The Tightest Knot You can ever tie, ONLY IF YOU KNOW THIS TRICK!

[@markl2815]

Got to say … I run an outfitter business for multi day open canoe trips in france gorges and spend a hell of a lot of my time living outside. When I get a gap out of season, I then do my own trips which are more wilderness and more off grid. Again, just living outside comfortably. I mix gear with bushcraft stuff to be comfortable and balance weight on my trips … Thing with this is, I have to give credit to Coalcracker here, I don’t watch that much stuff overall but things like this are stupidly obvious … if only I’d bloody thought of it that way … doh. And he has then given me it (and other lessons) for free. Thanks mate, for this and probably a pile of other stuff I’ve learned from your posts over time. It is not only appreciated but also used regularly and most of all, it works If ever you are in france and need a proper boat … just shout, I owe you.

[@EdmundoAyarzagoitia]

Karamat Wilderness Ways uses it for the roycraft framepack. I’ve used it and it REALLY gets tight and secure.

[@traviscecil3903]

When you place the initial loop over the wood, play out extra loop. Take that extra, give it a half twist and loop it back over the wood again. Now you have the same jam knot set up, but with a double wrap around the joint. And with the type of cord you used, you can get a bit tighter of a wrap as you ratchet it down.

[@terryqueen3233]

That was pretty awesome I hadn't ever thought about doing it that way. I've tried other ways and they work but that seems to be the easiest thank you very much I certainly appreciate the info and demo. Have a great day and stay safe and keep your powder dry!

[@beanrunnerWA]

Dan! Thanks! It's these nuggets of value that's all throughout this channel that make it awesome!

[@COMB0RICO]

Well said!

[@MountainWildKraft]

Great visuals and instruction on how to tie the knot! Props to Karamat and Mors Kochanski. They also talk about how to use the “magic cross” and melting the cord for long term use.

[@adamcruz9414]

I love it when the click bait-ey title actually delivers. Bravo, Dan...Bravo.

[@moonaegis5402]

It's these sort of tips and tricks that I've not found from any other channel. Thank you.

[@3AlarmBushcraft]

Thanks for showing this great knot from Mors. Some may never have seen it before.

[@johndavis5190]

Learned that trick in Ranger school during the mountain phase....great knot to know!

[@D-B-Cooper]

I know that knot as an arbor knot. If you want to pull it really tight you can wrap the end around a stick 4” long and use that to pull. A tight top knot can also be done by folding it over the knot, putting your thumb on it and sliding it until tight. With a little practice you can do a lot of them quickly.

[@omecronrodneydheel349]

Good morning, Dan. Love the instructionals. I see so many Canadians using this knot, I call it the Canadian Jam Knot. I guess since I’m a mixed breed, I should call it a mutt knot.

[@jimh4496]

Mors kochanski taught this way tie the jam knot years ago. He is greatly missed

[@sdr22630]

I second on Mors. A slightly different handling but same outcome.

[@acimbobby]

well, new kids need to know this for future operations

[@SMart7751]

The loosening was a concern of mine. Needed that information, thank you! 👍

[@chriskeating5926]

Wicked Awesome trick , thanks for reminding everyone this little gem ! Cheers Dan 🍻

[@walterdavis4808]

I've used that. It stays very well. Good stuff, thanks

[@hapax-si2fd]

AWESOME! Simple and it works. Too many jam knots mysteriously working loose in winds, kids fooling around, etc. I like it!!

[@teddahrable]

I've been waiting for years for Dave Canterbury's acolytes to begin using the jam knot for their projects and for as many years, they tied old, out-dated lashings and knots. Once they started using the jam knot, they touted it as a great discovery, but still continued to tie it with that stupid overhand knot worked down the cordage to lock it. Watch now, all of his acytes will start tying it with the inversion to allow proper locking and pretend it's a brand-new invention. Give the credit where it is due. Mors Kochanski described and illustrated this knot in in the 80's. Included it in his book "Northern Bushcraft" in 1987. Dave and his instructors do some great things, but almost nothing is new today, give the credit where it belongs. That was the entire point of the Global Bushcraft Symposium in 2019. To honour those who brought this all back to us and give them their credit. And, yes, it was also a great opportunity to meet the world's most famous practitioners and instructors in the world.

[@limajuliett3406]

Ok... I mean, it‘s a knot... not a cure for cancer

[@teddahrable]

@@limajuliett3406 are you kidding me? It is a knot to rule all knots. It has replaced a great many other knots that use a lot of cordage. Consider a tripod for cooking ... you can use 3' of cordage doing a tripod lash starting and ending with a clove hitch, the twist one leg around to tighten it all up, or you can use the same 3' piece of cordage and a jam knot to literally CRUSH the cordage into the legs, open it up and done! When you have finished, you just cut the original knot off and undo the whole thing. You've lost an entire inch of cordage. There are many knots for specific purposes and they still get used for those purposes, but this works like a "one tool". And, like a "one tool" it is not the best for every purpose. If I were to build a tripod the had to hold my weight, I'd opt for a tripod lash. When building snowshoes in the field, a constrictor knot is better, but the jam knot will get you to safety.

[@limajuliett3406]

@@teddahrable cool...

[@limajuliett3406]

@@Zander7.5 definitely

[@rancidcrawfish]

Almost every comment you leave is so over the top ridiculous

[@troybranaman316]

Wow that was cool Dan!! Thanks for posting another great video!!! Learning more from you!! Take care and stay safe my friend!!

[@todd4480]

I love it. That's what I used on my tree platform and the ladder rungs. Quick and secure.

[@earlshaner4441]

Hi from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your thoughts and adventures and your family and everyone else

[@jackvoss175]

Dan, I like how you teach. You care, and it shows through. I have a suggestion that can help your students when you are teaching knots. Instead of the entire rope being one color, use a magic marker to color part of the rope a different color. Red on a white rope rope provides a nice contrast. The border between the two colors should be at the “center” of the knot’s anatomy. This color difference graphically demonstrates the separate portions of a knot. Try it on a simple bow knot in your shoestring. Or, in a bowline. It’s enlightening. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

[@tyronefrielinghaus3467]

Much better idea : very good teaching tool.

[@shovelhead8]

Thank you for the lesson, Dan. I needed it. Stay safe and stay warm

[@robertspangler4237]

It doesn't matter who first published the tutorial. I appreciate the knowledge. I'll use the info.

[@trailtooth1447]

Very cool! I can think of a few places I could use this trick!

[@DD_Davey]

Nice tip, bc my biggest prob with loving this knot ….you fixed for me. Thanks!

[@xionix4]

I love it. An elegant solution to the only thing I didn't like about the jam knot. :)

[@couz10]

Hands down the most useful knot I know (maybe tied with trucker’s hitch). Built many shelters with it, tied bed rolls, … definitely the Canadian Jam Knot!! 😉

[@sw33n3yto00]

You just solved my main issue with that k ot. Thank you, brother.

[@6030jdr]

Struggled w this in the past. Awesome ,easy technique!

[@tonybailey4058]

Cool thanks. I'm still using the bed roll knot you showed us.

[@gregsettle9725]

Great video. Good update on a most useful knot.

[@gerardmartyn7596]

Looks like a good place to use the Hook on the SAK to tighten it up. Great video as always.👍🇺🇸

[@CampfireKodiak]

Very clever! Love it! That should solve the biggest drawback to the Anchor knot.

[@ladyofthemasque]

I am still trying to figure out why your channel isn't more popular than it is, because you give great tips and tricks, they're well-delivered and easy to understand... Eh, their loss, our gain!

[@umollerstrom]

Finaly (well 1 y/a) on KZbin that ties this the right way! 👏

[@stevencunningham4680]

Hey Dan that's a good addition to the traditional jam knot. Actually I've been using the jam knot since I was a kid in the 60's and 70's. I just didn't realize that it was called that. We'd use it as a slip knot or noose to hang our GI Joe's. LOL 😆.

[@COMB0RICO]

And it needs a name!

[@stevencunningham4680]

@@COMB0RICO It has many names , Canadian jam knot , Universal jam knot , Pennsylvania jam knot , and what ever else you wanna call it.

[@nullnado]

Thanks, needed this for my hostage.

[@zchuss1]

That's the packers way of doing it, just you flip the knot about when it's an inch from the wood in your case and the you ratchet it down. Packer then leaves a slip loop, locks it off with a half hitch and then uses the loop to tighten the next wrap. Watched old packer last year, the speed his fingers moved was amazing. The skill I had not seen before was his right hand only held a small hook, never once did he use any fingers on that hand. The knots he could tie with the hook baffled me. It still does.

[@musingsfromthewoodlands]

Cool Tip Buddy .Much Appreciation from UK

[@charlesartificer2158]

Now that is very useful, thanks for sharing.

[@laz0rama]

great tip! a newbie might want to know how you got the rope to its initial state in this video, how you did the slip knot and first stop knot.

[@kevinmurphy5679]

Using this method you pretty much have to cut the line to get it off again. Which is great in many applications. Using a slippery half hitch to lock the jam knot will allow you to work the knot loose later if that's preferred.

[@wmluna381]

I was wondering about this. Thanks. When people teach knots they should note the release part or lack thereof. Also the ideal use cases for a particular knot and having a camera angle where their stupid hands don't block the demonstration.

[@JK-zl7vv]

Very Very awesome improvement. Thank you brother 🤠🙏👍💯

[@johnwyman5939]

Another Awesome idea for the tool box. Nice Job !!!

[@mjhill72]

That's a neat trick. Trying to get a jam knot close & tight is a pain. Thanks! I'm saving that one to my bushcraft playlist.

[@ImprovisedSurvival]

Dang it, this is awesome.... now I hope I remember it when I'm out kayaking.

[@phylbeeme2476]

You can also use something smooth, thin and rigid, like a nail or tip of an awl, to slide the overhand knot tight against the jam knot. Then pull it tight as you pull the tip of the tool out.

[@stephenlambert9826]

That is exactly what I do,seems simpler to me.

[@stevenhess5616]

That is the best knot trick I have swim in a very long time. Thank you!

[@COMB0RICO]

Ditto

[@Weavus1]

This is a beautiful time of year for the Coal Region

[@linklesstennessee2078]

Good information Dan

[@outdoorsman8498]

Your video is really clear looking, what kind of camera a you using

[@frankteunissen6118]

This is awesome. I wish I’d seen this a coupla months ago, when I was putting down the nesting baskets for the mallard ducks here. But I’ll be sure use this next year.

[@josephcantor481]

Question: what if after pulling the first knot underneath itself, you then take the knot and the short end and push that through the small loop you created, and then pull the long end to cinch it down? Not sure if get what I am asking without the visual...

[@minerblake7494]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[@mingshey]

That’s what I thought Dan was going to do.

[@treebeardtheent2200]

I have had reason to buy more paracord in the last year or so and I have been finding cheaper knockoff stuff which is really 330 cord or thereabouts. Since I wasn't needing super strength for my applications, I was ok with this stuff being all around cheaper, but to my pleasant surprise, I also noticed that the cheaper stuff made better knots that were far less likely to work themselves loose than with higher quality 550 cord. I still prefer the higher quality for things like my hammock ridge line, but for lots of other stuff lesser is sometimes better. The number of inner strands is the main determinant I reckon when it comes to the load rating. On a trivial note, it makes me kinda wonder what the rating is when all the inner strands are removed. It seems like a good idea to me to leave at least a couple of those strands inside for serious lashing projects where strength is desired.

[@jeromeknasinski3862]

Good information AF You are a good teacher

[@michaeljones5395]

Great tip Dan! Thanks for Sharing!

[@itsunclemike2531]

I'm not the only grown up that breathes out just to see my breath!!

[@theruralrenegade8911]

I never breathe out, thats immature, I just inhale and inhale I keep getting bigger and bigger like a balloon

[@grimmington2569]

I like to blow out just the corners of my mouth so it goes around both sides of my head

[@SMart7751]

When I try to breath out and don’t see anything, that’s a bad sign.😂

[@carljacobs1837]

Great advice. Which I will promptly forget 15 seconds after pullout the rope.

[@TheJacov]

Pretty cool! I would call this a locking jam knot.😁!

[@pmcmva]

I call "late-night drinking" eyes. Dehydration showing in the fine skin around the eyes. (props!) Nice tip. Had never been happy with the old lock-knot option.

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Thanks Dan. Looks like a great option. Take care.

[@vikingskuld]

Great knot thanks for sharing

[@rakchazak4672]

All credit should be going to late great Canadian bushcraft legend Mors Kochanski for this. He has a video that will make this lashing even tighter than shown here. Watch his video and continue to pass along his knowledge.

[@KettleCamping]

Great tip! Great video! If planning to undo, we can pass a loop through the loop instead. If it’s a permanent knot, we can do as you say and melt the knot a little with a lighter. Thanks again. I really appreciate your videos 👍

[@samanthabeal2000]

Great way to get that knot tight, thanks

[@GodBearOutoors]

Cool! That looks a lot easier than the other way. 👍👍

[@simonwilson1211]

Thanks a very interesting VLOG! I'm researching Knots to use on a catarmaran I'm designing.. The best resource I've found is the James Wharram boats that use Polynesian knots for strength and flexibility.. have you any thoughts? Thanks again!

[@muzvid]

For this purpose, I'd recommend the Transom Knot. It's a variation of the Constrictor knot, and like your jam knot, it can serve as a simple lashing. It needs no special preparation, and it can be tied so tight that the only way to remove it is by cutting.

[@inyayardhomestead5693]

G'day mate, great tip thanks. God bless you. 🦘👍

[@chriserickson4417]

Thanks for the video/info.

[@missle4238305]

Thanks for the really good info

[@mihaiserban4209]

You also can do another loop in the first one insted of the knot, and a second loop again for securing. It will do the same thing, but it let you do a quick release after if you pull the end cord

[@OutOfNamesToChoose]

I can confirm that this works. I used a similar knot for my bamboo tomato trellises and they've held for the whole season without issue

[@OutOfNamesToChoose]

@Anonymous Won I wrapped the cords the same way as the video, then wrapped the remaining length across the bamboo sticks horizontally and vertically, before tying off the end.

[@OutOfNamesToChoose]

@Anonymous Won I tied the exact same knot, then vertically and horizontally wrapped the bamboo and tied off the ends

[@user-mt4zr5kp7h]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@allanf4756]

Lol I have actually been doing that for the last few years and love it 👍🏼

[@jeffechols5302]

Great tip keep em coming

[@larrybaxter7771]

Excellent! Far superior method to corporal’s

[@snorman1911]

Very cool, thanks!

[@beeveebee]

So, it's kind of like adding a half hitch. Right?

[@Best_wishes_everyone]

Im just starting in the bushcraft world, so I wonder which uses do you give to those 2 sticks?

[@FT4Freedom]

Yes. Great trick.

[@Thatsmisteroldguytou]

Great info. Thank you.

[@matthewlawrenson2734]

Bowline with stopper! Good knots

[@zchuss1]

That's the way I was taught years ago when I was shown the knot, but always left it slipped so it could be released without a knife when required.

[@stephenlambert9826]

Your way is easier but I get a 5mm diameter twig and carve a point on it.I place the point of the twig where I want the knot to finish up(in this case right at the base of the jam knot)and then tie my knot around the carved point of the twig,tighten the knot and let it slide down the point and into position and let go of the twig.job done.

[@ricardobecerril1783]

Oh yeah that was great good job thanks a ton

[@felipfelop8220]

I gotta try that with the inner strands as well,depends on what your strain is and what its gonna be used for i guesd

[@mygeekdom4414]

How do you release the knot when no longer needed?

[@marshalllee1173]

Great Video well appreciated

[@EdwinDekker71]

Good tip, thanks

[@Thyme2sea]

Thank you!

[@WayneTheSeine]

I was somehow unsubscribed to your channel and have not seen anything in a long time....glad to see this pop up in my recomendations. Re-subcribed.

[@devildogsbushcraft7898]

Oh my god. I'm trying to use the jam knot to pull some branches in closer to the main tree trunk. I'm using #36 bank line, and the knot keeps slipping! Does the jam knot, not work with bank line?

[@ppavery]

Twist on what the corporal calls the "bushcraft tie wrap" difference being I could read how to do it this time, corps allergic to subs.

[@Thatsmisteroldguytou]

Cool woods!!

[@kylevalucky1003]

Learn the constricter knot It's just a clove hitch with an extra tuck. Very simple, effective binding.

[@Natezoinks]

Great info! Thank you 👍🏻

[@trooper2221]

Xcellent tip!

[@jessiefair7391]

Amazing Knot GOD!!!