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> the clove hitch is not the greatest though, so I'm never sure what to do The rolling hitch [1] is a slight variation that works great as a drop-in replacemen

> the clove hitch is not the greatest though, so I'm never sure what to do The rolling hitch [1] is a slight variation that works great as a drop-in replacement. For attaching a rope to a pole, I go as far down this list as is feasible and/or necessary: - two half hitches [2] (this is actually just a clove-hitch around the standing end) - round turn and two half hitches [3] (like the above, but a little more secure and it takes the load while you tie it) - anchor hitch [4] (even more secure, but harder to tie under load) [1]: https://www.animatedknots.com/rolling-hitch-knot https://www.animatedknots.com/rolling-hitch-knot [2]: https://www.animatedknots.com/two-half-hitches-knot https://www.animatedknots.com/two-half-hitches-knot [3]: https://www.animatedknots.com/round-turn-two-half-hitches-knot https://www.animatedknots.com/round-turn-two-half-hitches-kn... [4]: https://www.animatedknots.com/anchor-hitch-knot https://www.animatedknots.com/anchor-hitch-knot

eternityforest 3y ago
Thanks, that's really neat! Round turn and two half hitches is really interesting because you don't have to relearn anything. It seems to be "nooslike" similar to the uni-knot, which makes me wonder if just a slipped uni-knot (Maybe with a round turn?) Could also work?
guntherhermann 3y ago
My go to is the 'midshipmans hitch' with an extra half-turn at the end, dead easy and secure whenever I've used it https://www.animatedknots.com/midshipmans-hitch-knot https://www.animatedknots.com/midshipmans-hitch-knot
- eternityforest 3y ago
  For some reason the idea of using an friction hitch as just a regular hitch when you don't specifically need adjustability never occurred to me.... I might just start doing this although I don't know the Midshipman's, just the Tautline. I like how it doesn't wrap tightly around the thing, giving you some slack when you need to untie it, and a sudden load while tying won't make it constrict around an object, making it less likely to take an errant finger with it.

eternityforest 3y ago

Thanks, that's really neat! Round turn and two half hitches is really interesting because you don't have to relearn anything. It seems to be "nooslike" similar to the uni-knot, which makes me wonder if just a slipped uni-knot (Maybe with a round turn?) Could also work?

guntherhermann 3y ago

My go to is the 'midshipmans hitch' with an extra half-turn at the end, dead easy and secure whenever I've used it https://www.animatedknots.com/midshipmans-hitch-knot https://www.animatedknots.com/midshipmans-hitch-knot

eternityforest 3y ago
For some reason the idea of using an friction hitch as just a regular hitch when you don't specifically need adjustability never occurred to me.... I might just start doing this although I don't know the Midshipman's, just the Tautline. I like how it doesn't wrap tightly around the thing, giving you some slack when you need to untie it, and a sudden load while tying won't make it constrict around an object, making it less likely to take an errant finger with it.