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Rescue Knots: Bowline, Figure-8, and Prusik for Self-Rescue

ByRob B. April 28, 2026

Rescue-specific knot applications: improvised bowline seat harness, figure-8 on a bight for anchor, and Prusik hitch for ascending a fixed line. Includes load limits, failure modes, and the one-handed bowline tying method for self-rescue when injured.

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      • FIFO Food Storage: How I Threw Out $140 in Supplies Bef
      • Home Power Backup: What I Learned After My Generator Fa
      • Prepper Mindset: What a $800 Gear Haul Taught Me About
      • Mutual Aid Networks: What Worked and What Failed on Our
      • Stockpiling Medications Legally: How a Pharmacy Closure
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      • Hurricane Supply List: 14-Day Quantities and Storage by
      • Tornado Preparedness: Warning Systems, Safe Room, and M
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      • Earthquake Preparedness: Drop-Cover-Hold, Structural Ri
      • Earthquake Preparedness: Drop-Cover-Hold, Structural Ri
    • Skill Mastery
      • Chemical Water Treatment: Iodine, Chlorine, and Chlorin
      • Best Survival Water Filters: Sawyer Squeeze vs Berkey v
      • Solar SODIS Water Purification: The No-Gear Method That
      • Fire Starting: 9 Ignition Methods From Primitive to Mod
      • Bow Drill Fire Starting: Step-by-Step From Wood Selecti
      • Best Fire Starters for Wet and Cold Conditions: Ranked
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      • Florida Hurricane Preparedness: Tampa Bay Surge Risk, E
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