Actually, I love knots; because they train my brain to think both logically and spatially, as well as kinesthetically. They are foundational for so many other things like fishing, hunting, slings, splints, lowering and raising things, climbing and rappelling, boating, saving a life, stretchers, hanging things in trees, setting up shelters, sewing, binding broken tools, pulling large logs over large distances, carrying many smaller diameter logs all in one go over the shoulder. They are the basis for other craftwork like paracord designs, knitting, crocheting, making nets. They can be used for ladders, and weapons such as slings and whips. They can be used to set spring loaded traps when multiple people are after you. Whoever doesn't like knots probably doesn't care to survive.

Who doesn't love knots? Knotts are up there with levers, pulleys, ramps, and inclines. The knot videos are some of my favorites. Thanks for showing them brother.

Best explanation yet of a Timber Hitch.....will use with my Scouts..thank you.

Have people said they don't like knot tutorials or are you going by likes? Maybe many get caught up practicing and neglect hitting the thumbs up. I love them! Some are new to me and some are refreshers or a different way of tying like I learned the other day with your bowline tie. Thanks again! DOL

thanks GBGB.. very helpful , nicely presented and much appreciated . Your relaxed and easy going demonstration was much appreciated in this world of noise and madness we now live in . I am subscribing . All the best from England .

I really enjoy the knot and lashing videos. They help me learn new and different techniques.

That bipod lashing was picture perfect. The only thing missing was a big buffalo gun for those shootin sticks!

I love that frapping stick. That's why I always watch your videos. Even when I "know" how to do the task you're teaching, I always pick up something new.

I love knots. Spent many days reading Ashley's Book of Knots from my father's bookcase.

For all you newbies just getting into " bushcraft " " survival " this man is one of the few REAL " bushcrafters " " survivalist " on KZfaq.... I been an avid outdoorsman, hunter " bushcrafter " for close 40 years & this man knows what hes doing, what hes talking about ..!!! 99 % of self proclaimed " bushcrafters " " survivalist " with KZfaq Channels are nothing more than The KZfaq Shopping Channel pushing useless gear on unsuspecting newbies with sole intent of making $$$..... Again, if your new to the outdoors, bushcraft, survival watch this man he knows what hes doing... & before any you say Im pumping this man up because I know him... I never met this man in my life...

The more I practice knots the more I like the knots. Knots are like tying my shoes. When I was a kid and learning to tie my shoes I had to think about it then one day I was tying my shoes without thinking about it. It is the same with knots. Awesome video my friend.

Two suggestions: make your starting timber hitch away from the stick, then slip it over the end;, and use a piece of wood, or a rock, as a fulcrum to lever the ends of the sticks up out of the grass, while you're making your wraps.

Looks like potential for a ton of structural integrity there. Hammock stands, Dutch oven hangers, a-frame for a shelter.... You name it. Thanks for sharing!

Don’t like knots? No, knots and knot craft are pretty important, and add a lot of value to woodsman skills. Besides, you always a take a straightforward, practical approach: limited knot set for critical, practical applications, one clear and efficient method, presentation straightforward step by step.

Oh man. Glad you did this. I thought a frap was a drink at Starbucks.....😕

Love the knot vids! Thanks for the time and effort, much appreciated.

Thank you for taking your time to show us this. For some reason it got me to remember the flying bowline. So it's to take some slack in your right hand , with the end of the rope. Take the long end in your left. Through the right over and back up. An the right loop goes into the left. (Left into right is a slip knot. )

love knots! knowing how to tie them correctly in a pinch can save a lot of hardship!

Thank you for your service and sharing your skills. I was in the Army 11C ACR. Didn't get enough so I joined the Air Force. Now that I am gray bearded and hair thinning, I have come back around to enjoy the things I used to in the military, just don't have to so maybe why I enjoy it now. Any way, thanks so much and keep it up, really enjoy your videos.

I'm going to show my 7 and 9 year old grandsons how to do this as part of a tripod camping chair project. Thanks!

Your knot work is impeccable.

Love your stuff man. Learned quite a bit from your videos. Growing up without a dad or boy scouts. You're very informative and easy to understand

I have an old tripod seat i used to take to ballfields. Seeing you make the tripod i was thinking i could take the fabric top from mine and build your tripod and mod my seat right on to it....well that's the plan anyways

Who doesn’t like knots??? This was so good!

Your lashing looks much more tidy than mine usually does. lol

Best teacher ever! Thank you for the no BS straight to the point method.

I have made many bi-pods to use as a quick rifle rest, but never been too worried about the tri-pod. I can see many opportunities to use a tri-pod for cooking, stronger free-standing supports for shelters, and on and on and on. Great information as always Josh.

I live in upstate and saw you where in lake George...I just found your channel wish I did 2 months ago I would have been at that class...I follow corporal's corner and Dave Canterbury....keep up the good work Sir

Just a comment of recognition of your bringing high speed knowledge to the the private sector. Nothing has been lost or diluted in translation. Thank you for your efforts. Press on sir.

So three weeks later I finally get around to conducting a semi-scientific controlled experiment regarding which starting knot might or might not use less cordage, the timber hitch or the clove hitch with stopper knot. As I gathered materials it occurred to me that the remaining style of wrapping/frapping/finishing was irrelevant, we're simply interested in knowing if the starting knot saves cordage. I took some paracord and used a one inch piece of PVC, so the substrate would be absolutely rigid. I tied both knots as a starting knot then measured how much was used. Results: clove hitch with stopper knot used 9 1/8 inches (230 mm) of cord, timber hitch 10 1/4 inches (260 mm). I'd call that close enough to be irrelevant. I did NOT try it with bankline or natural cordage, I suspect the results would be close also. So don't fret over your hard-earned natural cordage or dwindling supply of paracord or bankline, tie away with whichever knot does it for you.

Years ago, I had a list of almost 90 knots that I would practice and could tie with no hesitation (yes, some were variations of some). My biggest problem sometimes was being ADD & trying to decide which one to use. I could make a short list of maybe a dozen at the most that could get a person through almost any situation that may arise, like the constrictor knot.

Everything I ever needed to learn in the B.S.A. without the BS! Thank you man!

I've been tying and teaching knots and lashings for several years now and I really appreciate that you both use proper techniques and proper terminology when you teach. It's the difference between amateur and professional. I'm officially hooked on your videos!

Thanks for teaching the skills. In the event of an emergency, it's good training, especially for a time when necessary to distance yourself from the masses.

Great refresher, thanks!

Knots are super important, as you know. Keep putting out the important stuff. DOL

Great examples. Thanks!

Great detailed instruction Josh. Thanks Nate

reminds me of the airial rope ways we used to build to get equipment and jeeps ect. across a gap last one i remember was maid with big spruce almost two feet diameter at the base the tripod was almost 35 ft high...lol we used to beat the lashing and frapping with pick axe handles w/ 1 1/2 in cordage..what you just did is nice clean lashing ,,best i seen on youtube yet..

Just got a tripod chair canvas so the tripod demo was great as I need legs! Cheers.

I like knots. Looking forward to the project you mentioned.

Just like the Boy Scouts two or three polewrap except you started with a timber hitch instead of a clove hitch. Your finishing clove hitch is the same. I think I like the timber hitch start even better. Very good presentation, well done. As I have previously stated on yoyr other videos, your communicative skills are excellent 👌 I have always appreciated their skills and enjoyed working with SF soldiers. Thankyou for your service .

I really enjoy the fact that you actually show how to tie the knots. Especially for us followers out here That are learning how to do these things! Thank you very much.

Very clearly explained. A+

Interesting knot!

I like knots. Knots hold things together. Unlike my family... For real though I don't practice enough knots and knowing them really does make a difference. It makes you look cool!

Who doesn’t like knots? Knots are great!

Thank you for sharimg your knowledge, Joshua. Very cool. Very useful. Simple, easy to understand.

Lashes made easy by the Green Beret ! Thanks boss great video and content as usual , enjoy your week

Slip knot(stopper) at the end. !!Awesome PS. Sweet slippers ! Mocs

Very glad I watched Dave canterbury's video in which he mentioned you, I've seen your videos and knew your name was Josh, but after searching endless times couldn't find you. been bing watching your vids and find them useful and entertaining. thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. God bless.

Knots are awesome, once you learn them no more plastic bits breaking issues, especially for those in colder climates during winter.

As always...explained clearly and straight to the point!

That was outstanding! I never had a set way of doing it, that ends up being less wasteful and probably stronger.

Nice clear instruction. Thanks Josh 👍

I want to thank you for everything you have done and continue to do to make this a better country and keep traditions alive and well

I like the knot videos and appreciate the info. Right now im into fishing and kayaking. When cooler weather comes i hope to practice and get proficient with these.

Excellent, thanks. Simplified these lashings for me.

Excellent. Thank you

As always, nicely done.

Thank you, Josh!

Another great instruction. My tripods have never been that hansom. Now I know the proper way.

No over and under on the three pole? I like it!!

First of all thank you for your service and second thanks for this lash! I'll be teaching it to a group of kids this Thursday!

Great video and great instruction as always Josh. Thank you!

Josh we love knots!

I like your moccasins. Did you buy them? If so where? If you made them I'd be interested in a video about it. Maybe a short video on why you like them, how long they last, a sort of review. Just an idea. Take care and thanks. Your channel is awesome. 👍

Excellent tutorial, sir! ATB🙏🏻🍀

cool video glad I found your channel

Everyone hates knots till your crap falls over in the rain or snow.

As always thanks Josh, Safe journeys, and God Speed. Looking forward to your up coming videos with the pods. Everyone pray, Josh and family have safe travels and return home. God Speed, God Bless, God Bless our Constitution, and God Bless the Marine Corps,,,,, 🇺🇸 Semper Fi

More good instructions. Thanks

Good video! Thanks!

So not to be intrusive but defensive cut on left palm. That has to be a story. Don't kneed or want to know. That and between your wrist size you have put in some serious work. Love your vids. I use them all the time.

Youre good at teaching this stuff

I like knots. Even the ones I know, I still watch for reinforcement

Great channel, excellent video and instruction thank you for sharing your knowledge, God Bless You Good Sir

Always great videos! If I was smart I would watch from the first to the last video because I think there is some aspect of skills built on skills. Ex: Teach 11 Knots then show how to use with lashings, ridgeline shelters, etc. Teach knife Cutting techniques then show them in making structures, wooden tools, etc. Also, it doesn’t go unnoticed how little ego and immensely humble this guy comes across. I get the impression he knows a ton but is very modest. A key characteristic in the best teachers in any field.

Joshua, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us , atb brother 👍

Thank you so much for the POV angles on this. For some reason, I've always struggled with the clove hitch and this has made it super clear for me!

Congrats on hitting 70k subs!

I did NOT get a notification for this even though I have it set to all.

That should be extremely strong as well as solid. Like it better than how I was doing it.

Great info & a lot easier than the mess I do to make a tripod. I'm sure also alot stronger as well.

I have been reading "The Knowledge" by Lewis Dartnel. It is a book about restarting civilization after a colapse. It made me wonder about workflow in a longterm bushcraft/homestead situation. Say there is an economic downturn and you have just enough money to buy a plot of land. My grandparents went through that in the Great Depression. There are plenty of homesteading videos and bushcraft videos but they are primaily focused on the individual skills. The same with primative living videos. I know each situation would be different. How much land you have, what resources you can afford now, and location can make huge differences in the workflow. In Alaska you want to work all out from spring to late fall. In Florida or Arizona it may be better to start in the middle of fall and work through the winter when it is cooler. In the hot areas water procurement is the main priority. In cold areas I would think sheltter and food would be the main priorities. It is still my impression that at some point you can transition from survival, to sustainment, to a working homestead.

Thank you for the knot videos

So the way you made the bi pod set-up it could be used for shelters like a plow point, or a lean to with two sets of bi pods. Might have to make points on the ends to go in to the ground. I like these vids where you have someone to the games work so you can do the work with both hands and show it step by step.

Thanks for another informative video. You explain and demonstrate things so even I can understand and follow along. Thanks again.

Great video Josh....RLTW!!!

I loved this video. I will be using this when i need to.

Knots and non glamorous skills may not be something everyone jumps to.. but it’s damn sure something everybody goes back to!

Cool survival footwear))

Thanks for the video!

Thank you for this video.

We love knots but not so much nuts, even the lovable ones. Aloha and Mahalo my friend for your videos.

more knot videos please ;)

i love your vids. you are so good at explaining things clearly, and that really shows when you do vids on things like knots, which can be confusing if you have no experience.

Nice...!!

Outstanding

I hate all the names of the knots basically cause it's called something else in every country but the US, sure some are the same thing but a Frap is just a puller. Corporal's Corner does a fantastic job at just doing the basics on knots and not confusing the hell out of people.