If you like the tautline hitch, you might want to check out the adjustable grip hitch. I've heard several recommendations of the AGH over the TH, such as this

If you like the tautline hitch, you might want to check out the adjustable grip hitch. I've heard several recommendations of the AGH over the TH, such as this one: "The Tarbuck Knot and the Tautline Hitch (Midshipman's Hitch) are also good slide-and-grip knots, but in my experience they are not as easy to dress and set as the Adjustable Grip Hitch, and they don't seem to grip as well." from: http://www.layhands.com/Knots/Knots_Hitches.htm http://www.layhands.com/Knots/Knots_Hitches.htm