Re:Learn How to Tie Knots
by heleninboodler on Monday March 15, 2021 @01:19PM
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I end up at this site about once a year trying to refresh my memory on a good knot for securing a load, but their categorization system makes that particularly hard to find. Once you do, their presentation is pretty good, but I find the site navigation very frustrating.
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Re:Learn How to Tie Knots
by blacksmith_tb on Monday March 15, 2021 @01:45PM
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Betting that's the Trucker's Hitch[1] which is a knot (or more like a combination of knots, really) which everyone should know! I tend to use an Alpine Butterfly[2] for the loop, but that's partly because it's a personal fave.
1: https://www.animatedknots.com/truckers-hitch-knot 2: https://www.animatedknots.com/alpine-butterfly-loop-knot
Re:Learn How to Tie Knots
by leephillips on Monday March 15, 2021 @05:41PM
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Seconded. The trucker's hitch is super useful, but most people have no idea that such a thing exists. Knots are good technology. Everyone should know a few, and this one is in the top four. But I agree with others here who've noticed that you need to practice frequently to keep from forgetting them.
Along the lines of the trucker's hutch, I particularly like the Versatackle knot system: