lord_seagrave Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 Sheet bend is a useful one for tying together ropes of different thicknesses. Fisherman’s knot is a good one to know for ropes of the same thickness. I’m always tying a round turn and two half hitches to branches and trees. Did two this afternoon even though the rope had a carabiner at the end! Trucker’s hitch is very handy - and looks pretty classy too BUT the best knot is that double shoelace knot that someone put on here years ago! I’ve tied my shoes that way ever since LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumfelter Posted September 27, 2021 Report Share Posted September 27, 2021 I used to use a timber hitch at work but now we have hoists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 I'd forgotten the dolly knot that lorry drivers use ( or used to before straps) . I was taught how to do it about 35 years ago , and although I rarely use it these days , it always seems to amaze people , especially younger lorry drivers 😅. My good lady is very good with knots , as she uses quite a few different types for her work , but , she ties them too quickly for me to learn any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 Well...things just got a bit weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 1 hour ago, chrisjpainter said: Well...things just got a bit weird. Nothing strange about that , it's the tune that every good lorry driver sings every morning before he climbs into the cab , it's all perfectly normal 😲😲😲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 A rolling hitch. My seamanship manual says it's for towing a spar, but can come in handy. Forget the Hangman's noose. Seven days stoppage of leave if caught making one on all the ships I served on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 5 hours ago, mel b3 said: Nothing strange about that , it's the tune that every good lorry driver sings every morning before he climbs into the cab , it's all perfectly normal 😲😲😲 thats defiatly not the truckers hitch i do !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, ditchman said: thats defiatly not the truckers hitch i do !!!! It's not the one that I do either to be honest , the one I do was always called a dolly , but I haven't got a clue if that's the correct name for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 29 minutes ago, mel b3 said: It's not the one that I do either to be honest , the one I do was always called a dolly , but I haven't got a clue if that's the correct name for it. ive heard it called a dolly as well...........i might do one 2moz and post it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 1 hour ago, ditchman said: thats defiatly not the truckers hitch i do !!!! How do you do yours? I think this one is the one I know - it's just a properly weird picture and way it's made. Just to make sure we're talking the same thing, what I know as the Trucker's hitch: 1) bowline at one end round something (tree, post, side of truck etc.) 2) slip loop along the line 3) running/working line round the other thing - tree post truck etc... 4) through the loop and pull tight against the loop, 5) lock it off. I THINK that's what's going on in the video, it's just all the component parts are scrunched together. It may not have the bowline as the first line. These guys are a Norwegian comedy act. They've also done a song about Stonehenge, which is...odd. And they've had more than a billion (yes. literally a billion, because youtube is a bizarre and frightening universe) hits on their video of a ludicrous song based on foxes' vocalisations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 28, 2021 Report Share Posted September 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, chrisjpainter said: How do you do yours? I think this one is the one I know - it's just a properly weird picture and way it's made. Just to make sure we're talking the same thing, what I know as the Trucker's hitch: 1) bowline at one end round something (tree, post, side of truck etc.) 2) slip loop along the line 3) running/working line round the other thing - tree post truck etc... 4) through the loop and pull tight against the loop, 5) lock it off. I THINK that's what's going on in the video, it's just all the component parts are scrunched together. It may not have the bowline as the first line. These guys are a Norwegian comedy act. They've also done a song about Stonehenge, which is...odd. And they've had more than a billion (yes. literally a billion, because youtube is a bizarre and frightening universe) hits on their video of a ludicrous song based on foxes' vocalisations sounds complecated...........i can do one in about 3 secs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 I forgot the Siberian hitch. useful knot that's easy to tie with gloves on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 On 28/09/2021 at 05:33, mel b3 said: I'd forgotten the dolly knot that lorry drivers use ( or used to before straps) . I was taught how to do it about 35 years ago , and although I rarely use it these days , it always seems to amaze people , especially younger lorry drivers 😅. My good lady is very good with knots , as she uses quite a few different types for her work , but , she ties them too quickly for me to learn any of them. its a bit difficult seeing what knot she is using when you are face down on the bed........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted September 30, 2021 Report Share Posted September 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, ditchman said: its a bit difficult seeing what knot she is using when you are face down on the bed........... That's what handcuffs are for 😅. The first time she tried it , I had a flashback , I kicked out at her and shouted xxxx off copper 😅. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted October 1, 2021 Report Share Posted October 1, 2021 most useful knot the one that keeps my shoes on 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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