In response to Chris’ Val ties the canoe piece, one of our readers, Dave, wrote:
Zeppelin knot
I bought a used Mother Earth News magazine just because of the article on a knot that it had inside. It is a GREAT knot for tying two lines together. The history makes it interesting. Here is the web link to the same article.
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…that Jake von Slatt often ties two cherry stems together with a Zeppelin knot USING ONLY HIS TONGUE?
that i do not believe.
he would not need his tongue…just teeth.
ohgawd, please don’t give the slash fiction writers any ideas, K? ;-)
Looks like an alternative way of trying a hunter’s bend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter's_bend
It may be simple, but the white rope with more white rope on a white background is a bit tricky to follow.
I found some better pictures on this site:
http://www.survivaltopics.com/survival/how-to-make-a-zeppelin-bend-knot/
The Zeppelin or Rosendahl knot is not forgotten. I came across it in books on knots and knot websites. It is my knot of choice when joining ropes and I like it for its ability to work even when loosely tied and its ease when undoing it. My other favourites are the Constrictor, Evenk, Turquoise Turtle and the Alpine Butterfly. I choose my knots carefully. They must resist capsizing and be easy to remember and tie fast in the dark with gloves on. I only have enough memory for a small selection of knots so they have to be the best in their class.