The first knot is the sheet bend. This must-know survival knot is one of the easiest knots to tie. This particular knot involves a thicker and thinner knot.
Before we go into the steps, let’s discuss the survival knot itself and a brief history.
The uses of the knot were for general purposes, are easy to untie, and is one of the best knots when joining two ropes of varying width. This survival knot can also be used to connect a stiff or wet cord with an ordinary rope.
As a brief history, the sheet bend was first recorded in the late eighteenth century and was commonly used to attach flags to posts on land and ships.
Follow these written steps closely, or watch the video below this text to learn how to make a proper sheet bend survival knot.
Step 1:
With the thicker rope, make a bight with an end. Close the rope down to create an eye. Then, slip the thinner rope through the eye of the rope.
Step 2:
Bring the thinner rope back under both working(active) ends.
Step 3:
Bring the thinner rope back across the top of the eye to the bottom, and while doing that, put the rope under itself, then pull it to form the sheet bend.
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Really interesting post!
Amazing list man.
I would suggest you write about the figure-eight knot. Pretty essential knot. Otherwise, great article Joel.
Great suggestion Mike.
This is a great article. I keep hearing things about the reef/square knot. I think I’ll do that first!
Cool. Best of luck Reidar.