I am in the tree care business where we use this to anchor our lowering device and have found that starting from underneath starting the 5 wraps around the rope does not unravel when loaded, ie; being pulled upwards. Thanks
I’ve hung hammocks with this one! Very simple. Very strong! I pitch my plow-point tent this way. I use 12 feet of #36 cord doubled. I cow hitch/larks head the cord through the tarp grommet.
Thank you Joe. Today I decided to put up a tube tarp I just got on a deck - so would you say to use the timber hitch on one end, and the tautline hitch on the other end? I am knot stupid, and when I wanted to learn tarp shelters, I avoided them by setting them up free-standing. Today I decided it was time to learn some handy knots. I quickly picked up the tautline and the timber hitch from you. You are knot my man, but you are my official knot man lol. Thanks for all you do. Grateful Vermont all-weather camper..
Good video and very well filmed. I wish that when you start your talk that you would turn the background music off though so that we can hear without the distraction of the music. in a busy place like work or a mall or somewhere that we have to use our laptops to be online it helps not to have the extra distractions. keep up the good work.
Best example i have seen of the timber hitch,. I'm sure its the same thing but if you took the working end and went underneath and wrapped as opposed to the top and wrapped if it would work? I dont see why it wouldn't but i think for a ridgeline is use this over a Siberian Hitch or other methods for an anchor point for it's simplicity
I've heard it call a loggers hitch. And what you call the working end I call the bitter end and the other is the running end. But I was probably on the other side of the street at the time.
The timber hitch is great for rappelling, too. Run the long end right back through the loop to create a slip-release. Run'er through until the slip loop fits you as an easy stirrup step, then pull the hitch tight around the anchor (tree, rock, Andre The Giant, etc.) At this point, you should have a timber hitch tight around the tree & a slip loop through the hitch loop. The slip loop is your stirrup, while the tag end is your brake assist. Next, grasp the anchor line (It's the tightening one) with one hand, the brake assist tag line with the other hand, & step into the stirrup. As you descend, you'll allow the brake assist to slip back to your foot, increasing the size of the stirrup. PRO TIP: stop knot the tag end of the timber hitch so it doesn't come out. Also, tie a prusic knot around the anchored portion of the stirrup, & then throw a bowline loop around your chest. Tie your bowline to the prusic as a fall arrest line. Remember to use a carabiner, not rope-to-rope. Also, another prusic on the brake assist line for added control. PRO TIP: practice every knot you study with both feet on solid ground the entire time. Be safe.
What you mentioned as the nice part of the hitch, is what I would consider the worst part. This hitch needs to be held under continuous tension, or consistently redressed. Otherwise it can come undone if loosened enough. Many hitches out there that are just as easy to tie and can’t come undone.
Wow nice, I finally finished up a tough project I found googling Hyezmar’s Woodworking Bible. Nadine got it as well, and she’s also doing great progress.
Thank you for explaining the idea behind the knot, on top of how to tie the knot itself. Cheers 🙂
Very good video. Even I could understand how to tie this knot now.
Best tutorial on CZcams !thanks !
I am in the tree care business where we use this to anchor our lowering device and have found that starting from underneath starting the 5 wraps around the rope does not unravel when loaded, ie; being pulled upwards. Thanks
I’ve hung hammocks with this one! Very simple. Very strong!
I pitch my plow-point tent this way.
I use 12 feet of #36 cord doubled. I cow hitch/larks head the cord through the tarp grommet.
Cracking tutorial, learning this for working on ships, so really come in handy this vid!
Thank you Joe. Today I decided to put up a tube tarp I just got on a deck - so would you say to use the timber hitch on one end, and the tautline hitch on the other end? I am knot stupid, and when I wanted to learn tarp shelters, I avoided them by setting them up free-standing. Today I decided it was time to learn some handy knots. I quickly picked up the tautline and the timber hitch from you. You are knot my man, but you are my official knot man lol. Thanks for all you do. Grateful Vermont all-weather camper..
Yes Cynthia
You are helping me so much
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Best video... I've seen on it yet!
Brilliant. Thanks a lot!
Great tutorial! Thank you😘
Thx. Great tutorial
Nice, very informative! Thank you 🔥
Good video and very well filmed. I wish that when you start your talk that you would turn the background music off though so that we can hear without the distraction of the music. in a busy place like work or a mall or somewhere that we have to use our laptops to be online it helps not to have the extra distractions. keep up the good work.
Nice video i really understand
very useful!!
thanks :) im from Philippines 🇵🇭
Best example i have seen of the timber hitch,. I'm sure its the same thing but if you took the working end and went underneath and wrapped as opposed to the top and wrapped if it would work? I dont see why it wouldn't but i think for a ridgeline is use this over a Siberian Hitch or other methods for an anchor point for it's simplicity
A few knots are worth their weight in gold, Timber hitch is one. Also Zeppelin bend, Truckie's hitch (made collapse-proof), and a few others.
I've heard it call a loggers hitch. And what you call the working end I call the bitter end and the other is the running end. But I was probably on the other side of the street at the time.
This is a tricky knot for some people. But it gets easier as you go... Good tips for how to make it secure!
Good 🙋
amazing tutorial!
thanks
Very clear thanks!
The timber hitch is great for rappelling, too. Run the long end right back through the loop to create a slip-release. Run'er through until the slip loop fits you as an easy stirrup step, then pull the hitch tight around the anchor (tree, rock, Andre The Giant, etc.) At this point, you should have a timber hitch tight around the tree & a slip loop through the hitch loop. The slip loop is your stirrup, while the tag end is your brake assist. Next, grasp the anchor line (It's the tightening one) with one hand, the brake assist tag line with the other hand, & step into the stirrup. As you descend, you'll allow the brake assist to slip back to your foot, increasing the size of the stirrup. PRO TIP: stop knot the tag end of the timber hitch so it doesn't come out. Also, tie a prusic knot around the anchored portion of the stirrup, & then throw a bowline loop around your chest. Tie your bowline to the prusic as a fall arrest line. Remember to use a carabiner, not rope-to-rope. Also, another prusic on the brake assist line for added control. PRO TIP: practice every knot you study with both feet on solid ground the entire time. Be safe.
nice video...lps me so much
What you mentioned as the nice part of the hitch, is what I would consider the worst part. This hitch needs to be held under continuous tension, or consistently redressed. Otherwise it can come undone if loosened enough. Many hitches out there that are just as easy to tie and can’t come undone.
Wow nice, I finally finished up a tough project I found googling Hyezmar’s Woodworking Bible. Nadine got it as well, and she’s also doing great progress.
self explanatory.... thank you!!!!!!
Thaaaaank you! :-)
...800lbs oak here I come
THANK YOU :)
I was using a Bowline & it was difficult to undo after tension,... This is exactly what I was looking for :)
David Lomm a bowline is always easy to undo. Simple trick. Push the bend on top of the standing end and the knot comes undone.
It's a figure eight with multiple turns
Hi! Greeting from Puerto Rico! Would it works if I'm on a tree cutting it down? What I meant is if it not going to slip down.
Es practico!!!!
Another useful knot, thanks :)
Would you recommend this for a tight rope across a canyon?
Perfect for hammock.
nice
great tutorial thanks
Russell FC
Helpful Video.
Oh how weird I just got done in unpackaging the same rope as this video loaded
beautiful!
Legal 😎
Thank You!
cool
Watched this bout 10 times already and I can't do it. I'm going to fail this test at Alabama Power come Tuesday...
thats not a Knot wtf. thumbs down for me
Never said it was. You really are daft.
crap audio