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Tie a JUG KNOT around a water bottle, soda bottle, or aluminum bottle to make a secure carrying strap. Re-purpose any container into a reusable water...
Cord size is important. Select a small medium weight cord like the one shown here. It is a general purpose camp cord sold at most sporting goods sto...
The next steps show how to tie a 'JUG KNOT'. It is the basic step for adding a carrying strap. It is also the anchor point for any additional fancy bo...
PULL the Bight DOWN forming two Loops.
CROSS the right Loop OVER the left Loop.
Take the main Bight and pass it UNDER the left Loop.
WEAVE the Bight OVER the portion of the right Loop and UNDER the portion of the left Loop.
Extend the Bight OVER the outer portion of the right Loop.
Additional colored identification points have been added to the loops to follow their travel in these next two steps. The right Loop *Yellow marker" ...
Raise the green marker (located on what was formerly the left loop) and pull it down and to the right; FLIPPING IT IN FRONT of the knot . Note the bl...
Note where the blue, green & yellow markers end up. Start to remove the slack in the loops by pulling the original main Bight (white marker top right...
After removing the slack insert the bottle neck and finish tightening. The knot should look like this before slipping it over the bottle.
This is the finished knot shown on the neck of various containers. The loop end and the two free standing ends can be tied together to create a carry...
The next few steps show the features of an aluminum beer bottle re-purposed as a water bottle canteen. It is one of many containers that can be reuse...
Use a wine bottle man made Cork as a stopper for your aluminum water bottle. Note: Use a cork that was removed from the wine bottle without the corksc...
This is another hanging method for carrying your aluminum bottle water canteen. A Jug knot is tied conventionally around the neck. The running ends o...
Below is a bottle with some additional trussing. You can be creative as you want. It all starts with a re-purposed container and the Jug Knot (and e...
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