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Before going backpacking last year, I decided to learn a bunch of knots while I was watching TV and relaxing. It was really helpful during the trip; I'm usuall
by fuball63 6y ago
Before going backpacking last year, I decided to learn a bunch of knots while I was watching TV and relaxing. It was really helpful during the trip; I'm usually a "use a variation of an overhand or square knot for everything" type of person, but knowing a few specialized knots was really helpful when setting up camp (securing tarps, hanging hammocks, attaching gear to the bag).
This is my favorite knot, its called the midshipman's hitch on animated knots but I knew it as taut-line hitch from my book: https://www.animatedknots.com/midshipmans-hitch-knot https://www.animatedknots.com/midshipmans-hitch-knot
- chooseaname 6y agoI keep a couple lengths of rope (550) next to my desk. When I’m pondering a challenging problem and I can’t take a walk, I practice knots. I find it to be a very good way to get my head completely off the problem and yet easy to stop so I can start working again.
- ed25519FUUU 6y agoThis is a excellent knot with many, many great uses. I personally prefer the taut-line hitch because it’s faster and easier to tie, even if not quite as strong. Combine this with an alpine butterfly[1] to add loops and you can basically create a leveraged way to tighten a rope. 1. https://www.animatedknots.com/alpine-butterfly-loop-knot https://www.animatedknots.com/alpine-butterfly-loop-knot