Knots Badge at WILDE Adventure Summer Camp
Learn the knots that hold up a shelter, rig a swing, and earn bushcraft skill that holds.
The Knots Badge is where rope stops being a tangle and starts being a tool. You'll learn the practical outdoor knots and lashings that build shelters, secure gear, and turn a length of cord into a swing, a clothesline, or a fort. Level up from your first sure loops to lashed-together frames you tied yourself.
Skills you’ll actually earn
- Core camp knots: reef, bowline, two half-hitches, taut-line
- Lashings for frames, poles and shelter ridgelines
- Choosing the right knot for the job, and untying it after
- Rope care: coiling, whipping ends, keeping cord tangle-free
- Knots in action: shelters, gear hauls, swings and clotheslines
- Dexterity and problem-solving under pressure
Put in the work
Earn the Knots Badge by tying your way up three levels, hands on the rope, not a diagram. You'll start by getting a handful of core knots solid (clean, fast, and from memory) then put them to work lashing poles, rigging a ridgeline, and building something that actually holds.
Show your instructor you can pick the right knot for the job, tie it without peeking at a card, and untie it clean when you're done. Nail each level and the next one opens up.
Level up, one rung at a time
- 1Level 1: First Knots
- 2Level 2: Lashings & Loads
- 3Level 3: Shelter Rigger
Rope is basically a superpower once you know the secret. Tie a few knots right and suddenly you can build a fort, hang a swing, and rig a shelter that holds!
See you on the trail,
The WILDE crew
Safety, handled
- Knot-tying is taught in small, supervised groups by trained WILDE instructors, with each technique demonstrated before campers try it.
- Campers use appropriately sized cord and rope; any knife or tool work for cutting and whipping line is closely supervised and age-appropriate.
- Shelter frames, swings and rigged lines are inspected by an instructor before any camper puts weight on them.
- Skills build in sequence: campers move up only once they can tie and untie each knot confidently.
