Find your spot on the limb, at least three feet from the trunk, but not so far that it sags under your weight. Prepare your rope with an eye splice* to make a loop in one end. Toss the eye splice over ...

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Want to hang a swing or secure a rope without damaging the tree? The Running Bowline is your go-to knot! Learn how this ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla, (WFLA) – A few cut branches off a tree might not usually cause a stir but the “rope swing” cypress tree on Lake Eloise is a special tree. “I’ve had customers, they grew up here and ...

Father's Day is just a few weeks away, and it's never too early to start thinking about dad. Host of "This Old House" and "Ask This Old House" Kevin O'Connor stopped by TODAY to share a few of his ...

If you’re looking to get your kids outside more often, you might want to think about installing a tree swing in your yard. It may look complicated, but it’s easy to learn how to build one yourself.

FAIRFIELD — Stretching out over Perry’s Mill Pond, the old tree provided the perfect place to attach a rope swing or hang out over the water. But now the tree is gone, cut down June 16 for a slew of ...

DELAWARE TWP. -- The massive old tree that supported a rope swing over the Delaware River that drew crowds on hot days came down sometime recently and still lying in the water this week. The swing had ...