Carabiner Truckers Hitch - Better Explanation - Tension Locking

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  • čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
  • I got a lot of comments on my last video asking why 2 carabiners were needed. Here is more information about it. I got my blue climbing carabiners from REI, but you can also use cheap ones from Lowe's.

Komentáře • 201

  • @jack002tuber
    @jack002tuber Před 2 lety +27

    Ah, I saw you use two carabiners together, now I know WHY. That demonstration with the square steel really shows what's going on. Excellent

  • @MarioDallaRiva
    @MarioDallaRiva Před 2 lety +17

    Oddly satisfying to see the rope holding tension! Thanks again for the great tips.

  • @bragoen
    @bragoen Před rokem +3

    I keep coming back to your videos over and over again. I haven't seen anyone explain what matters in a knot better than you yet.

  • @shultz550
    @shultz550 Před 2 lety +13

    You are 100% the best at explaining and demonstrating knots im so glad I found your channel.. keep the knowledge coming and thank you

  • @kencoleman7762
    @kencoleman7762 Před 2 lety +52

    Your videos provide straightforward instructions for the practical use of rope. Thanks. I had only practiced on a few knots but I will be working on these knots for lashing catgo.

    • @chriswebster24
      @chriswebster24 Před 2 lety +6

      Better be careful. Lashing your catgo could be considered animal cruelty in certain states.

  • @Rood67
    @Rood67 Před 2 lety +3

    I have watched several videos on a truckers hitch, and the presenter makes it so complicated that you can’t follow what’s going on.
    This was the best, straightforward, presentation that I have ever seen on the truckers hitch.

  • @ccornell63
    @ccornell63 Před 2 lety +2

    Trucker’s hitch is second in usefullness and frequency of use ONLY to the end-of-the-line bowline, my favorites, and you’ve blown my mind here, Sir

  • @franklingnau9471
    @franklingnau9471 Před 2 lety +3

    Excellently explained in detail, why knots & hitches work the way they do! Thanks for sharing!

  • @TheRealGrandadNo1
    @TheRealGrandadNo1 Před 2 lety +3

    That was the best video on an easy trucker's hitch I have ever seen. Superb video, excellent description, thank you for posting!

  • @DiabloOutdoors
    @DiabloOutdoors Před 2 lety +53

    *WARNING!!!* Contrary to what's said in the description, *never ever use "cheap carabiners" for securing anything.* There's a good reason why good carabiners always have their strength written on it, into newton's force, and not the cheap ones. Besides that, you can get good carabiners at REI or any good sporting/outdoor stores for a very cheap price. So why save a few bucks (sometimes just 2 or 3 dollars) and risk major troubles? And make no mistake, the trucker's hitch puts a LOT of tension since that's THE purpose of it...

    • @sunshine3914
      @sunshine3914 Před 2 lety +3

      I’ve used the same tiny cheap ones for my keys for years. Recently someone had left behind some unused mordantly priced ones, that were of various sizes. So, I decided to put them to use... went through 9 in one week. Couldn’t believe how cheap they were made.

    • @DiabloOutdoors
      @DiabloOutdoors Před 2 lety +5

      @@sunshine3914 Sorry, but I don't believe that very high-end carabiners will fail as key holders... Second, there is a way to use a carabiner and if you don't they will fail. But still, it won't when used as a key holder. This unless you've screwed with the spring latch.

    • @ScottWConvid19
      @ScottWConvid19 Před 2 lety +6

      @@DiabloOutdoors I don't believe very high end carabiners only cost 2-3 dollars more than cheap ones😂

    • @markifi
      @markifi Před 2 lety +2

      i'm not a fan of carabiners in general. bulky, expensive and heavy items. a thick wire bent in the vice to a small radius is just a better tool for most things. when it comes to high-stakes applications, maillons are much stronger if you can live with carrying a wrench.

    • @cat-pd1di
      @cat-pd1di Před 2 lety +5

      @@markifi wow I learned something new: MAILLONS . I always thought they were just carabiners with screwing lock added. Did not know they had a name.

  • @erics5757
    @erics5757 Před 2 lety +1

    You can knot just blow my mind like that.
    I recall using binder knots in mason’s twine, but all those different applications are awesome.

  • @roamerreed
    @roamerreed Před 2 lety +10

    Thanks man, you're constantly adding to my arsenal of Mcguyver style solutions.

  • @kevinwiens4804
    @kevinwiens4804 Před rokem +2

    Man this is truly a GREAT explanation of the Blackwall hitch concept! Now I can actually wrap my head around it
    I Get it...Thanks !

  • @readplanet23
    @readplanet23 Před 2 lety +4

    Thank You for the educational as well as entertaining video. I never knew rope would cinch itself like that. Keep up the good work. Have A Great Day! 😁👍🏼😎

  • @Mark--Todd
    @Mark--Todd Před 2 lety +9

    This works great with webbing too. I used it to hang my hammock using tree straps. Brilliantly simple and effective.

  • @kofoednielsen
    @kofoednielsen Před 2 lety +2

    I love this! Been using the truckers hitch a lot, never knew I could get progress capture with a square peace of anything!

  • @dj-rm7bz
    @dj-rm7bz Před 2 lety +2

    Great job! Always enjoy your videos. Video work is good, great speaking voice, explained well, and to the point without annoying music. Keep up the good work.

  • @shj2000
    @shj2000 Před 2 lety +2

    Answered all the questions from the first video. Excellent. Thank you.

  • @EiderJChavesC2
    @EiderJChavesC2 Před 2 lety +7

    You are an excellent instructor. Thank you for the teaching!

  • @elderhiker7787
    @elderhiker7787 Před 2 lety +1

    That's more betta. Thanks a million for answering the question that many subscribers asked.

  • @christopherdean1326
    @christopherdean1326 Před 2 lety +3

    A few jobs ago, I was delivering timber/lumber on the back of a flatbed lorry, and I learned the trucker's hitch without using any 'crabs. I'd just got it fixed in my muscle memory, so I could do it without thinking, then they changed the UK regulations, and we had to use straps from then on. Still haven't forgotten the knot, and still use it occasionally.

    • @davetooes6179
      @davetooes6179 Před 2 lety +1

      yep Australia has now banned rope and now must use straps. A good rope truckies hitch was all you ever needed.

    • @eonaalythia8525
      @eonaalythia8525 Před 2 lety

      why is it banned?

    • @christopherdean1326
      @christopherdean1326 Před 2 lety

      @@eonaalythia8525 2" wide straps are probably stronger than rope of a practical thickness,* and they are easier to pull tight. To do the same with rope, you need to be able to do a mildly complicated knot. Once a reasonably intelligent person is shown how to use a ratchet strap, they can do it as well as an experienced trucker.
      *Once rope is more than about 12mm in diameter, it gets progressively harder to make a knot in it, as it doesn't bend so easily.

    • @ciarangale4738
      @ciarangale4738 Před 2 lety

      @@eonaalythia8525 Comes down to safetly. anyone smart enough to tie down their shit properly would be fine using rope, but there were enough idiots badly securing their loads using rope to justify mandating ratchet straps

  • @bigfun4212
    @bigfun4212 Před 2 lety +2

    I absolutely liked what I saw. A good refresher on a classic. Well done.
    SUBSCRIBED!!!

  • @toldt
    @toldt Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome. Thanks for the thorough explanation and slow video clips. Great follow up to last video on this.

  • @tomaselke3670
    @tomaselke3670 Před 2 lety +2

    This is a thing I didn't know I needed to know.

  • @rgalletta58
    @rgalletta58 Před 2 lety +1

    As a novice knot tyer, I'm very glad to have found your channel.

  • @cocarr1
    @cocarr1 Před rokem +1

    Another awesome tutorial!

  • @anhl5091
    @anhl5091 Před 2 lety

    I cant like these vids enough. great explanation with the actual action of the knot "in action". kudos

  • @Frnscs
    @Frnscs Před 2 lety +3

    Can't thank you enough, your video has been helpful and awe inspiring!

  • @mutstumbo
    @mutstumbo Před 2 lety +2

    Thank you, just thank you for your uploads and knowledge that you share.

  • @anthonyoverbee2049
    @anthonyoverbee2049 Před 2 lety +3

    Thanks for the information! Will start using this technique today!! God bless

  • @rickhaller3328
    @rickhaller3328 Před 2 lety +2

    Great explanation of how it works!

  • @JG-it6lr
    @JG-it6lr Před 2 lety

    I friggin' love your tutorials.

  • @Matt-xq6ow
    @Matt-xq6ow Před 2 lety +1

    WHAT IS THIS MAGIC. This is amazing!

  • @leggomuhgreggo
    @leggomuhgreggo Před 5 měsíci

    Note: Carabiners with screw locks will not sit next to each other very well - the gate cylinders will press against one another - and one might slightly open the other's gate, if they're not in the locked position.

  • @niknik0815
    @niknik0815 Před 2 lety +2

    love the explanation! your content is first class man ;)

  • @zaqqumkitchen
    @zaqqumkitchen Před 2 lety +1

    FCA crushes it once again. Beautiful.

  • @ItAintMeBabe99
    @ItAintMeBabe99 Před 2 lety +1

    We asked . . . . . You delivered ! Thank you. !!

  • @curtwhite876
    @curtwhite876 Před 2 lety +9

    Fantastic demo, well done, sir! Only constructive feedback is that they are called care-uh-beeeen-ers. ;)
    Seriously though, great demonstration of what works and why.

  • @janderson3197
    @janderson3197 Před 2 lety +2

    Great vid! Definitely will use this.

  • @Melanie-Shea
    @Melanie-Shea Před 2 lety

    You should look into the Garda hitch and the locking Munter. Both are two-carabiner solutions to tensioning and progress capture but they provide much more security and the ability to be tied off with a mule, although you could also tie off what you have here.

  • @kn6vbw
    @kn6vbw Před 2 lety +4

    Try the Garda Hitch. Very good progress capture.

    • @bikeybikebike
      @bikeybikebike Před 2 lety

      I’m also wondering if there’s a reason to prefer this to the Garda hitch. Possibly it’s kinder to the rope

    • @krovek
      @krovek Před 2 lety

      @@bikeybikebike It's been a bit since I've done rescue training, but as I recall the Garda has a fair bit of friction and is a bit of a workout to pull on. This truckers hitch looks easier to tension and release, but it's obviously not intended for protecting people.

    • @bikeybikebike
      @bikeybikebike Před 2 lety

      @@krovek Yes, I'm definitely not suggesting people change from using a Garda for protecting people! I think you could use the Garda as part of a truckers hitch. I think the Garda is probably harder on the rope, but you're also right undoing is harder so that's probably the answer.

  • @martinszpuk5665
    @martinszpuk5665 Před rokem

    Bomba !! :) Dokonalý :) Máte skvělá videa.

  • @forrestunderwood3174
    @forrestunderwood3174 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Apparently the 1870s was the golden age of knot technology. That would make sense.

  • @OGTylerP
    @OGTylerP Před 2 lety +2

    if you're going to use 2 carbiners.. go around 2 then 1... like the double D rings on a motorcycle helmet... It'l how I tension up my hammock camping..

  • @1975dbryant
    @1975dbryant Před 2 lety

    Can't wait to try this on my "big shot". Thanks for the awesome content. You earned a new subscriber 😁

  • @cutnshine
    @cutnshine Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you sir, you are the knot Yoda!

  • @postalinVT
    @postalinVT Před 2 lety +1

    Just discovered your channel and subscribed. Very cool !!

  • @S1L3NTG4M3R
    @S1L3NTG4M3R Před 2 lety +1

    THANKS -- Happy New Year!

  • @hotdrill791
    @hotdrill791 Před 2 lety +2

    You are a First Class Genius!

  • @pauldean8638
    @pauldean8638 Před 2 lety +1

    Yeah try that knot on a truckers hitch instead of a rigid body , reason why they pull through the hitch twice is to create even friction so stops knot getting to tight so it can’t be opened , your method creates a shear point as it’s compressing the other line . Difference in materials as I never saw a trucker use hemp rope they used in your book

  • @Mark_B544
    @Mark_B544 Před 2 lety +1

    Fairly decent video, very few on CZcams

  • @threeriversforge1997
    @threeriversforge1997 Před 2 lety

    Showing the use of cheap carabiners isn't cool. That's just asking for an accident and folks can say they learned it here!
    That aside, I thought the video was fantastic and I really learned something. I hate ratchet straps with a passion, but happen to love ropework and own a copy of the Ashley Book of Knots. I feel bad that I missed that knot in the book, but now I have a reason to go back through and refresh my memory. And you can be sure I'll definitely be using your carabiner idea to speed up the Trucker's Hitch when I have to secure a load.

    • @kerbalairforce8802
      @kerbalairforce8802 Před 2 lety +1

      Not a problem, as the device itself will have "not for climbing" or a working load stamped. If a user ignores that, then Darwin was going to get them one way or another

    • @threeriversforge1997
      @threeriversforge1997 Před 2 lety

      @@kerbalairforce8802 You're right. I edited my comment. I still haven't picked up any carabiners, either!

  • @alexlau7115
    @alexlau7115 Před 2 lety +1

    neat. simple yet sensible,

  • @beanrunnerWA
    @beanrunnerWA Před 2 lety +1

    Hey! Thanks for explaining! Excellent!

  • @donpfister4389
    @donpfister4389 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for the video and explanations.

  • @Dizzlaeus
    @Dizzlaeus Před 2 lety +1

    Well you got me on this one... Subscribed

  • @dragan3290
    @dragan3290 Před rokem

    Mate ! Top job. Thanks heaps. 👍

  • @robertb7362
    @robertb7362 Před 2 lety +1

    Really good information.

  • @knabyss
    @knabyss Před 2 lety +2

    I know how to tie, every kind of knot,except one. It's so hard, the greates knot of all. So flexible and strong but I do something wrong.

  • @KDBeyer
    @KDBeyer Před 2 lety +1

    Very good explained, thanks. 👍🇩🇪

  • @Raggar_
    @Raggar_ Před 2 lety +1

    Now, to practice it. Thanks

  • @utac
    @utac Před 2 lety +2

    Dude. STOP IT. TOO GOOD.

  • @ThisHandleIsntTook
    @ThisHandleIsntTook Před 2 lety

    Excellent as always 🙏

  • @williamjacobs236
    @williamjacobs236 Před 2 lety +1

    Another great video !

  • @hogue3666
    @hogue3666 Před měsícem +1

    Well done! If you have one carabiner can you go through 3 times and have the rope bite on itself, or does it still fall apart?

  • @geoffreydlin8043
    @geoffreydlin8043 Před 2 lety

    AWESOME INSTRUCTIONS

  • @skemmdarvargur
    @skemmdarvargur Před 2 lety +1

    Very good!

  • @yevgenkulik3652
    @yevgenkulik3652 Před 2 lety +2

    try next time to click the second loop only through the first carabine, so the pulling end will be caught by carabiners

  • @robinsquires5621
    @robinsquires5621 Před 2 lety +1

    This a good method for hanging a hammock with the 2 carabiners the same size?

  • @joshsinglefooter
    @joshsinglefooter Před 2 lety +1

    Bro this is fire!

  • @AnthonyDibiaseIdeas
    @AnthonyDibiaseIdeas Před 2 lety

    Excellent. Thank you.

  • @odthegreatest
    @odthegreatest Před 2 lety +1

    Intresting . Thank you.

  • @RedSailor1701
    @RedSailor1701 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome video, but for the love of God its a Cara-BEE-ner! :D

  • @kennyking6325
    @kennyking6325 Před 2 lety +2

    Friends,
    Let us remember that a true good knot is efficient and strong. While this knot is handy and quick, is it worth the price?
    Thank you,

  • @fruitlessbeast
    @fruitlessbeast Před 2 lety +1

    Hugely helpful!

  • @CoolBreeze640
    @CoolBreeze640 Před 2 lety +1

    Very good video!

  • @warcraft8226
    @warcraft8226 Před 2 lety +1

    thanks

  • @Dr_Dengrot
    @Dr_Dengrot Před 2 lety +1

    How to secure the end you are pullling?

  • @cat-pd1di
    @cat-pd1di Před 2 lety +1

    Now I would like to see destructive test . 2 carabiner vs all rope trucker hitch

    • @rodc4334
      @rodc4334 Před 2 lety

      Two real biners will hold in excess of 10,000 lbs (climbing biners are rated 5,000 lbs and up). But a slow motion video of a destructive test would be cool!

    • @austinyun
      @austinyun Před 2 lety

      @@rodc4334 I'm pretty sure he wants one for the same reason I do. Not concerned about the carabiners holding but when the knot begins to slip.

    • @rodc4334
      @rodc4334 Před 2 lety

      @@austinyun Maybe. I can’t know what anyone else is thinking. But as far as knot slip, this needs to be properly tied off after pulling tight. You should not count on the hitch simply holding. The tension is, or should only, used to hold temporarily after pulling tight.

  • @MultiAlejandro321
    @MultiAlejandro321 Před 2 lety +1

    Sorprendente!

  • @XavierKatzone
    @XavierKatzone Před 2 lety +1

    Great idea. NOTE: a CARABINER can take various forms and shapes, but it's usually a metal oval, with a spring-loaded clip that stays closed unless it's pushed open. * Say the word carabiner with an emphasis on the "BIN" syllable, but PRONOUNCE it like BEAN (i.e. "care-ah-BEAN-er"). *
    czcams.com/video/HWRPzCamSMs/video.html

  • @danielhooke6115
    @danielhooke6115 Před 2 lety +1

    Besterest explanations.

  • @markifi
    @markifi Před 2 lety +1

    i'd imagine the two modified chainlinks are more than strong enough for household applications

    • @rodc4334
      @rodc4334 Před 2 lety

      The chain links being open, will not be terribly strong. Fine around the house or maybe campsite, but I would worry about any application where they might get shock loaded, like holding down something heavy in the bed of a truck and you hit a good bump.

    • @kerbalairforce8802
      @kerbalairforce8802 Před 2 lety +1

      The links will not fail before the rope

  • @67_PowerStroke
    @67_PowerStroke Před 2 lety +1

    I cannot get it to keep tension. It keeps its tension until I bounce the rope or pull on the other side, then it comes loose...

  • @Switch620
    @Switch620 Před 2 lety +1

    Good stuff!

  • @LoanWo1f
    @LoanWo1f Před 2 lety +1

    Cool video thanks

  • @williamharshman9572
    @williamharshman9572 Před 2 lety +1

    Liked, subscribed and commented.

  • @rudyantheus8171
    @rudyantheus8171 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellentthank you

  • @zrig1
    @zrig1 Před 2 lety

    Try a Garda hitch on your tightening end.

  • @ashlardarned2540
    @ashlardarned2540 Před 2 lety +2

    I want to know more about that bin full of rope! What are your preferred diameters and types of rope, and what are the keywords to use so I can get some for myself?

    • @First_Class_Amateur
      @First_Class_Amateur  Před 2 lety +2

      My favorite is 1/4” paramax. It a nylon braided cord. A video about rope is on the list.

  • @broxtt
    @broxtt Před 2 lety +1

    You are awesome.

  • @jackbarrie6007
    @jackbarrie6007 Před 2 lety +2

    In Australia only ratchet straps are legal to hold any type of load on any vehicle to use rope is against the law and with a heavy fine 🤔🤔🤐🤐🇦🇺

    • @Big_John_C
      @Big_John_C Před 2 lety

      And you have to ask permission to leave your own house... communism at it's finest

    • @jackbarrie6007
      @jackbarrie6007 Před 2 lety

      @@Big_John_C no we have more freedom than any other country if you knew A N Y T H T I N G about Australia you would KNOW work condition safety is A very high priority for our people... I am an old truck driver with 60 years of driving. H.R. and C. .class and know how to rope a load properly to travel to the other side of Australia from western Australia with neatest city Adelaide over 2000km the first unloading point ratchet straps make any load more safer for every one on the road our governments being federall and state are concerned about road safety for all people learn something about your comment before you comment switch you brain on before you put your mouth in to gear it's not THAT hard give it a try it's not THAT hard 🤫🤔🤐🇦🇺

    • @phalanx3803
      @phalanx3803 Před 2 lety +1

      ​@@jackbarrie6007 bruh theres safety and there's communism and thats where we are going. literally got off my P plates a few days a go i was not allowed to drive anything with a turbo unless it was a diesel with factory turbo. supposedly Turbos are too powerful thats completely illogical that my Turbo-ed 75 cruiser that does 0-100 in 14 seconds is too powerful yet my NA Camry that does 0-100 in 5.5 is not too powerful they also did the same with V8's i couldn't drive a 79 cruiser because it had a V8 because V8's are too powerful yet the XR50 BARRA pumping out 250 kW and happily goes well over 200km/h is perfectly fine.

    • @jackbarrie6007
      @jackbarrie6007 Před 2 lety

      @@phalanx3803 and too !!!!!! Young to drive with plenty of care let's how long it is before you loose your license and how many accident you have before to long when you have driven long distance and N E V E R !!!!!!! .had an accident of any kind you maybe able to call yourself a good driver with safe driving skills 🤫🤔🤔💯🇦🇺

    • @phalanx3803
      @phalanx3803 Před 2 lety

      ​@@jackbarrie6007 not to brag but i have bean driving since i could reach the peddles so i am fairly good. old man had me driving the tractors by the age of 13 when i was 14 i pulled my first 48 hour shift on a tractor around 15 i was strong enough to push down on the clutch on the old semi truck so the old man had me moving grain around the farm.
      as for losing my licence not gonna happen only gotten 2 charges one for going 60 in an 80 and one for having a turbo on my land cruiser the first one got reduced to a warning because it was my first and the second got out right dismissed because it was A and law that had no tangible value B the judge didn't want to bite the hand the feeds him and the cop got fired and banned from any other state / federal job for interfering with primary production.

  • @rosaryrally
    @rosaryrally Před rokem

    Sometimes I tie two banners up for outdoor alleys with a truckee hitch or truckers hitch, but the weight can untie the not. Would a double truckies hitch hold up more weight or double truckers hitch or the double carabiner truckers hitch?

  • @johnspencer3994
    @johnspencer3994 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm curious why you're using the carabiners at all. I was taught to tie a truckers knot with only rope.

    • @Barnaclebeard
      @Barnaclebeard Před 2 lety +1

      Doesn't weaken or wear the rope nearly as much. Faster, more convenient which might be important if you do it every day.

    • @johnchry1
      @johnchry1 Před 2 lety

      @@Barnaclebeard I have to agree. I use a number of hammocks and when I use webbing, it's clear that just webbing (in your case rope) works, but the friction degrades the webbing. With a decent aluminum caribiner it just slides so easily. Worth the slight expense/weight.

  • @ausgreen3761
    @ausgreen3761 Před 2 lety

    Why not just use the traditional truckers hitch that does not use carabiners? Is there an advantage with this one over the standard method?

  • @FredBushcraft93
    @FredBushcraft93 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks verry nice

  • @gerardjohnson2106
    @gerardjohnson2106 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent

  • @frankwc0o
    @frankwc0o Před 2 lety +1

    All I have to say is, wow.

  • @micknolen
    @micknolen Před 2 lety +1

    Day 18,201 on this planet. Why am I just now learning this??

  • @ffdtower1
    @ffdtower1 Před 2 lety +1

    Beener? Biner?