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fenomastoday at 3:17 AM1 replyview on HN

I think "Trucker's Hitch" refers generally to any setup where you tie a midline loop, then use it like a pulley and tie off the free end. There are several different ways of doing the loop knot and the ending knot, with their own names on their own, but Trucker's Hitch refers to the overall setup.


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tmoerteltoday at 3:40 AM

My favorite is the Versatackle Knot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versatackle_knot