Overhand knot and its children surgeon and double surgeon, half and clove hitch, square, uni, clinch

>>2839750
Clove
Granny
Siberian
Bowline
Trucker's

I know lots of knots but here are my favorites since they "feel" good, easy to identify when you screwed up, and are simple to tie:

Double fisherman's - tie together two ropes or two ends of a rope to form a loop.
Double sheet bend - tie together big rope to smol rope. Why use a sheet bend when the double takes about one second more and is less prone to capsizing? Maybe a knot expert can tell me.
Constrictor knot - almost as easy as a clove hitch but much much more secure.
Figure 8 on a bight - I always use this in place of a double bowline. It's just better.
Butterfly loop - The best way to put a loop in the middle of a line.
Tautline Hitch - It's just a cool ass knot, though if you really want to put tension on a line it's worth knowing the Trucker's hitch.

Bowline
Taught like
Double fisherman

Those three will get you through most things. Use the double fisherman to make a loop, wrap that loop around a larger rope and that's a prisuk.

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>>2839750
Bowline is all you need. A hitch too if you're feeling fancy. I recommend the clove hitch or a pile hitch.

I just use 1 knot all the time for my tent, no clue what it is called and never lernd any. I just fiddle around untill I found one that works. Just 1 pull and it is loose. Always takes a few atemts to remember how I do it, if it have been a while.

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>>2839753
Sheet bend doesn't capsize, it can shake loose or slip but it won't roll or capsize like a square knot can. Double sheet bend isn't really substantially better so if you're worried about its security then consider a locking sheet bend, a twin bowline bend or some other bend instead.

Tautline is an unreliable meme hitch that is made obsolete by actual friction hitches like prusik or blake's hitch or by trucker's hitch if you need to pull something tight.

>>2839750
i know 29 but i can tell you major ones to know for basics
figure 8 stopper
over hand stopper
threaded figure 8
looped figure 8(can be used in fishing too)
clove hitch
constrictor hitch
reef knot(square knot)
surgeons knot
round turn and two half hitch(best anchoring hitch imho)
timber hitch for hauling logs and firewood from point a - b (can also be used to tie a swedish torch)
truckers hitch for tension and hauling incase ratchet strapes fell (an alternative if your rope isnt long enough for truckers is a double sheet bend and two round turns two half hitches)
figure 8 bend
double sheet bend(regular sheet bend is just double without the second wrap)
bowline
bowline on a bight

all 6 major lashjngs for constructing stuff:
square lashing
diagonal lashing
round lashing
tripod lashing
sheer lashing
whipping lashing(this is just the nocking point knot for archery but not pulled all the way in)

jam hitch
taut line hitch
italian hitch
prusik hitch

all major fishing knots
arbor knot
unit knot
blood knot
palomar
improved clinch knot
non slip loop knot
double uni
snell knot
doublr snd triple snell knot

i recently used 5 square lashings and one diagonal lashing to construct and archery blind
still have more knots to learn
should be at 38 by the time im done

>>2839808
you can alternatively use constrictors, surgeons, reef and tight overhand in place of lashings if you dont have enough rope
i learned vedy quickly that you're gonna need way more than just 5 knots

>>2839809
>>2839808
i practice knot tying very regularly as it's an incredibly good basis for outdoorsmanship

>>2839750
Depends what for? Sailing? Camping? Fishing? Mountaineering?

The figure of 8 and grinner knots cover most/all of my needs (camping, mountaineering). Knotless knot for fishing. Double grinner to tie 2 pieces of rope together.

If you need more have a look at sailing websites (usually 5-8 knots). They separate the babble from the essentials.

luv me kalmyk loop

>>2839750
Square knot
Clove hitch
Figure 8
Bowline
Hangman's knot.

Should cover all your bases.

I hate the sheetbend and its gay cousin the bowline. Weak ass knots that jostle themselves loose when unloaded 100% of the time. I wonder how many good men these knots have killed.

>>2839838
>knots that are easy to untie untie easily
>this is a shocker to anon
use a stopper knot or a lock if you're relying on it for life saving application.

>>2839838
>Mountaineers use bowline on a bight for glacial travel, fall into crevasses and dont die
What nigger tier shit are you doing where it unties itself? I use them as anchor knots to move timber with a winch and I've never had them slip or untie.
Maybe learn how to tie them right?

>>2839873
afaik bowline on a bight for tying off is mostly a euro climbing thing, burgers prefer a rethreaded figure 8 nowadays and used to use bowlines with a tieoff or yosemite finish back in the day. sports climbers also commonly use bowlines because they load them a lot. more secure bowlines like EBSB or scott's locked are also enjoying a surge popularity following the spread of modern synthetic ropes.

desu even a regular bowline handles sensible cyclic loading just fine in soft, non slippery ropes, especially something like a traditional hemp one.

>>2839873
what do you mean?
this is /out/ he likely saw a mountaineering video,
looked up knits, tied it, shook it for minutes on end and then said "it no work" and proceeded to play minecraft for another 5 hours

>>2839838
most of these have disclaimers like only working with natural fibre rope and not sythetic rope because of the slippery material