Complete Guide to the Bowline Knot and its Most Important Variants

A complete guide to the fundamental Bowline knot, all of it's most useful/important variants.
By learning the Bowline, you "unlock" a plethora of other useful closely-related knots, yielding a great return on your time investment.
This video includes:
► Multiple ways to tie the basic Bowline: the traditional method, the Snap Bowline (aka lightning method or rapid method), the Around the Body Bowline, and the One-Handed Bowline.
► Knots often confused with the "traditional" bowline: the Cowboy bowline (AKA Dutch bowline or Left-hand bowline) and the Cossack bowline.
► Examination of the relationship of the Bowline with the Sheet Bend knot.
► More secure versions of the bowline: the Double Bowline, the Water Bowline, and the Yosemite Bowline.
► Variants of the bowline that create multiple loops: the Triple Bowline, Bowline on a Bight, and the Portuguese Bowline.
► Other useful variations on the Bowline: the Running Bowline, the quick-release Kalmyk Loop, and a "Bowline Bedroll" knot.
► Safety considerations when using the bowline.
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Paper cited in the "Cowboy Bowline" section:
Šimon, J., V. Dekýš, and P. Palček. "Revision of commonly used loop knots efficiencies." Acta physica polonica A 138.3 (2020): 404-420, przyrbwn.icm.edu.pl/APP/PDF/13...
0:00 Intro
0:35 Traditional Bowline Method
1:42 Untying
2:04 Snap Bowline
3:21 Relationship to Sheet Bend
4:07 Cowboy Bowline
5:33 Running Bowline
7:01 Bowline Bedroll
7:41 Around the Body Bowline
8:47 One-Handed Bowline
9:51 Double Bowline
10:51 Water Bowline
11:34 Yosemite Bowline
12:41 Triple Bowline
14:08 Bowline on a Bight
15:28 Portuguese Bowline
18:23 Cossack Bowline
19:19 Kalmyk Loop
21:01 Bowline Safety/Dangers
21:56 Notable Exclusions
22:20 Conclusion
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[@user-cr1ep3ex8b]

Exceptional video and very fastidious and precise. The only correction that needs to be made is in the final moments of the video where you conflate the Tugboat or Flying Bowline with the Angler's Loop; they are different knots. Thanks for keeping things real with knot tying...

[@edgardogiudice5135]

It's the best what I've seen about bowling knot. Congratulations.

[@aaronthenorm5400]

Best knot for string tie sweats and hoodies!

[@svengrohans4621]

I know the knot and its variations, but thank you for pointing out that it's good if you can tie it with one hand. I've never thought about it before.

[@thetautline]

Glad you could take something away from it, thanks for watching

[@evzone84]

You are an amazing reference. I wish I had found you sooner.

[@thetautline]

Much appreciated, thanks for tuning in!

[@MuttaXD]

thank a lot~~~

[@nobrakebrett]

Hey, Taut. Its Brett, from last night on YT shorts. I've been enjoying some of your longer form content, and I figured I'd leave a video idea with you. I'd like to see some knot tutorials on good knots to use in a vehicle towing/vehicle rescue situation. Not sure if it's your cup of tea but I always find myself wondering what to tie in those situations and I love your form of teaching. Thanks for considering it at all, have a great day.

[@thetautline]

I like it! Thanks for the idea, I might work something like that in over the next few months

[@bushcraftbasics2036]

Thanks for making the video

[@thetautline]

Thanks for watching!

[@tanguerochas]

In my opinion, you are missing a very important variant: Scott's Locked Bowline. It is fare more secure than the double bowline. Thank you for the video. I've subscribed.

[@thetautline]

Noted, thanks!

[@ceb3275]

This is an excellent video on my favorite fixed loop knot. One criticism is that the Eskimo bowline and Cossak bowline are not the same knot. The Eskimo is to the Cossak what the standard bowline is to the cowboy bowline. There is even a snap version of both the Eskimo and Cosssk. Instead of folding a loop over the standing end (noose, Marlin spike hitch) as you do with the standard and cowboy bowling, fold it over the working end (slip knot). Then pass the working end through as normal and pull.

[@thetautline]

Thanks! I've seen conflicting sources on the "Eskimo" vs. "Cossack" naming, regarding the direction of the tag end, so I just left it ambiguous (with them both referring to the same knot), but point taken. The snap version for those knots is a nice inclusion too, thanks.

[@ryanbeard1119]

Have you ever heard of, using Portuguese or French bowli e as a body-rescue rig, with one loop being for one foot to support on, amd the other for the body, then someone could use other leg to push off rock face

[@josiahtm866]

Is a double bowline just a Portuguese bowline with the second loop tightened?

[@KaiLee-Taia]

Double bowline with Yosimite finish?