Barrel Sling for Lifting Barrels

How to Tie the Barrel Sling – Lifting Open Barrels Upright. Have you ever wondered how to lift a round open container without the contents spilling out? The Barrel Sling may well be the solution. This is one of those knots, that is so easy to learn to tie. Once you have seen just how simple this knot is to tie, you will never forget how to tie the Barrel Sling.

How to Tie the Barrel Sling Video

In this short video I show how to tie the two legged barrel sling. For those of you who are interested I also have a tutorial on how to tie a Four Legged Barrel Sling.

Once you have tied the Barrel Sling Knot, it can be quickly finished off by tying the working end to the standing part using a very simple Bowline.