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The bottle sling knot has been around for centuries. This ancient method of forming a sling for the neck of a jug or bottle this knot was described in detail by the Greek physician Heraklas in his first century book on surgical knots and slings.
The bottle sling can be used to create a handle for a container with a slight flare or collar. In a doubled form known as a hackamore it can also form an improvised emergency bridle for a horse; the central parts acting as a bit, the knot’s outer loop on the muzzle, and the other passing under the jaw.
With a little practice you’ll be able to master this interesting, useful knot.
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I was not able to figure this knot out from the picture, but I did a Google search on “bottle sling knot” and found some very good utube videos showing step by step how it is done. very useful knot.
I made one of these for a scout at summer camp when the connector to his water bottle broke. The cool thing I discovered about this knot is that it tightens down on itself and stays tight. In fact, you kind of have to work it to get it to come off….which is what you want. Great knot.
If I may brag a little and if Clarke doesn’t mind, I’d like to share a Knotmaster program I created for my son’s troop. You can download it here: http://tinyurl.com/k6leakd
I took all of the KM programs I could find on the internet and attempted to make a comprehensive system that would both compliment the Scouting program and be highly useful. Many knots still out there shouldn’t be taught anymore, IMHO: sheepshank (not reliable), bow tie (we don’t live in the 1950’s), etc. And there are some great new knots “discovered” in the last couple of decades. For example, when joining two ropes (a bend) of the same size together, I think the best one out there is the Zepplin Bend for many reasons. But you don’t see it mentioned much.
My program encourages boys-teaching-boys for progress, i.e. the E.D.G.E. method, gets progressively harder and compliments the 2nd Class and 1st Class ranks. The first 5 levels are for general knot learning and any boy who puts his mind to it can get to level 5 in a year. But there are an additional 5 levels that are specialty specific (think Merit Badges) and then a top level for the gung-ho scouts.
Okay, bragging off. Thanks for letting me share.
Mikemenn