Survival Training

Survival Training

Always be prepared for the worst case scenario! Become an expert survivalist. Learn how to build a fire in the woods or extinguish one in your home. Survive an earthquake or a flood, keep the wilderness at bay, make an emergency stove, kill insects, make weapons and tie a variety of knots. Sharpen your survival skills whether you are stranded on a desert island or the next contestant on Survivor.

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How to tie a carrick bend knot
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Tie a carrick bend knot

A bend knot joins two ropes or lines. The carrack or carrick bend is generally used on large diameter lines of the same size. Watch this ...more

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How to tie a square knot
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Tie a square knot

Probably the first knot anyone ever learns after the granny and shoe tie, the square or reef knot is used to reef the sail but is prone to ...more

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How to tie a tamale knot
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Tie a tamale knot

The Tamale was designed to hold long bundles of leather for whip braiding. It is useful for bundling larger diameter rope for use in ...more

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How to tie a tarbuck knot
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Tie a tarbuck knot

The tarbuck knot is a non-jamming knot, great for when the rope will be bearing a heavy load, and shocked with sudden weight. Form the loop ...more

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How to tie a marlingspike knot
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Tie a marlingspike knot

The marlingspike knot, demonstrated in this how-to video, is used in conjunction with a peg or marlingspike to allow tension to be put on a ...more

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How to tie a bowline on the bight knot
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Tie a bowline on the bight knot

The bowline on the bight knot, demonstrated in this how-to video, is tied by doubling the line. Create a clockwise eye then thread the ...more

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How to tie a tensioning knot
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Tie a tensioning knot

The tensioning knot, demonstrated in this how-to video, is a useful way to tie the strands of my whips to the rope machine. It is also ...more

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How to tie a sheet bend knot
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Tie a sheet bend knot

The sheet bend, demonstrated in this how-to video, is a useful knot for tying to pieces of line together. The sheet bend works just as well ...more

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How to tie a highwayman's hitch knot variant
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Tie a highwayman's hitch knot variant

Hitches are knots that are relatively adjustable, so they're not usually used for intense securing. The highwayman's hitch, as demonstrated ...more

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How to finish of the end of a rope with back braiding
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Finish of the end of a rope with back braiding

Back braiding, as demonstrated in this how-to video, is used instead of a whipping to hold the strands at the end of a rope together. Back ...more

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How to tie a version of the pegged bowline knot
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Tie a version of the pegged bowline knot

Check out this video to learn how to tie another version of the pegged bowline. In this case, the running end of the rope is run around ...more

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How to tie a pegged slip knot
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Tie a pegged slip knot

The pegged slip knot or noose, demonstrated in this how-to video, is similar to the bowline but by placing the peg loosely on the standing ...more

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How to tie a Winch Pole Hitch
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Tie a Winch Pole Hitch

The pole hitch, demonstrated in this how-to video, is used on a marling spike or rack quite often but it is also a great way to tie off to a ...more

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How to tie a Fooles Lashing looped knot
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Tie a Fooles Lashing looped knot

The Fooles lashing, demonstrated in this how-to video, is inspired by the Prusik based Fooles cuff and is a variation of the Texas Handcuff ...more

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How to tie a twisted peg loop
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Tie a twisted peg loop

The twisted peg, as demonstrated in this how-to video, is a quick and simple loop that can be easily released. This loop knot is most ...more

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How to tie a pegged bowline knot
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Tie a pegged bowline knot

The pegged bowline, as demonstrated in this how-to video, is similar to a bowline on a bighte knot. Using pegs to construct knots is well ...more

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How to tie a Mexican braid
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Tie a Mexican braid

The Mexican braid isn't so much a knot as it is a stitch. This how-to video demonstrates an easy way to join two separate strands, as long ...more

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How to tie a paracord bundle
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Tie a paracord bundle

The method of rope handling demonstrated in this how-to video came from the Japanese. Pirates during the warring states period used such ...more

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How to tie an adjustable bowline knot
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Tie an adjustable bowline knot

This how-to video demonstrates a way of tying a bowline to adjust the snugness of the bowline on your winch or whatever you have tied it to ...more

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How to tie seven basic scout knots
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Tie seven basic scout knots

How good of a scout were you? This how-to video goes over seven different knots that every boy scout should know how to tie. 7 knots every ...more

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