"The Number One Safest Way To Clip Into A Prusik Loop" - Bull Hitch

[@AMC-eq3jr]

What’s not to like about an upgrade. You saved me a lot of brain power. Thank you, sir.

[@bigviper64]

You did a Great Job with your instructions, lots of patience..now, if only I can remember how to do this when I need it!

[@whereswaldo5740]

I like it. Very concise. You give time to make a mental picture. And process your speech and the visual together.

[@Stuart68505]

Thanks for the clear illustration & explanation.

[@dragan3290]

I love this knot. It tightens up very well on carabiners. Perfect job. Thanks!

[@paulrizalbaird777]

Its guys like you that just makes me wanna learn all the knots. It's actually works of art 👍

[@MisterDivineAdVenture]

Ah dude I absolutely love you - you just solved two major problems for me in 25s.

[@DrHavok1]

I love this "twist" on that knot

[@celsojoven3525]

Dirving bag

[@GQNissanPatrol_TD42]

This is such an ingenious knot!!! Thank you so much for such a great video!!!!!

[@liquidsofa]

I have been using this knot for years, I have never seen it tied this way. Just goes to show, we cannot know it all, there's always room to learn. I use this knot to hold my fenders to the side of my boat. When the fenders bang and bounce, this knot doesn't untie.

[@hustleman5030]

Your the goat. Needed to know for my boat to self unload and load from the trailer.

[@shori1256]

Search for truckers hitch

[@GetUrPhil]

That is one tight Hitch! I like it.

[@Maker-G]

Excellent stuff! Girth Hitch aka Larks Head and Bull Hitch aka Piwich Knot

[@How_Lay]

I really love how your thumbs are covering the most most crucial part of the process.

[@squidless]

I've not read all the comments but wanted to mention that it must be pointed out that when using a girth hitch, the prusik loop can be completely removed from the carabiner without opening the gate. I know it was not recommended anyway....but using a girth hitch on a 'biner can be dangerous.

[@Rottenation]

Honestly I didn't realize and I have recently been using a girth hitch on the biner for my personal anchor to keep it more tidy. A few days ago I was reaching for it to find the biner disconnected from the sling, luckily it wasn't a dangerous situation and nothing happened but I'm never doing that again

[@scottcates]

Nice demonstration

[@69adrummer]

Nice video man. And you are one of the few out there that don't say "proo-sik" which is super annoying! haha thanks

[@MrWmburr7]

Very interesting information. It never hurts to learn better techniques. Thanks, my friend.

[@maxwellmark]

While this looks like a reasonable solution to lock a carabiner in place, it is a knot in the line and will reduce the breaking strength of the cord being used. However, if the prusik loop is not attached to an anchor but instead to a line as a typical prusik grab, the load would probably not be enough to be an issue. The prusik grip on a line would slide before the cord would break. Consider this, I agree that a side loaded carabiner is not ideal, but it is not a point of imminent failure. While strength is reduced, depending on the carabiner, there is still a workable (minor axis) load rating…and in some cases that can be considerable. Don’t get me wrong, I am not advocating that carabiners should be side loaded, or that side loading should not be avoided, instead, the impact needs to be understood for the equipment in use. That minor axis load rating may be stronger than the line, webbing or prusik cord, the carabiner is tied to with knots….

[@briankennedy1313]

Awesome. That’s all knots are. Experimenting variations until you find a gem.

[@SamGGreenberg]

Great stuff. I really appreciate the logical analysis.

[@waykno8478]

For all you well intentioned viewers: if you like it use it; if you don't... well, then don't use it. Or use it on your split key ring; carabiner w/ keys, etc. No knot is meant to be a knot for every occasion or to suit everyone. Always someone to cry why it won't fit their application. Example for those of you on the "harder to convince side"--I can tie a tent ridge line maybe around 10 different (more or less) ways. They all work. Some a little better or worse. Tomorrow, we will study colors.

[@jasonblanton7185]

The ones who cry are just either pissed that they hadent figured that out themselves ,or they cant even tie their shoes and their jealous lmao lol just saying .. I like the video and the info it gave me ...

[@AMC-eq3jr]

Lol

[@OldNavajoTricks]

Always knew this as a locking larkshead 👍

[@gianluigiredolfini6154]

Great video very clear thanks!

[@MsKatykins]

Thanks so much for your help and expertise! 🙂

[@Bluecollar711]

Thanks for your support

[@area46241]

Good stuff man! New to climbing and got knots on the brain

[@telestix6606]

Personally for the prusik on my leg loop that I use as a rappel back up I use a "roofers knot" which is a half fisherman and bowline on the other end. saves weight with only a single line, never comes off my leg loop so it can't be dropped and is easy to add and take from the line. For the foot loop prusik on the back of harness it is simple loop that I step in and clip through this stuff seems like over kill since I use that prussik once a decade at most. Still interesting video I would be concerned about one users comments below that it can( if unattend) work itself free of the biner, just a concern. Good video though with clear explanations.

[@darrencope3342]

thanks you explain knots so well

[@johanandersson8464]

Unless the carabiner is already attached to something else, both the girth hitch and the bull hitch can be tied (and untied) without opening the carabiner. In other words, they can both be tied by passing the bight through and back down around a ring. For the bull hitch, you have to add a twist on the bight after passing it through the ring.

[@MrShysterme]

Yeah, he showed us how to tie the bull hitch if you don't have full access to the ends of the rope or your rope is very long. A bull hitch is just a girth hitch with a twist (pull horizontal portion of rope at bottom of ears out to get slack, grab and rotate 180 degrees to form a loop, and then pass end of loop through it).

[@Jedi_Jed]

Thank you I’ve been wanting to know this but not sure how to find it. How to tie into a carabiner I suppose.

[@ynotjf]

Great looking hitch but at what cost to rope strength? The normal prusik maintains 100% plus of the thinner prusik rope strength because of the doubled nature of the loop (tied with a double-fisherman) but if you tie a tightly bound hitch over the radius of the carabiner you’ll reduce the prusik loops strength by almost half.. choose your trade off wisely!

[@andyclubley-moore1783]

Great explanation of the knot tying process. Isn't the breaking strain of Prussik cord lower than a cross loaded karabiner? And when you the a knot in a rope you lower the strength of the rope further still. For example the comparative strength of a double figure 8 vs. Bowline. (Both receiving appropriate stopper knots.) Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@LanceNYC]

nicely done. love the knot and the reason for using it.

[@brucewarren5248]

Nice and a good idea, but does this compromise the strength of the rope?

[@mrwdpkr5851]

That's pretty slick !

[@driver3899]

Thanks for another very interesting video! Wondering if you know what percentage a Bull Hitch has on the break strength of the prusik? Tried to google it but not finding it

[@50StichesSteel]

Definitley keeping this in the toolbox. Alot of my sewn loop Prussiks don't have enough to do this knot effieciently, unfortunatley.

[@ARCSTREAMS]

looking for a quick release knot where its tight and secure if you pull the main line but releases if you pull the tag and one i can quickly tie back to the prusik

[@markwilson3941]

Sub-optimally !! I LIKE that word ! 😃 And really like this hitch too . Really safe. Thanks

[@timapple6586]

Yup. I paused and smashed the like button the second I heard "suboptimally". I would totally be his wingman.

[@briankennedy1313]

Well they would be the best at it. English comes from England.

[@JollyChollie]

Thanks, Simple Instructions. The Girth Knot can also Work Itself Loose Enough to Completely Come Off, (Especially with Rings).

And just how is that going to happen on the prussic loop?

[@zoehancock]

It could come of a ring of the ring was only attached to the girth knot, but surely the carabineer will be attached to something else as well, which will prevent that.

[@martynschwodler7806]

My Mammut 6mm accessory cord is rated to 7.5Kn and my carabiner to 9Kn when cross-loaded. Does it then make sense for me to not tie and additional knots/hitches because I don't want to weaken the cord?

[@kivaswander5537]

Martyn Schwodler five knots won’t weaken it more than 1. I don’t climb on anything below 12kn myself, and usually more like 18kn

[@robstone9146]

what wrong with a clove hitch ? - will it loosen up using stiff cord ?

[@M3gaDom]

I feel like a clove hitch is actually better because it is stronger than the girth hitch.

[@johnrobertson7583]

It may put pressure onto the rope where it crosses the loops...looks to me like this hitch spreads the strain out.

[@Texan1048]

Constrictor knot ftw

[@martinpecheur8506]

Rob Stone he didnt make à proper clove hitch.

[@johnrobertson7583]

He wasnt trying to make a clove hitch for his demo....did you see the title which included the name of the knot?

[@c9rm3n]

Thank you, I've been hammock camping for years, but just bought carabiners to make the job of setting up and taking down the hammock much faster. Does the type of rope matter with this? ie, will this knot greatly reduce the capacity of a 1600lb Amsteel-blue?

[@cancelhandles]

Take this with a grain of salt, but there shouldn't be any knot as far as I know which degrades the material strength. Also.. for a hammock, unless you're setting weight records, shouldn't matter anyway.

[@ciarangale4738]

Any knot is going to reduce the strength of your rope. a knot introduces a point where there are stresses on the rope beyond the simple tension on it. however, most knots shouldnt be by so much that a 1600 pound (around 800 kg, right?) rope is going to give you cause for concern

[@mrdavidurquhart]

You explain really well - great video

[@joeherbert3590]

Very nice!

[@Bill-YellowDogWelding]

Thank you! Will be using this with some hammock gear this summer. Always liked the ease of the first knot but didn't like that it had movement. Now I know how to fix that! ATB, Bill

[@jakeblanton6853]

What about a "cat's paw" knot? From the testing that I've seen on another channel, it appears that a good quality sewn eye is stronger than any of the various knots or splices.

[@caracaes]

takes longer to set up but I guess it is ok too.

[@jdc31947]

Is the carabiner that you are using made of stainless steel, or an aluminum alloy? I am having trouble finding stainless steel carabiners. Even though they are heavier, I prefer them.

[@kivaswander5537]

jdc31947 wesspur has lots of steel carabiners, they are definitely not worth the extra weight though, unless your rigging thousands of pounds. Get a double or triple locking model

[@hansyoutube2678]

Well, from what I learnt I think you potentially reduce the breaking load by using a knot. In this case I think most cross-loaded karabiners will have a higher breaking load then a knotet prusik-sling, so think its safer not ot knot here. Also when using a friction know you increase the chance of the knot grasping to the opening mechanism of the carabiner and opening it. Interesting knot you*re showing and the discussion is legit! Nevertheless I have a different position here. Cheers

[@johnliungman1333]

Its a pretty knot. But in 25 years of climbing I have never needed it or seen it used. Probably because prussiks are generally used for body-weight only, and are always backed up. So the problem of cross loading the does nor really exist in normal climbing.

[@BushCampingTools]

Yeah i was thinking similar (LOL-just add another 20 plus year to your 25 years; OMG am I that old??) but seriously, It was interesting to see the test results of static loading from "how not to high line" on girth hitches etc. But yeah I too have never ever used this knot for climbing with prusik knots- although I have only used ascenders because the climbing has never been over 800ft so no suer concerned with weight and or the use of ascenders in srt caving. Bt it is cool knot i will now take on board and remember.

[@Luke-is9ov]

Enough said. Wnt waste my time.

[@DefinitelyNotTwitter]

Surely even cross loaded on the gate the carabiner is more than strong enough for any reasonable load applied to the prusik. Or am I just not being imaginative enough?

[@stokes771]

I don't know about the second knot but one of the problems with the girth hitch, at least in rope rescue, is that at the hitch a considerable amount of stress is placed on the rope potentially causing failure under high load situations like using it as a belay of a system. As single person climbing it may not be a problem but for anchoring systems it may be better to avoid.

[@Fiumara2A]

Vraiment excellent. Bravo

[@LuenWarneke]

Just use a clove hitch. Easier and can do it one-handed. Just like the bull hitch, the clove hitch is secure once it's been loaded.

[@Srealdan]

Well the bull hitch is better cos the clove hitch is the weakest out of all of them

[@LukePighetti]

@@Srealdan Weak how? What's the safety factor with the clove hitch tie in point with a typical climbing line?

[@robertbrunston5406]

Very good thanks.

[@jerryswitzer5097]

Really handy

[@eliudmartinez7897]

nice, does the clove hitch is not better in this case?

[@joaquinvalera2847]

great channel and efficient presentation thank you so much please make more..

[@escaladaseguraamimanera3621]

gracias por el video. un nudo muy practico y seguro

[@casperjonathan]

PLEASE do NOT use the second knot shown in this video. I haven't figured out if the same goes for the "best" know shown in the end, however the second knot ( 1:06 ) has potential of coming undone and escape the carabiner. If you are sitting with you rope and carabiner try to slide the "singe" of the knot over the carabiner and you'll see what I mean.

[@steamingspud]

Bro, if you've got something else clipped into the carabiner, it's not coming off. That only applies if you're storing the carabiners on your kit with girth hitches, which is more work than it's worth since you could just, y'know, clip them onto stuff. This is to prevent loading your carabiner in a direction that could break it. If your carabiner is loaded, you have two closed loops on it, which blocks the locking bar from passing over the hardware. You're right, it's called a hitch not a knot for a reason, but it's perfectly fine for this use. To get over complicated, the girth hitch is a middle ground between all three of these options when it comes to strength in tension and shock. If the load is constant, no knot or hitch should be used as each knot creates a stress point on the rope. If you're just climbing, both the girth and bull hitches are perfectly satisfactory as long as your hardware and rope have enough strength to take a fall with a reliable safety factor.

[@jemkowhanganui7749]

Casper Jonathan is

[@seanhebner2509]

@@steamingspud If it comes off the carabiner and you're using the prusik for body weight, best case scenario it's going to transfer all weight to the other sling, bypassing your carabiner and possibly damaging your slings with friction or sliding to a point beyond your control. Why on earth would you want to tie a knot that can catastrophically fail if it twists in the wrong way when just clipping the prusik directly is safer?

[@seanhebner2509]

The third knot can do the same thing, it just needs to fold once, allow the twist to pass out of the knot, and you're left with knot number two again.

[@painmono2478]

Useful and easy

[@johngo6283]

That's a good tip, thanks for posting it.

[@wuzihuzi]

The problem I see with this is if you don't get the strands even when you're hanging off a rope, though it's probably an easy fix and the prusik rope itself is pretty strong hey? So would that be an issue?

[@WhiteRaven798]

It would b nice if gave a demonstration of short rappel down a wall with it

[@WhiteRaven798]

But you do a great job though.

[@appak001]

Another advantage is that it makes the prussic more drop proof as a larks foot could unloop (un-“ring hitch”) itself if left dangling. My preference though is to use a pile hitch. It’s completely drop proof, quicker to tie and i IMAGINE has better loading characteristics.k x

[@jimjr4432]

I think that a rope attached to another rope or an object is called a hitch. Love the Prusik construction!!!

[@marcchrys]

Most climbers use a clove hitch. pretty secure and quicker to tie and adjust (not sure the Bull Hitch is very adjustable)

[@adamabusalah8990]

that was well explained . Thanks

[@jacksonmillikan749]

With non-dynamic rope you double the strength with your two loops. Thank you...Mplsfire

[@aslanbosnakoglu8240]

wow. amazing

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[@chrisjokinen217]

Nice knot, and definitely has its uses but not really necessary for a prusik. The adverage minor axis strength of a carabiner is 10Kn, the adverage breaking strength of a prusik knot made from 6mm nylon is 10.5Kn. There is minimal strength gain, and I can't imagine what someone would have to do to achieve those forces on a prusik. I'd much prefer just clip that loop and achieve the task quickly and simply

[@FT4Freedom]

Yep. Clove hitch is my choice. It's a darn tight hitch. Grabs that carabiner like a mother and is much safer than the bull hitch as it's not slicing it's own neck.

[@NotQuiteFirst]

"I like you all" what an unusual thing to say at the end. But thanks :)

[@TomCastellani]

I appreciate you.

[@mickyr171]

KZbin was "Unusual" in the beginning lol

[@nils5471]

"you are acceptable"

[@JDye-youtube]

I like that a lot, except how do you build the prusik with the fisherman’s knot on the other end?

[@marcusp863]

Is there a reason you couldn't use a clove hitch in this application?

[@jacksbackable]

It’d be a bitch to undo.....! 🤨

[@MrShysterme]

There's a much easier way to tie this on a short line. Make a girth hitch and then pull slack in the part of the rope crossing the doubled line (the base of your two ears) and twist it 180 degrees to form a loop then fold that loop over and pull the far end of the rope through. It's a just a girth hitch with a twist and is not backpack and jacket makers put zipper pulls on so they don't fall off. It's easy to see this if you tie it as shown and then leave it on the carabiner and figure out how to untie it in that state.

[@luis.borges]

just use the clove hitch!! in the mountains KISS is very important: you've been climbing all day ,you are very tired, you're hands are hurting, maybe a storm is aproaching and you just want to get the down as fast as possible is not the best moment to try a new fancy hitch, just stick to the ones you know to tie with your eyes closed like the clove hitch.

[@Srealdan]

That's for people that are lazy and dont want to learn new knots its better if you know more

[@luis.borges]

@@Srealdan not really, the clove hitch is the one used by all climbers, mountain guides, rescuers, etc. Is not about being lazy is about not complicating was is simple and works

[@Srealdan]

@@luis.borges Well if it works it works

[@johnliungman1333]

Or just don’t tie it at all! This knot adds no value and eats up cord and time.

[@robinburkey2466]

thank you very much! easy to do and remember

[@ricochetrabbit4618]

Really nice, thanks!

[@georgefor28]

If you cut one of the strands the knot still holds?

[@mrknox7860]

Thank you .

[@markwilson3941]

When the Prof says “ I think that this is the BEST way” , ya better believe it ! 🤓

[@refaiabdeen5943]

Cheers Mate!

[@vibefrequencyable]

Whats it used for?

[@pakpukik]

How much prussik-strength does this girth hitch reduce from the original cord's KN??

[@WhyKnot]

Results in any knot's strength varies. There are too many variables. How the knot is dressed, how tightly it is set, what rope is used. You can assume that any knot reduces the rope's strength by 50%. Ultimately it does not matter. If you are worried about knot strength you are by far overloading your rigging. Choose stronger rope.

[@jyrimanty5078]

One of those videos that are just made in lack of real outdoor experience. In any case the rope will break before the carabiner. "Choose stronger rope" is funny comment. Considering the carabiner cross loading break strength is typically 7-9kN that would require 14-19kN rope, since the knot will reduce roughly 50% of the rope strength. To get that strength class rope it would require typically a 8-9mm rope. And to use 8-9mm rope as a prusik loop is typically too big for that purpose. It would also be quite hard to bend 9mm rope around carabiner as the knot requires. But nice looking knot. I like you all.

[@tstahler5420]

I wish KZbin was around when I was a BM striker. Endless hours of sitting around with a line and a BM 3&2, could've been avoided. LOL

[@bulwinkle]

The first knot is also known as the cow hitch, or the lark's head.

[@johnrobertson7583]

We call it girth hitch

[@garyfoale3707]

I thought it was a Larks Head.

[@ynotjf]

Knots reduce rope strength, especially at tight bends. One would have to determine the weak link between reduced rope strength and carabiner side load. Nice looking knot though..

[@evilmogwai442]

Another good use would be on extended QuickDraws

[@Astilath]

Until you fall on it from just around the next bit of gear and you have so little rope in the system that there is no stretch/shock absorbtion. It basically radically increases fall factor and your gear pops. If you're worried about your draw crossloading in a fall then use a slipknot that will pop open when loaded or an elastic band that will break. 😊 The slipknots are easy to tie one handed and work really well. Thats my favoured approach. They even absorb a tiny bit of energy when they pop. 😁

[@Vivianoblivian]

Great but how do you tie one into a closed hole?

[@vvogt4252]

very nice

[@mauricelamain1978]

thanks well explained!

[@davegillett7135]

I just tried this with my 8mm prussik loop and the rope was too thick to cinch to the karabiner. Tree surgeons used to climb on spliced 3-strand 12mm nylon ptussik loops just clipping into the karabiner. I'm not saying this is good or bad. It's how it was done. It was a bugger in the wet.

[@jakeblanton6853]

And there were people who used 3/4" manila rope if you go back a bit... Which has about the same weight rating as 3/8" double braided nylon rope... But with 300 ft of it being 44 lbs vs 11.1 lbs for 3/8" double braided nylon rope, I suspect that most people would rather be lugging the nylon rope around... :) www.e-rigging.com/Rope_c_3883.html Apparently, the tree trimming guys often use the synthetic manila rope. At least that is what it looked like when I last say one of those tree trimming companies working on trees that were encroaching on the power lines...

[@davegillett7135]

@@jakeblanton6853 most climbers use 50m ropes, or they did until recently. That's about 165'. I switched to polyester from nylon very early in my climbing career because I couldn't see the point in fighting the stretch in the rope. It was marginally heavier but didn't wear out as quickly.

[@michelelusini2074]

very good !

[@timothyjsullivan]

I use in line clove hitch

[@ksk5517]

Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like this knot doesn't work well with thicker ropes.

[@shreshthmohan]

Why not simply use a clove hitch instead?

Exactly my idea. But I never see that someone use it for prusik

[@xusmico187]

ok so what use is it?