OK I am now satisfied that it is a slipped sheet bend loop.
On a trip last week I strung up my tarp several times with the RL banjo-string tight and there was nary a problem with it.
OK I am now satisfied that it is a slipped sheet bend loop.
On a trip last week I strung up my tarp several times with the RL banjo-string tight and there was nary a problem with it.
Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter (not me... the great Cam Honan of OZ)
“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” ~ Gen. George S Patton
First, it can't be a "bend" because it is all one piece of cordage. Bends join two different pieces of cordage and a sheet bend particularly excels at joining pieces of different sizes (although different sizes is not a requirement.) "Bend loop" doesn't make sense to me.
Second, a slippery sheet bend is a much simpler knot!
Whatever it turns out to be, glad to hear that it's functional.
I know little about knots, but I would just call it a slippery bowline.
I think slugbait is right. I too, think it’s a slipped Carrick bend. Carrick bend famous for holding and later when done releases easily.
Some knots have many names. To my mind this sheet bend variant is a "slipped lap knot", one of my all time favorites
https://www.realknots.com/knots/sheetb.htm
I've been using it (hitch configuration) for well over a year for my hammock suspension—Kevlar strap tied to Amsteel CL—and it is rock solid.
Many times I use the slipped knot configuration for one end of my tarp ridge line and that also has never slipped or capsized. Nice to be able to give a simple tug and release the line.
Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter (not me... the great Cam Honan of OZ)
“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” ~ Gen. George S Patton
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