My favorite means of securing a load in a truck or trailer is to fashion rope into what I call a modified trucker’s hitch. I qualify it with “modified” because it uses principles of the time-tested ...

Learning how to master various knots and hitches can be a time consuming process. Take it one step at a time and start with the basics. Before you learn how to tie knots, it's important to understand ...

Knots are one of those “boring” skills that save the day over and over. Hanging a quarter, tying down a load, rigging a tarp in wind, making a drag, building a quick handline, fixing a busted ...

You do not need to be a rope rescue technician or some end-times survival wizard to know a few knots that might keep your gear, your buddy, or your own backside from making a bad day worse.

The Scouts may have ditched them, but you never know when a reef, hitch or sheet bend might come in handy. Here are six great knots you’ll be happy you learned how to tie Scout leaders no longer need ...