How to tie pack mules together - Pig tails and Breakaways

Horse and Mule Adventures with TrailMeister
Horse and Mule Adventures with TrailMeister
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Published 2021-04-29
If you’re packing more than a single animal you’ll want a safe way to connect them together.

I accomplish this with a few different tools - A piggen, or pigtail, and a breakaway.

You can find more of my thoughts on this and 177 other trail riding and horse camping topics in my book “The ABCs of Trail Riding and Horse Camping,” as seen on Amazon’s bestseller list. Here’s a link - amzn.to/3CuErid

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All Comments (8)
  • @patsymoore-ff2gz
    I have seen some of these types of videos about tying to the tail and the Pack directly to the rope without break away strings. So thankful you explained the proper way 😊
  • @rhettrosgen
    thin bale twine works well even though it is synthetic, good to use it after cutting it from a bale instead of just throwing it out. If your using it in the first place for your feed, always good to get a second use out of it, I think anyway. Great video very informative!
  • @thegiantswordworkout
    Really enjoy your videos. Your spirit is grand my friend! I just bought a $980 external frame backpack. Can't say I've ever road a horse. I've looked into pack goats a bit. I'd want to train one up slowly to get really strong. I threw 50 pounds in the external frame pack and did 1.5 miles on foot rested 2 days then another 1.7. The goal is 100 pounds 10 miles a day. If I had a pack goats he could take half that weight for me perhaps. In the future when I've got all my equipment I'm looking for someone who is down to do a 30 day survival trip. I'm gonna be packing a Diana 48 .22 pellet gun and a small fishing net and collapsible pole for game. I need to learn the edibles. I figured 50 pounds of that 100 pounds will be dried food for the first run try to hunt as much as possible small game. Then attempt a second run all foraging and hunting when confident with skill set. Posting this comment 3 xs I hope you see it. 👍 If you'd ever consider a 30 day challenge let me know old soul.
  • @iosis2009
    I'm just getting in to the idea of doing this here in the Scottish highlands. Wish there were more people here doing this, would be great to do it with someone for the first time at least, if not at least I have these videos for referencing.
  • @seankusmc163
    Great point about LNT and the bailing twine! Great point. Thanks for the video.
  • @mococlimbing
    Hi. I'm a mountain guide and i work with mules in the pyrinees. I use that system and It woks so well. Thanks for sharing!