What's your favourite knot ?

[Mikey P]

Butterfly. Elegant & useful.

 

[jackcbr]

I would have to say and only half cynically "any knot I can actually tie, that stays tied" because there is no getting round the fact that I have cognitive disabilities in that respect.

I know what you mean, I'm left handed so all the manuals are backwards to me.

 

[Squidders]

Backed up figure-8 knot... stops me from falling to my doom.

 

[nenook]

uhm lets see

tarp knot
figure 8---------------------
double figure 8 |
italian hitch |
clove hitch climbing
classic prussik |
kleimheist prussik |
french prussic--------------------------

evenk knot
timber hitch
double fishermans and many more as and when needed

and when all is lost ( if you cant tie knots, tie lots) LOL

 

[knifefan]

The first knot I woz ever taught!!!! - The Reef Knot

 

[3bears]

lol the monkey's fist made of paracord I have on my car keys, lol everyone who picks it up always spends a good 5 mins trying to follow it and figure out how its done

 

[shortyman]

Sheepshank as it's a bit different but v useful.
Marlin spike hitch. Use it on my canoe bridle as I hate tying bowlines.
Clove hitch. Just so simple. I wish I'd invented it.
Bow for shoe laces :0)

 

[sam_acw]

The pile hitch is my favourite, so simple and elegant.

 

[zarkwon]

munter hitch - used for lowering and decending as you would with a figure 8

pete

I've nearly been hitched to a munter or two in my time. I've always been partial to the simplicity of the Highwayman's hitch.

 

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

mines a truckie knot dad showed me it ^^

 

[johnboy]

Alpine Butterfly...

[video=youtube;1gZLrPGexZo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gZLrPGexZo[/video]

Choice knot great for tying on in the middle of a rope on glaciated terrain. Which means you're not at the front...

 

[forestwalker]

lol the monkey's fist made of paracord I have on my car keys, lol everyone who picks it up always spends a good 5 mins trying to follow it and figure out how its done

And you tell them "there is no use looking for the ends; you cut them off and threw them away"?

 

[ged]

The Turquoise Turtle. I always do my bootlaces with it.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

The Turquoise Turtle. I always do my bootlaces with it.

Ohh going to try that one

 

[Will Bowden]

The ones I use most often:

Bow for the boots
Round turn and two half hitches, anchor hitch or bowline for one end of the rope and a Truckers hitch for t'other
Alpine butterfly for mid rope loops

Thats seems to cover most things, What I would like to be able to do is something like a highwaymans hitch that can be used for tying a deerhound lurcher outside a shop without him managing to escape and wander up the road peeing over everything...

Will

 

[Highbinder]

One I've picked up from the BcUSA forums, rolling slippery half hitch,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ma8AFpZzyQ&feature=player_embedded#!

Looks like a real useful knot

 

[Will Bowden]

One I've picked up from the BcUSA forums, rolling slippery half hitch,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ma8AFpZzyQ&feature=player_embedded#!

Looks like a real useful knot

Certainly does look usefull, I'm off out to the Land Rover to grab some rope and practice that, Cheers...

Will

 

[mattyuke]

I use the Alpine butterfly, its my fave as its so useful and soquick and easy. But I do like the Highwaymans Hitch for a quick release strong hammock knot.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

That Klemheist knot looks real good, gonna try that out on my hammock ridgeline instead of prussics. Are there any requirements on rope sizings? Will it work well as well on equally sized ropes as different sizings?

You will get slippage with a Klemheist Knot on the hammock, stick to the non-french prussik.

My fav. knot is a fig 8, safe, tightens to absorb energy, easily checked and retains 80% strength of the rope.

Nick

 

[Shambling Shaman]

One I've picked up from the BcUSA forums, rolling slippery half hitch,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ma8AFpZzyQ&feature=player_embedded#!

Looks like a real useful knot

Looks like one to try..