ReferenceReady Outdoors Knot Tying Practice Kit

The cards with knot instructions are the only highlights of this review. They are compact and waterproof. The instructions are decent but previous knowledge of the knots is required. The cords or strings provided in the kit are quite useless IMO as they do not lay as actual boating lines do and it is hard to visualize the knot with strings provided.

Positives:- Compact and easy to pack for a camping activity with kids- Kids enjoyed using it at home and are motivated to learn knotsNegatives:- Price is too high for what you get.- Printing on the cards that show you how to do knots is very small. Hard to read. Even with 20/20 vision, I was holding it close to the light

Got this as a gift for my boyfriend as a stocking stuffer for Christmas. He loves knots and we had been eyeing a similar pocket guide at REI but it was sold out. Found this here instead! I was pleasantly surprised to find the kit that comes with practice string - how fun! It was a hit right away. I love that the knot guide is printed on durable plastic cards (feel similar to a gift card or credit card), and that they’re double sided (saves space/weight), and has the metal grommet to clip onto a backpack with a carabiner. Some reviewers complained that because of how they were connected at the corner it made it too difficult to read the cards when each was flipped out. I disagree— the text near the corner with the grommet is spaced far enough. No problems here. Just having fun and enjoying learning new knots!

It's a great portable instruction kit for people new to knots, but I wish it had some information on what the knots are good for. They seem to be concerned about liability issues and even have a disclaimer on one of the cards. Knowing how to tie the knots has been helpful, but I had to go to another source to find out when which knots are best used.

I have 3-4 different items similar to this with many varied knot instructions. Directions are clear, and using different types of rope, nylon, twine, etc. helps learn where best to use what type of knot. Used this with both sons to help them learn. Fishing, camping, hiking, boating, and tarping a trailer all come up - they'll do fine when put to the test.