The life of the Amsteel will probably be shortened compared to a whoopie sling. But "tight" bends, I believe, are considered less than or equal 1 diameter. Most of this knot would be >1 dia. And most the wear is on the continuous loop. I have been using the same 7/64 and 2mm loops through a lot of failed attempts and for camping this summer. They are still going. The fails were the worst for it because it slips and tries to grab and causes a lot of sawing and cutting.Once I settle on a method I will need to replace the loops and start fresh to get a good idea of the wear. Even so, If I have to replace about 16in of dynaglide every year on my rig or the same amount of Amsteel every 2 years I can live with it.
A continuous loop is a strange thing is it rope or hardware or both?. Hitch or bend? I dunno. I just figured its joining rope and Siberian hitch is already taken, and we are technically joining ropes. I could add an "O" to represent the continuous loop and call it SOB. Then I could hang my A.S.S. chair with an SOB knot.
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