Outdoor Knots, 2nd Ed: A Folding Guide to Essential Outdoor Knots (Outdoor Recreation and Survival)

Kavanagh, James

ISBN 10: 162005292X / ISBN 13: 9781620052921

Published by Waterford Press, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Outdoor Knots, 2nd Ed: A Folding Guide to Essential Outdoor Knots (Outdoor Recreation and Survival)
• Publisher: Waterford Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 162005292X
• ISBN 13: 9781620052921
• Binding: pamphlet
• Illustrator: Leung, Raymond
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Knots have three practical purposes, to attach a rope to another rope, to attach a rope to an object or to allow a rope to perform a function. All knots have multiple uses. This guide provides simplified step-by-step reference on how to tie the most popular outdoor knots including those used for boating, fishing, climbing and camping. Learn a variety of ways to tie on to a post or rail, join lines together, shorten ropes, stop a line from running, bind materials together and rigging popular climbing and fishing knots. This lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information that can be used to solve a variety of outdoor challenges. Made in the USA.

About the Author

Zoologist Jim Kavanagh has made a career out of introducing novices to plants, animals, the sciences and world cultures. In addition to creating over 500 simplified nature guides, he has also authored guides to languages, cities and outdoor skills. An avid traveler and backpacker, Kavanagh's path has taken him around the world to many remote destinations including the upper Amazon, Africa, Australia, and the Arctic Circle (and this is just the As). He is also the author of a series of state-specific guides to common species and natural attractions and a children's book on evolution.