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7/18/2025, 6:51:39 PM
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wait what? are you saying that your hammock suspension is just ropes tied directly to the gathered ends? in that case, consider a bowline with a small bight in the working end to break the knot easier. i also used a power cord to make it easier to see :^)
the problem with your original knot, is that you've essentially tied a cow hitch and looped the working end through it in a weird, ineffective way. when you lay in the hammock, you're exerting shear force on the knot, which is not very strong to begin with. that's why your friend said it's an unsafe knot.
if a becket hitch really isn't an option, i'd at least use a bowline. this is one of the strongest knots. when you lay in the hammock, you exert force in the same direction of the knot, tightening it. make sure you've got plenty of slack in the bight, for safety reasons you want the inner loop nice and long.
you may want to tie a figure eight in the working end (plug in pic), but this doesn't strengthen the knot. it simply prevents the working end slipping through and turning into a regular bowline, which could be quite hard to get apart after tightening it down with your bodyweight.
wait what? are you saying that your hammock suspension is just ropes tied directly to the gathered ends? in that case, consider a bowline with a small bight in the working end to break the knot easier. i also used a power cord to make it easier to see :^)
the problem with your original knot, is that you've essentially tied a cow hitch and looped the working end through it in a weird, ineffective way. when you lay in the hammock, you're exerting shear force on the knot, which is not very strong to begin with. that's why your friend said it's an unsafe knot.
if a becket hitch really isn't an option, i'd at least use a bowline. this is one of the strongest knots. when you lay in the hammock, you exert force in the same direction of the knot, tightening it. make sure you've got plenty of slack in the bight, for safety reasons you want the inner loop nice and long.
you may want to tie a figure eight in the working end (plug in pic), but this doesn't strengthen the knot. it simply prevents the working end slipping through and turning into a regular bowline, which could be quite hard to get apart after tightening it down with your bodyweight.
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