Just because I read the instructions doesn't mean I need to follow them.
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Maybe someone can help me. There was some sort of hitch knot my father showed me once, for tying down loads, and you could pull the rope and it would self tighten and to undo it you would pull a part in the middle of a loop.
I've never been able to find anything like it.
do the trucker's hitch
Sounds like this inline truckers hitch.
Oh nice, thats looks like it for sure. Thanks for that
I've not seen that one before, but it looks pretty strong. I'll need to keep it in mind.
I typically do a lot of camping that might involve stringing up a clothesline or just a ridge line to throw a tarp over. So I need something that will hold tension but won't necessarily cost a life. This is the version of the trucker's hitch that I tend to practice: YouTube link. The guy has a little bit of fluff in his video but he otherwise does a really good job of teaching the knot.
The self locking bit is just a taut line hitch, and you can do that on any midline loop by running the line through twice. I like the sheepshank version because it basically just shakes loose when you remove the tension/untie the knot. With the classic truckers hitch, that slip knot can jam. Id use, what I think is called, the slippery half hitch. Its like the slipknot but you add two extra twists before pulling the bite through for that midline loop. The alpine butterfly is also a popular option, but that can be hard to untie after heavy load too.
Trucker's hitch. It also gives you 3:1 mechanical advantage and there's a self-locking version too.
You got a link and a description, I'll add a quick instruction.
Tie off the standing end, cross the space and around your close anchor. Stop. About 1/3 of the way across the gap(unless it's a very long span, then just a comfortable distance) make a loop. Best knot IMO here is a bowline on a bight, but I'm not explaining that here lol so tie a double overhand, the one you certainly know to make a loop. That will lock up but that's a problem for tomorrow. Now, pass the working end that's gone around the anchor through the loop, and back towards the anchor. Pull on that shit! You have as much room as you left to the loop to draw right with. I usually go back around the anchor and finish with a double fisherman's, while controversial, I like the ability to slide the locking knot loose, and am comfortable with friction holding it.