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applied to the rope. Other knots, by the very nature in which
they are used, cannot be untied at all. One example of this
would be knots that are tied in small diameter fishing line
or string.
If you understand the characteristics of various knots when
they are tied in the many different types of rope, twine, string,
or fishing line, you’ll know whether it will be difficult to untie
them should you ever need or want to. This will help you in
deciding which knots to use and whether you want to tie
knots that tend to be difficult to untie in your “good rope.”
Always remember that cordage is a very important com-
modity in a survival situation, which means it should be
treated with the utmost care. If you know a knot is going
to be very difficult to untie and you aren’t tying it for use in
a critical application, you may want to consider using inex-
pensive rope that you can just cut if you aren’t able to untie
a particular knot.
During everyday life events, you may not care if you won’t
be able to untie a knot that you tie in the rope you are
using. After all, you can always just cut the rope at the knot
or buy another one, but when rope is in short supply, it
would be prudent to remember that you’ll most likely want
to untie the knots you are tying so you can use the rope
multiple times.
While on the subject of untying knots, it’s important to
understand the characteristics of the rope you are using.

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