Ricekila (03-21-2017)
Nevermind. I just got it!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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If you are interested in making a small repelling kit, this guy also has a video on how to make a firefighter bailout bag (repelling from a building as a last ditch of escape). I strap one onto my SCBA every shift. You would not need all the things he recommends in that video. The rope designed to fit through the the descender he uses is spendy though.
Ricekila (03-21-2017)
You haven't really learned a bowline until you can tie it behind your back. Not joking.
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Ricekila (03-21-2017)
Pruisk Knot... Get up... AND STAY THERE.
Its principal use is allowing a rope to be climbed - ascending or "Prusiking". Two Prusik loops are alternately slid up the static rope: a long Prusik loop reaches the climber's foot – to allow leg power for ascending, and a second short Prusik loop is attached to the harness – to allow sitting. In rescue work, if a climber has to be pulled up, a Prusik loop can hold a pulley block purchase system on a climbing rope.
Last edited by Walter Tyler; 03-21-2017 at 08:46 AM.
Almost. You know how the term "muscle memory" is often used in shooting? Well it is the same thing with a few knots like the bowline. You have to practice it so much that you don't even think about how to tie it. It should become part of you like tying shoelaces. My dad taught me the bowline when I was five while sailing. It is the most universal knot there is. As I've been a sailor forever, somewhere early, along the way, it just became automatic. There are times, especially when sailing and during an emergency, that the knot must be tied pdq. You can't take the time to think about "going around the tree and down through the rabbit hole".
I just did it slowly so I could list the moves.
1. I simply hold the line in both hands, the bitter end in my right hand
2. then while holding my left hand steady, and using my right hand, I slap the bitter end over the line in my left hand
3. twist the line with my right index and middle finger which forms a loop
4. and then the bitter end is in place to go behind and then back down through the loop.
I think the best way to learn this "muscle memory" is to take a short length of line (a 3 foot piece of clothesline is good) and while watching tv, practice the technique over and over. After a few times of looking, take your eyes off of tying and watch the tube while continuing to practice it over and over. After one tv show, you'll never forget what you just learned.
Last edited by DerBiermeister; 03-21-2017 at 09:14 AM.
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"Hit hard, hit fast, hit often" -- Adm William "Bull" Halsey
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A bowline is an ok knot. However, do not use it for life safety purposes. Fire departments used to use it for rescue applications until it was discovered the knot can slip. I would my life to it. Fire departments adopted the 8 family of knots for just about everything. However, I still like tying a bowline if I have to tie a quick knot around an object. I got a quick method I post pictures with captions tomorrow.
Last edited by Kfilly; 03-22-2017 at 09:00 AM.
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