What knots do you teach your groundies?

[treebark]

Why is it so hard to get stuff sent up to me properly?  I always teach just 2 knots which cover anything that might need sent up to me.  First is a clove hitch, for anything that needs to be clipped on.  This is my knot of choice as it just falls apart after you unclip the krab.  Second is a reef knot, for having seocnd line/rigging line sent up etc.

Both are incredibly easy to learn, yet I still end up having things sent up the tree with the most bizarre knots imaginable.  Is there an easier way to teach these simple knots that I am missing?

[Mark Wileman]

Invest in your blokes, send them on CS45!

http://www.nptc.org.uk/assets/documents/58721840985443fb87d1920d0e3feb4c.pdf

[se7enthdevil]

teach them how to tie this one and then tell them to use it if they bugger it up again...

 

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[carlos]

i think a marlin spike knot would be better and easier for clipping into and sending stuff up, than a clove hitch.

carl

[Steve Bullman]

Clive hitch for me too, for the same reasons stated above.  Marlin spike bugs me

[carlos]

1 minute ago, Steve Bullman said:

Clive hitch for me too, for the same reasons stated above.  Marlin spike bugs me

how does it bug you?

[Steve Bullman]

Clove hutch falls apart,’the marlin spike needs a tug 9 times out of 10

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

1 minute ago, Steve Bullman said:

Clove hutch falls apart,’the marlin spike needs a tug 9 times out of 10

needs a tug? What are you having sent aloft... the truck??

[woody paul]

Reef knot to tie off bandage is good to learn.

 

[woody paul]

3 hours ago, treebark said:

Why is it so hard to get stuff sent up to me properly?  I always teach just 2 knots which cover anything that might need sent up to me.  First is a clove hitch, for anything that needs to be clipped on.  This is my knot of choice as it just falls apart after you unclip the krab.  Second is a reef knot, for having seocnd line/rigging line sent up etc.

Both are incredibly easy to learn, yet I still end up having things sent up the tree with the most bizarre knots imaginable.  Is there an easier way to teach these simple knots that I am missing?

Just leave a carabiner on end of rope quicker still for groundy just clip on what ever you need if some thing a problem to clip on just use a strap loop.