>One of the things I've learned from teaching knots to Boy & Girl Scouts in the BSA is that you must constantly re-learn them or your skills will founder.
I dont know, the 3 different ways to tie a clove hitch is documented on here, which is good start, but the one that was engrained in me was clove hitch loops, although their animation makes it even harder to understand.
They should have some hands holding the rope showing the 1st and 3rd person perspective position of the rope in the hands and the position of the hands when tying some knots. So much easier to understand.
I really do wonder about the standard of teaching sometimes.
Probably fastest most reliable knot to have that can be slung over a spar end in a hurry.
That bowline knot story was taught in cubs, perhaps useful for young minds, but does it get forgotten in adulthood as a result? I certainly had forgotten that story until you reminded me.
I'll also credit the Red Cross at being best at teaching me knots and lashings.
I've been using this website for at least a decade, so maybe I'm just used to it, but the clove hitch formed with loops is very easy to follow for me. All the animations are super clear, which is why I use the site. It's consistently easier to follow than most YouTube videos.
I'm not sayings hard to follow, but when you have been shown a very easy way to do a clove hitch, the key being how to hold the rope and your hands, ie the limited movements you have to go through to do a clove hitch, you can do them in your sleep.
We used them as the starter knot before lashing someone down on a stretcher before carrying them out of a disaster zone. It was quite fun, putting the stretcher up on its end or turning it upside down to demonstrate how well protected someone is once lashed to a stretcher.
I like the effort and organisation of the website though, so I'm not knocking it, just pointing out it could be improved with video's that show 1st and 3rd person perspective of hands tying knots. That way, when abseiling, rock climbing or doing other Fred Dibnah style activities, you know if your knots have been tied properly or not.
So much trust is placed on people who run these activities, its nice to have piece of mind, but its probably one of the reasons why the carabiner was invented.
I dont know, the 3 different ways to tie a clove hitch is documented on here, which is good start, but the one that was engrained in me was clove hitch loops, although their animation makes it even harder to understand.
They should have some hands holding the rope showing the 1st and 3rd person perspective position of the rope in the hands and the position of the hands when tying some knots. So much easier to understand.
I really do wonder about the standard of teaching sometimes.
Probably fastest most reliable knot to have that can be slung over a spar end in a hurry.
That bowline knot story was taught in cubs, perhaps useful for young minds, but does it get forgotten in adulthood as a result? I certainly had forgotten that story until you reminded me.
I'll also credit the Red Cross at being best at teaching me knots and lashings.