The Field Guide to Knots: How to Identify, Tie, and Untie Over 80 Essential Knots for Outdoor Pursuits

by Bob Holtzman

Overview

A Fasten-ating Guide to Knots for Every Adventure!

The perfect knot can make any job quicker, easier, and safer—whether you need to build a shelter, tether a horse, rappel down a cliff, or moor a boat. In The Field Guide to Knots, veteran outdoorsman Bob Holtzman helps you:

• Select and tie the right knot for any task
• Identify and untie existing knots
• Choose and maintain your rope, and more!

With more than 80 time-tested knots and more than 600 color photos, this Field Guide is indispensable for backpackers, climbers, sailors, anglers, hunters, equestrians—and anyone else who’s ever needed to change a sail, reposition a climbing rope, or splice a tent pole!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615192762
Publisher:	The Experiment, LLC
Publication date:	09/22/2015
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	151,231
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Bob Holtzman has been writing about outdoor sports for more than 25 years. A former editor of boating and outdoors books for International Marine and Ragged Mountain Press, he is the author of The Camping Bible, Wilderness Survival Skills, and a series of boating books for children. He is president of Mythic Gear, a company that manufactures drysuits for boating and paddlesports. Holtzman lives in Maine, where he enjoys canoeing, camping, hiking, and writing the blog Indigenous Boats.

Editorial Reviews

"The text and illustrations are clear and precise."

Manhattan Book Review

A handy guide describing practical knots for outdoor enthusiasts.”—Library Journal

“The text and illustrations are clear and precise.”—Manhattan Book Review

From the Publisher

11/01/2015
Given yourself too much rope? Shorten it with a sheepshank, one of 87 knots unraveled by Holtzman, former editor for International Marine and Ragged Mountain Press, in this spiral-bound guide. Within the book's appropriately titled introductory section "Why So Many Knots?," the author makes the case for looping into his chosen variations (out of available thousands), since his selections will work well for a number of situations and are relatively easy to learn and remember. He covers rope buying and maintenance basics as well as detailed how-tos (including step-by-step pictures) to identify, tie, and untie knots that bind, hitch, and more. A glossary and index are included. VERDICT A handy guide describing practical knots for outdoor enthusiasts.

Library Journal