What are your go-to knots?

[sircantaloupe]

Nearly everyone uses paracord, or some kind of rope on a regular basis. You pay attention to the breaking strength and general condition of your rope. But have you invested a little time in learning strong, secure knots to tie in it?

Here are my favorite knots.

Hitch: clove or adjustable grip hitch
Loop: Double Dragon
Bend: Zepplin or double fisherman's

I got a little knot enthusiast in me and I find it gets along just fine with the knife enthusiast in me. So what knots do you all favor?

 

[wolfenhawk]

I've got a little knot enthusiast in me to but I keep forgetting in the field. lol Yes, I know I need to spend more time studying and using them. I simple knot I use alot for tying paracord together though is the true lovers or fishermans knot. It may be the double fisherman you mentioned. This is a great subject though and something I wish more people brought up given how useful different knots are in a wilderness and survival situation.

 

[onebagnomad]

Hard to pick just one, so I won't :

Hitch: Highwayman's hitch (for ultra short-term, light use only), round turn & 2 half hitches, trucker's hitch
Loop: Almost always go for for a bowline, double bowline, or running bowline. Always secured with a double overhand.
Bend: Hunter's bend
Misc: Canadian jam knot, constrictor knot

I love this thread already, seen several knots that I'm not familiar with and gives me an excuse to play.

 

[rt014]

bow line
tautline hitch
constrictor knot

 

[fujita yuji]

clove hitch, figure eight(both loop and bend), double fisherman

 

[seth]

u know..i hate to say it, but i grew up working school vacations on a fishing boat, then continued to work on the boat for a couple years after graduation, i can tie just about any knot i need with my eyes closed, but never took the time to learn the names.. when i was 14 we had a net rope pop, i could see the end of it 40 feet down, jumped overboard with another piece of rope, tied it off, when i got back, the captain asked me what knot i used, the only answer i could give him honestly was, one that will work.

i think i'll learn some names.. i know the basics already, the hitches, bowlines, constrictors, figure 8's, fishermens knots.. i used to be able to splice like a pro.

 

[pilote]

u know..i hate to say it, but i grew up working school vacations on a fishing boat, then continued to work on the boat for a couple years after graduation, i can tie just about any knot i need with my eyes closed, but never took the time to learn the names.. when i was 14 we had a net rope pop, i could see the end of it 40 feet down, jumped overboard with another piece of rope, tied it off, when i got back, the captain asked me what knot i used, the only answer i could give him honestly was, one that will work.

i think i'll learn some names.. i know the basics already, the hitches, bowlines, constrictors, figure 8's, fishermens knots.. i used to be able to splice like a pro.

i envy you; i've always wanted to be a knot tying genius and tie those really complicated knots and lashings but i'm lucky to remember the basic hitches...and i stilll can't splice rope; my 84 yr old dad (retired navy) still can do rope splicing...

 

[The Government]

For the bow line I really like what I learned as the "Eskimo bow line"
also the bowline in the bite -that is what its called right?

zepplin knot
circus hitch
figure eight varieties
I dont know the names of the rest...

I love knots. There are probably some good ones that aren't even invented yet... Is there a knot forum?

 

[Eyegor]

... and forgotten most after I stopped going down to the sea. My go-to list are the ones I originally learned in the good ol' BSA.

square (reef) knot
two half hitches
taut-line hitch
clove hitch
bowline (couple variations of)
timber hitch
figure 8 (several variatons of)

Not truly useful, but I love playing with the sheepshank type knots as well.

 

[Shotgun]

Double fisherman's and truckers hitch are the ones I use most. Every once and again I have the need to tie webbing together so I use a water knot. Funny that a lot of people think some knots are a must, like the bowline, and then other people like me don't even use it. Like choppers and saws I guess.

 

[Bigdumplings]

bow line
clove hitch
square
bow - for shoes

 

[K Williams]

Two half-hitches
Clove hitch
Bowline
Running bowline
Figure eight
Sheet(...and Double sheet) bend
Square knot
Timber hitch

There're more, but the ones above are used a lot.

 

[Joezilla]

I'm a big fan of the taugh line hitch and the siberian hitch.

 

[pitdog]

I'm a big fan of the taugh line hitch and the siberian hitch.

I got the Siberian Hitch off really well and have forgotten how to do it again now, gonna have to learn that one again !!!!

 

[FlaMtnBkr]

So far I have been able to do most anything with:

Clove hitch
Half hitch
Bowline
Some type of fisherman knot for tying on fishing tackle, not sure of name

I taught myself the noose one Halloween. Never had seen it before and was surprised I did it right when I finally looked it up although there are not too many ways to accomplish it.

I do like tying a good knot but have never felt the need to learn more. Maybe I will borrow one of my dad's knot tying books and learn some more.

 

[Bumppo]

Zeppelin Knot, because "Sheet bends suck" -I read that somewhere, not my line, and the
locking hitch because that is my favorite paracord knot to use when i hoist food bags into the trees or need a clothes line.

 

[dipbait]

Clove hitch
bowline
figure 8 on a bite

 

[Darteres]

Probably 90% of the time, I use a square knot or a taunt-line hitch. I do need to brush up on some others though...

 

[K Williams]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIdsTZTUl6E&feature=fvw

 

[coote]

I use a variety of knots. One I didn't see mention of in the first posts is a slipped buntline hitch. It holds well, and if you tie it correctly it virtually disappears when you pull the tag end to untie it. (I often think of Doc when I think of this knot. I think he was the one who brought it to my attention, then later I thought I'd invented it :foot: ).

Here it is: