This document discusses knots and ropes for outdoor use. It covers 6 types of knots: daisy chain, bowline knot, square knot, sheet bend, alpine butterfly knot, guideline hitch, and clove hitch. Each knot is described along with instructions and purposes. The document also discusses different types of ropes, noting the pros and cons of nylon, nylon braid, and cotton ropes. Proper storage and drying of ropes is emphasized.

1. Knots and Ropes
Unit 1
Lesson 2 – Textbook: Quality Lesson Plans for Outdoor
Education by Kevin Redmond et al.
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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

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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

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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

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