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Subject Topic: Fixed loop knots Post Reply Post New Topic
15/5/2016 at 12:51am
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So I was wondering what the best loop knot is to put in the top end of a guy line where it's going to be hooked over the top of a king pole to support a tarp?

I have no idea about knots but a quick Google has thrown up the bowline and the Lefty Kreh non-slip mono (which seems to be used mainly by anglers). From what I can tell the latter seems to be just a bowline with some extra loops around the line, but as I said, I'm a complete novice.

It doesn't need to be anything fancy - just needs to be secure (the tarp is 6 x 4 m so I don't want it flying away in a stiff breeze!) and provide a fixed loop that can be quickly hooked into a carabineer or over the spike on top of a pole.

I already tied some loops in using the non-slip mono as it was the first one I stumbled across and it seems to do the job as far as I can tell without actually rigging up the tarp to test for real, but now I'm just wondering what others would use?


15/5/2016 at 6:10am
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A bowline is the best knot for that, it will never come undone and will always be able to be untied if you want and should never slip.

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I've stood on Lego and didn't even cry!!


15/5/2016 at 8:32am
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I agree on the bowline or alternatively you should double it the chord over and use a figure-of-eight


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You mean you want a permanent loop at the end of the guyline? An overhand loop does the job. Here. You can also use this for permanently fixing guylines to tent & tarp guyline fixing points.



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