Best Knots for the Outdoors || REI

Knowing how to tie a few simple knots will make outdoor life easier. In this video, Miranda shows you how to tie her five favorite knots-the Bowline, The Clove Hitch, the Girth Hitch, the Trucker’s Hitch and the Prusik Hitch. Check out the video, then grab a rope and start tying knots!
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[@Goldenfightinglink]

The truckers hitch seems great for hammocks as it has a drip line with the secured loop knots also helps with break down, can't believe a corporate video helped me

[@mikemcdermott8928]

Assuming you attach your hammock to trees, you should really use designated hammock straps. Cords and rope will damage trees

[@lancerudy9934]

Great video! Thanks

[@traileagle9247]

The tautline hitch is another great knot similar to the clove hitch and is what you often see at the end of guy lines. The good part of this hitch is that it is adjustable which makes it very useful.

[@datghettoazn127]

That was to the easiest truckers hitch I've ever seen. I think I finally understand it now 🙂

[@joe_a_photo]

For the truckers hitch, when you put the rope through the loop you created, pass it through the loop twice. Then you won’t have to pinch the knot to keep the slack from falling out.

[@TheTK087]

Background looks like the New Girl Loft

[@wteuscher85]

I never took the time to learn knots, but I put some EarPods in a drawer once and apparently that’s all they studied.

[@bmzaron713]

hahahahahaha dude the third time I read it I got it.. Yeah they probably sip coffee and study knot books

[@ethanallenk]

For guylines on tents I love the double half hitch on the tent and the taut line hitch for the steak end. Tautline Hitch is super easy and is adjustable, and is super easy to learn. That is why it and the Boline are some of the first knots Scouts learn.

[@whitnasty1]

+1 for the taut line hitch

[@BlowsTube]

I would also check out the Midshipman’s Hitch. It’s a taut line that uses to be taught in scouting previously. It loops back around the first hitch to lock it in better with some of the slippery rope materials.

[@charliewang9321]

You're the cord wizard!

[@travisb1419]

Great advice. I feel like the taught line hitch should be on there though :)

[@FunTime-em3zx]

100% agree! That is bar far the simplest, most useful knot in the great outdoors:)

[@tim42310]

Very clear Miranda. Great instructions.

[@theartofshwa]

3:14 - You can also pass that working end through the loop a second time for what's known as an "automatic" trucker's hitch. This will keep a lot of the tension while tightening the line down before you lock it off at the end; helps you from having to pinch the line if the cordage is under a lot of load.

[@5_C_G]

Slipknot 🤘🏼🔥

[@Mars21681]

Great 5 knots, but shoulda been +1 for the joiner knot she used to tie two ends together.

[@brenttesterman1198]

The Grapevine knot!

[@Bb97jdiyc479]

Yes, I wish she would have taught us about that one!

[@DavidTheAppleTechGuy]

Great video I didn’t know only one. I’m a boyscout and know all but one

[@brianwilson8088]

Kalmyk Loop is the same as a bowline but with a quick release. It's my favorite

[@TheSeanBampton]

The improved Trucker's Hitch passes the loose end of the rope through the loop twice, which allows you to adjust the tension tighter without having to take the knot apart. If you're worried about the knot coming apart because o vibration, you can put the pinch knot in after you tension down the line. That and the bowline are the only two knots I need when camping/backpacking.

[@tangobayus]

The taut-line hitch is a great adjustable know for tensioning. The Honda knot is a simpler way to make loops.

[@astrologist174]

That was great :D learned so much! Thank-you! :D

[@foggs]

Ylvis taught me how to tie a truckers hitch

[@GODOFROCK22]

Great video! Very helpful.

[@rei]

Thanks for checking it out, Robert. Which knot did you find most useful?

[@GODOFROCK22]

REI Trucker’s Hitch! But I think they are all super useful in the backcountry.

[@christopheryoder8292]

There is a variant of the Truckers hitch which called the Automatic Truckers hitch. What you do is pass the working end through the slip knot twice. The second time to the inside of the first. What it does is lock the hitch so that you don't lose tension when pinching. However, it is always advisable to put some hitches in, as shown, to secure it. I also like the taut line hitch for staking tents down.

[@Relytization]

I always use this after a saw a video from First Class Amateur

[@etnrutledge8461]

Outdoors folks need to know knots and these are all good. Check out a rolling bowline though. No need to tie it around something.

[@josephdecelles2278]

You can tie the clove hitch 2 easier ways 1 by crossing your hands and pulling them across each other to make the loops or by looping the rope around something then make and x and just go under the x

[@LukePighetti]

You can also "around the top, around the bottom, through the middle" right on the anchor. I know that's overly simplified but fiddle around with it and you'll see this other way to think about it.

[@theartofshwa]

Girth Hitch, also know as the Lark's Head/Foot Knot and Cow Hitch.

[@thedmutz]

I know is as the cow hitch :)

[@contra_6293]

Cool

[@justalurkr]

Your tent is wandering away

[@Chopbreaka]

Bowline - rabbit hops out of the hole goes around tree and hops back into the hole . Boy scouts

[@SoCalDaveL]

That was going through my mind too as I watched it. I've taught many a scout (cub scouts and boy scouts) that exact method.

[@GABTICO94]

there's a variant of the truckers hitch called the truckie hitch, i rather use this one because it is easier to undo in the case of having to tie down the hitch really hard, like when tying something to your truck

[@junelpante5035]

This was pretty knotty.

[@Knubinator]

No tautline hitch? That was my favorite line tensioner before I started using hardware (in particular the tarp flyz and ringworm from Dutchware). I still use it exclusively when I don't have any hardware. Also way easier to teach/learn, tie, and adjust than a trucker's hitch.

[@mikemcdermott8928]

They want you to buy their automatic tensioners so they show an overly complicated knot instead of a simple more practical one.

[@timothywright7382]

bowline and reverse bowline #1-2

[@1912SimpleTune]

Nice job,I can watch Miranda all day...😁

[@getvectored9664]

Btw, the knot she called the girth hitch is also called the lark’s head

[@JustSimplyBrandon]

Suggestions on carrying these cordage with you, besides just throwing a bundle into your bag? I like to wear paracord on my wrist and braided around my belt (both made from one single strand) so that I can have quick access to it when needed. It’s better than having cordage clutter the inside of your bags, especially if the cordage unravels, then it’s a mess you’ll not likely want to deal with. Otherwise, good video. I was able to follow along the different steps. It just has to take a few errors to get the techniques down right.

[@garrickpridemore1235]

I have paracord around the handle at the top of my pack. Makes a larger grip to put the pack on or when carrying it by the hanlde, and I always know where the cord is if needed.

[@professorsogol5824]

OK, I have the two loops of my clove hitch all carefully arranged and I am ready to put it over the tree I want to attach my rope to. But the tree is 10 meters high and has lots of branches in the canopy that are several meters long. Hmmm. How am I to get my loops over the tree?

[@thewhisperingpeter9441]

You can tie the clove hitch in a way just for that.

[@wayned5872]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@themanthemyththelegend7671]

Find a new tree lol

[@ladydi4runner]

Hah I see your problem. You’re using a tree. This hitch is made for a clove! 🤪

[@dfernandez3482]

No balloon knot 😞

[@jakeblanton6853]

The Prusik HItch (with just 2 loops) is basically what is used for wire hose clamps. It is not meant to loosen in those situations though... www.cottagecraftworks.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/1800x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/m/u/multi-wire-clamp-tool.jpg

[@carloszenteno]

Forgot to show us the "joiner" knot shown in the Prusik...

[@nicholasoleary6192]

Rolling hitch

[@markpanarese2452]

Should be pinned content!

[@Ricardo-ot2pc]

I love you

[@littlejefe494]

What about the balloon knot?🤔🤔🤔

[@richardmazgay7104]

I wish you could slow it down and repeat the procedure for us old farts, great video.

[@keithturkjr.8676]

I have never ever ever actually used a clove hitch,... Learned how to tie practiced it in boy scouts but never ever ever needed it in real life. The other 4 knots were useful though. Truckers hitch is underutilized

[@keithturkjr.8676]

@Joan Marshall I can see that. Climbing is one of those things people really shouldn't attempt without being very proficient with ropes and lots of knot tying. I was just speaking rhetorically about it being a specialty knot. But you know we're talking about knots,....I'm not gonna "anchor in" about an opinion lol. Have a great weekend and love the rei videos :)

[@briantalbert]

Clove hitch is used if you do the PCT method of hanging a bear bag. Great application for it.

[@littleBrownDwarf]

huh? bowline is almost impossible to untie once subjected to load. I usually only tie one if I want a loop end of rope that I'll never untie. for a general purpose hitch that's super easy to undo, look up the slipped buntline hitch, one of my favorites. also, the tautline hitch is simpler to tie and uses less excess cord than the trucker hitch, and works fine for most situations where you don't need to wrench down the line super tight.

[@mjp404]

Hi there, you’re tying the bowline wrong if it’s difficult to untie. The bowlines main attractions is the ease of which it can be tied and untied even after being put under load. Maybe study the knot a little more and see if you can find out what you’re messing up. Good luck.

[@vegahimsa3057]

Girth hitch? That's Ashley's Cow Hitch or Tag Hitch.

[@nodnarB14]

I'm the worst at tying knots and I didn't understand any of this

[@GeoTrashPanda]

That's the most. Difficult and most unless way to do a clove hitch!

[@martinhafner2201]

The clove hitch will not reliably hold on its own. Finishing with a two half hitches would be the standard approach that has been well-tested by circus rigging crews.

[@66rgra]

I'd bet she was a Girl Scout!

[@jeffcorredor20]

God , she's a outdoor beauty! Very well informative video but immediately lost focus after the girth hitch. Still worth watching.

[@LanceNYC]

Sorry REI, as instructional videos go, this is not your best effort. Bad camera angle with hands blocking the view, erratic hand motion, particularly in Prusik, odd twists in the cord causing zig-zaggy rope, everything too small to see - all conspire to hide what she's doing. I could not learn any of these knots from this video. So many great demos on the net - look around and try again!

[@tiaver]

Fine to show these knots, but I found this information useless without showing the applications in which circumstances they'd be used

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

You must of watched my video from 9 months ago 😁

[@adventureswithfrodo2721]

Learn to the a tautline not sure why you want a teacher hitch. Yes I use a trucks hitch but not for huylines.

[@gregorygamache821]

I usually used a tautline also but I find the truckers hitch can make a really tight line when making a ridge line for a tarp. You can really pull it tight and it stays. Also it is easier to untie with the release lines as shown in the video.

[@zblewskiiiplays]

Terrible truckers hitch, use a bowline and 2 half hitch like a normal person 😂😂😂

[@xmnemonic]

miranda is hot.

[@leasttrending]

I think this a cunfusing way to show people knots

[@watermanr7]

Sorry but that was NOT a truckers hitch.

[@wayned5872]

Go back to knots school 101 , bowlines DONT have a "x" in the loop , clove hitch that only I way to tie it truckers hitch was messy

[@lastmanstanding3739]

Literally the first instruction is already delivered awfully

[@prawnstar9213]

Way too fast

[@rei]

Thanks for the feedback. Did you know you can change your playback speed in your KZbin settings for this video (to watch more slowly) ? We hope that helps!

[@FredTheFish0000]

These methods for tying the knots is not great. Go look them up elsewhere. They make way more sense.

[@kimcup5000]

what is wrong with you people? You don't know how to make an easy to follow video. Geesh.