Here are 11 knots every adult should know how to tie. The bowline knot creates a non-moving loop at the end of a length of rope, which makes it ideal to secure something to an anchor of some sort.

With fewer than 10 minutes of practice, you’ll be able to tie a bowline with your eyes closed. Create a small loop in the rope. How far this loop is positioned from the end of the rope will determine ...

The square knot is useful for outdoor tasks too numerous to count. It’s also one of the easiest rope knots you can tie. Make no mistake, it’s pretty darn strong when tied correctly, but the square ...

Use this knot to tie fixed, super-strong, non-jamming loops. The bowline knot makes a secure loop at the end of a piece of ...

You can tie as many butterfly knots into a single line of rope as needed, which is especially handy with multiple climbers on a line of rope. But it's not just useful for climbing. The alpine ...

You can tie as many butterfly knots into a single line of rope as needed, which is especially handy with multiple climbers on a line of rope. But it's not just useful for climbing. The alpine ...

Remember, a knot's not finished until you tighten it. A stiff new rope is more likely to loosen. Reef on it. Weight it. Tie a stopper knot above your knot. (And ... this is not one of the tenets ...

The knot has a very strong bite (it tightens down hard) and is very difficult to untie, but just like a zip tie, it’s also very secure. The harder your rope or string gets pulled, the tighter ...

It's how I secure canoes and kayaks to my truck, and on camping trips it's crucial for tying down long spans of rope ... a knot—approaching 3:1. There are a number of ways to tie a trucker's ...

The method shown here pre-ties the loop. To tie the halter around an animal’s neck, first form the Figure-Eight Knot then pass the end of the rope around the animal’s neck, down through the ...

He explained how he first started tying knots when he was about 5 or 6 years old, which soon led to him tying rope between trees, which eventually led to him experimenting with walking along these ...