Posts filed under 'Knots'
The Rolling hitch is a knot used to attach a rope to a rod, pole, or other rope. A simple friction hitch, it is used for lengthwise pull along an object rather than at right angles. The Rolling hitch is designed to resist lengthwise movement for only a single direction of pull.
The following image is from Pro-Knots which produces plastic, easy to use knot cards. I have one of these for fishing knots and carry it with me in my boat bag just in case I need a quick reference.
May 13th, 2008
Most of my dealings with this knot have been in rock climbing but this knot can be used anytime there is a need for a stopper knot or to splice to ropes together.. There two types of figure eight knots.
Double figure-of-eight knot is used like an overhand loop knot. This type of knot can be used in prusik climbing when used in conjunction with a Swiss seat, a climbing rope, and locking carabineer designed for climbing.
Figure-of-eight splice knot is used to quickly and effectively splice two ropes of equal, or unequal diameter together. This knot consists of a loose figure-of-eight knot made in one rope, and feeding the lesser diameter of the two back through the figure eight starting from the original knot’s running end and retracing the rope through the figure eight until the second ropes running end is parallel with the first’s ropes standing end, essentially creating a figure-of-eight within a figure-of-eight. This can be a permanent or temporary approach to splicing ropes together and the anatomy of this knot allows two ropes to be spliced without slipping, however, it causes strength loss as with most knots.
The following image is from Pro-Knots which produces plastic, easy to use knot cards. I have one of these for fishing knots and carry it with me in my boat bag just in case I need a quick reference.
May 6th, 2008
The half hitch is simple knot and is basically a variation of the overhand knot. If the half hitch is tied by itself, it slips very easily and cannot hold anything. However, the half hitch occurs as a component in many more complicated knots to bind the standing part of the rope to the opposite end. This knot was used twice in the standing end of the Trucker’s Hitch to bind the knot to prevent the rope from slipping.
April 29th, 2008
Several weeks ago, I posted “Knot Today” which discussed seven outdoor knots that everyone should know. With the summer coming, many of us are going to be breaking out the canoes and kayaks and floating or padding our favorite waters. I don’t know how others travel with their favorite water craft, but mine in on top of my truck shell tied down with ratchet straps. Before ratchet straps and cam straps, many had to use just regular rope and the trucker’s hitch.
“The trucker’s hitch, also known as the power cinch, is a self-binding knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks or trailers. There are several variations of the knot, all of which use a loop in the standing part of the rope as a make-shift pulley in order to obtain a 3 to 1 mechanical advantage. The version depicted here has the advantage that it can be tied anywhere in the rope (without access to an end). Once tight, the knot is secured with a half hitch, usually slipped for easy releasing.” – Wikipedia
The following image is from Pro-Knots which produces plastic, easy to use knot cards. I have one of these for fishing knots and carry it with me in my boat bag just in case I need a quick reference.
April 23rd, 2008
I was sitting at home the other night writing some future posts on several knots that a fisher or fly fisher should know. I began looking of instruction of these knots and I was coming across all kinds of other knots that could be use for tying down a kayak or canoe, and knots for other uses. I spoke with Wade and we are going to pass along some knots that are useful in the outdoors from an Improved Clinch Knot, Bowline Knot, Truckers Knot, and so on.
I was looking at different websites and came across a site which listed the seven most useful outdoor knots that every outdoors person should know. The seven knots are the Trucker’s Hitch, Two Half Hitches, Figure Eight, Rolling Hitch, Bowline, Tautline Hitch, and Improved Clinch Knot. To start out the knot series, Outdoorzy will present you the instructions on how to tie each of these knots, after that there will various other knots, hitches, and bends useful for fishing, camping, climbing, and other outdoor sports. Before the knot series begins, I thought I would go over some basic knot knowledge and definitions.
Tag End – The part of the line in which the knot is tied. The tag end is used to denote the short excess line that remains after a knot is tied. In fishing, this would be the portion that is trimmed.
Standing Part – The main part of the rope not in the knot itself, the rope not being tied is the standing part.
Seating a knot is simply tightening the knot by removing the excess line. A smooth, continuous pulling motion is best; not a jerking motion.
For fishing knots, it is important to lubricate or wet the knot when the knot is seated. Lubricating the knot prevents friction or heat, which can leaken the leader or tippet.
Knowing the several knots is always useful information, you never know when you will need to tie a rope to a tarp to make an impromptu tent, tie to pieces of rope together, tie down a canoe or kayak down to a vehicle. I hope you enjoy and find the new series helpful.
April 7th, 2008
