FASTEST WAY TO TIE A BOWLINE KNOT // 3 Quick & Easy Ways to Tie a Bowline Knot

Learn how to tie a bowline knot using this ultra fast method.

The bowline knot is an easy to tie, strong versatile knot to create a loop in a rope. It is one of the fundamental knots every Boy Scout learns. In this video, we demonstrate three ways to tie the Bowline Knot, fast and easy. We review the basic parts of a rope including the running end, the standing part, and overhand loop. We show the traditional method using the mnemonic of the rabbit coming out of the hole, around the tree and back down the hole. We then progress to a method that mimics the mechanics of a one-handed bowline. Finally, we tie the fastest method that combines the overhand loop with the initial step of the Marlin Spike Hitch.

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[dardobartoli]

After watching a plethora of bowline guides, this is bar far the best. No awful music, calm instruction and even a bit of history, but definitely the best 3 ways to learn ... thanks

[pauldanielmooney]

That third method made tying a bowline much much easier for me. It's just easier to visualize, and hard to get wrong.

[BeADad]

These are also majic tricks! Awesome! Sometimes I have to transport people in my trunk, these are very useful! Thanks.

[tomasmerino]

I always watch your video, practice it. And when the time comes to use it, can't remember... I'll keep a piece of cord with me and keep practicing hoping to internalize it.
Yours is the best explained one, great work!

[pohchinghong]

Love the way you explain. The rabbit helps me. Thanks

[adamwhiteson]

Very nice presentation. #3 has always been my favorite. I call it the "Collapsed Slip Knot Method". Can also be used to form a Sheet Bend, which is the heart of the Bowline.

[rob]

Yeah, method 3 definitely, so easy and failproof, I adopted it permanently, no more rabbits holes and trees and other questions such as ''clockwise or anticlockwise'' etc. Thanks a lot!!!

[heidikirk-mackrell]

Love method 3, so easy to follow - thank you!

[katssketches]

Finally did it hooorrrraaay! Thanks so much.

[framaxIT]

Thank you for this useful and clear tutorial video. Please can you show a video on kalmyk knot and the difference between it and a bowline ?

[kevenmiller]

Love the "p" method the best. Simple. Thanks

[MrBennyrick]

So, I have been using this video to learn, and I had a boating job where I needed to know this knot. So I practiced on small cord and small soft rope from the hardware shop. Every time It worked like you showed, and I followed along no worries. I thought I had it sorted. When I got to the boat I had not realised I used my hands and the rope ends in a specific way according to the video, so I made a few mistakes feeding the rope the opposite way into my left hand, and then I could not do the rabbit through the hole and round the tree because it was opposite... So After making that mental note to feed the right way so my hands are in the correct position, I went to do the knot. However the boat rope was not nice boat rope, but just thick, crappy rough rope that hardly bends at all. So when I went to make the P, it was so thick it was hard to tell where all the parts were. I ended up making a P but it was a flipped P, in that the standing end was over the running end, however it still made a P shape, and I thought I had it right because of the P Shape. Well I was WRONG!. and this has been doing my head in for the last 3 hours as I practice with thick stiff rope that does not loop easy and frequently I keep doing it so the wrong end is making the P. (All my fault by the Success... I finally visually realised although it was a P it was not the correct P with the running end making the loop first into the P as you show it. And now I know what to look for. The issue is two things, not being familiar with this in general, and the way this large stiff rope can make its own loop and looks like a P to me.. So now I am super focused to make sure I loop the rope the right way, which is still super new, as i have to keep practicing my looping with the big rope to make sure it is the right way P as you showed it. For the last few hours I thought I was going mental not being able to tie the big rope but having not issue with the soft smaller cord... Anyway, I keep referring back to this video because it is clear and easy to see. One final note, the large thick rope does not squish together like thin soft rope, so when you tie the rope you have to pull it much harder so it does not unravel while it is not under load. Also, because it is thick and stiff I have to allow more rope on the running end so if it slips while under load it has rope to move and not a short end that would undo in the loop. It barely is able to be tied tight as such. Man, stress city for me!. I did not think it would be so hard. I should mention that for this thick rope I was using method 1, the long way, because the rope being thick, would not wrap around in the way you do the second method. That was my preferred way as well as method 3, very good, but with big thick stiff rope I needed to force the rope into the way I wanted it cause it would not bend easily. I hope this makes sense. However I think I will try to work on method 2 with the thick rope to save time. So thankyou for very much your video, much appreciated. Cheers.

[mito]

Watched several videos to learn how to knot the bowline knot, your explanation about making the Bowline knot was the best. Thank you so much!

[bm]

I like your way, No.3 the best as I’m very familiar with the marlin spike hitch. Thanks for sharing

[AlexandraCornish]

I found the loop plus rabbit runs most helpful and taught me in under a minute what several other videos could not! Thank you!! (The explanation on loose / running ends will be useful in onward learning, thank you.)

[oxfordblaze]

The first couple of ways were good, but that third way knocks it out of the park!!! It also makes it easy to determine the size of the loop you need before pulling it tight. Fantastic.

[TheAdventureHeads]

Good stuff as always. Hoping to see some instructions for the similar and highly useful "bowline on a bight" knot. Happy

[MrBennyrick]

I was a method 2 guy before this video... Now I am practicing the method 3 which is very interesting an efficient. Thankyou!

[Travis_Varga]

I’ve been tying bowlines for on the job for over a decade, but I just saw someone tying one in a weird way which is the third way in your video. It was helpful. Thank you. Your second method however could use some work and become faster. You place the running end over the standing end. Then you grab part of the running end closest to you and form an overhand loop over the running end. You end up with the standing end already through your overhand loop. Then you just finish as you do in the first and second methods. Maybe you would consider that a different method.

[Hojsholm]

Best video in the bowline I have ever seen and I have seen a lot.