Campcraft Theory

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Stopper Knots.

Thumb knot
-used as a handhold and stopper. For instance, it is tied at regular intervals of lifelines to prevent the rope from slipping through the hands.
-once tied and put under strain, it is difficult to untie.

Figure-of-Eight Knot.
-When tied and put under strain, it is much easier to be untied.

Loop Knots.

Bowline
-The bowline does not jam or slip easily despite under severe strain.
-It may not hold, if very rigid and slippery synthetic ropes are used. For extra security, we can tie a stopper knots of 2 half hitches around the loop.
-It is used to secure a rope to a ring or eye.

Tent Guy Loop
-Acts as a pully, giving mechanical advantage in the tightening of guylines.

Manharness
-The loop can act as a handle for hauling of object.

Fireman's Chair
-It is used to lower a casualty from a higher ground.

Hitches (Used to tie a rope to an object, like a spar, ring or another rope)

Clove Hitch
-Made of 2 half hitches, it can secure a rope to an object. For example, it is used to start and anchor rope obstacles.

Timber Hitch
-The tightness of the hitch depends on the strain. The greater the strain the tighter it becomes. However it is very easy to untie.

Bends

Reef Knot
-used for parcel tying as well as first aid bandanging because it is flat and easy to tie.
-compared to other bends, it is not secure as it comes undone easily.

Sheet Bend
-used for joining ropes together, esp those of unequal thickness.
-Quick and easy to tie and untie.
-can be further secured by making an additional turn, forming double sheet bend.
-ending the working ends at alternate sides would weaken this knots severely.

Fisherman's Knot
-made of two sliding thumb knot, which will lock with each other when strain is applied.
-It applies in joining ropes together, esp those of small and equal diameters,

Shortening Formations

Sheepshank
-It shortens ropes without cutting them.
-can be used to bypass worn section by placing the damaged section in the centre of the knot. It will thus not be put under strain.
-The half hitches at two ends will ensure that when there is no strain, the knot undo itself easily.

Chain Knot
-shortens ropes esp those of small diameters, For eg, male cadets shorten their bootlaces using this knot.
-It can be undone quickly by a pull.

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