinspike hitch is great to learn because it can easily be transitioned into a bowline or jam knot. I think weavers of eternity has a video on it IIRC

Nice update to your old knots video: 1:01- bowline - one of the most useful, a favorite 1:37 - square knot - joins 2 lines, but slips under load 1:57 - fishman's bend - also joins 2 lines, but much less likely to slip 2:32 - cow hitch (lark's head) - not the best, but so simple and quick 3:04 - Prussik knot - holds a loop onto another line, movable & bidirectional too 3:56 - arbor knot - good knot for some tension 4:50 - timber hitch - easy & not hard to release (usually) 5:19 - marlinspike hitch - I use this and other quick release spikes mainly around a tree Other good knots scouts and everyone else should know: clove hitch, trucker's hitch, alpine butterfly, double figure 8, 2 half hitches (not really a good knot, but can easily do one-handed), tautline, palomar knot

Always said it, always will...the best instructional videos on knots and lashings on the Internet.

Respect my brother shawn... nice and simple to follow instructional vid!... love to tie that room together ..now that I have learned the way of the knot! ..another fine vid my brother..remember if it ain't raining you ain't training! OAF!☝🏻💚✌🏻❤👊🏻💪🏻

I don't comment much on your videos and I regret my tone on my last post on your last video but watching you explain and demonstrate these knots is the Corporal I remember and like very much to watch. Great content, I have learned more from you than anyone else ever.

Train in the rain. Train, review, practice - Corporal for The Win!

Wonderful video. Keep these instructional videos coming!

I really needed that refresher video. Keep showing those "core" value survival skills!

Theres nothing like watching all of my favorite youtubers when you are super sick. No joke it makes me feel a bit better. Thx friend.

Thank you advice to first timers watch these with rope in hand repeat the knots til you can just do in your sleep. It ll only help in life thanks again corporal

I finally got a notification 🔔 😊 But I’m not sure why so late.

Great basic knot tying skills! Love the short, right to the point!

Best knot tying video I've seen on KZfaq.

Rifleman Dodd rifleman Dodd rifleman Dodd..... another fkn outstanding lesson devil dog. Keep Killin

Heh heh, "Wrap their mind around" very punny sir! lol Seriously though, thanks for this video, I enjoy all of your content.

Loving the mid week skills videos. Thanks for all the hard work.

That's one for the archives. I turned 65 yesterday and this video reminds me how much I have forgotten since I was a boy scout, I just don't practice those skills much any longer. Time to get off the sofa and go outdoors.

This is exactly the sort of short I think you should be doing! Simple clear concise and USEFUL… of course I’m like 8 hrs late to the party (I was choring outside when this dropped, sigh)

Thank you so much Shawn knowing how to do the knots is one my biggest problems learning and by using this video to practice will surely help alot 😊

Will be back endless times till all are mastered! Thanks!!

Now this is why I started watching you in the first place

I've never been good at knots. Going to save to my Playlist so I can watch over and over.

Great mid week video man. I'm on the email list. I want to see you succeed. Every young man should know these knots. I feel like your videos make the world a better place. Stay frosty and have some fun too.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this! Me and the kiddo are going to use this as part of his home schooling. Thank you Shawn!

My dad served in the Navy and knew a lot of knots. Unfortunately I didn't know him so well and only reason I knew this he helped me tie off a truck when I moved out. Wished he taught me his knowledge.

Thank you Corporal Kelly! I still have the hardest time with knots! You lay it out and simplify better than anyone I know. Great video!

Great video...Straight to the point and easy to pick up what you were putting down. I'll definitely save this to my playlist of knots and cordage. Thank you.

I thought the rain was bacon frying lol

This is how to explain knots. Succinct description and demonstrating them at a good pace.

You are much better at instructing knot tying than the bosun mate that instructed me at Cape May. Since I couldn't tie knots, he let me do push ups and chin ups instead. A very nice guy for a bosun, always worried about my health, asking me if my mom had dropped me on my head when I was a baby. Great video, very well done and informative. It's good to practice and get this down at home instead of trying to do outside in cold wet weather with numb fingers.

Thank you for your time to make each and every single video, you have taught me so much and I’m still learning every single day.

Hey cap commenting on my pops KZfaq my father was a huge fan and wanted to come and take ur courses unfortunately my father has passed away you were his favorite and thought u should know.

Loving the mid week tutorials. Especially this one about knots. Fundamental knowledge. Great work sir.

You gave me some really great nostalgia with this one. If it ain't raining, we ain't training. I learned some knots when I was a kid with my dad in 1980 when we lived in Missouri out by Lock and Dam No. 25. It was raining the typical light rain for the area - cats and dogs - and we were sitting inside watching it come down. My dad get some rope and decided to teach me knots he learned in Boy Scouts to get his Eagle. Great times. Thank you for this one. Put me in a place I loved.

Watching this again prior to my next overnight in the woods.

Appreciate the information sir. Knot skills are under taught, under utilized and extremely helpful. Appreciate the extra effort man🤙

Knowing how to tie knots is a really underrated and underappreciated skill.

I love hearing the rain…thank you for teaching the knots…😊

Thank you for sharing this, I been meaning to find your older video on knot tying. Blessings

Love your stuff and thanks for the refresher with this useful skills video. Hope it gets the hits you need to keep this up. I want to see you thrive!

Corporal, I think you've found 'a sweet spot' if not 'THE sweet spot'. The combination of skill, voice-over, and ASMR is SPOT ON! KILL!

I love it..When I was in the BSA teaching the Bowline, The Rabbit comes out of the hole goes around the tree and goes back into the hole. Simple but it worked LOL Great video

Thanks Corporal. You are a treasure💗

Thank you, all information id greatly welcomed

Everyone needs to know basic knots. If you know them then you’ll be surprised how often they become useful.

Excellent!! Love knot instructions!! Now you need to put out a knot tying book!! you could expand your audience!! "Corporals Corner Book on Knots, for camping, bushcrafting and the bedroom."

Outstanding video

Great video. Right to the training in a concise manner! Love it!

This is the perfect video for learning all the knots and their uses.

You are a great teacher, Sir. Thank you for teaching us the skills we need.

Thank you Corporal Kelly, Great Video! I been waiting for this one.

Always useful to know your knots. Thanks for the review!