Max Lurie – Essential Outdoor Knots

We’ve all tried to learn essential knots by looking at pictures and illustrations, but it’s often a lost cause requiring us to fall back to less-than-ideal knots or hitches that don’t hold or are impossible to loosen. No more! In this easy-to-follow online course, BACKPACKER and the Colorado Mountain School will teach you a dozen knots and hitches via video, to ensure you know what to tie and when you need to tie it.

It’s time to ditch the old adage of “if you can’t tie knots, tie lots.” That’s why BACKPACKER and the Colorado Mountain School will teach you how to tie the most essential knots and hitches that you can use for nearly any outdoor situation. From bowlines and square knots to girth and trucker’s hitches.

How This Course Works

We know you have a busy schedule, so we’ve designed this course to be taken at your own pace. We break down the course by type of knot or hitch, allowing you to delve into exactly what you want and need. Plus, once you purchase the course, the lessons are yours forever.

Syllabus:

1) Course Intro

• Difference between knots and hitches
• Tying considerations
• Types of rope and cord
• How to properly store cord
• How to prevent fraying

2) Must-Know Knots

• Square Knot
• Overhand and Overhand on a Bight
• Bowline
• Figure Eight and Figure Eight on a Bight

3) Must-Know Hitches

• Girth Hitch
• Clove Hitch
• Trucker’s Hitch
• Taught-Line Hitch

4) Good-to-Know Knots and Hitches

• Alpine Butterfly Knot
• Double Fisherman’s Knot
• Prusik Hitch

5) Bonus Knot

• Sheet Bend