Ben

Great link although I don’t have a smart phone or cell. Wife gives me her cell when I’m traveling:shock: But about knots–from a background of climbing and teaching off shore sailing at the Naval Academy–IMHO there are only a few of those bends in the line you need for most outdoor activities and they must be learned from what I call the touch the line feel the line method. In other words you can tie the knot in the dark, blind folded, in a storm, hanging on the side of a cliff or trying to get up the rigging and repair as it collapses. Example–most folks can tie the bowline–can you tie it around someone, around yourself and in the conditions stated above? Believe the only way to be competent is to learn the few knots needed by feel and muscle memory. No app can teach that. My list of required knots for off shore sailing, and most situations that we will find ourselves in (not including rescue ops) are: figure 8, prussic, bowline, square, rolling hitch, good old overhand or figure4. Those few pretty much cover the basics of tying lines together or to something or adjusting length. Although I would love to know how to throw a diamond hitch–never did learn that but then I run dogsleds not horses or camels. But great link–I will study it:D

Semper Fi

Mike

Ben, I am so great with knots that I always have zip ties and a roll of black electrical tape in my field pack, because that’s the only way anything is going to stay secure around me 😉

People that know their knots just irk me…like they speak an exotic foreign language:wink: Nice site for us that are spatially challenged!

Luckily I know my knots because they’ve been pounded into my head for the last 18 years. My real job is a fireman and being assigned to the special operations team we get to do some fun stuff as far as rappelling and ropes and the whole works.

That looks like a cool app for those that need a quick reference on knots.

I understand –I have known my Knots from early life- and used them in my work—my father was an Eagle scout-

and it is a good skill for everyone to know, they come in handy when you would least expect it—you should teach your children-

it is a great App –I have put it in My Faves – even though I also have books on the subject–

Scout

That’s a pretty good sitw, Ben. I can see I’ll be spending much time there watching ropes tie themselves into knots. Thanks for sharing.