Dirk Dangler
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- Jan 18, 2021
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Yes I said it. I’m over it. I know it’s supposed to be awesome, and essential. What application is it actually better for than something else?
I don’t really use it for anything. I just tie it so I know how to. There always seems like a better choice when it comes time to use it.
I worked for an electric utility company a couple years after college, we always had tons of safety meetings about burns and what to do, my buddy who was a big ball breaker would always raise his hand and say butter, you need butter, and keep a straight face the whole time lolI remember learning it in Boy Scouts and my leader saying it was the strongest knot. It's sorta like your grandma telling you that spring water rolling off a bunch of rocks is the cleanest water and also to put butter on a burn.
Well the bowline has been good to me. I use it for tying all kind of stuff. If you’re so scared of it then just hit it with the Yosemite follow through and a double overhand for good measure… kind of overkill though.For starters I don’t like the way it looks at me.
Seriously I don’t know what to use it for? I read how important and useful it is in every knot book I own, and then in the same paragraph it shows a variation to keep it from untying. All I can figure is the ancient seas must’ve had stray boats drifting all over the place if they didn’t learn the Yosemite tie off.
Clove hitch is handy for me too, I use it a lot, fisherman’s I use too not as much.For life support it is a poor choice but it is something I used extensively in the Navy as a hard hat diver. I find I use it quite a bit around the homestead to this day. I use the Clove Hitch, Double Fisherman's, Anchor bend quite a bit.