I use the alpine butterfly to make a trucker's hitch, and I'll often use a friction knot at the end when I've tensioned the line. With those few knots I can use

I use the alpine butterfly to make a trucker's hitch, and I'll often use a friction knot at the end when I've tensioned the line. With those few knots I can use a single 100ft rope in place of a bunch of ratcheting hitches for securing loads in the bed of my truck. And when I want to release the load I can just untie a couple of corners and the whole rope comes out.