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    Great post. Thanks.

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    Farrimond hitch, Butterfly Loop, and Figure 8 knot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by db144 View Post
    Farrimond hitch...
    Thanks for pointing this one out. I like learning all kinds and I like the looks of this one.
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    Thanks for posting Rat. My knot tying repertoire has just exploded .

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    Essential Outdoor Knots, according to Rat!

    Loved the DirtTime video...truckers vs. truckie. Thanks for the information.

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    This is a great resource, thanks for posting!
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    Quote Originally Posted by titanium_hiker View Post
    two more "knots" that get mentioned around here a lot:

    Marlin spike hitch and larkshead knot.

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    I can't believe those aren't mentioned in the OP! The larkshead is an obvious inclusion as a hammocker (at least give it honorable mention). And I use the Marlin Spike Hitch every time I go camping.

    The Marlin Spike Hitch is so simple to tie I can do it in less than 5 seconds, dressed and all. I will never use anything else to stake out a guy line. And when you are ready to go, just pull out the stake/toggle and it literally falls apart. Forget those little junky plastic tensioners that come on tent guylines. I can't count the number of times I've had a guyline with plastic tensioner slip off a lightweight tent stake. The standard issue wire tent stake will spin around and lose that loop so quick. And the expensive aluminum or titanium Y stakes have only a little ridge to hold on to. Both are worthless with tensioners. But with the Marlin Spike Hitch the cheapy stake is workable and the Y stake is superb!

    Plus, a Marlin Spike Hitch can be used to make a handle quick and easy. Find anything long and slender as the toggle and you have an instant handle for your rope. Or find a spare finger sized twig as a toggle and you can hang any loop of rope off the knot (not the toggle, unless you know it is strong enough)

    Obviously I love the Marlin Spike Hitch. And if your lady loves crochet then it is almost identical to the slip knot she undoubtedly uses to start a chain. The only difference is how it is dressed. So it should be easy to teach her too.

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    I showed a fellow hanger how to set up tarp guylines using the double fisherman to create a loop and turning the loop onto a prussik. It was very rewarding. Thanks for showing me some cool stuff to expand my knowledge.

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    Essential Outdoor Knots, according to Rat!

    At the risk of repeating someone, 'cuz I dunno how to do a thread search on my phone...

    Yosemite bowline!

    I love the bowline (step 1, 2 in image below) to make a quick loop at the end of a line, but with slippery zing-it it need more security.
    That is where the Yosemite finish (step 3, 4) comes in.

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    Re: Essential Outdoor Knots, according to Rat!

    Yea Pretbek! Thanks for the pic
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    Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
    The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy,
    while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." — John Muir


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