Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 11 to 14 of 14
  1. #11
    Senior Member cmoulder's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2017
    Location
    Ossining, NY
    Hammock
    DH Darien, SLD Tree Runner
    Tarp
    HG hex
    Insulation
    Timmermade, Revolt
    Suspension
    Kevlar, Lapp Hitch
    Posts
    4,912
    Images
    356
    Quote Originally Posted by iceman857 View Post
    I wonder whether the figure 8 technique stops working once the line becomes a certain thickness, because I've tried that with all kinds of cordage and have always found it to be effective as a technique to avoid what Phantom Grappler is speaking in reference to. For hammockers, it seems like a very useful way of creating a hank.
    Indeed, after a certain thickness and length it becomes impractical.

    However, for climbing ropes there are techniques that incorporate some similar anti-tangle strategies.
    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

  2. #12
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2020
    Location
    Greensboro, NC
    Hammock
    Warbonnet Ridgerunner
    Tarp
    HG DCF std w/doors
    Insulation
    WM TQ, UGQ UQ
    Suspension
    Whoopie slings
    Posts
    387
    Images
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by cmoulder View Post
    However, for climbing ropes there are techniques that incorporate some similar anti-tangle strategies.
    Nice! I used to work in a chemical processing plant, and there would always be training on how to coil hoses and such that I wish I would have learned (wasn't my job, but still interesting).

    I've noticed that I pretty much do the figure 8 and finish it off by tucking the line using a king's head knot, even on guy lines and the working end of the whoopie sling line. Here's a good explanation of the technique (although the gentleman in the video is using it for climbing rope, not Zing-it!):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2DT-jJaW3k
    Iceman857

    "An optimist is a man who plants two acorns and buys a hammock" - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (French Army General in WWII)

  3. #13
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    NE Indiana
    Hammock
    DIY Gathered End
    Tarp
    DIY Silpoly
    Suspension
    DIY Cinch buckles
    Posts
    374
    For thicker or stiffer cord/rope/cable (like my 100' extension cords), there's the over/under method that I've found works great:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKlaXb-fLrg

  4. #14
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2021
    Location
    SW Wisconsin
    Hammock
    Gold Armour 10.4
    Tarp
    Gold Armour 10x12
    Insulation
    DIY synthetic 30*
    Suspension
    Spider straps
    Posts
    229
    Thanks for the great thread!

  • + New Posts
  • Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

    Similar Threads

    1. Why knots are not recommended in Amsteel or similar lines
      By Mouseskowitz in forum Suspension Systems, Ridgelines, & Bug Nets
      Replies: 61
      Last Post: 01-22-2016, 21:26
    2. knots for dyneema tarp lines?
      By slicktop in forum Weather Protection
      Replies: 10
      Last Post: 04-27-2014, 20:29
    3. Preventing tangled lines
      By Globetruck in forum Suspension Systems, Ridgelines, & Bug Nets
      Replies: 5
      Last Post: 08-23-2010, 05:53
    4. Another spontaneous overnighter
      By jofish in forum Trip Reports
      Replies: 6
      Last Post: 09-28-2009, 09:01

    Bookmarks

    Posting Permissions

    • You may not post new threads
    • You may not post replies
    • You may not post attachments
    • You may not edit your posts
    •