SAS and Elite Forces Guide Ropes and Knots

Author: Alexander Stilwell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1461748615
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
A simple rope can be a lifesaver in a survival situation. Knowing how to use a rope and make effective knots will help you in an amazing variety of ways – from constructing shelters and creating weapons, to fishing and hunting. Most important, ropes and knots act as lifelines in dangerous environments, such as when crossing a fast-flowing river or scaling a mountainside. Elite Forces Guide to Using Ropes and Knots draws on the skills of the world’s best soldiers to teach you how to use these essential tools in the wilderness. Tried and tested techniques used by the world’s special forces give you expert advice on issues such as: how to take care of ropes, the most useful knots to use in a survival situation, how to make your own ropes out of animal tendons or plants, how to use your rope effectively when climbing, how to lash together a log raft or a shelter. Including more than 300 black-and-white specially-commissioned illustrations, Elite Forces Guide to Using Ropes and Knots is easy to understand, packed with expert advice and essential for anyone who wants to know the difference between and how to make a simple reef knot or complex slip knot, a clove hitch, an alpine butterfly knot and many more.

Ropes and Knots

Author: Alexander Stilwell
Publisher: Amber Books
ISBN: 9781907446948
Category : Knots and splices
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
This guide to using ropes and knots draws on the skills of the world's best soldiers to teach you how to use these essential tools in the wilderness.

Ropes and Knots

Author: Charles Stronge
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
ISBN: 1782741011
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 412

Book Description
Including more than 500+ black-and-white specially-commissioned illustrations, Ropes and Knots is easy to understand, packed with expert advice and essential for anyone who wants to know the difference between and how to make a simple reef knot or complex slip knot, a clove hitch, an alpine butterfly knot and many more.

U.S. Army's Guide to Rope, Knot Tying, and Rigging

Author: Department of the Army
Publisher: Prepper Press
ISBN: 9781943544226
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
U.S. Army's Guide to Rope, Knot Tying, and Rigging is the quintessential book on how the U.S. Army trains and executes knot tying, rope use, and rigging. The book is filled with diagrams and charts to help the reader better understand how to tie various knots and lashings, use anchors, and learn the rigging techniques implemented in field and combat applications. Common equipment used in combination with ropes and chains (cribbing, skids, jacks, etc.) is also covered. Chapters include:?Rope?Knots, Splices, Attachments, and Ladders?Hoists?Anchors and Guy Lines?Lifting and Moving Equipment?ScaffoldsThere may be other books on knot tying and rope use, but nothing that covers how knots, ropes, and rigging are used in small and large-scale military applications by modern American soldiers.

Using Ropes and Knots

Author: Patrick Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781590840177
Category : Combat survival
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Examines the use of rope in facilitating survival in a variety of ways as put forth by U.S. Army personnel.

Ropes & Knots for Survival

Author: Patrick Wilson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1422287750
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105

Book Description
When you're in a survival situation, a rope can be useful or even vital. Knowing how to use a rope well in many ways and knowing how to tie a variety of knots can help with many things in the wilderness, from building a shelter to catching animals to eat. In addition, it's an indispensible skill to have if you need to climb up or descend a mountain. Soldiers around the world are trained to use ropes and knots in survival situations. In this book, you'll take a look at some of the techniques the best soldiers in the world practice, including: • how to take care of ropes. • the most useful knots to use in a survival situation. • how to make your own ropes from animal tendons or plants. • how to use your rope effectively. • how to lash together a raft made of saplings or logs.

The Outdoor Knots Book

Author: Clyde Soles
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898869620
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
A guide to the ropes and knots used in the outdoors by hikers, campers, paddlers, and climbers. *Guidelines for selecting the best rope and the best knot for the activity at hand *Knot-tying directions clearly illustrated with photos *New entry in the Mountaineers Outdoor Basics series It's fair to say that climber Clyde Soles is obsessed with ropes and knots and their absolute performance--since he regularly entrusts his life to ropes on sheer rock faces. His unique book explainshow to select and use ropes, cordage, and webbing for the outdoors. Invaluable information is provided on rope handling techniques (how to avoid dreaded tangles) and the best methods for rope care and maintenance. Step-by-step directions for tying over 40 knots are clearly illustrated with photographs. Other useful features include a glossary and a knot comparison chart activity. This is the definitive text on ropes and knots for anyone who plays in the outdoors!

Prepper's Guide to Knots

Author: Scott Finazzo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1612436307
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
When your life, home, and property are hanging by a thread, these are the knots too strong to break—from the author of Prepper’s Survival Medicine Handbook. When catastrophe strikes and modern technologies fail, ropework skills will become as essential for survival as they were for centuries past. The variety of knots taught in this book are guaranteed to hold against even the toughest forces, ensuring that an emergency doesn’t turn into a disaster. With knots that are practical, easy to tie, easy to remember, and useful in critical situations, you’ll learn how to . . . Create sturdy shelter with a HARNESS BEND Preserve sacks of grain with a BAG KNOT Move fallen trees with a BOWLINE Transport injured persons with a MUNTER HITCH Secure your home against intruders with a ZEPPELIN BEND Hang rations above floodwater with a SCAFFOLD KNOT Prepper’s Guide to Knots features clear, step-by-step instructions on tying each knot. It also provides information on selecting the right type of rope, the history of ropework and the specific benefits of each knot. “Scott Finazzo presents a set of basic knots, bends, binding knots and loops that will allow you to feel more confident in your ability to properly handle any situations where you need to secure yourself or your equipment with rope.” —Suburban Steader “You will not only learn techniques for tying knots in a survival situation but also how to keep your rope in good repair so it does not let you down when you need it.” —Backdoor Survival

Survival Ropes and Knots

Author: Kevin Sparks
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781791988111
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
Survival Ropes and Knots: Beginner's Guide on Making Emergency Survival Ropes and KnotsBook 1The Knots Book: 27+ Most Practical Rope Knots Knotting has been around for quite some time. When you hear people speak of knots in regard to their camping trips and other such excursions, there is a lot that you can learn. And with a little time and effort, the practice of knotting can quickly transform from dull and boring, to rich and rewarding. And as you read this book you will learn all about the skills and tactics that can make knot making such an enriching experience. Book 2Survival Roping: Emergency Survival Roping, Knots and Rock-Climbing Whether you are in a true emergency situation or simply trying to pass the weekend through a round of rock climbing

The Pocket Guide to Prepper Knots

Author: Patty Hahne
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510716076
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Knowing the ropes when a catastrophic situation strikes can be the key to survival, and in The Pocket Guide to Prepper Knots, Patty Hahne demonstrates the most important multi-purpose knots preppers should be prepared to know. Illustrated with step-by-step instructions for tying them and the knots being used in various situations, the book covers such topic as: •The uses for various types of ropes as well as their advantages and disadvantages •How putting a knot in a rope affects its overall strength •Why being proficient in a few multi-purpose knots is more beneficial than being vaguely familiar with a large number of knots •And much more The Pocket Guide to Prepper Knots is a valuable addition to any prepper’s book collection. Its compact design makes it easy to carry in a purse or pocket, stored in the car, or slipped into a bug-out bag.