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Versatile Option for Securing a Load with the Diamond Hitch
In our latest installment of the Knot of the Week, we’ll teach you how to tie the Diamond Hitch and explain what benefits it offers over traditional methods of securing a load. What’s truly versatile...
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Create a Dragline or Secure a Climber with the Artilleryman’s Loop
Our newest Knot of the Week features an intermediary step in what we’ll be showing you next week, which is a method requested in the comments of our last KOTW to use four points to secure a load While...
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Knot of the Week: Adapting the Diamond Hitch for a Truck Bed Tie Down
In our previous two knots in our Knot of the Week series, we showed you how to tie a Diamond Hitch and Artilleryman’s Loop. Today we’re going to show you how to combine these two knots for use as a...
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Knot of the Week: Paracord Storage Lanyard
This knot of the week started off as a request from a reader who wanted to know how to create a lanyard he saw at the end of a knife sheath. On analyzing the knot, typically tied to shorten up loose...
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Knot of the Week: Paracord Deployment Lanyard
The Paracord Deployment Lanyard has been a long time coming on our Knot of the Week and much like our last KOTW on the Paracord Storage Lanyard, this too is a request from a reader. This lanyard...
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Knot of the Week – Strider Knives / TAD Gear DUK Paracord Wrapping
Have you always wondered how to achieve the technique that Strider uses to wrap their knife handles with paracord? On Today’s Knot of the Week we’ll show you exactly how to do it with a detailed video...
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Knot of the Week: DIY Boleadora Throwing Weapon using Monkey’s Fists
On today’s Knot of the Week, we’re going to go over instructions for creating your own Bola or Boleadora from natural fiber rope and a few golf balls for weighted cores. While we’ve gone over the...
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Knot of the Week: Paracord Wrapping a Germ Grenade
Today’s Knot of the Week is a bit of a departure from our usual knots and is more of a paracord wrapping. What we’ll be demonstrating is wrapping a small hand sanitizer bottle, often referred to as a...
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5 Knots You Need to Know How to Tie at All Times
We’re doing something different today with our Knot of the Week series and taking a look at five knots that you should know how to tie at all times. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been out with...
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Rigging to Rappel: A Basic Guide
Rigging to rappel is an often undervalued skill. It is certainly a necessary part of rappelling, but most people I know rig quickly and almost thoughtlessly so they can get to the fun stuff. While I...
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Quick Release Paracord Bracelet for Emergency Deployment
How many of you have either purchased or made your own Paracord Bracelet and ever had to unravel it to actually use the paracord? If so, you’ve probably realized how much of a pain it is to untie each...
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Knot of the Week: Eliminate Zipper Jingle with Paracord Pulls
On today’s Knot of the Week, we’ll be demonstrating three different options for silencing your zippers with paracord pulls. As many of you have more than likely experienced, zipper jingle can get...
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Knot Tying Resources in Praise of the Humble Knot
If you’ve been reading ITS for awhile, it will come as no surprise that we’re advocates for learning the skill of Knot Tying. In this article, I’d like to highlight some great resources for learning...
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Knot of the Week HD: Use a Handcuff Knot to Subdue Your Foes
Continuing with Loops on our Knot of the Week series in HD, today I’ll be going over the Handcuff Knot. While it can certainly be used for its implied use in restraint, the Handcuff Knot is also an...
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Knot of the Week HD: Creating Your Own Ladder with Tubular Webbing
Continuing where we left off with our Knot of the Week series last week, today we’ll finish what we started with the Frost Knot and complete the Etrier. In climbing, an Etrier (French for stirrup) is...
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Knot of the Week HD: Quickly Create a Tie-In Point with the Alpine Butterfly...
Whether you need to quickly create a loop a rope, or just need a tie down point, look no further than the Alpine Butterfly Knot. In this week’s Knot of the Week HD, I’ll be walking you through the...
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Knot of the Week HD: Tying the Hangman’s Noose and Other Variations
Before you jump to conclusions about the legitimacy of the Hangman’s Noose, I’d like to start this week’s Knot of the Week HD by addressing that line of thought up front. Was the Hangman’s Noose...
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Knot of the Week HD: Tying the Girth Hitch and the Cow Hitch
While many think the Girth Hitch and the Cow Hitch are one in the same, on today’s Knot of the Week in HD, I’ll be explaining their subtle differences and why they’re important to recognize. The Girth...
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Knot of the Week HD: Tying a Half Hitch and Hitch Variations
Today’s Knot of the Week in HD begins our journey into hitches, which will range from simple to complex. What we’ll be covering in this first segment is the Half Hitch, Two Half Hitches and a Round...
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Knot of the Week HD: Tying a Clove Hitch and Variations
The Clove Hitch is an essential knot in my book and one we’ll be taking a look at today in our continuation of Hitches on the Knot of the Week in HD. Most often used to secure a line to a post,...
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