How To Join Two Ropes - Double Fisherman Knot IRATA Rope Access Knots

[@pandytbox]

A very clear demonstration. I would like to see the tape knot shown if you have not done so already as many people are using light slings that are stitched together at the ends.

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

Thanks man🙏🏼🙏🏼 Why would you need a Tape Knot when you use stitched slings? I havent used knotted sling for over 15 years. There is no need for that knot in Industrial work. A stitched sling is certified to EN795, buying sling from a spool and knotting it yourself is not. I'm pretty sure. And it is probably weaker as well.

[@pandytbox]

@@TheRopeAccessChannel I was taught the knot when I did my training. if you are qualified to tie a fig 8 and hang yourself off it why not a tape knot? Webbing is rated stronger and there are plenty of videos online that show some stitched slings (that people use) do not come anywhere near their stated rating before snapping under load. Webbing is also cheaper so when it comes to replacing gear and keeping it fresh $ is not an issue.

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

The Tape Knot is not in the IRATA ICOP and that is the thing I am loosely basing the build up of this channel on. If we are building anchors we want them to comply to EN795, knotted webbing can not. There are plenty of videos on the internet showing a lot of things failing before what the are supposed to do... If you want you can find anything you want😂😜. I have not seen proper maintained and inspected stitched slings break well below their mbs. I have seen knotted webbing fail because of sloppy knots and tying a knot in webbing weakens it more than tying a knot in rope. I am not saying it is a bad knot, or knotted slings are bad. I use it often for tying cords and not life supporting things. And when rock climbing recreational i'd go back to using it without a second thought. It just unnesecary. sewn slings are cheap, why bother with cutting, knotting, labeling serial numbers and all that stuff. I still abseil on the European Death Knot I think it's called. When I am out for fun, not for working. Here in the Netherlands there are rules and regulations and company policies and for work there are better knots and solutions than the Tape Knot.

[@pandytbox]

@@TheRopeAccessChannel I do enjoy your videos and find them very clear and professional however I am finding your reply combative and I am not interested. You asked for a knot suggestion and that is what I provided. FYI - IRATA provide international standards (that is often updated!) but it is not international law. Some places the law requires more than what IRATA standards suggest. Law trumps standards. Oh they have changed the wording to code of practice. If you want to discuss IRATA and only IRATA that is understandable but if you want to discuss IRATA that is only related to your area that is a little weird. The "I" stands for international after all.

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

@@pandytbox First of all, I really appreciate your feedback. If I come across as combative it might be due to the fact I need to get used to answering a lot of direct messages where some of them are just time consuming and from people who don’t actual pay attention to what I say on the video, or base their questions of the Instagram reels and don’t even watch the video’s on KZbin. That is part of my learning proces and where to direct my energy with this growing channel. Your questions do deserve a little bit better thought out answer. Or the use of more words to not make it read so black and white or combative. I need to keep that in mind. I was trying to give my reasoning why I am choosing not to talk about the tape knot (yet). Although combative it must be clear now. It is not that I don’t like it, for now there are other things I prefer to focus on. Your International remark is spot on. And I am Dutch, live and work mostly in The Netherlands and that is the “scene “ I know and understand. So my view point will always start from there. My goal is to not become an IRATA channel. But rope access in general. And navigating that with all the opinions in the world is quite a challenge 😂. As I said, something I need to learn and to get used to. I have thought on this Channel for a long time. What I hadn’t thought about is some of the interactions…. Ours have been good 👍🏼 compared to some of the DM’s… Oh and I am Dutch and can be quite direct and blunt. Doesn’t mean I don’t like you😉. Thank you for being honest and letting me know how I came across🙏🏻🙏🏻 Have a good one!

[@Sebas.The.Xplorer]

Thank you very much for teaching us, greetings from Bogotá Colombia (I wish you could put subtitles in Spanish) but still keep it up

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

Hello Juan, thank you 🙏🏻 Spanish subs are high on the list. But these cost money to transcribe/translate/timestamp.The channel first needs to start creating some income. It will come!!

[@Sebas.The.Xplorer]

@@TheRopeAccessChannel Of course, yes, although there are people who offer to translate for free and in exchange you put them in the credits

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

@@Sebas.The.Xplorer I did not know that. That sounds promising. Where would I find them?

[@VALERYAN581]

❤Hi,what rope is that ,tipe,size,brand ? thank you

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

If I remember correctly it is Beal rope. 11 mm and probably Industry of Contact

[@robertgarcia4438]

F8 knot fallow thew

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

AKA Flemish Bend. I have a video out on that one too. And the Flemish Bend with a Bight. And saturday I release video with another method. So many good ways to our jobs ;-)

[@elberttanner6189]

So, they have been joined too tightly? Try using a Marlin spike to loosen then.

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

First, use a different knot (like I said in the video). Second, if you need tools like a Marlin Spike, I would just cut the knots out and relabel it. A lot less work ;-)

[@richardleetbluesharmonicac7192]

Barrel knot is superior to this knot

[@TheRopeAccessChannel]

In what way? Do you use a Barrel knot to join ropes together?

[@richardleetbluesharmonicac7192]

@@TheRopeAccessChannel if you really want to do it right you use a double barrel Knot. I’m not sure how I could demonstrate it to you. It should be in the book OnRope which is the cavers Bible of rope work

[@richardleetbluesharmonicac7192]

If you take two ends of a rope and overlap them about 8 inches, you wrap it over and insert backwards and it will slip together at your incredibly strong and easy. One wrap is a single barrel to wraps is a double barrel night. you insert the rope towards the inside of the knot on both ends and pull together