Campcraft Skills Journal Entry 1

18th May 2007
Hours Completed: 2 hours

We revised some of the knots that we have learnt such as thumb knot, reef knot,figure-of-eight knot , slip knot and bowline at the start of the session. We also learnt the purpose of each knot. For example, the figure-of-eight can replace the carabiner to secure the harness. We also learnt a new knot, the manharness knot.

Learnt to tie basic knots for campcraft - thumb knot, slip knot, reef knot, bowline, clove hitch, figure of 8 including double figure of 8 and figure of 8 retrace.

Thumb knot
- Used as a stopper

Slip knot
- Used to attach one end of a rope to the middle of another, while allowing the knot to slide along the rope.

Reef knot
- Used for binding

Bowline
- Used as a looping knot, to loop around a hole or a line.

Clove hitch
- Used to secure lines running along a series of posts.
- Used for weak binding.

Figure of 8
- Used as a stopper, for stopping ropes from running out of retaining devices.
- Double figure of 8 used for climbing, sailing, camping etc.