Great video. My dad was a logger and trucker his entire life, and used of all these knots and more. He passed away in 2020, and due to my teenage and mid 20s naivete and apathy towards anything requiring hard work or learning these skills from my dad, I missed out on the opportunity - to my constant regret. Now at 30 years old I'm having to learn all of this stuff for myself, when I could have just learned from my dad when I had the chance. The biggest mistake and regret of my life. But I thank you for making this to teach those of us who haven't had the chance to learn.

This is exactly what I've been searching for. The majority of knot videos only teach you to tie a knot but not using it in real life situations. Thank you!!!!

If you pass the working end back through same loop again, it creates a ratchet until you tie your half hitches. That will hold the tension temporarily. I have been trying to teach my daughter the truckies hitch for years. This seems like a better version for her to use. Thank you!

Using the finger twist to establish the first loop is exactly how I watched the truckers tie down huge loads of apple boxes, headed for market, when I was a youngster. Never could relate to the method of tying in that first loop. This way, the whole thing just falls apart, after releasing the locking half hitches, as you stated. Nice to see it, again. I used to use this for tying my Canadian canoe to the roof of my car. Never had any problem, even on long trips or in windy weather.

This is one of the most useful videos I’ve seen on this website. Clear, direct, good pacing. Thanks so much!

Wow!! I've never thought of just twisting a loop for my trucker's hitch. I'll use that method from now on.

Excellent video, thank you very much. You're a great teacher I love that you clearly explained and demonstrated every part even the untie. just awesome.

There's nothing like a man that knows his stuff! To all the duhs out there! Learn! Thanks for the video.

I'm scout from Australia and this video is gonna help me teach the younger scouts how to tie a load down! Thankyou!

Excellent video and explanation. When I tie down I often use the Truckers Hitch, now I will give your twisty-thingy-bob a go as well. Thank you.

I'm not a sailor but today you taught me a great lesson, thank you for the tutorial. Be safe.

I’m a skilled tradesmen with 20+ years of experiences and I love the loop trick. I have always used the inline figure 8 method and found that at times it would be stubborn to loosen. Thanks for the tip.

Great technique for tying and securing down lumber and containers. Thank you! 👍🏼😀

Thank you! This was so easy I didn't even have to practice it. I picked up my lumber immediately after watching this video and secured it exactly how you showed and it was secure as you said it would be.

A LOT of great ideas in one go; loved the *SIMPLEST* way to TWIST the rope and make that loop........ Thanks!!

Thank you! I've seen people use that method before, however they do it so fast I could never catch how it was done. Thanks for explaining how to do it. Very helpful!

Excellent, the tying off part has always been my problem, often resorting to reef knots that I can’t untie. This saves so much time, I use this for my 12ft kayak. Thanks for this 👍

Very informative and useful video! The fact that he explains how to tie down in more than one situation is nice!

Awesome vid man .... The use of a bowline at the start would be very helpful for the reverse untying.... even so nice work

Clear explanation and the lovely banjo music! Stay safe! Greetings from Athens, Greece.

Great stuff, explained with clarity, great new version of the trucker hitch. Thanks.

My father taught me this knot as a young man. To impress me he said you can brake a large rope with this knot and showed me how by using this knot over about three times on the same end and making a loop as a stirrup to put my foot in and standing on it it broke a pretty big rope ! Great lesson !

You are the finest and very best, well shown and now look forward to learn and slow it down a bit. Richard

Very useful. I like the way you do the loop for the trucker's hitch. I've been using an alpine loop for that, but I think yours is better and leaves you with nothing to untie. Thanks a bunch.

People need to learn how to use a simple piece of rope effectively. Its so versatile and way cheaper than ratchets straps etc. I use the Australian Truckies Hitch a lot for tensioning my loads because it doesn't need a knot in the rope either, it blows people's minds when I show them. This method looks like a great alternative for when you have eyelets rather than the tie-down bars we tend to have on trucks in Australia. One thing I also like to do is tie all my knots on the passenger side, if possible, so that if I have to do any adjusting of the rope during the journey I'm standing away from traffic in a safer position.

Wow thanks so much for this video, I'm gonna start working as a lot attendant at the Home Depot and this for sure will help. The only knot I know how to do is the one I use to tie my shoes

Excellent video - just like my dad would do - old school from Italy - He's shown me so many knot tricks !! Thanks!!

Thank you very much for the time you invested; I been looking for a vid like this for a while and by far, this is the best one I have seen. I Finally get the to see and learn the entire process of this Knot. Well Explained..Thanks, again !!!!!

Very interesting and creative DFJ. After a few times, well at least 10, I'll be a little closer to gettin' those knots down.

Man, videos like this on KZfaq have upped my knot game exponentially, now that I’m 43. So much easier to learn knots from a instructional video putting them into real life common scenarios like this. I don’t like the double hitch method but that truckers hitch is very simple, fast and useful. I’m doing it that way now except I do it with my whole hand in the loop to make the twists and then I just grab bottom end of the rope with that hand to pull a bite through the loop. Way faster and easier. One thing I would add is before cinching down, if you send the rope through the loop again then it keeps the tension without having to pinch and it is still easy to break by just putting the rope back the other way back through the lope and giving a little tug. I should have learned this stuff when I was 15. I would have impressed so many girls. Haha. Ya that was my only problem.

For the attachment, use a loop for the last half hitch and it will be a lot easier to remove when you’re done.

great vid - clear instruction and explanation. i have been looking for such guide to tie down loads

Well spoken. Made this task a lot simpler. Thank you!

Really handy informative vid Mr Dfj. Much appreciated 👍🙂

I like it especially the propane tanks tie down. thank you!

at 3:02, I learned that as a "duck knot" and it works great on everything especially w/ a nylon rope that has some elasticity in it. never ever lost a load, a boat or anything else.

Thanks for a great video! Even though I've always taken my gas cans out of the truck bed before filling them I never knew how important it was to do so!

Very helpful video, and I like your "twist" method for creating the loop.. one thing worth mentioning: when tying down gas cans if you are using Nylon rope you want to go slow- when you quickly pull the length of rope through each loop (against itself) there is the risk of creating a static charge.

Thanks for this really useful method, well explained. I feel more secure already.

The best thanks. Very detailed and thorough.

Nice. I've used the alpine loop or the double overhand for the pulley for most of my life but I like that loop!

Good video . A piece of advice after you do the twisty and your loop through and put the loose end through and tighten instead of pinching it take your loose end through the loop one more time and you won't have to pinch it . It holds the tightness and you can put in your half hitches

Thanks! This will help. The only suggestion I can think of is with your first connection point. That could be a loop end, which would make it quicker to get on and off.

Great video! The name of the knot where you squeezed the loop to hold the tension while making a slipped quick release is called a becket hitch. Actually, yours is a variation of the becket hitch. The becket hitch is more reliable and doesn't need a safety wrap. Thanks

I've always wanted to know how to do this, thanks for the clear instruction!!

So simple and yet so brilliant 👍🏻

That was very useful, just what I needed, thanks!

I use that same method with a ratchet strap. Also that’s a neat way of tying the truckers hitch. Also most of my propane tanks I’ve gotten for free because they’ve been thrown from a truck (I assume accidentally) cause they were not secured properly

Excellent video. So useful and practical. Thank you

Never seen that done like that before , absolutely ingenious.

I think at the pinch point of the hitch you could go through it a second time and it will hold that pressure for you before you secure it.

Great knots and safety ideas! Thanks!

These are key skills that could be lost if it wasn’t for people like you thank you. I’ve used a similar method but I tend to short change myself with the twisting loop and run out of cinching room. Lol

Good video. I’m glad you included putting a red flag marker on the very back of the load.

Thanks Dirt Farmer Jay....I am 50 years old and can finally tie a load.

I’ve always used a marlin spike hitch for the loop, but my use of the trucker’s hitch is mainly limited to camping/outdoor applications where I’m not securing critical loads. Do you think that the marlin spike hitch loop would suffice for tying down a load, or is the twist method you show in this video more secure for such applications? I know that there are multiple variations of the truckers hitch, so I would like to know the appropriate one for critical applications. The last thing I need is for a propane tank to go flying off the back of my vehicle. Thanks for the info. I subscribed

Excellent video and process

is that a quarter inch paracord ? What kind of rope do you recommend ?

Nicely explained, thanks.

Thx Mister Jay. I learned a new one there !! Love it ! Those 20 something thumbs down are Angry they didnt know about it ! 😁 😂😁 😂😁 😂

Great video and the 1st time I've heard the expression allzineed😁

This hard to find video helps a lot! Thanks.

thanks a lot for this amazing video

Clever! And he speaks properly !

Thank You Sir , for this vídeo..... Greetings from Panamá City👍

I like that modified truckers hitch...much nicer than the traditional trucker's hitch I learned. but yeah the beginning knot should be some sort of bow knot, no?

Also, when you wrap around the lumber, loop the rope behind the tied end to lock in the loop and keep the boards from sliding in the loose loop

Instead of looping round you tie a scaffold hitch around the planks...much safer and zero movement of your load...that's the way I was taught when I started trucking.

Neat tip with the twist.

Well explained, great vid

Good for me ,Thanks farmer Jay

This is by far the best way to secure a load I’ve ever seen. So simple yet incredibly effective. Thank you

Love that makeshift truckers knot. I’m gonna have to try that out

Pretty good have you evere had this rigging lose its tautness in rainy conditions? Saw another video of an out doors guy claiming the superiority of the sheep shank version of this knot

You explain this well.

It is very useful, thank you very much.

Do u have a way to tie a couch or a fridge to the pickup?

Thank you. Very helpful

plain and simple, we'll done sir

Great video Thanks

Excellent video

Use a bowline instead of the half hitches , one the tension end use the Australian truckies hitch

Good video; good advice! Thanks!

Thank you so much sir

A truckers hitch. Terrific tie down. Very versatile.

Ive seen some Videos where they do a double trucker hitch…, can u show us how to

Awesome! Thank you!!!

Good tutorial, I've been tying my loads this way, it's they way I was taught.

Great video

Great video Thanks!

Excellent thanks!

thank you very informative.

I find myself looking at these type of videos more often now...adulting lol

Excellent,thanks very much

Cheers Mate.

A good trick for the trucker's Hitch. I like it. But you should watch the video on how to properly coil a rope.

thanks i like your video.

like the load knot, but tho half hitches never, if you tied it down well, it will be a pain in the neck to undo it

thanks for this!

Thank you, Sir