Uses:
It is useful for tensioning lines where the tension may need to be
periodically readjusted, and typical applications for this hitch is
in securing loads on vehicles, and in securing [tent] lines.
The taut-line hitch does
not work well with some modern synthetic lines that are excessively
slick or which do not knot well, but works excellently with most
line.
Instructions:1)
Pass the line from the load, loop it around the anchor, take the
free end and loop it around in a half-hitch;
that is, loop it around the standing line and pass it through the
loop formed. 2) Pass the free end through the loop again in
the same direction, so that there are two passes of the line through
the loop. 3) Tie another half-hitch
on top of the previous half-hitch going in the same direction; that is, pass the free
end around the standing line above the hitch just tied and pass it
through the loop formed. 4) Tighten the hitch.
Notes: Adjust the taut-line hitch
by grasping the standing line in one hand just below the taut-line
hitch, then pull the line against the load, and grasp the hitch
with the other hand and pull it the other direction, away from the
anchor and towards the load, to tighten. The knot can be repeatedly
adjusted as needed.
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