These are the 11 knots all outdoorsmen and women need to know. Knowing how to tie a knot has long been one of the most important skills in the outdoors that the inexperienced takes for granted.

A damaged rope can be totally useless for doing most tasks safely, especially if the damaged section is somewhere in the middle. This simple knot can bypass the damaged section and make the rope ...

Take the ends of the rope and make an "X" with the left end of the rope placed over the right. Cross the "new" right end around the rope to make an overhand knot. Take the right and left ends and put ...

A sheepshank is a useful knot that increases a rope’s versatility. Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Rick Horvath illustrates how to execute this basic knot that can really come in handy. Posted on 11/9/2015 ...