I was at Borders Books a few weeks ago. The wife and I are avid readers and we like to just meander are the shelves. So I found a cool little box set. It’s an encyclopedia of knots, hitches, etc. It also includes a set of 8 lengths of cord of varying lengths and thickness. So now I am EDC’ing cord so I can practice knots whenever I feel like. I’ll try to get some pics up of the box set if anyone is interested. Anyway, I guess my point is that the more I mess around with knots and hitches the more necessary they become. I see that my little overhand knots aren’t as secure if i’m trying to secure a load on the back of my truck!