Let's see if I can describe my set up well enough. Ridgeline is actually 850 Paracord, and I use 275 Paracord for the prusiks off of it. At one end is a perfection loop, then a toggle (hole through center for the line), then a set of 5 prusik loops, another toggle, and then stopper knot at the end. The prusiks closest to the ends (and toggles), and the one in the middle, are normal. The other two are longer, hang down about 10" from the ridgeline with a large ball knot at the end and an overhand knot tying the lines together about 1" below the ridgeline. Those are my prusik soft shackles for attaching the tarp. The last prusik and toggle go down to the end, the prusik stays on the line before the tie off tree and the toggle goes around the tree, hooks to that prusik, gives me the 2:1 advantage to pull it tight and locks in place. All knots needed are tied ahead of time, no knots or fiddling with any hardware when deploying (the toggles are already on the line). Works for me. Great video!!!

Love the carabiner idea. Learned the truckers hitch method from your mentor Shawn. As you said same principal, less knots. Less knots when your fingers are old and cold, the better. Always nice to know a couple of options though. Shawn sent me over to your channel a few months back. Your presentation is getting much better, keep up the good work.

Good alternative to the various types of ridgelines. I like the ease of use aspect for those with limited strength and knot knowledge. Bravo Paul.

I use the Niteize Figure 9 in the same location that you are using the carabiner and clip it into a prusik. I will have to try it with the larks head as that would eliminate a prusik They are cheap and don't add much weight. Has worked good so far but your set up is another option because I try and keep a couple of carabiners in with my cordage. Thank you for posting!

Excellent system and well taught demo. Thanks Paul.

Hey Paul awesome video ❤always great to learn something new every day! And it’s always great to know multiple setups 👍

I watched a video on Outdoor Academy Australia, five ways to tie a trucker’s hitch. I thought it was probably the best idea I’d seen for a ridgeline. Then I saw this one, dang, I see multiple advantages in this method. Well done. 👏👍✌️

Going to save this and try it out later, Excellent.

WOW, just wow... and brilliant! Tried your method yesterday after watching this video and it is truly life changing! Thank you!!!!

Awesome video broski! Gonna be giving it a try soon. Keep em coming

Thank you for this new idea.

Just when i thought i had seen every way to rig a ridge line another one comes out. Thanks for sharing.

How wonderful thanks mister 🤠 first time I saw this with the carabiner elegant I dig it plenty.

Great video, and awesome idea!

I love 40ft of jungle knots, double it back to tighten the tarp - done !

Good video Paul , thanks for sharing , God bless !

Clever hack, I dig it brother. 👍🏼

Great tip. Thanks for sharing brother 👍

Nice job explaining and nice camera close-ups.

It’s a First Class Amateur video where you first saw this Paul.

I like it, another tool for the tool box. Quick and easy. Nice demo. I agree 550 paracord is overkill for a tarp, just as #36 bank-line is overkill for many tasks I’ve seen others use it on.

Great idea for a ridge line. For the repairs and fishing, etc. maybe a 10-15 ft. length of 550 cord for just that. It wouldn't weigh much and redundancy is good.

Nice to see someone doing it the easy and cheap way not to buy into all the gadgets to do something so simple.i myself like the smaller carabiner just to save space and weight,also good for hammocks as well

A lot of Hikers will love that system, it would be great with any hammock setup.

Hi Paul,i've actually used the Niteize camjam carabiner,sometimes i'm lazy lol,but works,and you have a choice,you can make the loop like you would with the truckers hitch or use a prusik loop.

The Carabiner ridge line is the best IMO. No rope burn wearing out your cord. I use the Carabiner for 1 end of my tarp and a prusik loop on the other end. There’s a few knot variations that work for this, You can even just spin the Carabiner 1.5 times with cord inside and then pass the tail back through and it will hold.

I like it . I do like doing it with a nite-ize figure 9 as well.

Cool. Will give this a try.

Thats pretty slick

Another good video Paul I do use carabiners because it takes the stress off of the cordage

I like the toggle system you used on the fixed end, and the carabiner truckers hitch is fine, but 1. there is an easier way to get the larks head over your biner: push a bite through the biner, then pull the bite up and over the outside of the biner, then back down to the bottom. No need to make loops then try to fish the biner through the loops. 2. a regular truckers hitch seems easier to me than this for the tensioning end. Once you make your fixed loop push a slippery half hitch through it and use that half hitch loop to tension it down. It will bind just like your multiple wraps on your biner. Added bonus, you drop the weight of your biner.

Good video. I still think Frank Bush's Ultimate Ridgeline system is the all time best, hands down. No toggles or carabiners or extra knots to tie, which is essential in very cold weather conditions. 👍

Everybody seems to have their own preferences when it comes to ridge lines… I love having a few carabiners with me, it’s part of my edc when I hike with my goats, one carabiner per goat/lead. Definitely an innovative way to use them though. There’s almost always one or two in my bag, there even one even in my purse half the time!

For low strength people, a simple Truckers Hitch Loop is easier than the Carabiner but when you run the cord thru the loop to pull the line tight, running the cord thru the loop a second time gives you your "Lock" BUT if you run the line thru the Truckers Hitch Loop then back around the tree a second time & thru the loop a second time you get your "Lock" AND a 4x tension on the line which is great for low strength people :)

I was watching this video "Trucker's Hitch Tricks | Six Ways to Level Up Your Trucker's Hitch" and I remembered this setup. Carabiners are great. I recommend you watch that video.

Carabiners are great pieces of gear. We need more uses for the Carabiners

If you show me 100 ways to tie this hitch, I will learn evey one of them. Everyone has one or two carabiners on them or their pack. I am a fan of every way in which you don´t need the half hitch at the end to hold your tension. Prusik or toggle or roller cam locks I have used them all and like them in certain situations. Thank you. Great video.

👍 thank you

to avoid damage to line by tension around the carabiner i would replace the loop on the line with a prusik loop. and you can easily moce the connection point of the carabinner to the line.

Thanks

You can't beat good old mechanical advantage

A load hitch doesn’t stress your line and it’s less gear to carry.

I use prussek loops to tighten my ridge line I have 4 on my line I use 8mm ridge line and use 1mm para cord prussek loop instead of the carabiner and use bank line for the 3 other prussek loops and I use a soft shakle to attach my tarp to my line . My tarp is the 3.5 x3.5 dd hammocks so I keep the soft shackles on my tarp . It’s the easiest way I’ve seen so far.

You are still tying a knot during deployment. A trucker's hitch is easier to do without dropping the running end. This is a good alternative if you have a caribener handy. If you are going to make this ahead of time and keep it with you that is OK. If you need to deploy it when it is cold and your fingers don't work very good, tying the larks head might be a struggle. Since a prussik slides for adjustability, maybe having an extra one might be easier, and you could put the caibener on it for tightening the ridgeline.

So this is essentially a truckers hitch with a carabiner as a slip knot.

I will have to try this, I find it hard to believe three wraps around a carabiner will hold with out an extra knot, at least the round ones I have.

The simpler the better

Wait What 👀

Corporal shawn kelly of corporal corners suggested truckers hitch at the other end as alternative to carabiner

if you use the carabiner the other way around oassing the ine through the gate is easier

miteize has a special carabineer that's much easier than this method but it's still a great way to do it if you only have a d ring

Have you seen those nite ize cam locks?

Could you replace the carabiner with a soft shackle?

Also checkout frank bushes rapid ridgline. He also shows some interesting things.

Hi Paul, I am missing something. When I put the loops they don't tighten against itself. As soon as I let the tension off, it becomes loose. So I'm not seeing something you are doing with the rope to get it to tighten against itself?

Was it first class amateur you saw?

just use a truckers hitch job done

That's a great idea on that but I like David Canterbury"s set up better because everything is already there.

It will not work every time

nice idea but as far as I can tell you're just adding another piece of gear to keep track of. do the same thing with your truckers hitch, a loop is a loop is a loop and you don't need to worry about the extra gear. truckers hitch with an additional loop is the same knot without the carabiner. BTW not all carabiner's are created equal. the one in this video is NOT rated to climb with so please don't try to scale a wall with it.

It's properly pronounced bow lin. Not bowline!

Sorry but DCs rapid Ridgeline is faster,easier, and can be done 1 handed

graphic logo intro way too long

why do you sound out off breath tying a bit off string tighter its like you're unfit to train anybody

I guess the ridgeline war cease fire is over.