survival

My knots database

Thu Jun 18, 2020 (Updated on Tue Jan 11, 2022)

Table of Contents

Vonpupp’s top knots
- TOP 10
  - DONE Chain sinnet / Daisy chain:quickrelease:
  - DONE Coil unattached rope:canterbury:quickrelease:
  - DONE (MOD) Marlinespike:canterbury:slidegrip:hitches:quickrelease:
  - DONE (MOD) The truckers hitch with rolling hitch:miranda:canterbury:hitches:
  - DONE The bowline:miranda:canterbury:endloop:
  - DONE Double fisherman’s bend:canterbury:bends:endloop:
  - DONE (MOD) Prusic knot w/double fisherman’s bend:miranda:canterbury:slidegrip:hitches:
  - DONE Mooring hitch:quickrelease:hitches:
  - DONE Clove hitch / constrictor:miranda:hitches:
  - DONE Alpine butterfly:midloop:
  - new knot
- TOP 20
  - TODO Shear lashing
  - TODO Tripod lashing
  - TODO Diagonal lashing
  - TODO Square lashing
  - TODO Handcuff knot:midloop:@searchrescue:
  - TODO Double overhand stopper:stopper:
  - TODO The constrictor knot (loop method)
  - TODO Barrel hitch
  - TODO Snell knot:@fishing:
Discarded knots
- DISCARD (MOD) The double half-hitch with a bite?:quickrelease:hitches:
- DISCARD Heaving line:@arborist:
- (?) Slip knot:quickrelease:

confidence: certain
importance: 9/10

Vonpupp’s top knots #

This document is a summary of the knots that I consider useful for bushcraft and survival. This document is in fact crafted to be presented as an Anki deck that can be downloaded here.

Be aware that the Anki deck information is presented in Portuguese, while the Org core information is in English (hence the english/portuguese mess)

TOP 10 #

DONE Chain sinnet / Daisy chain #

Front

Forma de guardar uma corda reduzindo a 1/3 o seu comprimento

Back
- EN: Chain sinnet / Daisy chain
- https://www.animatedknots.com/chain-sinnet-knot
- https://youtu.be/w1CNRzZ4aI0

DONE Coil unattached rope #

Front

Forma de guardar uma corda sem reduzir o seu comprimento

Back
- EN: Coil unattached rope
- https://www.animatedknots.com/coil-unattached-rope-knot
- https://youtu.be/qMGf15BJxU0

DONE (MOD) Marlinespike #

Front
- Escada
- Segura varas de barracas
- Regulagem de linha de tarp
- Pendurar mochila de arvore

Back
- EN: Marlingspike

DONE (MOD) The truckers hitch with rolling hitch #

Front
- Segurar objetos
- Efeito poleia

Back
- EN: (MOD) The truckers hitch with rolling hitch

DONE The bowline #

Front
- Loop facil de desfazer

Back
- EN: The Bowline

DONE Double fisherman’s bend #

Front
- Unir duas cordas
- Fazer stopper
- Fazer laço ajustavel

Back
- EN: Double fisherman’s bend
- https://www.animatedknots.com/double-fishermans-bend-knot
- https://youtu.be/O6oJwedcb18

DONE (MOD) Prusic knot w/double fisherman’s bend #

Front
- Fazer amarraçoes num tarp que permitem deslizar e travar

Back
- EN: (MOD) Prusic knot w/double fisherman’s bend
- https://www.animatedknots.com/prusik-knot
- https://youtu.be/CP7iAF%5FYU7A

DONE Mooring hitch #

Front
- Hitch mais seguro que permite desfazer rapido

Back
- EN: Mooring hitch
- https://www.animatedknots.com/mooring-hitch-knot
- https://youtu.be/EOEOAaMY%5FUo

DONE Clove hitch / constrictor #

Front
- Segurar varias varas de pesca juntas
- Puxar (ou elevar) um tronco ou cano
- Similar ao constritor, mas pode chegar a escorregar

Back
- EN: Clove hitch / constrictor
- https://www.animatedknots.com/clove-hitch-knot-using-loops
- https://youtu.be/pMRTmEZ4-JU

DONE Alpine butterfly #

Front
- Loop no meio da corda
- Usado na escalada tambem

Back
- EN: Alpine butterfly
- https://www.animatedknots.com/alpine-butterfly-loop-knot#
- https://www.youtube.com/gX1dWKg6Ttc

new knot #

TOP 20 #

TODO Shear lashing #

Front
- Amarracao de dois estacas em forma de A

Back
- EN: Shear lashing
- https://www.animatedknots.com/shear-lashing-knot
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/qAS7LO7Vsps?modestbranding=1&rel=0&hd=1&wmode=transparent

TODO Tripod lashing #

Front
- Amarracao de tres estacas em forma de tripe

Back
- EN: Tripod lashing
- https://www.animatedknots.com/tripod-lashing-knot
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/C9Rk90zNJpM?modestbranding=1&rel=0&hd=1&wmode=transparent

TODO Diagonal lashing #

Front
- Amarracao de duas estacas em forma diagonal

Back
- EN: Diagonal lashing
- https://www.animatedknots.com/diagonal-lashing-knot
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/L-fF4BG0rlk?modestbranding=1&rel=0&hd=1&wmode=transparent

TODO Square lashing #

Front
- Amarracao de duas estacas em angulo de 90 graus

Back
- EN: Square lashing
- https://www.animatedknots.com/square-lashing-knot
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/3GVE0EPEc1o?modestbranding=1&rel=0&hd=1&wmode=transparent

TODO Handcuff knot #

Front
- Prender maos ou pes

Back
- EN: Handcuff knot :midloop:@searchrescue:
- https://www.animatedknots.com/handcuff-knot
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/6OS6hUnMbwI?modestbranding=1&rel=0&hd=1&wmode=transparent

TODO Double overhand stopper #

Front
- Parar corda numa passagem estreita
- Stopper mais seguro que pode ser usado com outros nos

Back
- EN: Double overhand stopper :stopper:

TODO The constrictor knot (loop method) #

Front
- Segura uma estaca ou varios items juntos

Back
- EN: The constrictor knot (loop method)

TODO Barrel hitch #

Front
- Segura um balde ou lata

Back
- EN: Barrel hitch
- https://www.animatedknots.com/barrel-hitch-knot
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/M3bdLFo7M98?modestbranding=1&rel=0&hd=1&wmode=transparent

TODO Snell knot #

Front
- No para segurar anzol

Back
- EN: Snell knot :@fishing:
- https://www.animatedknots.com/snell-knot
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Gp56i4UfCE?modestbranding=1&rel=0&hd=1&wmode=transparent

Discarded knots #

DISCARD (MOD) The double half-hitch with a bite? #

(MOD) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGW9qw-nqvc https://www.animatedknots.com/two-half-hitches-knot

Similar to the Mooring hitch, which is actually better

DISCARD Heaving line #

https://www.animatedknots.com/heaving-line-knot https://www.youtube.com/embed/wMH4b1a0lVo?modestbranding=1&rel=0&hd=1&wmode=transparent

Heavies the end of a rope to use it as a throw line
See Coil unattached rope

(?) Slip knot #

https://www.animatedknots.com/slip-knot https://youtu.be/bxnkth1n%5F2A