This 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.

This 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