Knots for Bushcraft, Camping and Canoeing. Six of the Best Knots I Use.

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In this video, I will be taking you through the various knots and cordage that I use.
Although there are lots of clever modern labour saving devices about today taking the place of knots, I prefer the simplicity of just tying a knot. There are so many to learn and all have different uses and applications for climbing, boating and camp use.
I tend to use just a handful of knots and make them work for whatever I need them to do. I think it is better to know just a few, that you can tie without having to think about it and these knots work for me.
I have broken the video up into two categories:
Knots I use around camp - the larks foot, the taut line hitch, the prusik and the arbor knot.
And knots I use when canoeing - the bowline (the cowboy version, with the tail on the outside - I obviously didn’t listen enough when I was in the scouts!) and the classic clove hitch.
There are hundreds and hundreds of really good tutorial videos on KZfaq, so if you are interested in learning some knots, go and take a look - its great fun learning!
I hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching!
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@alanargent5422 3 жыл бұрын

You did forget the strongest and most resilient knot in the world though which is of course the Christmas lights knot. Cannot be tied manually. Needs to form itself over 11 months. Impenetrable.

@jeanetteswalberg6166 3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣 Priceless.

@1fanger888 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome knot, but I know a better one. Just go fishing with a lady you want to impress and you will remember it, I`m sure. Hint: reminds you of a bird`s nest.

@simonablokeinthewoods 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha!! I know that knot only too well! #christmastreelightrage

@deborahhoch2662 3 жыл бұрын

Loved all the knot jokes😂🤣..know those knots all too well🙄

@claudelabelle7099 2 жыл бұрын

That was very very funny,,,, True...!

@antonybach373 3 жыл бұрын

We miss you when you'r knot around.

@busansanai 3 жыл бұрын

Tensions build up when there's not enough videos

@irenekarlsson4356 3 жыл бұрын

I agree🇸🇪

@AirstripBum 3 жыл бұрын

"Knot around" Love it! Gives me a good idea. May I appropriate it for a card for someone that's not feeling well?

@jonahtwhale1779 3 жыл бұрын

I am in complete a cord with your sentiment!

@AirstripBum 3 жыл бұрын

@@jonahtwhale1779 Another good one! :D

@m0n0x 10 ай бұрын

Don't sell yourself short! As a beginner this was easily the most helpful guide I watched: short, concise and with a pletera of different kinds of knots/hitches!

@rolandsalazar9562 3 жыл бұрын

Who in blazes are the 9 people who didn’t like this video 🤔?? What’s knot to like about it? Well done Simon. Best wishes to Maggie 🙏🏼❤️🐶.

@Yorkshiremadmick 3 жыл бұрын

Get Knotted with Simon a Bloke with the itchy buffy in the woods. Here’s hoping Maggie continues improving 🙏🏻

@simonablokeinthewoods 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha - thanks mate!

@toddharvey7089 2 ай бұрын

Never was a Boy Scout, but I'm finding that learning different knots to be kind of fun and practical in my older age. This was very helpful!

@fatsdulange 5 ай бұрын

I know this is now 2 yrs old, but to this 55 yr old it's pure gold. Was never taught knots in school here (US) but i firmly believe they ought to the world over. Thank you! 🍺

@terminal-velocity111 3 жыл бұрын

Such a good vid. My Late Father was a Royal Engineer, he made sure I knew how to tie ropes. I do miss my Dad.

@RedswedeOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear that Maggie is on the mend, I hope she makes a speedy recovery. Take care and stay safe!

@j_roq7112 3 жыл бұрын

Maggie is. MUCH more important than a video. Glad you're back and she's getting better!!

@sim-sam 3 жыл бұрын

To knot or not to knot, well, no question, we missed your video. Stay healthy and safe everybody.

@outdoorpoormet9447 3 жыл бұрын

Prayers for Maggie. May she heal quickly and completely. And thanks for the video.

@outdoorpoormet9447 3 жыл бұрын

Would anyone have laughed if I had spelled that "heel". Come on.....that had to be as funny as at least a couple of the "knot" jokes. LOL (Not joking about wishing her the best, though.)

@simonablokeinthewoods 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 I’d have laughed! 😁

@JoshuaBenitezNewOrleans 4 ай бұрын

I love how you explained the clove hitch. For some reason that one never seemed intuitive to me. I think because it’s always been explained as a knot that has to go around an object. But seeing a free floating clove really clarified how the knot is actually working Thanks!

@greetb9330 3 жыл бұрын

"Useful to know? Knot half" thanks for sharing Simon. all best.

@bergolli1 3 жыл бұрын

I wish all the best for Maggie and you, too. Greatings from Germany

@svenvanderveen659 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Simon. I hope that Maggie gets well soon and that you can go on an adventure together again. Thanks for your clear explanation and film work! Very educative!

@scetis 3 жыл бұрын

We’re glad to see you back Simon… You had us worried!

@mondop5270 Жыл бұрын

Awesome mate... i look forward to watching this 700 times until i manage to learn one🤣

@msongy4947 Ай бұрын

Plainly demonstrated and informative. Beautiful canoe!!!

@Pseudonym-No3 Жыл бұрын

Your knot tutorial might not be the most fancy one but after watching a lot of of them as a beginner I must say I find it is one of the most practical ones. You cover the most important things in quite short time. Thank you for the good content 😊

@cybercrafter8588 3 жыл бұрын

Love and hugs to Maggie. So sorry to hear she's hurt. Thank you for the update and video Love learning knots

@bugnfront 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Simon..you should make your own product of carry tutorial cards. In a emergency most people become stressed and so easily confused with some things as simple as knots. Carry cards as I call them are just reminders. Should be simple pictorial of basic knots or skill sets. You have a group of followers that would be interested in your take on these things. Something to throw in the olde bag that will be a resource under stress. Since your in the humidity, could make them water proof...another spot on vid...as always...may your feet be sure on the trail, your campfire warm at night and your trail tales be true!

@ramblynrocketeer 3 жыл бұрын

Man is a knot 🪢 into which relationships are tied. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

@sargie7828 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about Maggie mate, hope she is better soon. When she is back on all fours she needs a cheeky canoe overnighter with a steak for dinner!! 👍

@simonablokeinthewoods 3 жыл бұрын

I reckon she’d love that (as would I!) 😁

@The_Stoic_PhilosopherSH 2 жыл бұрын

I’m an ex scout. Knowing knots is so beneficial.

@TechnicolorMammoth 4 ай бұрын

I love the cow hitch knot so much. Incredibly useful. Now I’ll make sure to call it Larks foot every so often to keep people guessing lol.

@meanwileinthedesert..2320 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! For being the only man to tie a bowline, and placing the tail on the outside of the working loop, instead of inside the working loop. Seems everyone and their dog ties a bowline and puts the tail right in the middle of load zone and I dont know why..

@knucker4931 3 жыл бұрын

Knot nerd here, always interesting to see other folks goto knots. Sorry to hear Maggies been a poorly. I hope you're treating her to some steak to aid recovery. All the best Al

@simonablokeinthewoods 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Al!

@fcmcfcmc 2 жыл бұрын

Came for the knots stayed for the vibe

@xaraxania 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that video Simon, I don't know much about knots, love to Maggie I hope her poorly legs is better soon , poor girl

@jennyleef1775 3 жыл бұрын

Family and pets come before any video. Maggie is a big part of your family so she deserved the love and care she obviously got. I hope she makes a full recovery. I love watching your videos. Take care.

@theosalt1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness a "Knot Expert" who knows the proper and commonly used terms for describing the actions and parts used in knot tying! However be careful with the bowline for trying up a boat, unless it is under constant tension it can shake loose. I have retrieved many dinghies due to this knot failing. Better to use a 'round turn and two half hitches'.

@stst9185 3 жыл бұрын

GREAT video Simon!! Always wanted to see a tutorial on the knots you use. You make it look so easy!!! I am. SOOOOO sorry to hear about Maggie. I hope she makes a complete recovery! She's such a doll!

@simonablokeinthewoods 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! She is getting better by the day! 👍

@hsaurid 3 жыл бұрын

Simon, thank you for this knot review. If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it. Regular practice helps. Hoping for loosened restrictions soon. Best wishes for a speedy recovery for Maggie and hope to see her again in future videos. Take care, and all the best! (edited to correct spelling)

@MHarenArt 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, poor Maggie! I know she's in your safe hands!!! Thanks for all the great info Simon!!!

@maritzazb4341 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting the names of the knots next to a picture of the knot, really helps. Hope your wife gets better soon. 🙏👍🖖💃

@turtlepoi 3 ай бұрын

Congrats to everyone learning these. You have taken the first step in becoming a tenderfoot level Boy Scout. I've used these knots because you can used them since way back then. Well done for teaching these. They really are the best. None of my tents/tarps have tension adjustors. One you know these few you can skip a ton of useless hardware and even ratchet web strap tiedowns. ...One I'd add is the pipe hitch for fixing line to smooth pipe and the knot will hold where it is tied and not slide on the smooth pipe.

@desmondbroad1305 2 жыл бұрын

I always judge a man by how I see him treat his dog..that my friend makes you a king 😎😍

@kobusvanderlinde9431 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Simon. It is a nice refresher course on knots. I sometimes "camp" in my backyard just to exercise setting up my stuff. Hope Maggie is better soon.

@MrMeltedwellies 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one Simon a brilliant refresher on knots thanks very mush Mark

@steveqhanson6835 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see you again Simon. I hope Maggie is on the mend.

@donaldbarr8300 2 жыл бұрын

Simon, please take no offense to my observation. I was a very nervous and stressed kid. I won't site reasons here. Like you, I had the same nail-biting habit. I overcame it by saying "NO" out loud when I realized I was doing it. It is almost always a childhood started habit. Most that watch your videos may not recognize it. It is however all too obvious. You had the want and determination to craft and build your beautiful canoe. This I envy you. I know for a fact, if I did it, anyone can. Give it a shot, you possess the determination, you need only to recognize the triggers, and redirect your actions to these triggers. YOU CAN DO IT!!!

@alanclouner7021 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see you back Simon our best to Maggie, nice bit of knot tying, useful thanks! 😎👍

@OregonMikeH Жыл бұрын

There we go! a detailed Demo that ends up being learned and applied. Thanks Simon, good job!

@bs78315 Жыл бұрын

Thank you I already know those knots but still learned something I like the idea of using a byte on the taught line hitch it's so much easier to get it undone thank you

@counterdebate 3 жыл бұрын

The brain and Hands, the greatest tools we got, thanks for adding to the brains bit Simon 👍

@darkeye198 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers was struggling with keeping ridgeline taut, that knot is perfect

@henrymoreland8719 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Simon, I will get to practicing those. Hope Maggie picks up.

@MsCarmaJ 3 жыл бұрын

Hope Maggie recovers quickly, love seeing her with you.

@claudelabelle7099 2 жыл бұрын

Awww Simon,, nice to see you again,, Sorry to hear about Maggie's stroke of bad luck. Great knots video. I thought for sure I would have seen a loop tied with the figure 8 knot. Nice to see you again,

@anndebaldo7381 3 жыл бұрын

Awwwww...sweet Maggie! I hope that she will be fine with so much tender loving care. And nice knot tutorial. ATB!

@williamthegriffin6185 3 жыл бұрын

Glad Maggie is on the mend. Only 6 knots, I like that. Sometimes it is overwhelming when I pick up my book o' knots. Thanks for the videos

@lymskiUK 2 жыл бұрын

That was a quick bit of digging. Let the revision commence! Thank you Simon!

@kensteward1510 3 жыл бұрын

Hello from California, USA. Poor Maggie, glad to hear she is mending. Glad your back, enjoy all yours and Kent Survival videos. Discovered your videos while recovering from knees surgery. Now I am addicted to your videos.

@simonablokeinthewoods 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken - I hope the knee is healing up well! 👍

@claramullen 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely knot demo Simon I hope maggie get well soon.

@steppy145 5 ай бұрын

this is honestly the best knot tutorial i have seen in ages, thisvideo is not a full on knot jammed video its a simple here is a knot this is how you tie it and thats it, shown in the simpliest way possible and its now my go to if i foget any, bc its so easy to just follow along.

@deenunya7735 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Vid Si, Glad to Hear Maggies on the Mend 👍

@lindac7146 3 жыл бұрын

MAGGIE- NO. I hope Maggie recovers quickly. I love seeing her with you. Thanks for the lesson and explaining the ways to use these knots.

@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234 3 жыл бұрын

Good demo of knots, thanks, I hope all is well at home. Take care.

@tonysmith5924 3 жыл бұрын

Knots are fascinating to me!👍👍👍

@AntSurviveTheNight 3 жыл бұрын

There’s definitely a couple I’ll be learning from this video Simon. I need to get stuck in and drum it in to myself because I forget if I don’t used them regularly. Thanks mate 👍

@Timbertalkers 10 ай бұрын

Thx Simon in the Woods. Different people explain things differently and use different camera angles. Your no-nonsense explanation was good for me to catch these. I plan to come back and hear them again. Liked the picture of tying the canoe to the post.

@tanjaontour2932 3 жыл бұрын

Such a pleasure watching your videos...

@jvrt64 11 ай бұрын

Great video and very easy to understand thank you. Whether I'll remember them all when I need to is another challenge for me though 👍

@MrPianoKnee 3 жыл бұрын

I like the fabulous knot you are wearing on your head. That is definitely the champion of knots, right there.

@Smokeywolf64 3 жыл бұрын

Simon's back and went completely knots 🤣😋 funny bowline story I learned the snake who comes out the lake and around the tree.. anyway nice video hope Maggie has a quick and good recovery! Stay safe and well🙏

@simonablokeinthewoods 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 Thanks Tim!

@jeanetteswalberg6166 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one, Simon! I don't tie knots often enough to remember them, so a good refresher is always appreciated. Your demos definitely clarified some steps for me.

@LundysWildcampBushcraft 3 жыл бұрын

Takes me back to my days in the cubs I new lots of knots then atvb jimmy 😎😎

@markbir7979 3 жыл бұрын

Best & simplest tutorial i have ever seen on knots! Thank you. Pray that Maggie is well soon

@alwallsgrove3442 3 жыл бұрын

another great video Simon, Ihope Maggie gets well soon. . keep em coming. . and stay safe. . Al.

@watsondna Жыл бұрын

I like the byte on the tautline. Never seen it done that way but really cool.

@northwestolympics1683 3 жыл бұрын

The prusik knot got me out of a tree well when I was a kid sledding. Half inch rope from sled and boot laces. Probably saved my life.

@wingtsang2158 3 жыл бұрын

Hope Maggie is okay and keep the videos coming your knowledge share is keeping me sane

@mand7favs1 10 ай бұрын

WOW ive been doing a Larks foot and a clove hitch all my life without knowing it ! It feels good 😅😃

@carpenterpilot487 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Simon for talking about various of knots. Sorry about Maggie I'll be praying for her to get well soon! Ur the best!! waiting for the next one.

@MrDefaultti 3 жыл бұрын

Like you said it. There are lot's of videos about knots, but your video makes it seem simple howto. And I don't need to know 100 knots. Just the ones I use. Just a few. PS: those are the knots I use when camping ;-)

@MrDefaultti 3 жыл бұрын

And thank you for the padge of yours. It arrived this week (I wasn't home when it came). Now I just have to find a place for it.

@UrbanGrrl69 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial Simon and good to see suggested uses. I am going to practice the arbor knot to extend my bushcraft construction skills!

@llantup 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos. Thank you!

@paulhermans82 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Simon for another video!

@craiglake6091 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent information and advice. I'm adding to my 72 hour kit at soon as I can. Thank you.

@thizizliz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. These should be handy. Best to Maggie - she's a good dog. I hope she'll be ok soon.

@paulchapman7684 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you back well wishes to all concerned 👍

@georgedean5734 3 жыл бұрын

Get well soon, Maggie ! Don't discount yourself, Simon. We come here for a reason, you teach in a most understandable fashion !!! Thanx !

@simonablokeinthewoods 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! 👍

@Smokeybeesnatural 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I hope Maggie gets well soon!

@shteebo 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for including practical examples of where you use the knots and why.

@Antagonistic 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome back Simon! Hope Maggie bounces back soon.😊

@islandlife9127 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see you are well Simon, hope Maggie makes a speedy recovery.

@allensterk6190 3 жыл бұрын

glad to see you back I already have your patch sewn on my pack

@simonablokeinthewoods 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Allen! Glad it got there too okay 👍👍

@maevehealy104 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! My 86 year old mum and I love your channel. She challenges you to make a sponge cake in camp!

@lingerslongest 3 жыл бұрын

Using an oven made from a biscuit tin. (on the subject of knots the main course could be a shank of sheep ;)

@simonablokeinthewoods 3 жыл бұрын

I do love a challenge! 😁

@stevewright210 3 жыл бұрын

Another good video Simon, informative as ever. I sincerely hope Maggie is ok and wish her a speedy recovery. Keep the videos coming when time and commitments permit. Its hugely time consuming to film and produce these videos and it’s a fine work life balance.

@sibirty 3 жыл бұрын

great tutorial! I will rewatch this a few times!

@andykjohnsonjohnson7622 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video Simon 👍, always good to refresh on knots. And not end up doing, multiple Granny knots 🤣😜🤪. So sorry 😟 to hear about Maggie, hope she feels better soon 🙏.