ZIP TIE Knots

[@kaybee5150]

Being and ex sailor I have always loved learning new knots and bends and hitches. These hitches are brilliant, especially the one done in the orange rope/twine. It always amazes me how the old salts and these 'modern' knots and hitches are thought of and designed. Thank for showing these.

[@patrickthomas6985]

As a former boy scout, i couldn't agree more!

[@ri-jm5tn]

Very useful knots, thanks!

[@Dookie_burner]

My favorite channel for knots. Dude rocks

[@viniciussouza6316]

Dude knots*

[@samhiatt]

"Dude Rock" There's a good name for it.

[@zenicoz]

Got addicted to knots thanks to him 😂

[@numbthumbhero8529]

Lmao not going to lie i started to rage when you did the tag trimming gag. You got me!

[@elgoogsucks9005]

I dont understand, if you dont use a zip tie, how do you cut the next guy?!?

[@nicknauj124]

Exactly

[@GooogleGoglee]

😂 lol

[@angryginger791]

Problem is, I'm usually the first guy AND the next guy.

[@TesserId]

I still favor they style used in cable lacing, used widely in telephone central offices. It's simpler and more secure, and it can be slipped so that it can be undone. It involves a single lark's head and is secured with a single over hand of the two remaining ends (like when tying shoe laces). The overhand is the thing that can be slipped. And, when you crank down on that over hand, you can get the bundle much, much tighter. This something I use quite often. It's been my go-to knot for bundling ever since I learned it.

[@breauxp]

Please share video of this👍🏻

[@TesserId]

@@breauxp I've been thinking about it. But, you'll note that there are no vids on my channel with my voice, as recordings of my own voice irritate me to no end. Maybe I can get somebody to do a voice over for me. Thanks for the request.

[@TesserId]

For what it's worth, here's the basic form, except that it doesn't include the overhand knot, which is not needed for what he's doing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5qyXqWErruhnbcsi=yUX6Qe_HP3qJOWiT&t=28 It's at 44 seconds that you can see him cinch it down by pulling on the two ends. That's the point at which you'd do the overhand knot (like tying your shoelace) if you wanted it to be a standalone knot. Note that when you do an overhand knot, you can really cinch down the knot hard. Do not do this on human flesh. If you want it temporary, slip the overhand knot. PSA: none of this is approved for use in aircraft (or space craft).

[@workinprogress5431]

I was about to comment how I like using a double larks head for this sort of thing, and it does have its place, but you just taught me a very handy variant better suited for it. I never knew it was used like that for so long, thanks!

[@TesserId]

@@workinprogress5431 Thanks, I was taught by someone who does this day in and day out. There are so may variations, and they know them all (or so it seems).

[@tmplblck]

Rope is hardware. Knots are software.

[@kilebeeman4188]

🤔This is possibly the most technical explanation of a least technical solution I've ever seen🫠thats my face melting, well done👏 i applaud your efforts here.😎

[@baphnie]

I’m gonna be thinking about this for a while.

[@GooogleGoglee]

Best definition ever! ❤ 👍🏻👋🏻

[@-_.._._--_.-.-_-_-_-...-.-]

The singularity thanks you for the elegance of your c9ding

[@user-4e4b3a]

最高の表現

[@KeepItSwift]

Thanks for your vids, much appreciated! I was looking for other quick ties apart from the Woodland zip tie and soft shackles. The first zip tie is literally the Cat's paw. An ancient hitch commonly used to tie around a loading hook to hold heavy loads. Here, we just using oversized loops, of the size of the object. We can use the normal method if there is open access and just loop over the objects to zip tie. Otherwise, your method is literally using a Prussik, which can also be tied in several different ways. The other locking system, Venus Fly Trap, yep ok nice one, let's name it that.

[@johnguilfoyle3073]

Another tip: if you're transporting items in bags and cases, load them so the open end is down. That way dust, dirt, and rain will not get into the bag.

[@wilmot0]

These knots are genius! Especially the orange quick release 👍

[@Nurpie]

if you write the time of the video, it automatically converts into a clickable text

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

Canadian Jam Knot also works really well. You can cut and melt the ends to make it "permanent," but you can also leave the ends as is so that you can loosen and tighten as you wish.

[@SuperD37]

Cool knots. I use a spin-off from a knot First Class Amateur presented a while back, the Auto-Locking Trucker's Hitch. Difference is, I start with a fixed loop in the end of the cordage, loop in the working end to auto-lock, tighten then put in an over hand or slipped overhand to keep it from pulling back through. Works for me and is easy to retain since I use the auto-locking hitch all the time following his video.

[@rinzler9775]

You can tell this guy is serious about paracord when he has the large rolls mounted and ready to go

[@Rood67]

That was a lot of effort, and changing directions to finally get that to come free at the end. A few of these running down should prevent this from being possible in most circumstances. *Fantastic video as always*

[@gud2go50]

Wow, now I don’t have to use the Canadian Jam knot all the time!😅 Thank you for showing these knots. You are my favorite knot channel.😊

[@xionix4]

Canadian Jam knot is simpler. What's the advantage here?

[@OZStuOZ]

I was thinking the same as @xionix4 I actually tried this knot out the other day to find some benefits, but Canadian Jam knot uses less cord, much simpler & quick release is much easier... Wouldn't mind someone's input as to why they think this is easier, genuinely asking 😊

[@magicshon]

Thanks for the tip. I used a truckers hitch for all of this until now, which is probably just as difficult to setup if not more and leaves a loop when undone... But it can get very tight, tighter than the knot in this video i think. Need to test these all out and remember at least one now... EDIT: The first one in this video is simple fast but needs two loops around the object. The second one is also simple but it needs even more than two loops around the object and its very difficult to size it up. It seems to have no advantages over the first one except that it comes undone instantly from the object but i didnt find the first one to be difficult to undo at all. The canadian jam knot i found to be basically a slip knot and it sadly suffers from all its issues too. Its only needs a single loop which is great but it does not hold itself tight, if what youre tying expands it will open/slip and the stopper only helps a little. I would not trust it. Whats worse is that while the stopper is easy to undo, the slip knot will still remain so it doesnt open that easily if its really tight. The truckers hitch is still the best as it only needs one loop and some and (with one extra passthrough) holds itself tight instantly after tightening and does not come loose until you want it to and then the object comes loose instantly if you need it. It has all the edvantages it needs for this application. I hate that it leaves a knot behind when undone though. Perhaps there are even better knots out there.

[@xionix4]

@@magicshon I'm not sure what you mean about the jam knot. I've had no issues with it and trust it completely. It can be difficult to tie the second stopper knot close enough, but there's a trick for that (passing the line under so it's tied around the line forming the loop). If you tie it that way, it literally cannot loosen, only break, but that's a cordage issue, not the knot itself. Check out corporals corner and coalcracker's videos on it. Edit: the modified trucker's hitch and the modified jam or arbor knot are the only two knots I need for making anything as tight as I want and keeping it that way. And the jam knot is about as simple as it gets.

[@xionix4]

@@magicshon you said the trucker's leaves a knot behind? I use a slip knot most of the time for the pulley loop, so it snaps right out with a pull after untying most of the time. For situations where it'll be extremely tight, I'll use a directional figure eight for the pulley (animated knots by grog has a good example). It's easy enough to untie no matter how tight it gets (figure eight variants don't bind, and are well known for their trustworthiness).

[@phillipstivi3947]

FIRST CLASS AMATEUR thank-you for very interesting and undoubtedly useful knot!

[@mitchellquinn]

My 13 year old son is going to absolutely love learning this knot! 🤣

[@kingskafa]

Nice. I like that one. Its more secure than the bedroll zip tie version

[@lmaoroflcopter]

That first knot was awesome! Okay will be using that one everywhere.

[@WillN2Go1]

Terrific knot video. Great knots. New to me. Well shot, well lit, easy to follow. You shoot from your POV which is the angle we'll be looking when we try these knots. You move efficiently, you never 'block' any key moments. (I've seen a lot of knot tying videos. So many are just disasters. The worst is when they spend the first half of the video showing all the ways you should never tie the knot. Or they shoot from a bad angle and all was see is their hands. The worst is they yammer on belaboring some point while their hands do nothing, then they zip through the critical move so fast no one can follow it. ) And yes, I carry a marlin spike -- when I'm on board. Invariably I'm the only sailor on board who's got a knife and marlin spike. Always handy. But then I was the only one on board who brought paracord, carabiners, extra rope, and aluminum coat hangers from a Vietnamese laundry service and many other bits and bobs. We used it all. (Carabiners aren't ideal in salt conditions... but they are so useful, strong and inexpensive they're great to have. They don't deteriorate in salt conditions, the gates just get a bit stiff. Dry lube spray.) The way to learn knots is to tie them multiple times right now. Then again in a couple of hours. Each practice session should last until you've tied it automatically a couple of times. (Don't close the video, you'll probably watch parts of it again.) Then try the knot again tomorrow several times until it's automatic. Then later in the day... then maybe skip a day, if you're still good. Skip a week. Even if you've got it automatic, still practice occasionally. And get the bits of hardware or stuff needed to practice rolling hitches, cleat hitches, etc.... a pipe, a larger piece of rope, a ring. I sailed every day for three months, docked in dozens of places. At the end my cleat hitch was still not quite.... The reason? I needed a cleat to practice on. So I bought a cheap plastic one, screwed it to a board. It's around here someplace. The real lesson is you won't get fully automatic with your knots using them, you have to practice. I've sailed with a lot of sailors with a lot more experience. My knots are better because I practice. An immediate, correct and automatic bowline is essential on a boat.

[@damocsell]

I like it a lot this has so many uses. This was probably a similar knot to what I have seen in early electronics/valve radio systems to hold the harnesses together.

[@bantri256]

The Blake Hitch, runs only in one direction too so it works as a zip tie with the difference of using, one cord for the loop.

[@guyh.4553]

COOL KNOTS! Thanks for showing how to tie these.

[@TheSilmarallion]

On round objects you can use the constrictor knot if you not going to untie it. Or add a bight into the knot.

[@reinaldoht7365]

The best knot I've learned this year ! Tks guy !

[@foxtrot35]

While serving in Navy, Knots weren't emphasized, but use to carry a Knots cheat sheet and small rope to practice. knot tying. KZbin has rekindled knot tying interest. Glad I kept my Camillus Marlin Spike and Electrician Knife. Thank you BTW, rope my be more $ than zip ties, still good to know knots, keeps brain plyable

[@TheBearEssentials]

Such a great video! Thanks for sharing this brother!! 🫡

[@cospittner3526]

This is a brilliant knot!!! Thank you so much for sharing all your innovations!

[@lakevna]

AV guys with a more permanent application should look into the historic telecom art of "cable lacing". This is performing a series of hitches along a bundle of cables to hold them together which can also secure them to a rack and allow cables exit at various points to make a wiring loom. A single point is done using a clove hitch, backed with a reef knot. Clifford Ashley would call the same process "stopping" a sail or flag, (encircling one dimension, where lashing encircles in both). Several slide and grip knots also serve well as zipties, some need to be turned "inside out" to grip in the right direction. Im personally partial to Blake's hitch.

[@bentfishbowl3945]

I think I've seen those while repairing old amplifiers!

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

If you're making something permanent, zip ties are not a bad thing, and lacing takes more effort and planning. Problem is when people use zip ties (badly) on something that needs to be taken down quickly not long after...

[@cheetoman23]

@@SierraSierraFoxtrot Zip ties cause a problem when any amount of movement or vibrations are involved. They tend to cut through what they are holding. This is common on bicycle brake cable housings attached to frame with zip ties.

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

@@cheetoman23 Good point. I've never any done on stuff that moves but I'll keep that in mind. OFC where there are vibrations, knots might also come loose...

[@adrianscarlett]

​@SierraSierraFoxtrot cable lacing cord is waxed. It can handle vibration, and its submersion, chemical, oil, and uv resistant. It's far cheaper than cable ties as well.

[@zecuse]

I don't remember if this has been done on the channel before, but you can do a similar thing with a cow hitch, which the first hitch looks similar to but with an extra loop. 1. Make the cow hitch with your fingers like normal. A bull hitch can also work and holds itself better as well. 2. Send the ends around the object. 3. Send each end through either side of the loops of the hitch. 4. Pull the ends tight. 5. Optionally add a square knot if you absolutely don't want it to come undone.

[@kryptoknight69]

Constrictor knot with or without quick release works 💪 too

[@ClockCutter]

Easier to tie as well, especially since it should already be in every knot tiers repertoire.

[@renaissance2005]

Canadian Jam works just fine. And Constrictor too.

[@Alienshark]

Man, I like the 2nd knot. Will add to my arsenal

[@tridsonline]

👍 Interesting, thanks! Looking forward to trying these out. Meantime, my favourite ziptie knot is the one i use to contain bundles that want to expand (like sticks, stacks of newspapers, blankets, etc) .. and it has the bonus of a quick adjust: it's a mini noose, with just 2 or three full turns, and it can be tied with one hand while the other is holding the bundle. The knot itself doesn't have to be very tight, but it grips like death as you zip it closed by pulling on the standing end. And the magic of quick adjustment lies in the tag end of the knot - pull the tag and the knot unzips while remaining intact (hence quick adjust, not quick release). Better than any plastic ziptie 👌 💡 But wait there's more! If necessary, it can be secured like a butchers knot, by throwing a half hitch around the tag end with the standing end. And all of that is why it's my favourite ziptie .. so far.

[@tridsonline]

💡 Another feature of this knot, when used on garden twine to secure pruning offcuts, for example .. is that there is minimal wastage. Because as you're pulling on the standing end to zip it closed, you're freeing up unused twine. So any wastage is on the tag end, which is under your control as you form the knot up front.

[@ludwighoernlein3919]

Very cool knots on the best knot channel👍🏻 But just a suggestion: I always use a larks foot for rope zip ties and feed the ends through because you can pull as much tension as you want without holding against the way you are pulling. And if you secure it with a square knot or anything else it will never get loose.

[@Auctor137]

Thats impressive! Newer saw this one, I'm definitly gonna use that knot!

[@armwrestling_nerd]

Looks like a Split prusik knot, I use similar but instead of one end in each coil I keep the coils together and feed the ends to the side. Also using rolling hitch as a ziptie too.

[@New2chem]

:28 I really like the first zip tie holds great an super easy to tie thank you for sharing.

[@pakoroutube]

The new Zip ties have a release tag on them. So you can use again.

[@denisewenke8323]

Poking something through the buckle of the old ones has the same effect.

[@integrii]

Thanks for another great knot!

[@everaldojrs1]

I thought i already know enouth useful knots!

[@dscrive]

I really like the repetition, I'm going to have to start back carrying a bit of cord, I almost understand how to tie those, but practice will assure that.

[@BatmanProject777]

I've found wrapping twice before passing the ends through creates a tighter grip....no slipping !

[@gferriott]

I only have one word for what I just saw, WOW!

[@MVaseghi]

awesome! Another great set of knots I wont remember later when I need it.

[@liveoak4124]

Zip Tie Hitch Genius knot, thanks

[@stephanygates6491]

That zip tie on a bight could be locked on a toggle to make it secure and still easily untied. Awesome knot!

[@almostdarkslide3851]

You teach very well! Thank you.

[@EPeltzer]

That seems like a very very useful knot (first one.) Looks pretty secure but not sure I trust it for road cargo though. I would probably want to secure the ends somehow as a failsafe, you might give a good solution for that. Also I would not cut off the ends so short because then it's not really reuseable.

[@hotflashfoto]

OK, so I decided to check out your stuff for sale and that Marlin Spike was already sold out! Wow, dang it! You have a good teaching style, and you repeat it in several different ways, so I was able to follow it. That alone made me want to subscribe to your channel.

[@First_Class_Amateur]

Sorry about that. I just updated the stock level. Thanks for your support! And thank you for the kind words.

[@paulpower1972]

First class tutorial. Thank you for that. 👍

[@jwm6314]

I like that prusik variant at the top of the video. I use a lot of paracord for various jobs around the farm. Subbed.

[@Medic51491]

I have seen one that uses a Cats Paw, but it didn't have a name either. And as I recall, If you invent it, You name IT!

[@jayprojects9693]

One I've seen uses a cow hitch, called the woodland zip tie. The ends are pulled perpendicular unlike these ones.

[@MabelTyingTuts]

The first knot here is a cat's paw.

[@-kBSplnp]

good video the mickey mouse ears knot can be quick release if instead of pushing the whole end through just push loops - works the same and pull the ends for release

[@the_greck]

Ahhh... nice tip! Works great.

[@richarddaugherty8583]

See if you can look this knot up in the Ashley Book of Knots, widely accepted as THE encyclopedia of knots. If you can't find it, you may be able to submit it under your own name! I do own the Ashley (it's a big book!) and will see if I can find anything like it.

[@Umski]

I need this in my life! Thank you 👍

[@JWoodcock]

Man, there's just nothing like cordage is there? It's one of my major gear addictions 😂

[@imoffthehillma8013]

Outstanding man - thanks for these!

[@PicesDreamer]

Bro was letting his intrusive thoughts roam with that "Cut at an angel so its sharp for the next person."

[@ronnocerman2]

I notice you cut the zip tie at the beginning completely flush. I've found that way can still end up cutting people. The best way I've found is to cut it and leave a small tail, then take that tail in a pair of pliers and twist it about it's axis until it breaks off. It leaves a super short tail inside the head of the zip tie that isn't sharp at all as well!

[@omicron11]

Wow, this is fantastic!

[@darylbarenholtz9378]

Canadian jam knot...easier to tie and never fails...I use it to tie up my pants, and it is the best...totally adjustable and you only have to tie it once in the life of your sweatpants, etc.

[@Matt-wg3yb]

I'd call it a First Class Knot

[@SparlingFiles]

Pro tip for the zip ties, instead of cutting them with the diagonal pliers, use linesmen butted right up to the head of the tie an twist them off. ;)

[@suryanima_chandranima]

The one at :40 and 6:40.. this is very reminiscent of a 'cat's paw'... IMO, the cinching action is the same, but in a loop form ? :-] Perhaps a name incorporating this? A cat-tie? OR, a Kit-tie? A Kitty? Hahah

[@steveballzack1409]

I'd use a buntline hitch or a slipped buntline hitch for easy removal, or if I wanted a permanent solution and I didn't mind pulling both ends I would use a constrictor.

[@BrillPappin]

The first one is like two mini-prusik knots on each strand. Same principle. The second one could be locked by putting the tail through the latch loop.

[@silvermediastudio]

*SLAP* That's not goin' anywhere -sign of a true pro

[@robertandersson2523]

"Now say it" 😂

[@jobobminer8843]

I appreciate the multiple takes with different ropes or chords and in different locations. I think they add an awful to the practicality. Normally, you watch a video once but seeing the repetition in different situations adds quite a bit

[@RujioWR]

finally. this is what I need.

[@shroffvishalp]

Why not use the Canadian Jam Knot here?

[@Raytenecks]

This seems really useful. What if you had a long span that you wanted to tie this multiple times, but didn't want to cut the cord?

[@YManCyberDude]

Or just use a Prusik in the same manner as the 1st knot but pass both working ends together through all 4 lined up coils.

[@FrankP83]

super useful knot! 🎉

[@nicklancaster3190]

Just stumbled onto your channel. Love it, subbed

[@kelisurfs247]

I love this knot! I’m thinking though, zip ties are pretty cheap, so for temporarily attaching something I think I would use a zip tie because rope is expensive. I think if I had a thing that I regularly needed to be tied down I think I would have a designated piece of rope I use all the time. I live on a homestead and I temporarily attach plastic chicken wire around t-posts or rebar for a growing season and then I break it down. The only thing I don’t like is all the plastic.

[@SimonParkerDublin]

Plastic zip ties degrade in sunshine much sooner than rope.

[@raot1188]

Great stuff, man, thanks a lot!

[@JonathanFisherS]

oh neat it's like a double prussick!

[@RobSchwabRandom]

You could call one knot the quick release ziptie and the other knot the Mickey Mouse Ziptie. Just an idea.

[@AnthonyStabler]

I've learned a lot from you. It was nice to have a face to put with the voice. 🖖

[@Johncalonso]

Thank you for sharing!

[@ObeyCamp]

Dude, this is so cool. I have to wonder if you found these knots somewhere just for this video, or if you just sort of invented them from other knots you knew about. Either way, there are few skills that people possess that I feel more envious of, than having a good mental index of useful knots and when they're appropriate. It's such a cool and respectable skill to have, especially in the moment when that need for a good knot arises.

[@bdpgarage]

Really cool knot

[@tripwire4727]

Lol😅 I almost lost my mind at that zip tie cut. Ya got me!

[@-maxx-]

I didn't have audio on at first and literally cringed with that ziptie cut - I almost left the video immediately haha

[@buckcherry2564]

I imagine an auto-locking cow hitch would work fine for hanging cable for a temporary venue where they will not be much/any motion shaking it around. If you have to do a lot of them, it would be faster and use less cord for the same effect. That said, these would be more stable and dont require another knot to "lock" them.

[@halhammond6831]

Still need a name? When you tie the first knot, the result looks like a rattle snake rattle. Perhaps rattlesnake knot? Also, you can increase or decrease the holding power by adding or removing wraps. Very handy, a a great looking knot-thanks!

[@jamesmcgraw4584]

I was about to leave a hate comment about that zip tie cut.

[@frevdaele]

Thank you. Crazy useful.

[@FlewTheCoop]

7:44. I AGREE with the person in the background.

[@Must_not_say_that]

What about using a double constictor with a loop for a slip knot, so that it can be untied? Very tight and secure grip, won't shake loose and yet can be easily untied because using a loop as a slip knot. Still I like your two offerings.

[@shayleighbanks645]

Freaking awesome thank you 😮😊

[@outlanderfrog]

As a fellow stagehand... just tell the guy to tie a clove hitch followed by a bow knot. That holds just fine for cable. Relatively easy to release for the out.

[@deltamico]

Looks similar to Cat's paw hitch. Could you show how they are related?

[@user-hy2ry3if8h]

Very handy.Thanks

[@oscarinacan]

Are you sure that's what the intended use of the knots are?

[@MINe19830522]

Nice plug . . I knew something was up with the box as soon as you mentioned the cardboard box. Nice spikes. I've been making pieces that I keep in my wallet, I like the kind of wallet that doesn't fold the bills. I get 3/16" round stock, stainless, that I'll cut a 6" section of, put that in my drill and against my bench grinder make the last 5/8" into a "bullet" tip. PlastiDip the hand end about 3". I'm starting to get arthritis so it's getting hard to hold and I was thinking about shrink over Paracord whipping. But that's gonna kill it's ability to fit in my wallet as a spline. I need to go back to my drawing board... Or get a Marlin spike and make friction sheath that I can wear horizontally along my belt. I'd better check the legality of that out here in Commiefornia lest I go to prison for the rest of my days due to a victimless (non)crime. Concealed dirk or some nonsense.. the ruling class has traded all our freedoms and rights away for an illusion of safety. Aggravatingly they are hypocrites to the restrictions they put in place, for as I'm almost certain you already know "those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety" I know you're fancy to your sterling novice monicker, but to me you are a fine journeyman.. solid gold pahtnah. Keep teaching those willing to learn

[@jeffmyers7062]

very cool!

[@shonuff4323]

Very cool!!

[@TheHolan]

for ten minutes i am like: WOW, YES. then, after the 10:00 mark i am like: OH NOOOO.