ONE HANDED BOWLINE // An Essential Self-Rescue Skill

[@theun4giv3n]

Definitely the best video for this. Slow enough and detailed enough with all the steps. Other videos don't show the 1st person view and are too quick.

[@OutsideChronicles]

Thanks! Someone on my first knot video suggested I switch to first person, makes total sense. I am glad it helped you out. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.

[@MarithaAndersen]

I need to learn this for real, not because I run around in nature and climbing and need rescue and such, but because I am paralyzed in the left arm from a stroke. Hard to believe maybe, but this is the FIRST time I've seen a tip for tying a rope one handed. I must have searched wrong words or something, because this never came up before, lol. However, since English isn't my first language, I get lost when you start talking about 'around the tree, etc' (which I know is common to teach kids tie shoestrings) so I better turn off the sound and just watch what you do. Trust me, this is essential knowledge for everyone that has had a stroke too, and not just boat-, active- and extreme- people, so thank you so very much❤

[@OutsideChronicles]

My pleasure! I never thought of your use case, best of luck!

[@MarithaAndersen]

@@OutsideChronicles thanks, stroke happened a looong time ago, so I'm used to it, but it's so annoying to have to ask people for help with things like this, and stroke I've read, is the top 3 of things that happen to people nowadays, so I bet more people in my situation will appreciate this too. (and when I watched your other video, I understood the rabbit and hole and tree parts, too) , and will definitely use this new skill to tie up flowers and vegetables in my yard, if spring and summer decides to come this year, lol.. Again thank you ❤️

[@karhukivi]

Excellent video - I was looking for this. If you are in the water and someone throws you a line, your other hand will be holding onto it and taking the tension, so the knot has to be tied single-handed. Thank you!

[@OutsideChronicles]

Glad it was helpful! That is definitely an application where you need your other hand. Plus you don’t want to drift farther from the boat! See you outside!

[@soaroutdoors]

Great video. Perfectly explained, especially w the close up shot

[@OutsideChronicles]

Thanks brother! There will be a HikeWNY challenge soon.

[@williamanderson9714]

this is one of the most useful videos ive come across in ages. you explain it so perfectly and make it so easy to practice. I am a sailor and was a boyscout but never learned this. it will be so usefull if I get injured and need to tie a bowline in rough weather offshore. thank you so much!

[@OutsideChronicles]

Thanks, I really appreciate the nice comments. I hope you never have to use it. See you outside!

[@Bassyswing1]

The bowline, a easy knot to learn but one which takes a bit to master in its various forms and uses.

[@LivingtheIrony]

Thank you. Excellent video, exactly what I was looking for.

[@OutsideChronicles]

Glad it was helpful! My pleasure, see you outside!

[@tennisguru6739]

This is a great video! Using right hand, how to do it if the running end of the rope is on your left?

[@OutsideChronicles]

Guess it’s just opposite, a mirror image

[@EverydayAthleteRach]

Really useful, thanks.

[@OutsideChronicles]

Glad you found value, see you outside!

[@YAHaqabNatsariym2701]

Could you show while the line is actually under tension the whole time? Do you just use you other hand the keep the tension while you tie with the other?

[@OutsideChronicles]

To practice, I tie one end to a tree to simulate the tension and put one hand behind my back so I do not cheat.

[@crawford323]

Outstanding

[@OutsideChronicles]

Thanks!

[@antben]

That's actually my favorite technique to tie this knot, even with two hands.

[@OutsideChronicles]

My favorite method with two hands is method 3: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqesg3usqpepl5o

[@TheAdventureHeads]

Good tip and clever trick

[@OutsideChronicles]

Hope I never have to use it.

[@ghandimauler]

Should demonstrate it *in t he water*. It's a life saver.

[@quercus4730]

If you can't do it blind folded, you can't do it. Great video, Thank You.

[@OutsideChronicles]

Agreed, I started trying to tie all of my knots blindfolded after a Marine friend said they were tested that way.

[@gregoryj6901]

Behind your back also

[@TRAVEL.WITH.JAFARI]

Hello my friend 🙋‍♂️🤝🙋‍♂️🇨🇭🇨🇭 Very beautiful vidéo 👍👍

[@davidh.4944]

I slightly prefer the eskimo bowline/kakmik variation myself. It's essentially the same technique, only you start by going _under_ the standing end and looping up, instead of over and down. The wrist movement feels more natural, and the working end ends up in a position that is easy to just reach over and pull through. Just make sure you have a decent bit of lead in yout hand before you start.

[@mbo191]

Sometime back in the 1990's I was told by a man that most Solo Sailers (people who sail around the World in a small yacht) doesn't wear a Life Vest, because it restricts the movements too much. Instead they have a really long line dragging behind the boat, a hundred meters or so. If they fall overboard they grab a hold of the line with one hand, then grab the line behind the back with the other hand and tie a Bowline knot. Once that is done they can start pulling themselves back to the boat. If it was a struggle to get to the line they might just hang there for a couple of minutes to get some rest before the next struggle start. / B.

[@OutsideChronicles]

That makes sense, I will stick to wearing my PDF while paddling.

[@thelast929]

Watching someone tie a one handed bowline was what I needed to learn how to tie a bowline. For some reason it just clicked.

[@OutsideChronicles]

Glad the video helped, see you outside!

[@OutsideChronicles]

The bowline is an essential knot EVERYONE should know. You can advance your skill by learning to tie it one handed. This skill could save your life one day if you find yourself down a ravine or have one arm incapacitated. Be sure to check out my other bowline videos. How to tie the Fastest Bowline: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqesg3usqpepl5o 10 Uses of a Bowline Knot: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJmrgpKXhdN7aq8

[@davewesterman6258]

Nothing wrong with the cowboy/Dutch bowline. In fact I saw a video the other day wherein a guy tension-tested both versions to rope failure and the cowboy bowline beat the "normal" bowline by a few dozen pounds.

[@OutsideChronicles]

I have heard the same, I tell people in my class not to worry, both will work. Thanks for the comment, see you outside!

[@jorgz.41]

Nothing wrong with the Cowboy-Bowline 🙂

[@OutsideChronicles]

Agreed, similar strength to the regular bowline. Both will work.

[@chrisslky7018]

Ive had this described to me countless time for over 35 years. Still never been able to do it with one hand. Guess my hands are just retarded. 😂

[@OutsideChronicles]

You can do it, take it slow, make sure there is tension on the standing end. And the practice, practice, practice!

[@BackcountryPaddler]

Showoff! I have a hard time tying knots with 2! 🤪

[@OutsideChronicles]

I was challenged! But this is a good knot to know for boating, you may have one hand on a boat or person. You just may need a quick loop in choppy water to moor your boat.

[@BackcountryPaddler]

@@OutsideChronicles definitely! I get the reason, just busting your chops!

[@BackcountryPaddler]

Well. Busting my own and giving you praise really. 🤣 🙌

[@robertromig90]

It's bow line not bowlin

[@YAHaqabNatsariym2701]

But you knew what he was sayin

[@robertromig90]

@YAHaqabNatsariym2701 Of course I'm not dumb

[@velonico]

Do that under water... thats a Bowman or BowGal! ❤🎉😂