4 Essential Survival Knots Everyone Should Know
The list of items you should have on hand in emergency and survival situations is extensive. Food, first aid, water,
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I think it’s weird that they didn’t give the reason why those knots were chosen
You have mentioned that before. Do you know about a Midshipman's Hitch? Unlike a tautline hitch, it cannot be slid up and down the standing part. It is a stopper knot version of a tautline hitch that tightens the lashing as you add turns. It allows you to seize a lashing and tighten it, as though you used a truckers hitch.I have tied down more stuff back when I camped a lifetime ago, with a Taut-line Hitch.
I tie stuff down in back of the truck with the same knot.
It is a knot for all seasons.