Find your spot on the limb, at least three feet from the trunk, but not so far that it sags under your weight. Prepare your rope with an eye splice* to make a loop in one end. Toss the eye splice over ...

Want to hang a swing or secure a rope without damaging the tree? The Running Bowline is your go-to knot! Learn how this ...

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In the catalog of human sensations, few rank higher than swinging from a rope and plunging into a cool river on a sweltering summer day. Here’s how to set up your own: In the catalog of human ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla, (WFLA) – A few cut branches off a tree might not usually cause a stir but the “rope swing” cypress tree on Lake Eloise is a special tree. “I’ve had customers, they grew up here and ...

FAIRFIELD — Stretching out over Perry’s Mill Pond, the old tree provided the perfect place to attach a rope swing or hang out over the water. But now the tree is gone, cut down June 16 for a slew of ...