1. 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
2. ! 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
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3. Ropes
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• 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
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-Pack rope into halves !
-Store rope after it has dried !
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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
6. Bowline Knot
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-verstaile -easy to untie -to anchor the rope
to almost any object
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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
7. Square (Reef) Knot
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-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
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8. Sheet Bend
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-joining to ropes of different diameters to make a longer lenght
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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
10. Alpine Butterfly (Preacher Knot)
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-when a secure loop is required at any point along a length of a rope
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- It is best to pull on the loop and both ends to set the knot
1
4
2
3
11. Guidline (Taut-Line) Hitch
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-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
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-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
13. Clove Hitch
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-all-purpose hitch – easy to tie and untie
-good for creating buttons (secure holds on flapping tarps) when
building shelters
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-first two initial loops by crossing right over left
-the left loop should cross over the loop on the right, creating an X