Adjustable Grip Hitch - Great Ridgeline Tensioner - Securing Tarps or Awnings
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- Adjustable Grip Hitch - Great Ridgeline Tensioner - Securing Tarps or Awnings
I would like to thank Bushcraft Beats for suggesting this particular Bushcraft way of securing one end of a ridge line.
Adjustable Grip Hitch - Great Ridge line Tensioner - SecuringTarps or Awnings or tensioning washing lines.
The Adjustable Grip Hitch is similar to the Midshipman's Loop or the Tautline Hitch in that it is fully adjustable. However when under load like the two above it will lock in place and not readily slip.
The adjustable grip hitch is an excellent slide and grip adjustable loop. This knot is particularly useful when you want to keep tension on a line. It readily grips when loaded and slide when the load is released. Additionally, the third coil around that standing end can be incorporated for additional security. The addition of tying the Adjustable Grip Hitch slipped will allow it to be used in a quick release scenario.
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Interesting Practical and Decorative Knots: igkt-solent.co.uk/blog/
Always nice and clear ... your unbridled enthusiasm for knotting is infectious. Take no notice of those who say you talk too much and are just stringing us along (🙈) ... as a parent, I frequently hear the same comment .... 😉 😊
I did actually do a whole series of knots, just for the complainers................... Strange thing is, those short knot videos did not do as well as my longer rambling versions. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
I already knew the adjustable grip hitch, but your video verified that I was tying the not correctly. Also, the slip knot was a nice touch. I hadn't considered that before, but now that's how I'll probably always tie this knot. Thank you.
Many people frown upon a knot that is slipped, I love a good quick release knot 😉 😉 😉
Great explanation - as we've come to expect from you. You're a great teacher.
Cheers Richard! Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
I was skeptical, but now I'm going to take this on. Thank you!
Do you have plans for this knot?
@@KnottingKnots Right now I'll use it in the garage to hang painted parts or cleaned parts to dry. Also to hang dyed traps to dry.
@@BushcraftingBogan Thanks for taking the time to share this information, I always love to hear about knots and cordage being used in action!
I'm tired of using my desk lamp as a knot station..... Your copper pipe stand is on my list.
I like making knots when on the computer 😃😃
Nice little presentation mate!
Great camera angle and clear, concise explanation.
Thanks Johnny.
Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated. Are you more of a practical or decorative knotter?
@@KnottingKnots I worked as a rigger when I was a younger man and also spent most of my free time on the water sailing, just practical knots mate.
Your content is great, thank you!
For better grip, I would do one more turn. Not 2, but 3 or 4 turns are ideal for best grip.
On e of my top five knots to have in memory.
This knot has served me innumerable times in any conditions.
I’ve secured guylines with this that have held in 40mph winds on my tent in the Scottish highlands.
Slippable and secure, yet totally adjustable.
I love this knot.
Great Knot. I absolutely loved it. Thank you sir.
Yes, it is a good knot to know. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
This is the BEST slip knot yet!..very, very easy to remember...you can also use this when securing your tent or tarp for shelter, of for a cover over the Lori (SP?)..just place a marble under the edge of the tarp, push the tarp around the marble and then use this Grip Hitch to secure the captured marble (nut, rock etc).
THIS is my favourite knot.
Yes, I can see why.
Excellent tutorial! I use this for my ridge-lines.
Thanks for taking the time to share this information, I always love to hear about knots and cordage being used in action!
Nice & easy to remember adjustable hitch..Thanks JD
Yes, it would also appear that this particular knot has quite a fan base amongst the Bushcrafters of this world.
I love this knot ! Practical and effective. Definitely more friction to hold itself taught than a taught-line .
There’s also another variation of the taught line knot , it’s called the ‘ arrowhead’ , you-tube it , it looks about the same as this one .
I enjoy watching your video's as I am a lineman by trade and rigging is a huge part of my craft also the depth of you explanations of these various knots and hitches allows me to explain tiring and the use to younger lineman
I'm hooked on knotting!
I LIKE YOUR TUTORIAL. thumbs up !!
Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Hmmm, I really like that third loop to the inside locking it all off! I usually lock It off by coming up behind the winding making the quick-release there. What you show here is so much more efficient! Guess I'm going to have to switch this one up to! 😊 👍Thanks again!
Thank you for making this grip hitch so easier to understand I have been struggling to make this hitch. God bless you!
Glad that you liked it, a rather good hitch.
We Bushcrafters always need to tighten our ridgelines after the first time in the old hammock..LOL
Must be a bit of a bugger, having to get out and adjust it?
@@KnottingKnots not really when you're over sixty you have to get up to pee
anyway! 😆😅🤣
Nice knot! Thank you friend. Still the same way. Great channel
Another good knot
Yeeeeeeeeee, thank you. 😉 😉 😉
Thanks, it's a beast and really easy to tie!
Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Nice one! Very simple and effective. Never seen this variation anywhere else.
I have to say, that I too like this one a lot. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
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Thanks Johnny. This is quickly becoming my most used knot. I used it today to make a shoulder harness for my string trimmer. Much better than the strap that came with the trimmer. Easy to make adjustments of any length.
Your knotting videos are by far the best. Excellent visuals and explanations. 9 of 10 of my favorite knots I learned from your videos, and I don't mind your rattling on at all. Also enjoy some of the history on where the knots originated and how they were initially used.
I personally found that I watched a lot of knot videos, then from that decided which would be most useful to me.
always good to hear about knots actually being used. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Well done! Love the video, and love the request for feedback. Your pacing is great. Sometimes these videos are way too fast without clear and repeated demonstration, and sometimes they can carry on and on. You strike a great balance! Great knot too, i love taught-line hitches and knots.
Thank you for your kind words!! Nothing better than a good adjustable hitch.
Cheers Mate!
Interesting, and I must admit, far superior to the Rolling Hitch I use to tie my painting ladders down!
That s awesome dude! Thanks for the tutorial. Cheers from Australia just subbed.nice work. 🙂👍👍👍
Well hello Australia, spent 3 years out there as a kid.
Which do you prefer, the Adjustable Grip Hitch or the Tautline Hitch?
Another great demonstration. This knot seems to grip better on slippery lines, so I'm willing to bet it'll bind on natural lines. I'll probably use this from now on with paracord (etc) but continue to use a tautline on natural cordage.
I prefer the Adjustable Grip Hitch.
Very nice! We've been using a tautline hitch but I think I like this variation better.
In the Bushcraft world, there is a bit of a fight over this one and the Tautline. Just followed you, interested in watching your sailing journey unfold. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, much appreciated. I take it that you are purely a practical knotter?
Thanks! I'd say mostly practical up to this point. Although we have a couple of We have some "Ocean Plait Mats" but for the most part yes knots are for practical purposes in our daily lives.
Nice one bro
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I assume that you are a bushcrafter?
Thnxs
Great tutorial. Before seeing this video, I was seeing the Farrimond friction hitch as the best way to snug up a line tightly while still keeping it adjustable. While the FF hitch is quicker to release, I find your adjustable grip hitch a bit easier to tie, and still easy enough to untie with your added release mechanism.
Just out of curiosity what do you use as your starting knot on the other end of the ridge line? Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
If I don’t need to snug up to the tree or post, I generally go with a speir knot. If I do want to snug up tightly to the first end, I go with a knot of my own creation, the first part of which I accidentally stumbled upon. I’ve named it the Foord hitch. I figure if Speir and Farrimond can do it, so can I. Actually, I’d like it if you’d try it and tell me what you think; also, just in case you’ve ever seen it before - I haven’t.
Take a bight, hold it up horizontally to a post, standing end on top, and leaving yourself a sufficiently running end, e.g. I leave a 7” tail using paracord and going around a 3/4” dia. post. (This being just for you to try it. Much longer tail for a tree.)
Now bring your running end back around post and come through your bight.
Go over the standing line, and then around post, coming though your bight again, and over the previous loop.
If you now cinch your knot down, holding your bight against the post as you pull your running line and standing line together, it will cinch very tightly. You can now pull strongly on your standing end and find that your knot won’t slip, but it might! This was the point I had gotten to by accident. But I saw the running end held only by the cinched down bight, and sure enough, by tugging with intermittent force, I was able to make the knot slip. So I tried adding a half hitch at the end, which works perfectly, no slipping. Then I tried adding a quick release half hitch at the end.
...dang it! I wasn’t done - hit send accidentally.
So I had added the quick release half hitch instead of just a regular half hitch at the end. That works very well also, but adding the half hitch, either way, requires two steps to untie the knot.
What I’ve hit upon as my final solution is, after taking the running end through the bight for the second time, take running end over and around the standing end, then come back through the bight a third time. Now cinch it all up tight, which is actually a two or three step (simple)
process, the third step being tugging down tightly on the running end.
Seems like it was all a bit complicated, but now comes the real beauty of my invention. To untie my final effort, grip the top part of the cinched down bight. You might have to wiggle it just a bit as you pull. Let me know what you think.
Thanks for all the info. I have just had a look the the speir knot, it does look a little like the Evenk Hitch, in how easy it is to tie. OK, now you have got me sat in front of the PC following your instructions......... Mmm, first time a got a good locking knot, but now can not repeat it. Do you have a photo of the knot tied loosely for me to see? You can drag and drop it here: goo.gl/mQgf8E
I took a photo of it and sent it as email to you, (I think). It seemed to be sent effectively, so I hope you get it.
I found that speir knot in a Dept of the (US) Army tech manual, TM 5-725 rigging.
Nope, just got a message failure on my attempt to send you the photo via email.
A couple of decades ago at a kite festival I tried to buy some guy rope tensioners. The trader refused to sell me any and instead taught me this knot, albeit with more wraps. It's one of my favourites and I think should be more widely known: it's straightforward, does the job, and is easy to untie. Having learnt it I spent a fair time on a quest to find it's name, (when teaching skills I like to have label), asking many people and consulting many books, only to eventually find it lurking in my fist ever knot book, The Knot Book by Geoffrey Budsworth, being called the Adjustable Loop. Apparently it was devised by Bob Chisnall. I will from now on call it the Adjustable Grip Hitch as it is a much better name, thank you.
I am so sorry that I have only just replied to your post. Normally, I reply to all comments left on my channel!!! Yes I have to say that I do rather like this knot also. Just out of curiosity, what is the first knot you tie when setting up a ridge line?
I have used and loved this knot for many years for tarp lines...with the slip variation at the end. Super fast to get the tarp down...
@@KnottingKnots I've managed to leave rallying longer! I start with a round turn and two half hitches usually; I teach knots to children and it has the advantages of not only being easy but it's name tells you what to do. You can use it for many things and you can make a bracelet by doing repeated hitches in string thus developing string manipulation skills. Often these days children have no experience of string, with velcro shoes, no conker fights etc. Having learnt the only it's good to get them children to use it with tarps and hammocks. (Before anyone panicked on behalf of the trees these are small children who are only in the hammock for ten minutes, then they take it down and the next child has a go.) If I'm on my own I will slip the second hitch.
@@zoehancock Thanks for taking the time to share this information, I always love to hear about knots and cordage being used in action!
Very cool sorry I'm a bit late with comments
I will put out a vid very soon I promise I have to vids to make the snake knot and one other but that will have to be a secret
Also congratulations on 3k
OOh, the suspense. looking forward to seeing them.
I like it
Hello,
I knew this knot. I prefer to pass through the loop at the end by the other side under so there is no place between
Do 3 turns vs 2 then tie off for better grip.. good knot
Yes, good call, why not. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
While I haven't tested this knot vs the Taut Line Hitch under heavy loads, I feel like the Taut Line hitch is better, and here is the reason:
In the taut line hitch, the last half hitch you make is back near the first half hitch you make. In this adjustable grip hitch, the last hitch is the furthest away from the first and thus further up the main loop. Picture the V shape that the loop makes where the knot is. The wider the thing you're looping around is (let's say a tree), the wider the V is. And when the knot is under load, the V will want to open up, and it will pull on the last hitch in this knot. The more turns you make (to increase friction) the further up the last hitch is, and the more it will be pulled in a perpendicular direction, possibly loosening it. When you don't have many turns, like in your video, or the tree the loop goes around is not very wide, or the knot is far away from the tree, the V is narrow and this loosening effect will be less of a factor, and probably negligible.
Many thanks for your detailed testing and information. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
Thanks! I hadn't seen this one before. My knot repertoire is small, but I'm adding this one to it. Wonder if it would work with Amsteel for hanging a hammock? Lots of tension there.
I really do not know the answer to that, maybe you would be kind enough to come back here and let me know the outcome? Mind you, if you are in it at the time, you may not be able to!!! ;-)
Won't hold. UHMWPE is to slippery for that..wouldn't hold your weight. Plus you wouldn't use a string on tress because it damages the cambium.
Use one of Jeff Myers method instead here on youtube. Thank me later 😊
I have used the tautline hitch for some time but I think the Adjustable Grip Hitch might be just a little bit easier ... I did take an extra wrap around on mine
Yes, for me too, this is turning out to be a favourite knot. Once again thanks for sharing.
some use this line as cooking lowering and raising towards the fire cooking pot it is very usefull knot/ on the cooking tripod mast🤙🤙🤙
...... and there you go, I have now learnt something new!!!
Hey there! Just sitting in my decompression chamber (AKA sitting on the back porch, drinking beer), and I've tested both, along with the 'midshipman's hitch'.
I see a lot of people asking which is stronger. In terms of a hitch, I think the better question would be, which holds the better friction on the taut line? Hands down it's the adjustable grip.
Just look at the mechanics of the knot.
I don't know what the bushcrafters would be in an uproar about. These are people that hang their socks on an alpine butterfly....
Many thanks for taking the time to write to me whilst decompressing, cheers to you! I think I would have to agree with you on the Adjustable Friction Hitch. If ever I do a revised Alpine Butterfly, I will definitely mention your comment! I take it that you are a practical knotter?
Yes, mostly practical. I work in construction, and there's always a need for rigging of some kind. Life is much easier if you can do it the right way!
However, I've gotten into making dog toys for my dogs, and have become addicted to all forms of knotting. My lab/pit mix in my avatar is a very strong chewer and I got frustrated that she could tear apart a store-bought rope toy in minutes. I started watching different tutorials, and got hooked. She has yet to disassemble a proper monkey's fist!
The only problem is that when I start working on a toy now, I can't keep the dogs off of the working ends of the rope....
Ah Yes, the perils of having a dog. I too have a knotting companion, you can often hear him snore during the videos. He is a choccy lab, I also do love a Pit, but illegal here in the UK.
Thank you, I'll be putting that one to use today. Is it stronger than the tautline?
There is an ongoing fight between the Adjustable Ridge Line and the Tautline. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. No clear winner as yet. Let me know how you get on with it please?
Will do!
Worked pretty well. Super easy to tie and untie even without the slip. Slippage was about even with the tautline once you snug it up well (that's key with this knot). Thanks again!
i used to tie Midshipman's knot for friction grip. Do you have any scientific comparison on how it compares with this knot?
I find it very strange that there is so little information out there on the strength of knots. Especially when you consider that some people actually use them for climbing?? I think that when it comes to this sort of friction hitch, many people use the one that they first learnt. The Farrimond Friction Hitch is also one that seems to be a favourite. I wonder if we should ask @alanleeknots to test a few for us on his rig?
thx for the reply. I referred to Midshipman's knot only because it is a sailing knot which has been tried and proven over and over by the sailers. I liked your knot for its simplicity and it would have been nice to know a strength comparison to adopt one as a preferred knot. Thx again.
Hello, John, witch one do you think it's better or more effective, Adjustable Grip Hitch or Farrimond friction hitch ? Love the copper rig, BTW. ;-)
Good question!!! They both have their own following, the Farrimond comes out slightly on top, as it is better known than the Adjustable Grip Hitch. If in doubt you can always revert to the truckers hitch, that don't slip but is not easily adjustable. My daughter was going out with a plumber and I asked him to make one. Long and short of it, I made it and it is stuck together with hot glue. She has now kicked the plumber into touch!!! Cheers for your comment.
Thanks. But I let you know that I prefer the adjustable, it´s easier and faster to make and strong enough for any possible situation for it and more. Keep making great videos. Cheers!
@@jorgeluisgarcia1006 each knot has it's pros and cons.
The grip hitch is easy to tie and slipped easy to untie.. but it's wraps slow you down making it and undoing it is traditionally tied in the end of a rope.
The farrimond is faster to tie and faster to untie but requires time dressing it.. but has the advantage of being tied in the centre of a rope as well as the end.
The taught line hitch had very good grip and also can be slipped but suffers from having to unravel it in releasing it.
The ultimate holding is the icicle hitch as it will work on the mid line and the end but can also be tied around a pole or a rope.
There are a million ways to achieve a good tension on a line and outs only by using them you find your own preference.
Hi there and thank you for your wonderful videos!
I am building a small baby swing and as I need the ropes (4) to be adjustable for center aligning the swing, I was thinking of using this knot. Will that provide security or can that knot come loose? If so what knot would you recomend?
Thank you in advance
I would say that the problem with the above Grip Hitch or any of the adjustable friction hitches is that they need tension on the rope to stay in position. I am currently in the process of doing a video to be released on Friday, which may just do the job. Can you wait till then?
Johnny Debt ofc I will wait till then. Thank you!
This is the knot that I was on about, the Honda Knot. th-cam.com/video/QxmEftEpbSc/w-d-xo.html I was wondering if this knot would work well (the first bit) When you create the first loop, you control the size of the loop via the stopper knot. So if you want to adjust the loop, you just move the stopper knot up or down the rope?
I think I stick with the midshipmans hitch. It works well since there is some weight on the swing and the knots are really tightly made so they slip hardly. Thank you for your video
Always a pleasure Boris, please do show me a photo of the finished article?
you could also pput a peg or tent stake in it it stop it dfrom comeing undone
Yes, using a toggle is also a good method of preventing it from tripping. Thanks for reminding us.
So this is superior to the truckers hitch?
Look up arrowhead knot.
Personally, I prefer the farrimond friction hitch
Yes, I can see why. We all end up with our own personal favourite knots. I take it that you are a bit of a Bushcrafter?
Johnny Debt you're right, I am. I do like this knot too, but I have seen this knot slide more so than the farrimond friction hitch, when you use enough turns. But this one also tends to hold quite well.
What folding awl do you have??
That one is on my Myerchin, I love that knife. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
@@KnottingKnots absolutely! You’re one of a few people i watch on here when it comes to knots. Simple explanations and a good clean set up. Plus a sweet pointer that you use lol appreciate the reply
@@KnottingKnots always looking to add a good knife to my repertoire. Riggers knife was on the list
@@jmalmy2068 I did once customise a Hacking Knife into a Rigging Knife, they are dirt cheap and look good when customised: igkt-solent.co.uk/cheap-hacking-knife-to-fine-rigging-knife/
I think you should have a actual permanent post, or something to use while making your knots
I think my missus would hate that as it is filmed in the dining room!! But yes, I know what you mean. Thanks for taking the time to view and also make a comment, very much appreciated.
I want to learn how to make one of the most expensive knots,
The Stacked Knot. 😉👉
Much easier for me then the tautline hitch.
We all have our favourites!!
Lol, we're famous!
You have a channel, but no vids as yet, what is your plan? I love watching bushcrafty things.
We've shot about 20+ videos. All at various states of edit, but we haven't shot the intro video. I was literally packed and ready to go to shoot the intro when our landlord said they were selling the house we were renting. Yet another exceptional roadblock to getting this done. We're trying to buy a house now, so no time to be out of contact for even only 24 hours. SOON though. Subscribe and you will see that we finally shoot that intro and start releasing our videos!
Again, we love your channel, most knot instruction goes in one ear and out the other for us, but something about your vids, I don't know what it is, they just make sense and are memorable. Keep up the good jorb!
I am subscribed and looking forward to seeing them when they come out.
Same here...subscribed and waiting!
How many years does it take you to produce even 1 video?
this knot doesn't work as well for thicker chords; it could slip so beware!
Why not just do the farrimond friction hitch. This one collapses way too much to bother with.
That's a knice knot
Yes, this one is becoming a firm favourite with a lot of people!
Nice videos and knots too. You asked to add some critics :). Sometime you talk too much. For example you showing and describing how rope goes. But it is very visible. We can see it. After such talks we just forget what we are doing.
I started a long time ago to "over explain" as I have one subscriber who is blind. He and his granddaughter follow the videos, he listens and she watches. He ties the knot and if he goes wrong his granddaughter corrects him. A lovely little bond must be growing between them?
@@KnottingKnots Keep talking, Johnny!