Description: A double knot, left over right and right over left to create parallel standing parts
Purpose: It is used to connect two ropes of equal size.
Stage 1: Take the two bitter ends
Stage 2: Cross them over
Stage 3: Tie the first half knot (half hitch)
Stage 4: Maintain the same rope on top (red) as you cross them over a second time to tie the second half hitch.
Stage 5: Pull the ends evenly to form a symmetrical Square knot.Add extra half hitches for safety
Two half hitches either end of a length of rope
Purpose: strengthen a rope at its weak point by placing the weak part in the middle between the two loops
Stage 1: Fold the rope to approximately the desired new length
Stage 2: Form a half hitch in one standing end
Stage 3: Drop it over the adjacent bight
Stage 4: Tighten it
Stage 5: Form a half hitch in the other standing end
Stage 6: Drop it over its adjacent bight
Stage 7: Then tighten it too. Keep tension on both sides.
Two single hitches (half hitches) tied in the same direction around an object.
Purpose: To secure a line to a post or pole; to start and end most lashings.
Stage 1: Form 2 bends in the rope
Stage 2: In the Rope twist the bends
Stage 3: Then form a second loop - the "same way up". Both loops should be identical
Stage 4: Then put the right one over the top of the left one.
Stage 5: Place the knot over the post
Two single hitches (half hitches) tied in the same direction around an object.
Purpose: To secure a line to a post or pole; to start and end most lashings.
Stage 1: Pass The end around the back
Stage 2: Then get the end that has gone around the wood
Stage 3: Then wrap round the standing end
Stage 3: Then wrap round the standing end
Stage 5: wrap around again till you get the end on the left side
Stage 6: Do this 3 times
Stage 7: Should Start to look like this image
Stage 8: Then tighten so now the 3 rounds are tight against the wood
A loop knot that neither slips nor jams
Purpose: To wither bind two together to get length in a rope of to hold pressure of a pull.
Stage 1: Form a loop a short distance from the end
Stage 2: Allow for the size of the loop and the knot itself
Stage 3: Pass the end of the rope through the loop
Stage 4: As though making a simple knot (a half-hitch)
Stage 5: Pull the end through
Stage 6: Then around the back
Stage 7: Around the standing end
Stage 8: Then back down
Stage 9: Then feed it through the loop middle loop
Stage 10: Finish by tightening
A type of knot that can be used to join two ropes of different diameters
Purpose: joining two ropes of unequal size
Stage 1: Form a loop in the thicker rope
Stage 2:Hold it in one hand
Stage 3: Pass the thinner piece of rope
Stage 4: Through the loop
Stage 5: Then round the loop
Stage 6:Take care to go round the short end first
Stage 7: Then round the long end
Stage 8: Tuck the smaller rope
Stage 9: Back under itself
Stage 10: Then tighten and complete
To bind poles that are in contact and cross each other at any angle from 45° to 90°
Stage A
Begin with a clove hitch underneath the spar to be supported
Stage B
Wrap the rope first over one spar, then under the other, pulling tight all the time
Stage C
On the second time round, go inside the pervious turn of the rope on top, but outside underneath the spars
Stage D
After three turns, apply two frapping turns which pull on the rope turns already made, making them even tighter
Stage E
Finish off with a clove hitch
Used to bind poles together that cross each other but do not touch when their ends are lashed in place in a structure
Stage A
Begin with a timber hitch to draw the spars together
Stage B
Pull the knot at right angles and wrap the rope three times around the spars, keeping the rope tight at all times
Stage C
Wrap three more turns, this time over the timber hitch
Stage D
Apply 2 frapping turns to pull tight the rope turns. Finish with a clove hitch
Used to join together two spars to make a longer length, for example, when making a flagpole.
Start with a clove or a timber hitch around both spars near the end of the overlap
Continue with eight to ten turns round both spars
Finish with a clove hitch around the second spar
To tighten, insert small wedges inside the turns. Adding a second lashing will strengthen the overlap as, then no movement is possible in any direction.
To bind three poles together, for the construction of a tripod
Start with a timber hitch on one of the outside spars.
Continue with six or seven turns which are taken loosely over and under the spars.
Finish with loose frapping turns and clove hitch.
Spread spars apart to create the tripod.
Trangias are used a lot within Explorers below is how you put a Trangia together follow these step and some basic safety instructions
- Never use Trangia in a tent
- Always use Trangia on an even and flat surface
- Always wait until the burner has cooled down before packing away
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Start by removing the strap, loosen the buckle and untie the strap. |
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Take off the frypan/lid. The frypan can be used as a lid and is available in four different materials. |
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Fold the supports upwards or downwards to fit saucepans or frying pan. |
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Take out the kettle. Not included in all models, available as an accessory. |
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Take out the saucepans. The saucepans are available in four different materials. |
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We now use gas so you will need the Gas Burner and a Gas Bottle that will need to be screw fitting |
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Thread the tube through hole in the top and out through the side then connect to the gas bottle |