Hanson Loop Knot

The Hanson Knot forms a fixed loop knot at the end of a rope that is both strong and easy to untie. A popular knot taught in the Boy Scouts in years past. One of the great properties to this fixed loop knot is the standing end rests inline with the fixed loop.

[c.f.beeble]

Excellent presentation ! No BS, no music, and a great VOICE, too! I used to know about 150 knots. Now I know 151. Good work!

[vibeslide]

I really enjoy these short, to-the-point clips.

Just perfect for a little coffee break at work.

This also is a very... handsome knot.

[garethgordon]

Very well demonstrated know technique, slow and steady with clear explanations and no "whirling hands", watched some other videos on this knot which confused me but got this in one. Thank you.

[charlenegriffis]

Thank you so much for this video! I’m left handed and had to slow it down, but I was able to accomplish this knot! Great instructions too! ❤😊👍

[BradNeumyer]

This is awesome! Basically a fixed loop version of the scaffold hitch. Going to use this one at work tomorrow if the need arises.

[magicdave]

Another cool knot that looks very useful, thanks Ben 👍

[ronaldschild]

This is great! I am replacing single car garage door pull-down lanyard, and I put an old wooden sewing spool in the middle of the loop. This will give some tactile assurance when pulling down on the line from the loop end. I plan to use a double-hitch to secure the other end of the line to the garage door's screw-in eye bolt.

[jcknives]

I’m a knot guy. I served in the US Special Forces (Green Berets) for 20 years, I was a Scout Master for 7 years, I have been a mountain and rock climber for 30 years and rescue climber for 10 years including teaching others rescue climbing.

When it comes to knots, I still don’t consider myself an expert because of situations just like this. Lol

I am processing this knot and it’s structure v it’s use. I haven’t seen any test data to tell me if this structure is as strong as the bowline. When ever I see one or more incidents of nylon crossing over itself in a knot I think heat upon loading. As you mention, dressing is always important to make sure all of the knot is laying where it should be. But also cinching is important to reduce the heat development upon loading. The faster the load is applied (like a fall) and the more loose a knot is, the more heat will be generated. The obvious problem with heat is failure of the knot. Obviously, if a knot is cinched and loaded (slowly) heat will not be as intense and failure is not as likely.

One of the reasons I might be tempted to retain the ever present bowline is it’s simplicity but also that I can tie it with one hand (around my body).

While I like the working end out of the loop and inline with the standing end in this knot, perhaps I’m a bit to old to switch or even include this since the bowline serves the same purposes. I love the locking bar (you call it a bridge) on both knots and even if you tow a car with it (and I have), it is plenty easy to untie.

Finally, I would like to see some testing to failure data so I’m really glad you brought it up. Now I’ll go looking!!! If I find something, I’ll post again.

Oh, and if you really want to surprise your subscribers teach it with the rabbit! Lol rotf.

[benveach]

Content wise I’m glad you began with 18 inch of cord instead of being cheap and using only half as much~
This made it so much easier to learn without watching over and over~Color of cordage is good too never use black~Thanks

[JcH_]

Cool, can you make a tut on how to tie it on a ceiling??

[erikh]

Exactly what I needed for the boat to shore spike. TY

[silfiriel]

Is this enough for hammock, complete beginner here no idea of weights anf knots or hammocks

[adrex]

Nice! Works well with hanging piñata’s!

[Dnasty]

Great video. How do I know what is the best loop for each task? I wanted to operate a pulley for moving an object horizontally. One side would attach to nylon handles the other would attach to a carabiner.

[jayscuffington]

What kind of rope and size do you recommend for a beginner trying to learn different knots? I have some paracord but it’s difficult to work with.

[LordOfThePancakes]

Was this knot named in honor of Chris Hansen?

From dateline NBC.

[JohnGreen_US]

There sure are lots on knots ... I know many but can't learn them all. Bowline with Yosemite finish would seem to heavily overlap the added utility of the Hanson.

[steveroberts]

This is a great knot! I guess the bowline is just that bit easier to tie and also to see that it is correctly formed - hence better to teach to novices. With a Yosemite finish on the bowline, you have the same neat tail along the standing end as you have with the hanson loop.

[linkmastr]

I can confirm boy scouts no longer teach this knot

[klaus-juergennowak]

Should work perfectly when hanging oneself is intended 😊