How to tie Shear Lash survival knots - build a teepee with sticks

[@jackvoss5841]

Thanks for your ideas, AND for aiming the camera at your rope+hand work. That is important and thoughtful. I appreciate your instruction skills along with camping skills. When I do a tripod, I lay the sticks side by side, line up the bottoms, and mark the lashing point. Then invert the center stick, replace it aligned with the lashing point but sticking out upside down. Then, being conservative (read: LAZY), I do 3-4 wraps and tie it off without fraps. Next roll that center stick back to a right side up configuration, erect the now tightly bound tripod. If I want more legs, I just lay in some extras in between up at the lashing point. I’ve learned to do a tripod almost every time. Not all times, just most. If a bi pod will suffice, then that. A tripod is always well braced. Three points determine a plane, so the three stick bottoms are not teetering or tottering with one leg as the pivot point. Again, lazy. I go camping to enjoy, not to endure. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

[@TruthIsTheNewH8]

Im pretty skilled at a few things but knots is not one of them. Its definitely something i need to practice. Thanks for the videos. It helps a lot.

[@Encyclicals]

Thanks for this! Using this setup in the garden fir squash and beans!

[@stephanygates6491]

I just learned the first mention of the bowline knot in English was spelled “bolyng” so, you pronounced it correctly both times!

[@michaelmartin5995]

Things like this are what makes bushcraft/scoutcraft fun! When I was in the service I used to show my buddies stuff like this to make field exercises more tolerable. Of course you SERE types take this stuff to levels beyond but camp craft is still worth knowing. ;)

[@dmorgan28]

You’ve shown me a new way to tie a bowline. In really enjoying these. Thanks 👍👍👍

[@w6263]

I now know how to tie a bowline, do a shear lash, tie up a tripod of sticks and all thanks to you! Much appreciate the video and your enthusiasm x

[@Dusty357]

Well am very very impressed by your bowline trying Ave worked at sea for the last 32 years and in all that time a have never seen a bowline tied that way before, thank-you for teaching this old sea dog a new way of tying a bowline and a have subbed your channel, take care and thanks for sharing a just stumbled upon your channel while watching some bush crafting vids. Thanks again. Liam 😉

[@roop298]

Me too. Well Impressed.

[@ruthjohnson1001]

Thank you for tips of tie as I need it for my new tomato plants. 🍅 😊

[@TheWryGuy]

This was a really good tutorial. Great video!

[@bonniehoke-scedrov4906]

This is my first time enjoying your KZbin channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.

[@calebdavis8318]

Thank you thank you, your videos are awesome

[@nwrasch]

Great video, and I enjoyed your explanation of how to put everything together. Thank you for sharing this. :)

[@AAA82680]

Great video, super informative and easy to follow along. Thanks!

[@09kizzie]

very well explained best vidio i have watched

[@BradMangas]

You really should start making videos again. Your an excellent instructor.

[@BradMangas]

@@ThePrepared Great to hear. I have actually been looking at the training classes at seretraining.us.

[@seretrainingschool6778]

@@BradMangas, sweet! Come on out and play, we have a wide variety of classes that you won't regret taking!

[@stevewebster317]

Absolutely beautiful smile and very clear and concise instuction. I was a Tree Surgeon for 25 years and the Bowline was the standard not for climbing, securing your rope to a carabiner on a harness. With modern climbing ropes most have a spliced loop now, so younger lads have no need to learn the Bowline which is a shame.

[@marcoglara2012]

These videos are great

[@BarryAdams777]

Very informative! Thank you! Did you say, SERE school?

[@nicholasverduzco1092]

I enjoy your videos and was curious as to the length of cordage you use for your lashing.

[@nicholasverduzco1092]

Thanks that is the answer I was looking for.

[@ricoaztec1]

SERE school?? Whoa!!! 💪💪👍

[@stevenladrig9592]

I prefer to use number 36 Bank line for lashing it's a little bit harder but I ain't worried about it retrieving it

[@tbillyjoeroth]

certain types of fibers and certain diameters of rope must work better for different applications and diameters of sticks/branches, right? because I used a nylon like you'd hang clothes from (bigger than the one in the video) and it didn't behave nor grip to itself like this magical yellow cord used in the video. Mine fought back rather than being limp and also tended to be slippery against itself rather than making nice, small knots which stay tied immediately. Also, the limbs don't have many side twigs and are pretty darn uniform in diameter, which is not easy to find in a pinch. They look like something you'd get at the lumber yard. Finally if you're making a teepee because trees aren't around to hang things, where are the poles gonna come from?

[@elevensurvivalwilderness6306]

We used this technique on our large 20’ pole tipi check it put on our channel under “weekend camp trip 1/19” ! Thanks for sharing

[@ArturoHernandez-il4wi]

Traduzcan al español. Gracias.

[@TreeCamper]

What's the design on your arm? Is it a constellation?

[@seretrainingschool6778]

Yes Erik! It's the Southern Cross!

[@Leto_0]

If you reversed the direction of the fraps each time you could probably connect as many poles as you want without having any bowing

[@johnr5545]

Nice god bless

[@mentoskatt4635]

What’s on your arm?

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Looks like a tattoo.

[@seretrainingschool6778]

Yes, a tattoo of the Southern Cross, a way to find true south in the Southern Hemisphere. It's in memory of a trip I did with some awesome folks on a National Geographic trip across the Serengeti in 2015.

[@สรวิชญ์หมอบอก]

ขอบคุณครับ

[@seretrainingschool6778]

You're very welcome!

[@franciscowitt8710]

Legal, mas par que?

[@drnh4444]

I love your vids but this really need to be that complex?

[@shantahsieh4833]

Splendidly to see Woodglut have new plans which helped me save some money and energy for this construction.

[@milkeywhey2998]

Hate that pop culture forcing people to get inked

[@seretrainingschool6778]

It's my only one, and no forcing required! It is in memory of an awesome and very special month of my life crossing the Serengeti on a trek with National Geographic. It's the Southern Cross Constellation and I use it in teaching as well!