Awesome. I'll forget this next time I need it, just like every other knot I've learned.

I hate it when a simple tug or jerk causes a premature release.

Had this problem for years, always dropping the load way before I was ready. But thanks to the bears grip my youngest son got the mother i actually intended. This is the first documented recording of it. God bless

Instructions unclear; I'm officially circumcised.

2024 and a new knot finally dropped? Been waiting on this banger for years!

"Prematurely release" and "Dropping your load before you're ready" are quite the combination of words.

For some reason, I imagined a group of people excitedly cheering, "Drop That Load" the same way they say "Move That Bus" in Extreme Home Makeover.

I feel the wording here is deliberate as hell 😅 now i feel the neighbours judging me 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣🤣

I am a mature adult, I am a mature adult...

An old gent who lived the bushcraft life once told me that in primitive tools (rope included) you never invent something, you simply relearn knowledge lost to time.

Ohh, I needed this, I have a chore where I will use this knot repeatedly. Thank you very much!

I did not notice any innuendo until I was notified of it, lol.

“The load is never early, nor is it late. A load always drops precisely when it intends to.” -Gandalf probably

It's heartwarming to know that I'm not alone in dropping my load prematurely🙏🏻this vid was much needed

This was one of the very first knots I learned when I lived in a cave back in the Pleistocene ice age.

You guys did not disappoint. Thas all imma say. 😂😂😂😂😂

The big flaw...is remembering it...🤷

PSA: Don't jerk too much with a bear's grip

Dropping a load prematurely is a serious widespread issue. I'm glad there is this simple solution.

Flying Dutchman: Stand Back and watch me be.. Knotty!

i can’t handle all the innuendos

You don't want to prematurely drop your load guys 😢

OK wow, that's a super helpful one I actually could've used a few times. Thank you

Babe wake up, new knot just dropped 😂

"It's actually a very simple concept." Procedes to tie a knot that causes a Sphinx to jump to its death.

Freakin' G!!!! This is total genius, I can't wait to find an excuse to use this knot!!!😎

My grandpa used to tie this same knot during 1930s

I told my girl she needs to learn the bears grip hitch, that way she can keep me from dropping my load prematurely.

Shake it more than twice then you're just playing with it 😂

You deserve to feel recognized as a genius

Dropping loads before being ready is a huge problem for some folks. Glad the internet is here to help.

This is like magic. You lower a thing down and jiggle the rope and the whole thing comes loose. The problem is that you lower the thing down and jiggle the rope and the whole thing comes loose...

"A simple tug or jerk in the rope can cause a premature release" Tell the bucket not to feel bad. Lots of guys have the same problem. Side note, it's not the size of your rope that's important, but how you tie a knot that matters.

This short had some naughty connotations

"you drop your load way before you're ready" Been there. Done that.

At my age prematurely dropping my load happens a lot.

Lidocaine 4%, no more dropping loads early.

Great, I finally have the perfect gift for Won Shi Tong to get me into his library.

That's fantastic! Great job and thank you for sharing!!! While I would never use this for rappelling, I think this is a great idea in one particular context.... special forces guys who (for some reason demonstrated how they do it), when their goal is to rappell, then retrieve the rope...they tied the rope to a sturdy anchor, then they tied a sheep shank up near the top of the rope, made sure they always applied tension.... ....then cut the middle line in the sheep shank. The idea being: so long as there is tension, the knot will hold. When you're done, you just flick your wrist and the ripe falls (because that's how fragile the setup is). 😂 I saw it in a paramilitary type book and thought "😂 whaaaaat? noooo." .....then, there was a TV series called Special Ops Mission and the host/operator (that we'd follow) actually rappelled like that for the show. 😂🤦🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️ .....so, for that one particular type of guy: this is a great rappelling option...compared to a cut sheep shank. 😂 For the rest of us: please, use this knot...but not to rappell. 👍

Man. Knot tying is such an art form. It blows me away how people figure these things out and the different things that can be done with nothing but a piece of rope

As twisted as my thinking usually is, I may be the only commenter here who watched the video several times and never thought of the double entendres and sexual humor until seeing all these comments 😂

So what you’re saying is I can use the Bear’s Grip knot to repel? That’s awesome, thank you as my family and I are going climbing this weekend! Thanks again, should be fun! 😊

Good shit, nice to see someone so positive

I needed this tip to keep my wife happy

Finally. I’ve been using first edition knots my whole life

Was wondering why I keep getting these kinda videos then realised it’s cuz the algorithm knows I like crochet and bondage. Subscribed! Lmao

🙋🏼‍♀️🖐🏼 Hi. Someone that actually payed attention to the method here. Compared to the complexity I've seen before in the Knot Game, this is really very simple. Thx!

*_BRILLIANT!_* THIS IS the SORT OF CONTENT YT SHOULD BE FULL OF! Not thousands and thousands of copied bot trash!

Just when you think you've seen them all, creativity and need serve you and us well! Very good, sir!

Thank you. This is a very important knot to learn. I appreciate it.

Yo, everyone! New knot just dropped. 🤣

I tried this brand new ,never before documented knot invented by this guy. It slips worse than a greasy half hitch tied by a blind, one-handed, arthritic and dyslexic 5 year old lemur.

Thank you! I've switched to using the Bear's Grip to rappel!

i high key need this. i hurt my knee & cant carry things up the stairs. months ago i looked for a portable dumbwaiter but this seems more pragmatic 💪🏿💪🏿💙

The older I get the more knots fascinate me.

OMG! I JUST remembered that I used to know knots and I don’t remember any of them.😂 these mid 40s are hitting me hard.

Learned a lot. Thank you sincerely

Thank you brother. This knot is very useful. ❤❤❤

Who's guilty of dropping their load way too early?

➡️ *Beavis saw this & his head exploded.* ⬅️

We used this when I was a kid over 30 years ago...not new. Still a good knot to learn.

dude, this is so cool! this might be the first time in history when applied mathematics was actually awesome! topology for the win!

*Checks Shibari books*..brand new you say?

This must be what Samwise Gamgy tied with his elven rope when they repelled in mordor.

Nicely done! Thank you!!

Wicked. I’ll have to show that my my kids. So far we just use basic knots like overhand or if their solid, a truckers hitch. Good work.

Learning about the "bear's grip" is like when i learned about "the stranger" 🤣

All the hilarious peepee jokes aside, this seems extremely useful if you have a bunch of fragile stuff you want to dispatch on a lower field while you only have a single rope

You really are talented with knots 🪢 and with video production - Mike

"There's one flaw: A simple tug or jerk in the rope will cause it to prematurely release" *Literally launches the load half a foot into the air to try to make it happen* "It's a brand new knot that you can jerk around at all angles and it won't come loose" *Wiggles the rope back and forth horizontally weakly, without even moving the load at all.*

This reminds me why I could never make it as a truck driver, I was liable to drop my load anywhere, and I never could back out without unloading!

BRO YOU LITERALLY JUST TAUGHT US HOW ENCOURAGING ELVISH ROPE WORKS

Knots are fascinating. There are limitless potential and functionsl uses, only thing not everyone ever remembers more thsn 3 knots.

Thank you for the ⚠️ warning. I almost died of boredom from watching your video.

It's kind of neat people are still learning tying different knots, way back in the way back past Knotts used to be the Rubik's Cube

Sweet so, Bear's grip = load dumping control. Thanks I’ll inform the wife.

Look at you, you have invented a NEW knot! I know only a few. I would like to remember this somehow, and have no idea how to organise it... Have you thought about making a playlist with those?

I've used a variation of the sheepshank to lower branches down in tree work with no grounder. It pretty much works the same way as this video without the hook and a secure hold on the limbs until it's shook free.

"Pre-mature load dropping due to excess shaking" jokes here 👇

Instructions not clear. I dropped my pant load on a bear and now he's chasing me.

LOL a new knot that I have been using since the mid 1980s. Congratulations on your brand new invention!

I'm a Sailor's wife. We go it in knots. Good to see that ppl are using quick release knots.

We’ve had string for over 100,000 years and we’re STILL figuring out new things to do with it!

Bears grip drops load seems very sus

very nice concept (of course not usable for critical missions, but very covenient for many tasks)

I have a lot of loads that need to be shaken out. This helps, thanks.

It's never good to drop your load prematurely or before you're ready.

Cool! I'm gonna go use it to rappel now!

This looks like a great knot to retrieve your rope when mountain climbing!!

This is like that scene in LotR when the Hithlain Elvish rope comes unknoted so that Frodo and Sam don't have to leave it behind.

My dude taught us geometry and practical skills at the same time.

"Until you're absolutely ready to drop that load." I'm always absolutely ready when I drop a load. 😂

shutter angle and frame rate are really important for knot videos

This will help me when I climb trees and cut off branches without much equipment or if I really need to controle the lowering before dropping it.

Excellent! I love it! ....but one of us is a pervert and it's too hard to tell which one of us. 😅

jesus... like..wow. this won't get enough cred, but this is liek finding a new shape. bravo

You should register it with the forensics... It will greatly help with their cases.

It’s so simple as well. I can actually remember this setup

You learn not to jiggle, jerk or tug in the wrong direction after a few times of dropping your load too early. Source: personal experience

That was so cheeky i thought this whole video was going to be a joke 😅😂