40 Boy Scout Knots Every Survivalist Should Know

If you were in the Boy Scouts then these Boy Scout Knots Cards probably look familiar to you. I remember staring at these as a kid trying to figure out how to tie many of these knots, several of them I still remember today.

The square knot is great for attaching two ropes together, the clove hitch is used to tie a rope to a pole or branch, and the bowline is used to add a sturdy loop to the end of a rope.

These cards were included with a knot tying kit that also came with a white rope and a red rope. These kits were used to study and practice for a knot tying merit badge. However, these knots are not just for kids, many of them are staples in many outdoors-man’s skill set’s.

If you are looking to expand your knot knowledge then this is a great place to start. Grab some rope and while you are sitting down watching the television go ahead and practice a few of these essential Boy Scout knots.

Boy Scout Knots Card 1

1. Sheet Bend
2. Sheet Bend Double
3. Timber Hitch
4. Lariat Loop
5. Overhand Bow
6. Cat’s Paw
7. Clove Hitch
8. Blackwall Hitch
9. Granny Knot
10. Fisherman’s Knot
11. Double Carrick Bend
12. Overhand Knot
13. Sailor’s Knot
14. Square Knot
15. Lark’s Head
16. Figure Eight Knot
17. Stevedore’s Knot
18. Killick Hitch

Boy Scout Knots Card 2

1. Fisherman’s Eye
2. Sheepshank
3. Miller’s Knot
4. Running Knot
5. Bowline
6. Figure Eight Double
7. Bowline On Bright
8. Double Overhand
9. Slippery Hitch
10. Half Hitch
11. Bow Knot
12. Two Half Hitches
13. Hitching Tie
14. Surgeon’s Knot
15. Marlinspike Hitch
16. Midshipman’s Hitch
17. Teller’s Hitch
18. Rolling Hitch
19. Chain Hitch
20. Taut-Line Hitch
21. Halyard Bend
22. Fisherman’s Bend