Watch this 30 second video to learn and master the Clove Hitch. It’ll become the most valuable knot you use.

The Clove Hitch would be the most commonly used knot to secure a rope to an anchor point such as a tree branch, pole or trailer railing and is the most important of the knots for camping. The addition of an extra half hitch around the rope in tension is sometimes useful, especially when using slippery rope.