How to get good at tying knots/ropes as a beginner? Should I buy a book, watch youtube videos, or join some type of outdoorsman club? (lemmy.world)

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I believe knot-tying would be a great, life-long skill to have, especially being able to know which knots work best for different situations, like when the rope is thick and not very flexible or bendable.

I have lots of nylon rope and fishing line of various diameters, but don't know where to begin and/or the best way to get started. My goal is to make this a long-term hobby and spend 1-2 hours per week improving my knot-tying knowledge, skill, and speed.

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[-] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Bushcraft channel on YouTube or peertube (because YouTube is an unusable ads shit show now)

What I did after looking at a bunch of videos was : I made an obsidian note on my phone with relevant images on how to and direct link to a video. Everything is synch in my cloud of choice and voilà

Every entries are collapsible so it’s easier to search what knot will be the most relevant

this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2026

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