The Tautline Hitch is a favorite among campers. This knot is useful for adjusting the tension of tent guy lines and laundry lines, among other things. I would highly recommend you to practise this knot. You will find it useful because most guy lines (made of nylon) tends to strech when they get wet. You will need to adjust the tension. The tautline hitch slides very easily. Imagine a cold wet night, it will only take youseconds to slide this hitch to adjust your tent/tarp, instead of standing in the rain, untying and tying different knots. |
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The Trucker's Hitch is one of those knots that once you learn it, you wonder how you ever got along without it! Use this knot to cinch down a load on your car top, boat, horseback, you name it. This combination of knots allows a line to be pulled tight as a guitar string! It basically acts as a pulley system to give you mechanical advantage, so as to amplify your pull to tighten the load. Common uses include tying the guy lines, securing heavy load on platforms and bunching up heavy objects. |
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