Basic Essentials Knots for the Outdoors

by Cliff Jacobson, Cliff Moen (Illustrator)

Step-by-step instructions and diagrams for tying the ten most useful knots and hitches, plus advice on determining the best knot for the task at hand, choosing the right rope for different applications, preparing new ropes for outdoor use, and caring and maintaining ropes for durability and reliability. Includes a left-handed illustration of every knot.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Outdoors, Recreation

58 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers, wilderness guides, national and foreign consultants, and is the most published canoeing/camping writer of this century. He is a professional canoe guide and outfitter, a wilderness canoeing and camping consultant and the author of over a dozen top-selling books on camping and canoeing— numerous titles have been translated into Spanish, German, French and Turkish with sales approaching one million copies.

An accomplished canoeist in his own right, Cliff was recently recognized by the American Canoe Association (ACA) which presented him with the Legends of Paddling Award and inducted him into the ACA Hall of Fame.

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not much different from what you get from a Boy Scout Handbook, but it does have additional pictures/uses that may not have occurred to you.