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How to Tie Uncommon Knots

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Learn how to tie uncommon knots in this free camping video series.

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Tags: string, how-to, fishing, tie, tying, camping, climbing, rope, knots, bowline, uncommon

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Summary: Climbers, campers, sailors, and rescue personnel all use knots on a daily basis. There are a myriad of knots, some more useful than others, that can be employed to meet most securing needs you may have. The bowline and the square knot are common knots that most people know how to tie. There are however, many uncommon knots that are very useful but not very well known. Learn from an expert how to tie some uncommon yet useful knots such as the one handed bowline knot to improve your climbing and camping skills. In this free online video series learn how to tie some uncommon knots from knot expert and outdoor enthusiast Daniel Schieffelin. Learn how to tie the monkey's fist knot, triple bowline, triple figure eight, icicle hitch, Mariner's knot, Fireman's Chair knot, Cat's Paw, and the French Prusik knot.

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Expert: Daniel Schieffelin has a degree in Outdoor Education and Leadership from Sterling College in Vermont. He has worked outdoors in several stations including being a bike, back country travel, kayak, and climbing instructor in Southern Utah; working on the Appalachian Mountain Club's professional trail crew; and teaching life skills, instructing sailing courses with Outward Bound. Dan enjoys a variety of activities outdoors and otherwise. When not working at the gear store he ice climbs, hikes, hones his BB gun skills, collects tee shirts, and plans for future adventures like hiking the Appalachian Trail.

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