How to tie a Bowline Knot the quick and easy way.

This video will show you a quick and easy way to tie a Bowline Knot. The Bowline is arguably the most useful knot. Learn a new way to tie it without having to go around the tree and back down the hole.

[@SoCalDaveL]

As a Scoutmaster, I pride myself in knowing quite a few knots with the bowline of course being one of them. I've NEVER seen it done this way. GREAT JOB. I'll be adding that to my repertoire. Thanks!

[@NONAMESLEFTNONE]

I’ve been trying to figure this out for two days using different videos and pictures. With your succinct explanation I was able to get it on the first attempt. Great tutorial!

[@25kmgb]

As a sailor I thought I’d learned a couple of the best ways to tie a bowline when you to attach a sheet to a sail but I hadn’t tried this one yet. It’s simple straightforward and easy to do even with a wet sheet in your hand. Thank you. (And for that guy who said you’d never need to tie a bowline this way- well obviously he was never in the sea scouts)

[@mrsi4mon]

Great video! I've had troubles with the bowline for years, but this quick and easy demo has helped me more than any other instruction! Thank you

[@EnnTomi1]

just learned Bowline and trucker tie, i feel like i own the world now.

[@_Lightning_Dog_]

You DO!!!!

[@tomkenney5365]

You might not own it, but if you can subdue it you can keep it from falling out of the back of your pickup

[@lindyjoffe4618]

I’ve never been inspired to leave a KZbin comment before but your video has changed that. I’ve done these knots in fits and starts for years now, always struggling and never really understanding what I’m doing. Your explanation was so clear I learned the knot and committed it to memory immediately. Thank you!

[@haulwen0564]

This video is excellent. You do the step by step instructions at such a good pace, which means they can picked up and learned very quickly. As someone who has never tied proper knots, I can now start putting my washing line up with confidence. Thank you!

[@MrTintin306]

For someone that is new to boating this video is the best I have found on the net. Such an easy way to remember. Thanks.

[@larryk9191]

Finally, a video of the bowline knot method I learned from a rigger at a trade show 25 years ago. I've been trying to teach it to my fellow sailors ever since. By far the best method ever. I try to tell others it is just a slip knot with a twist. Just like the one used for a basic truckers hitch. Thanks

[@robertstringer1431]

Holy crap!!! This is the easiest way to tie this knot. You are knot Sensai. :) Thanks!!!

[@TheHikezillas]

Actually, he made it complicated.

[@juliohernandez6856]

unbelievably easy way to tie the bowline. I will be using this method from now on, thanks for posting!

[@evanwindom3265]

There are a host of videos out there about tying this knot. But you went right to the application of the knot, so that by the time you've shown how to tie it, the viewer already knows how to attach to something. Brilliant. After a few practice knots, it all makes sense and will be something I'll use forever on my boat and in a host of other situations. THANKS for a very practical and instructive video. I also really appreciate how concise it was - no fanfare, just the right practical steps. Well done!

[@marksaint2936]

Thanks for the video! I'm dyslexic and rope knots, while simple for most folks, are mind boggling for dyslexics. This is an awesome method.

[@josephfarrugia2350]

God bless you sir. You have my gratitude; one of the best explanations on how to tie a bowline.

[@m.agilnajib345]

I've learned this years ago from someone but I forgot about how to tie it, and have been searching all day for it. Thanks for the video sir

[@JackTar361]

As an old sailor, I"ve been tying Bowlines for 50 years. Can't believe I have't seen this method before. Thanks.

[@Gos1122]

Perfect!

[@dfu1685]

The detail about where to hold the working end just before you set the knot I find sooo helpful to making the knot look right. Thank You!

[@ferdinandheld5432]

This is simplest and best method of tying a bowline I’ve ever seen! Thank you so much!😊

[@Harls-94]

Really wasnt getting it until this video! Thank you so much

[@tmruss9143]

Great instruction. The fastest I’ve ever learned to tie a knot. Favorite part: “this is one of the magic moments.” One of-there are others-for knot geeks! I get you!

[@jasonpeters9295]

This was the easiest and fastest way I learned to tie a bowline around an object. Great video; short, simple, and easy to follow. Thanks!

[@lauriesisco3416]

Great instruction! Fastest easiest esp appreciate for lefties !

[@ottonuman54]

Thanks, that the best explanation one can get. Have been trying to tie this knot for a month but unsuccessful until today. Great teacher!

[@tightflight24]

I have mastered the truckers hitch, yet struggled with the bowline. This is by far the easiest method for me. Thank you for sharing.

[@mattmiller1179]

Having learned the bowline as a kid with the silly rabbit story, I still have trouble remembering which way the rabbit runs. This was so much better than going on a wild rabbit chase. Thank you!

[@ash-ip2gc]

tip: does not matter which way around the rabbit goes because both directions work equally.

[@pantac4493]

@@ash-ip2gc it’s better to know the right way cause if you have a habit of tying it cowboy style with bitter end on the outside, when you tie a sheet bend that way it won’t hold and can slip. I learned that from an experienced sailor

[@whateveritwasitis]

watching your video and your channel for the first time I understand why you are successful. I don't feel like this knot is diffificult at all, in fact its awesome! now I can work a hitch and bowline off the same setup.

[@Lowaeastsider]

This was a great tutorial. I’ve been struggling with this knot until i watched this. Now I can do it in seconds with little to no effort. Thanks

[@louisg4845]

Been tying this way for years, learned this in the army, can tie it in the dark, + just used this method the other day, bouncing around in rough seas on the bow of a small boat tying off to an oil rig along the Gulf Coast, it’s really the only practical way to tie this knot while under duress,, really no time for rabbit holes and trees,, 😊 thanks

[@barbedstar6480]

As a dyslexic knot tier, horseman, I soooo thank you for this video!!! My mulie thanks you too.

[@BiggerAlan]

Your excellent example and simple instructions make learning this important knot easy. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@ThisIsTheWave]

I’ve watched thousands of videos and this was the best way and quickest way thank you so so so much

[@ThisIsTheWave]

Subscribed right a way

[@TreeCamper]

If you're having trouble remembering knots, just get a 4 foot length of 550 paracord and keep it in your pocket. I take mine with me and just keep practicing knots over and over until I can't forget them. It's great for sitting on the couch and watching TV too. Seriously. You can spend a lifetime studying knots and their use, strengths and weaknesses. You don't really "know" a knot until you can recall it by name, identify it by sight and choose it from a wide selection of other knots for it's beneficial applications.

[@iwatchedthevideo7115]

I've started doing this when I watch tv or lie listening to podcasts etc to get in the muscle memory. I'm a sailor, and the bowline is one of those knots that can really save a life if done correctly, quick and under all possible conditions (i.e. in pitch dark, under water, while being thrown around by waves etc). It's uses are endless, from securing a preventer, sheets, halyards, man over board situations, securing to a dock or other fast objects. It can take an amazing load, and I've still never have one unravel or fail. There are several ways to tie it (i love the one in this video), both with one and two hands, depending on situation. I'd recommend to learn them all, escpecially onehanded. Great for securing stuff on deck when you have to hold fast to the boat with the other, or to tie around yourself it you're in the water and someone throughs you a line. Pro tip: Do practice blindfolded or in the dark :)

[@trey85031]

I am always playing with paracord, better than a fidget spinner. Gonna go grab some right now

[@sensorpixel]

I just always carry a tightly packed 5 m (16.4 ft) bunch of 3 mm accessory cord, that stuff is very strong and I don't use it just for knot-practicing. In fact, it has proven to be extremely handy to just have such a relatively long and strong piece of string around. I additionally carry a small non-locking (quickdraw) carabiner on a belt loop, giving me even more options. Hang your grocery bag from your backpack, fix a door open, hang your bag somewhere, measure the height of something, tie some cargo to your vehicle (mostly my bike), you name it. ;)

[@georgemorley1029]

I am about to do just this.

[@gutenbird]

Just got some thin rope because all I can still tie is my shoes and always moving stuff with bunny cords.

[@noelleguinn7744]

This method and the way that you taught it worked so much better for me! Thank you for tying it around an anchor. I am happy to know this knot now!

[@paulsloan297]

First time I've seen someone else tie the bowline this way. I learned this method 40 years ago when I lived in Japan. All the Japanese tie the bowline using this method. I teach all my outdoor ed. classes how to tie the bowline this way. The students love it. Really quick and easy. Thanks for sharing!

[@rhiannn3416]

Thanks so much, all the other methods I kept forgetting after watching it.

[@trinifella1]

Bro, this is BY FAR the best way to tie this knot! You make it so simple, got it perfect the very first try! TY

[@dentray]

Great demo! this is the only way I have ever tied a bowline no rabbits through holes and around trees lol This demonstrates how to tie and use the knot in one hit. So many learn it the old boy scout rabbit tree way and then fail miserably once they need to tie it around or through something as simple as a tarp eyelet.

[@venerpaliliogmail1819]

I have been practicing the Bowline Knot for so long but when I saw this method I say this is the best and easiest to remember how to Bowline Knot and I’m going to teach my daughter this method.. thanks

[@breadyegg]

Great and clear tutorial. Knots seem like some ancient kind of non-Euclidean magic to me.

[@TheIanfireball]

I have been a Firefighter for 10 years and for some reason always found this knots difficult. Doing it this way is, for me, so much simpler.

[@quantumquattro]

I couldnt believe it...after all my frustrating attempts ending up with either the tail end on the outside or some kind of slip knot, I followed your version ans actually did it in 2 seconds!!! Thanks so much for your help🤩

[@williammorrissey9661]

Best explanation of this method of tying a bowline that I've seen. Strong work, my friend.

[@NarrowRoad4Jesus]

Best way ever. No other tutorial comes close!!!! Thank you

[@rubensmit8242]

Very interesting method, the more I look into knots the more I see the elegance of the Marlin spike hitch that is the start of your method, probably the best method I have seen so far!

[@RudinBrodic]

This is the best tutorial on the Bowline i have seen on the net. Thanks!

[@wrenlea]

I have NEVER been able to remember how to tie a bowline, I remember when I was in the scouts (5 decades ago) I could never get it. I now have a boat so absolutely have to grasp this!! I watched this video just twice and I can now tie a bowline in seconds 😊. Awesome Thank you SO much

[@JSCraig-jq8fm]

Absolutely the best way to tie a bowline !!!! I have tried them all. Thanks

[@homer5328]

That is so cool, been tying bowlines for 50 years and that is now the way I will teach it.

[@davidsboogienightseventsdo329]

Amazing no rabbits or anything. Thank you, very clear and easy to do. Highly recommend.

[@shloakpatel9471]

really helpful video. now to just practice it over and over again.

[@distantport]

OMG...i just watched 10 videos and was about to give up.... but your video made my little brain get it thank You!!!

[@1fredricka]

best instructions yet!!!! Thank You!!

[@mikeyboy2154]

Thank you kind sir. I’m sure there are situations calling for the worlds fastest tying of a bowline, but they’re not much help to tyros like me! Your exposition perfectly demonstrated.

[@skeetersaurus6249]

Absolutely the best, easiest way to tie the Bowline, period! Ever seen someone who could tie a 'perfect bowline', and when you give them something to tie it TO, the loop is 10-sizes too large? This method lets you size your hitch loop to PERFECTLY fit the eyelet, load, etc. you want to connect with! If you aren't using this method, you don't have true control of your loop size...

[@michaelyung2228]

thanks for this. Easily the best way to tie a bowline

[@mortpacker8882]

I’ve been tying my bowline just that way for years. I figured that out by studying the anatomy of the knot. It’s quick it’s easy and it works with all sorts of cordage without slipping.

[@tonycooke8446]

This is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! Quick, easy to remember and it WORKS...YAY!

[@maltacatamarancharters7549]

I've had troubles with the bowline for years, :) can't believe how easy it is this way. Thank you so much! 1 youare legend 👋🙏

[@philipjones9297]

I’ve been trying to tie this knot forever! Now I’ve found your videos and it’s a piece of cake 👍👍👍

[@ehmt-19]

5th video I checked for bowline and the best/easiest. Thanks!

[@EvansBackpackingVideos]

My favorite knot -- use it all the time! I like your method . . .

[@dannie3117]

I’m a rabbit and hole guy but I am committed to learning your way. Thanks

[@2lobstersinapot]

after dozens of videos this was the one that finally did it...thank you!

[@j.p.4541]

Best video I’ve seen on this knot, thank you

[@paulsulter3423]

Excellent video. Well paced and easy to follow.

[@melanieroman1775]

This just solved my life! I've been struggling so much with this knot, can't believe how easy it is this way. Thank you so much!

[@robertdixon5413]

Wow! I'm going to echo those posts before me. I tied hundreds of bowlines back in my days (make sure you get the old man accent going), always have this brief mental laps that causes me to doubt myself. This is so much more intuitive and logical! Thanks a million!

[@stewstryker]

Fabulous! Great presentation and discussion. I'll present this at our next Scout meeting.

[@andabien3]

Yes, this is very nice. I know several ways to tie a bowline, and this is one of the quickest and easiest.

[@sondervanwert1204]

This is the easiest method I've come across. Thank you so much!

[@pappysproductions]

I keep coming back to this awesome video

[@debbieshaw9976]

That has got to be the easiest bowline ever!!! Thank you so much, I love a bowline to tie my guy ropes to my tents 😃👍

[@jaxsnelson9017]

Yours is the only video I’ve seen using this method . It is so much easier than ANY of the other ways . Thanks so much 👍🏻

[@4zmusic]

Finally a Blowline Knot we can all learn and tie with just 5 minutes practice.

[@fljunkmail1249]

I've seen this bowline method several times, but my brain wasn't getting it. Your explanation finally tied it all together (rope puns). Thanks for the video!

[@amac8487]

By far the best way. I will never forget this now.. all the other ways I forgot within a week! Thanks!

[@ballagh]

You're absolutely correct about forgetting any other way to tie a bowline. Tried to show my son the rabbit and tree method and it took three goes to get it right.

[@kristiwissel1257]

I've watched so many videos trying to learn this knot and this was the one that finally made it click. Thank you!

[@rocketrider1405]

Got it faster than other methods, thanks!

[@abbbee8918]

This is brilliant, I’ve been using the rabbit method all this time and this is so much better. Thank you

[@scottfwalter]

Omg this is the best tutorial for the bowline knot. Most show how to make the knot on a flat surface and not around anything. Your tutorial is dead simple and straight to the point. You have a new subscriber now.

[@jeffb5463]

Best demo of the knot!

[@lazaro1107]

Best explanation I found, thanks!

[@marinanelson8485]

Best bowline knot tutorial yet!

[@leomcnamara8711]

I have NO IDEA why this isn't the default method for tying this knot. I had to re-learn the bowline for the umpteenth time for a sailing class, after first learning it in Boy Scouts three decades ago. This method is BULLETPROOF, and should be the standard the world over! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you....

[@MdMaynard]

That is the best method I've seen, easy & quick. Can't thank you enough. Preciously I had reverse engineered the knot though if wouldn't come out the same if too much time passed since tying one. This is the easiest method (for me) to remember. Thank you. & so well described step by step. You have yourself a new subscriber.

[@Marc-hv5gh]

Wow. Best method, yet never have I seen it done this way. Unbelievable

[@TurtleBushcraft]

Great way to tie a bowline knot thanks for sharing John

[@standswithfish]

Just watched several ways to make this knot, yours was the only one I could follow. Thanks for posting!

[@MartinOg395]

Holly sh....! I've wathed over 20 videos on that knot. CRAZY!

[@fatt0x]

Best bowline video so far 10/10

[@jonesbangor]

Very easy way to do the bowline, and no rabbit! Thank you.

[@mikeajames9261]

Thank you so much! For some reason I've been struggling with this knot, trying to tie off to eyelets. You made it so easy to learn!

[@michelemoneywell5474]

Great teacher, great method, so easy this way... thank you!

[@racsofischer7601]

The rabbit always annoys me cuz it's clearly a snake !

[@davidrobins4025]

Thanks for a good, clear explanation and demonstration of how to tie this knot

[@captionthis9823]

Wow was looking at ways people were doing it and I kept getting it wrong for some reason. Do it this way and get it on the first go. Easiest and most simple way I've learnt it

[@jeffrubin8570]

Thanks! I just couldn’t get this consistently until your method.

[@seccondmousegetsthecheese4205]

Ive been doing this wrong (the hard way ) for years. So glad i watched this. Great vid.

[@annoyingtvr27]

Wow you just made my day, been struggling with this knot for a while, this makes it so easy and quick

[@pappysproductions]

By far, the best method and easiest way I've seen!!!

[@davthacker]

This is the best video ive found on this fast method of tying the bowline! I forgot it from my scouting days. I could do the slow rabbit and the tree method but this is exactly what i was looking for, thanks!