Knots and cord

Temper · May 28, 2005

OK guys list your top five knots, here are mine in no particular order

1: Truckers Dolly
2: Constrictor
3: Icicle Hitch
4: Midshipmans Hitch (A must know for all campers)
5: True Lovers Knot

Halcon · May 28, 2005

1. tautline (midshipman's) hitch... awesome!
2. clove hitch
3. figure 8.... much more secure than a bowline
4. truckers hitch
5. double half hitch

Sidewinder · May 28, 2005

Bowline
square
loop
Hitch (clove or truckers)
prussik

rs422 · May 29, 2005

Bowline
Clove Hitch
Slip Knot
Lark's Head
Sheet Bend

5 is not enough...

http://www.realknots.com/

Temper · May 29, 2005

Damn, I thought I had got this out of my system with the last book I bought. Now I find a site with some very nice lanyard knots and most of my knives have lanyard holes and I have 100' of cord coming from REI! :footinmou

Curses!

balrog · May 29, 2005

Temper said:
Damn, I thought I had got this out of my system with the last book I bought. Now I find a site with some very nice lanyard knots and most of my knives have lanyard holes and I have 100' of cord coming from REI! :footinmou

Curses!

Temper,

Do you have a link for the lanyard info you found?

Thanks!

Temper · May 29, 2005

http://www.chineseknotting.org/

allenC · May 30, 2005

Top 5 favorite knots:

Bowline
Figure 8
Palomar
Clove hitch
Bow (like your shoe laces)

Don Luis · May 30, 2005

Hard to choose just five, I'll pick some that I use a lot, just simple and useful knots, I'll avoid decorative knots, and feel bad for leaving out the figure eight.

Square
Midshipman
Fisherman
Bowline
Clove hitch

Luis