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Rescue & Survival Knots

Survival Knots and search and rescue knots on this page can save the day. Learn how to tie these useful survival knots for outdoors and bushcraft. These are knots every prepper should learn to tie and may be useful in bug out situations so it would be good to commit many of these knots to memory.

Many of these knots are super useful to know for various purposes such as Common Whipping to control the strands or fibers at the end of a rope. Also here are some stopper knots such as the Stevedore Stopper to add bulk to the end of a rope, often to aid in throwing the rope. Mouse-over a knot name in the list below to see a description of that knot.

Alpine Butterfly Knot
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Alpine Butterfly Knot
The Alpine Butterfly Knot forms a secure loop in the middle of a rope.

Artilleryman's Loop Knot
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Artilleryman's Loop Knot
Create a loop in middle of rope

Autoblock Knot
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Autoblock Knot
Friction knot for descending/rappelling

Backup Knot
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Backup Knot
Add security to a primary knot.

Blake’s Hitch
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Blake’s Hitch
Arborist ascending/descending friction knot.

Bowline
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Bowline
Forms a secure loop.

Bowline On A Bight
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Bowline On A Bight
Forms a loop in the middle of a line.

Distel Hitch
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Distel Hitch
Arborist friction hitch.

Double Fisherman's Knot
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Double Fisherman's Knot
Join two ropes.

Farmer's Loop
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Farmer's Loop
Form a secure loop in middle of a rope

Figure Eight
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Figure Eight
The strongest knot for a loop at the end of a rope.

Fireman's Coil
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Fireman's Coil
Coil a rope with a quick release.

Handcuff Knot
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Handcuff Knot
Form two adjustable loops.

Munter Hitch
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Munter Hitch
Climbing belay knot.

Overhand Loop Knot
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Overhand Loop Knot
Quick and easy fixed loop

Portuguese Bowline
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Portuguese Bowline
Forms a Bowline with two adjustable loops

Prusik Hitch
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Prusik Hitch
Secures a movable loop to another line.

Ring Bend
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Ring Bend
AKA Water Knot - Best knot for webbing

Running Bowline
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Running Bowline
A slip knot.

Sledge Knot
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Sledge Knot
Bind things together very firmly

Slipped Sheet Bend
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Slipped Sheet Bend
Quickly untie two ropes.

Spanish Bowline
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Spanish Bowline
A double loop knot

Stopper Knot
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Stopper Knot
Ashley's Stopper knot for the end of a rope.

Water Knot
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Water Knot
Best knot for webbing.

Z-Drag 3:1 System
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Z-Drag 3:1 System
Z-Drag Hauling System

Zeppelin Bend
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Zeppelin Bend
Easy to untie knot for joining two ropes.

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