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Kahlil Gibran

11-25-2007 03:45 PM

GIM Knots for Survival

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In the Abseiling Thread it soon became obvious just how essential rope and tying knots is for basic Survival Preps:

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Damoc's Website

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Animated Knot Tying

During the Winter when stuck indoors you can practice using any rope found around the house.

:wavey: Maddie provided that link to the animated knot tying website

Kahlil Gibran

11-25-2007 03:56 PM

Re: GIM Knots for Survival

Climbing Trees link by Maddie.

Instructions for Climbing on Prusik Knots link by Maddie.

Friction Knots link by Maddie.

Jack London

11-25-2007 04:03 PM

Re: GIM Knots for Survival

The trucker's hitch is a knot no self-respecting sailor would use. When you put a heavy strain on it, it will jamb. Better to use the bellyband knot. It is in the same family as the bowline and will not jamb under strain.

Silver Bullet

11-25-2007 04:37 PM

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Canadian-guerilla

11-25-2007 05:21 PM

Re: GIM Knots for Survival

be careful about saying the " N " word

Noose is a bad word

Anty Ep

11-25-2007 09:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by naccarato (Post 845287)

http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_01_img0083.jpg

Thanks KG, I got this type of survival knot perfected. Just in case anyone gets any funny ideas ITSHTF.

I learned that one in Boy Scouts. LOL shit ya knot!

Outsider Trading

11-26-2007 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Anty Ep (Post 845582)

I learned that one in Boy Scouts. LOL shit ya knot!

LOL, same here!

We old scouts should come in handy when TSHTF. :bear_w00t:

The new scouts??? FORGET THEM!

Outsider Trading

11-26-2007 05:28 AM

Re: GIM Knots for Survival

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Originally Posted by Canadian-guerilla (Post 845346)

be careful about saying the " N " word

Noose is a bad word

UNFREAKINGBELIEVABLE! :banghead:

The first SHTF nooses should go on the edJEWEDcators!

damoc

12-22-2007 11:10 AM

Re: GIM Knots for Survival

Thought this was a pretty cool website and applicable here i guess they sell
a standalone version that you can download to your computer.

http://www.animatedknots.com/

macrohard

12-22-2007 05:10 PM

Re: GIM Knots for Survival

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kahlil Gibran (Post 845265)

During the Winter when stuck indoors you can practice using any rope found around the house.

That's exactly what I've been doing the last couple of weeks! (Among other things :D).

Kahlil Gibran

12-22-2007 07:51 PM

Re: GIM Knots for Survival

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Originally Posted by macrohard (Post 886797)

That's exactly what I've been doing the last couple of weeks! (Among other things :D).

Since we mentioned the Boy Scouts here let's not also mention bondage.

:haha:

shades2

12-23-2007 06:44 AM

Re: GIM Knots for Survival

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Originally Posted by Jack London (Post 845286)

It's actually ok for the weight of an average person, I have used it while abseiling, it is quick to do. For other purposes, probably not so.

Maddie

12-23-2007 07:08 AM

Re: GIM Knots for Survival

You can (and I have) rappel on a timber hitch. No knot at all.

Seriously, even if you're pretty sure you remembered what the rabbit did after he came out of the hole and went around the tree, wrapping your rope around the tree a few times before tying your knot takes the tension/load completely off the knot so it's easy to untie after the rope has been loaded. It's also a good safety backup for the knot and healthier for the tree. Unless it's a really short drop, I always wrap the rope around the tree a couple of times before tying a knot.

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