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🏕️ Outdoor Skills · Step 6/11

Real-world test: tent guyline

Real-world test: tent guyline — step 6 of 11 in Tie Five Knots That Do Real Jobs. Attach one end of a guyline to your tent or tarp grommet with a bowline. Run the other end to a stake.

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🏕️ Outdoor Skills · Step 7/11

Create the mid-line loop

Create the mid-line loop — step 7 of 11 in Tie Five Knots That Do Real Jobs. Anchor one end of the rope to a fixed point (roof rack bar, tree, post) with a clove hitch or bowline.

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🏕️ Outdoor Skills · Step 8/11

Thread and pull for 3:1 advantage

Thread and pull for 3:1 advantage — step 8 of 11 in Tie Five Knots That Do Real Jobs. Pass the working end through or around the far anchor (a hook, bar, or ring), then back up through your mid-line loop.

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🏕️ Outdoor Skills · Step 9/11

Strap a load to a roof rack

Strap a load to a roof rack — step 9 of 11 in Tie Five Knots That Do Real Jobs. Anchor the rope to one side of the roof rack with a bowline. Throw the rope over the load (kayak, lumber, mattress), under the opposite…

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🏕️ Outdoor Skills · Step 10/11

The simplest reliable stopper

The simplest reliable stopper — step 10 of 11 in Tie Five Knots That Do Real Jobs. Make a loop by crossing the working end over the standing part (forming a number 6 shape).

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🏕️ Outdoor Skills · Step 11/11

Use cases and pass criteria

Use cases and pass criteria — step 11 of 11 in Tie Five Knots That Do Real Jobs. Use the figure-8 at the end of a rappel rope (stopper prevents sliding off the end), at the end of a sail sheet (prevents the line from…

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