DIY: Tying A Double Lineman's Loop

Video tutorial on how to tie a Double Lineman's Loop. The same procedure to create this loop in found in the Single Lineman's Loop, yet this last half involves creating two loops.
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[@NorthwoodsNomad]

Why would anybody give this a thumbs down ? Great video! Easy to follow

[@Creativesrilk]

scouting for ever.......................

[@Nassangler]

Great succinct and easy to follow tutorial in how to tie a very useful and safe knot. Thank you so much.

[@4DIYers]

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[@stephanddd]

Wow - this looks different from the double alpine butterfly, which is what I was expecting to see - but it's a beauty.

[@willeel3750]

Nice job of demonstrating a useful knot without a lot of extraneous palaver. Is there an advantage or disadvntge to using this knot instead of the double Alpine Butterfly Loop? Thanks

[@stephanddd]

I think the double alpine is a very bulky knot, because of the two "wings" on each side. Hard to dress, hard to set. Also, the two loops end up on top of eachother with the double alpine. The double lineman, in contrast, lays flat, loops are splayed (side by side), and it's an elegant knot. It is close in nature to the double bowline (bowline on a bight), because the mechanism that adjusts the loops goes through the collar. You can loosen the top collar, pull on one side or the other and the loops will resize relative to each other. Except that the bowline on a bight, again, has stacked loops instead of splayed. As for the other splayed double-loops (portuguese, french, and spanish), they all have "direct" loop-to-loop adjustment without going through any turns. Even when loaded, the loops can easily resize relative to one-another. This is sometimes a desirable characteristic (eg when the angle of loading will change during the pull). Otherwise, for a more stable splayed double-loop, with more controllable resizing across the loops, I think the double lineman wins the crown.

[@oviedoc5454]

Very nice video; clean and to the point.

[@4DIYers]

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[@andrewpierpapan9881]

The single is a line man's loop (alpine butterfly) but the double seems to be a different knot to the double line man's loop (double alpine butterfly). On initial inspection it seems to have the same properaties of being able to weight and of the 6 stranda against any other but there is a varation in how the know looks.

[@sergioaguilera2809]

Excelente explicacion desde Mendoza Argentina

[@4DIYers]

Thank you :)

[@roderickbennett101]

OK so you show how to make the knots and beautiful ly shown. How about what use they can be applied too.

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

Art does not have to have a purpose, it just has to be.

[@ernanifilho4498]

Boa noite parabéns pelos vídeos estou aprendendo muito, serve para vida toda obrigado.

[@lancerudy9934]

Great video thanks 😊

[@4DIYers]

Thanks for watching!

[@klaus-juergennowak9553]

Could come in handy in a double consensual hanging😊

[@jamespeterson2285]

Looks easy to go from a single loop to a double loop.

[@anahilapro4181]

Son fantásticos las sugerencias.

[@4DIYers]

Thank you!

[@NorthwoodsNomad]

So basically you tie an alpine butterfly , invert the loop over the knot and feed the two wraps through to create the double linesman

[@thecaptain6994]

MUCH better than the bowline on a bight!!!

[@adrianferegrino7875]

Beatyfull

[@smacurface]

Alpine Butterfly into a double.
Tomato Tamayto

[@kennethsizer6217]

Thank you!! As I was watching, I kept thinking, "This looks like a.... isn't this how you tie...?"

[@ryanbeard1119]

So it's an alpine butterfly at the beginning and a couple mods

[@RoieSofer]

I think this knot is not so safe. If one of the loop it turn, the other one will fall down - the loops are connected to each other which is not so safe.

[@sunchaserw1477]

what are the applications of it?

[@myintoo3413]

🍝🍬🍭

[@lucfournier3939]

interesting can it slip?What uses.thanks

[@4DIYers]

Both loops are secure and will not slip under a load. It is used for climbing applications, but can also be used in any scenario needing a pair of loops in the middle of a rope.

[@thecaptain6994]

Also used in a rescue situation. A single bowline is extremely painful if you are the one being rescued.

[@lucfournier3939]

thanks for reply great advice

[@4DIYers]

No problem and thank you!

[@lucfournier3939]

For some reason i was not subscribed to your channel.now i am.

[@joewerts7592]

Why would I need to learn this when all of a sudden im getting 101 different ways to tie knots and loops tiring 2 lines together quick release ties ... Why do I need this specific double loop.

[@balajik6800]

realy super leaning

[@tiagosantos9649]

Very interesting, but it seems to me to be a merely decorative knot!