How to tie a slip knot
Credit: Carl Wiens
Step 1
This knot is very handy for camping, especially for holding a tent peg. Start by placing the tail end—the shorter end—of the rope in the palm of your hand and place the length of rope over two fingers.
Credit: Carl Wiens
Step 2
Now twist with your fingers to form a loop, and then pull the longer end of the rope partway through that loop to form another loop.
Credit: Carl Wiens
Step 3
You know it’s working if you pull on the longer end of the rope and the final loop tightens, while if you pull on the tail end the loop loosens.
