Rope and Knots, Part 2: Hanger Coil

Aside from a knife or edged tool, rope is the most important tool we can bring with us into the wilderness. But rope is useless without knots. Knots make rope work for us, and a knowledge of a few basic concepts will help us use rope efficiently. That will make our stay in the wild much more hospitable. In this multipart series I explain the basic concepts, terminology, types, form and function of the most important knots to know for wilderness camping and survival.

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[Garymayo]

That is a hangman's noose, and any hangman's noose over several loops is illegal to possess in many states.

[icychap]

@Garymayo Please check the local laws in your jurisdiction to be sure you don't violate them. I'm skeptical that any state would legislate against a knot, though.

[DoraDead101]

can u make the loop at the end bigger??

[icychap]

@DoraDead101 You certainly can.

[emarbiz]

can you make a hanger coil even if its a kermantle rope?

[icychap]

@emarbiz Yes you can, although with thicker rope there are more efficient ways to coil your rope, especially if you're going to be using it throughout the day for climbing. With a thick rope, the hanger coil may be fairly cumbersome.

[kris102698]

Thnx man very helpful I haven't found a video on YouTube like this so I can hang a person I mean to camp can u make a video on how to hide a dead body I mean on more camping advice

[therichesthobo1]

@icychap Naw man, it is illegal. In My state, the max is like 7 knots.

[abluebird1]

If that were a noose that would be ilegal

[rocky1133557799]

criminal mind :)

[juliezagonel]

You're a genius.

[MrAlexandria1971]

Sutch GENTELMAN, thx for ur time m8.

[Toca91]

And number 4! It's good for hanging people.

[jasong2xaccount]

Nice!