Requirement

2. Whipping, five knots and a tackle, and six lashings

Required Often forgotten

Three parts, and this is the requirement the whole badge stands on. Requirement 3 names these knots and lashings back at you, one build at a time.

Warning. Learn this requirement properly. Requirement 3 names its knots and lashings back at you build by build: five of the six lashings and four of the five knots reappear there by name. Skimming requirement 2 means relearning it on your knees in a field.

What this is made of

2(a). The West Country method of whipping a rope
2(b). A rope tackle and five knots
2(c). Six lashings, demonstrated and explained

Where this step comes from

Pioneering Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 2

Notes and warnings

What this is made of

Where this step comes from