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    Quote Originally Posted by Theguywitheyebrows View Post
    whats a cow hitch? one handed!? learn us!!

    ^^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^

    Yes, my pack weighs 70lbs, but it's all light weight gear....
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    Hmmm - I don't see a good video of it, but this one is pretty close. I don't tie it around the post like they do in the video though: I make the loops with my free hand, insert the toggle in the gap and then tighten the knot. It's probably not a good choice with a slippery rope (like amsteel) but it works great with a kevlar strap IMPE. Very easy with a little practice.

    https://www.animatedknots.com/cow-hi...t-loops-method

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    All you are really doing is making a u-bend in the line, folding the bend back over the line and then pulling a bite through the middle of the loop and inserting the toggle in the bite. Make sense at all?

    Oh, and sometimes I'll give it a half twist when I fold it back in on itself but it really doesn't seem to matter if I do this or not - sometimes it just help me keep it sorted out while I'm tying it (in the dark, rain, and wind, while praying I don't lose my hammock )
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    That is fully a larkshead knot!! You larkshead a toggle in and sleep on that? You sir, are a wild man and your name should be sung in the halls of the fearless
    J-Bend HERE -> http://youtu.be/Rk-P-MVnMPk
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    You’re not tying the main suspension with a cow hitch are you? This is not a secure knot at all when one end is free.

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    I still say phantom grapplers on tree straps is the best thing i ever seen for the tree connection. I still can't tie that double diamond though so i must do without
    J-Bend HERE -> http://youtu.be/Rk-P-MVnMPk
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    Quote Originally Posted by Theguywitheyebrows View Post
    I still say phantom grapplers on tree straps is the best thing i ever seen for the tree connection. I still can't tie that double diamond though so i must do without
    Tie a simple button knot in the end. Leave some extra lengthcoming out of the top of the button for a few hangs to let the knot set. Then do a locked brummel with the excess, as close to the top of the button as you can.. and THEN burry the ends into each other. That will never slip out!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantom Grappler View Post
    Anne Marie AutumnUltralight, does such smooth and accurate splicing. Really neat work, I’m impressed.
    I’ve never seen this splicing maneuver before. I wonder if Anne Marie invented this technique.
    And I wondered if this can be made from a single piece of amsteel with a different technique??
    One way is to form small pull loop and make a diamond knot, then continue up to far end. Make a locked brummell and bury loose ends.
    Or another technique, form small pull loop and make a locked brummell to hold pull loop in place.
    Go to far end, locked brummell and splice bury loose ends.
    This second Phantom guess might not hold at locked brummell that’s all by itself and having to be in becket hitch. Might be too much stress on locked brummell with no backup.
    Third Phantom guess. Use a regular continuous loop and tie an overhand knot to form pull loop.
    Continuous loop might have to be a bit larger to account for pull loop and overhand knot.
    I got so many guesses there’s bound to be many Phantom fails
    Without trying new ideas there would be nothing new, ever.
    Again I’m impressed with your outstanding innovation, and highly skilled neat production!
    Wow
    Hello there. I apologize for not having seen this thread before. I didn't invent the double brummel itself but I did use it to develop my Becket Loops.

    The double brummel was shown to me by a man named Fred Trimble. He does some pretty neat splice work.

    I have come up with a new method of splicing my Becket Loops though! It is a much cleaner method now that uses a series of locked brummels.

    I'll have to make a video on the new method for you all.



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    Quote Originally Posted by shichimi View Post
    With help of Anne Marie AutumnUltralight tutorial video added thumb loop for my UCR - works great!

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    Very neat! I love what you did with the Ucr's!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Coldautumndays View Post
    Hello there. I apologize for not having seen this thread before. I didn't invent the double brummel itself but I did use it to develop my Becket Loops.

    The double brummel was shown to me by a man named Fred Trimble. He does some pretty neat splice work.

    I have come up with a new method of splicing my Becket Loops though! It is a much cleaner method now that uses a series of locked brummels.

    I'll have to make a video on the new method for you all.



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    This new method of splicing is realy neat and beatiful!

    Can you post a video tutorial of making such a splice ?

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