Building an Improvised Shelter

Depending on your usage, sometimes, building an improvised shelter (also called as Basha) can be more convenient than carry a tent.  This is because an improvised shelter is lightweight and does not take up as much space as compared to a tent.  Here, we will go through the basics of building a simple shelter.   Items needed: […]

Tautline Hitch

Have you ever pitched a tent and couldn’t seem to make your flysheet perfectly balanced among the four corners? The reason? Uneven tension on the guy lines. The Tautline Hitch is an adjustable knot which allows you to easily vary the tension of a line without retying. As such, it useful in situations whereby the length […]

Alpine Butterfly

It may seem controversial that the next knot i introduce after Bowline and Round Turn Two Half Hitches is Alpine Butterfly.  The reason so is to be as practical as possible. I want to be sharing the knots which i commonly use while camping. Not by the order of a book. And the Alpine Butterfly is one which […]

How To Build A Fire

Why Build A Fire? In the world of outdoor adventure, the ability to make fire is one of the core skill to survival. I certainly do not hope to be in a life and death situation in any near future. However, it is relevant to learn about fire making as a camp fire can bring […]

Round Turn Two Half Hitches

This is the knot i used the most frequently while camping. It called the Round Turn Two Half Hitches.  It basically a knot used to tie an end of a rope onto something, for example, a pole or a tree.  The advantages of using this knot is that it is very secured under a lot of stress, yet […]

King Of The Knots – Bowline

Bowline   The bowline is nicknamed “King of the knots” due to its simplicity and multiple applications. It is also called a rescue knot.  The bowline ties a fix loop onto the end of a rope. Under tension, the knot never slips. This means that the loop at the end of the rope “never changes […]