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01-09-09, 09:21 PM
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recommend me a knot
I need to learn a proper knot so I dont look a knob when I'm tying things down.
Imagine I'm tying down a load inside a tranny van to the hooks. I want a knot where I pull it and it gets tighter, but when I want to release it I do something simple and it releases, not sit there 5 minutes picking away at the rope. Similarily for tying a bike to a trailer, securing a bike to a platform for work etc. I know ratchet straps are the answer, but they're never there when you need them. |
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01-09-09, 09:22 PM
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Re: recommend me a knot
I believe the old 'round turn and two half hitches' might be the knot that you seek...
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01-09-09, 09:24 PM
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Re: recommend me a knot
NOT to do it up so tight you cant undo it again.
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01-09-09, 09:28 PM
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Re: recommend me a knot
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01-09-09, 09:30 PM
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Re: recommend me a knot
round turn and two half hitches is the best knot for pretty much anythin
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01-09-09, 09:30 PM
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Re: recommend me a knot
alf itch innit
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01-09-09, 09:30 PM
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Re: recommend me a knot
Ratchet straps from B&Q.
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01-09-09, 09:32 PM
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Re: recommend me a knot
TK Max had a pack of 5 ratchet straps for £7 the other day.
The problem with knots are that as the knot gets tighter the rope tension gets less therefore not actually securing the goods as it were. You also won't be able to get the amount of tension you will need and then be able to tie the knot whilst holding that tension.
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01-09-09, 09:36 PM
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Re: recommend me a knot
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01-09-09, 09:43 PM
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Re: recommend me a knot
Agreed on the Bowline, it tightens when it's under pressure, but dead easy to undo.
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