Knots and ropes

Knots and Ropes

Unit 1 Lesson 2 – Textbook: Quality Lesson Plans for Outdoor Education by

Kevin Redmond et al.

Nadine Ross; Studentnumber 201544608 Course HKR 3220

! Knots are important in order to survive in the wilderness !

Learning Objectives

• Types of ropes (+/-)

• 6 types of knots

– To apply knots in different contexts and understand the purpose of these different knots


Nadine Ross Studentnumber 201544608 Course HKR 3220

Ropes• Every kind of rope has pros and cons

• It is important to select the right rope for the task

• Not every knot work well in every type of rope

Nylon wovon sheath rope:

-broadly used but expensive

Nylon braid rope:

-cheaper-works well-can be slippery

Cotton rope:

-easily affordable-it retains water and become heavy or can freeze


-Pack rope into halves !-Store rope after it has dried !


Nadine Ross Studentnumber 201544608 Course HKR 3220Nadine Ross; Studentnumber 201544608 Course HKR 3220

Daisy Chaine

- Good way to shorten a rope for storage - Can reduce tangling while a rope is being washed in washing machine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ2Nlrm8AAY

Follow the link bellow:

The Video will show you, how to tie a daisy chaine


Bowline Knot-verstaile -easy to untie -to anchor the rope

to almost any object


1 Form an eye in the rope (standing part runs underneath)

2 Free end runs up trough the eye

3 Take a turn around the standing part

4 Feed the free end back down through the eye and hold

5 Pull the standing part to tighten the knot


Square (Reef) Knot-used to join two ends of a rope togehter, resulting in a longer length -works best with ropes of equal size -must be tied correctly or it will be difficult to undo or it will fail by slipping



Sheet Bend-joining to ropes of different diameters to make a longer lenght


1 Create a loop and pinch with fingers

2 Take the other rope and bring it up trough the loop arround the rope where you‘re pinching it

3 Take the free end of the roop and put it over the loop but underneath itself

4 Pull the free end of th working rope tight



Alpine Butterfly (Preacher Knot)-when a secure loop is required at any point along a length of a rope


- It is best to pull on the loop and both ends to set the knot

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Guidline (Taut-Line) Hitch-used to form an adjustable loop -favourite among campers because it can adjust the tension, slipping to tighten or loosen a line, and then holds fast under load.-excellent for tarp and tent construstion


-Create the loops around the standing end of the rope, going back toward the tension (e. g. The tree)

-When tying the knot off, make sure you go in the opposite direction than the wraps around the standing end



Clove Hitch-all-purpose hitch – easy to tie and untie-good for creating buttons (secure holds on flapping tarps) when building shelters


-first two initial loops by crossing right over left

-the left loop should cross over the loop on the right, creating an X


The End
