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Tie the four knots that cover everything
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Bowline for a loop that never slips.
Rabbit out of the hole, round the tree, back down. Holds anything, unties easily after load.
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Trucker’s hitch for tension.
Loop mid-rope as a pulley, haul tight, lock off. It is how loads get strapped without ratchets.
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Clove hitch to grab a post.
Two crossing turns over a pole. Instant, adjustable, the utility knot of tying things to things.
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Sheet bend to join two ropes.
Even unequal thicknesses. The square knot everyone uses instead is the one that slips.
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Drill each ten times.
Hands learn knots, heads forget them. Ten repetitions per knot, once with eyes closed.
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