Flip Flop Winch - Bushcraft

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[@BCNW1]

Hello and thank you for your comment. I have been bad about replying to comments on my channel, but not because I don't appreciate my viewers or take them for granted. Between teaching our courses, making knives, taking care of our customers and online store, writing a book, not to mention being a father of a 4 year old, it's hard to find more time to be on the computer. I always respond to direct emails and phone calls but do apologize for not being a better host to my channel lately. ML

[@BushCraftN4U]

here is a tip you might try, when pulling a heavy load put somrthing like old blanket or jacket over the rope a couple of feet from the vehicle, if the rope breaks the weight will push the rope to the ground. I've used this a few times and it has worked well for me. thanx fur the video

[@21kpatriot]

Actually, other than fire, food,water and shelter, perhaps first aid and this would be the best knowledge to have in the wild! Especially if one is alone! Great job guys, thanks for listing safety items to keep in mind!

[@thanson77]

Of all of the bush craft tips I watch on youtube...this just might be the most useful. Good way to start the year. I'm going to go build some pyramids.

[@theknifemaker20]

its amazing how a little ingenuity can enable us to do so many things regardless of strength

[@StephenCooteNZ]

A great explanation and demonstration thanks. Your naming of the logs - drum and lever - is a good idea to help explain how the rope has to be attached. Best wishes from New Zealand.

[@rowdybeaver33]

Good to see you on YT again.

[@steinwaygoat]

That's darn clever. And probably some of the best advice for me is to have that good rope set aside in my vehicle. Thanks much. Nice information.

[@X_explorer]

Fantastic vid! I love observing earth, explore and slow down...

[@athiker7209]

I'm going to remember this technique the next time I need to move some fallen trees across the trail. Thanks for showing!

[@mcscher2]

That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen! Thanks guys!

[@violinoscar]

This type of knowledge is invaluable. Sadly it is being forgotten along with 1000 others like it. One day society may regret leaving its past behind.

[@gwubllu3384]

Hardtop Harry Forgotten? This video currently has over Fortytwo thousand views on youtube, ..... This type of knowledge is more widespread than ever before.... Not just youtube but schools and people training people of third world nations of this knowledge. Are you doing your part to instill this knowledge into the younger generations? If not, do and you won't be so sad.

[@iliveoutside]

Looks like a good method to employ to get a big game animal moved out of the water also, great video and ?very useful skill Where can I get one of those belts?

[@ElliottStoddard]

Great technique. Thank you for sharing. I always learn something from you in class or in a video.

[@davewilsonme]

Awesome video guys - please keep it up and do more! BTW, I am an old friend of Mors :)

[@hexusziggurat]

very cool! I also like the saw blade in the belt.

[@Gabesafish]

Great idea, the saw blade in the belt. Hopefully you remember not to take it to the airport though. TSA would give you the special treatment for sure when they see that image on the x-ray!

[@Bone_89]

Great tip, I was stuck just last weekend in my jeep and this might have done the trick!

[@Tentcampinghq]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@SwissGearLabs]

very good idea (saw blade in the belt)! nifty, nifty

[@xmozzazx]

Awesome set up! I wish I had known about this before now, so many times I've walked needlessly. /facepalms Thank you for sharing this and taking the time to explain it!

[@NWBushman]

Nicely done!

[@pathwinder14]

That is freaking awesome! Thanks for the VID.

[@bowlineobama]

This is so cool !! Thank you.

[@leonlynes152]

absolutely brilliant .... thank you!!!!

[@nvpreping]

very cool thank you for showing

[@Idibergu]

Thanks man, this is a great trick to know, very useful.

[@johngo6283]

How about a video on how to make that cool saw?

[@SwissGearLabs]

@maveraver you make & sell those? I havn't seen them on your homepage... or did you mean you make the ones bcnw sells?

[@bh8671]

So simple but so effective. Time consuming maybe but very effective.

[@Rprecision]

well done, I like it

[@SignedSign]

This is a great trick to get extra power, however it has one flaw.. the heavier load you have the bigger sticks you need to use, only the thicker the sticks you use are the less power ratio you get as you will tighten home more rope the thicker they are, but great method to get extra power leverage when nothing else is availible. Another great way to pull stuff is simply to put 2 length of cord towards the object in a sling and same as the bucksaw put a stick in between and start to twist.

[@AAAyyyGGG]

I read this comment on the second method you mentioned from another web page: "twisting the rope with a stick to raise or pull objects ... is the absolute worst method to use. It puts a lot of strain on the rope and the stick, and ... it provides progressively LESS leverage the more you twist."

[@Y10Q]

I actually pulled a tractor with this method last year, and I was lifting the lever with a Subaru, cause I used two big heavy ass pipes, and once there was enough tension, it was hard to lift by hand and too dangerous. And I pulled it at idle. I had to use the Subaru, because I got my truck stuck in front of the tractor. This method can pull anything out of anything.

[@fredfreiberger7878]

thanks i am going to subsribe

[@SteveB357]

Throw a jacket or blanket over the towline. It will dampen whip if it breaks.

[@aurelienyonrac]

9:40 great idea ,ty

[@violinoscar]

brilliant

[@josephflanagan6696]

Maybe that method was used during stoneage times to move huge boulders to mark Dolmans (Ancient celtic graves of kings)

[@bowlineobama]

This technique is the same as Spanish Windless, except that it is done on the ground.

[@wtinnen]

What I don't get is, here is a man with over 2,700 subscribers with tens of thousands of views (some over one hundred thousand) and still doesn't find youtube important enough to even reply to his comments. This is typical of wilderness instructors in the Pacific N.W. Being from the PNW it is very frustrating that the only people who find that youtube notoriety can translate to dollars are from other parts of the U.S. (and the world). Sometimes it's purely about benevolence too.

[@rocosuavez]

I have a question i saw this technique and the ropes where rolled on each side of the drum instead of on one side ,now is there an advantage on efficiency or practicality between the two methods...i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n581/obee508/IMAG0372.jpg

[@davethum4421]

Can anyone comment on some specific rope selection recommendations based on the criteria he mentioned?

[@iliveoutside]

Nylon webbing

[@MrHatManS]

Clever

[@theoriginalwah]

First class grade A

[@slingshotjohnny1]

Wow, I love what you're sharing, in terms of depth of detail. But I'm color blind and I can't see SHEEEEEEEEEIT of your rope, so the visuals are all but useless to me. IF you should return to this topic, perhaps you could show us something with an easier to follow line that the rope follows? Mebbe? Please? Thanks!

[@BCNW1]

Hello, and thanks for the comment. Sorry it was hard for you to follow along with the rope work. this video is 12 years old and my camera and video quality aren’t the same as what we have today. I probably won’t do another video on the flip-flop winch, but you can see much more detail in my book with the diagrams I included, or if you want to send me your email address via my website, I’m happy to send you a few digital drawings.

[@slingshotjohnny1]

Annnnd a dozen years later... Well, hell, that's nothing less than love! Thank you so very much!! @@BCNW1

[@slingshotjohnny1]

I am trying to do that and can't find the link that gets me there without showing my email on yuhtuub...@@BCNW1

[@BCNW1]

@@slingshotjohnny1 Wow, I am a total Luddite and thought this was the new comment notification. I’m trying to learn more about this social media stuff because I think it’s going to catch on someday. In all seriousness, sorry about the mixup and if you want those drawings, just let me know.

[@slingshotjohnny1]

Yep, pls send, thx!@@BCNW1