Came here to recommend the Midshipman's Hitch over the Tautline, but you ended up doing it for me. Good video! BTW, one of the advantages of the Midshipman's is that it can be tied under tension because after the second hitch, you've got a sort of locking knot.
+1 Midship is a better hitch, and if you finish with a slip loop (i.e. don’t pull the final pass all the way through) you get the same benefit with a controlled quick-release slip even under load.
I use that to keep my cabinets closed! My cats are notorious for opening the cabinets in the bathroom and the hallway… my 21 year old senior kitty opens the door to the cabinet where his brother went to lay down so he could cross over into the next world. When Dusty would do that, he started going potty there where Harry died. I had to close off the all the cabinets because he started marking ALL of them… cat pee is the hardest stench to get rid of! So, this knot really came in handy when I needed something I could tight up or loosen up easily to get in and out of my cabinets!!!!
@@TheWeaversofEternity yep!!! My Dusty Boy is 21 years, 7 months, 1 week and 3 days old! He was born on January 1, 2000 … he had a brother who was also a littermate named Harry who passed 2 weeks before his 21st birthday.! Out of sheer depression, I had to get Dusty something to live for and adopted 2 sisters from my local shelter. They have cheered him up and he's back to his grumpy old self again…. But yeah, I had to have something to keep those cabinet doors from being opened… I love Paracord! lol
Thanks! I probably will use this for the rest of my life. Me, I used mine to tie some corded rope around a bucket to hold a screen over the top so flies can't get in. Top of the bucket is grooved, and this allowed me to get a close and tight cinch on the bucket.
I added some hooks and used it to keep my grill from blowing off the deck again. Wish I had watched the video before it blew off the deck the first time. Thank you for sharing.
I've been using this knot for camping for 40 years. But believe it or not, I also use it for trussing meats when I cook roasts. It's perfect for that purpose. Just tie it around your roast/leg of lamb/fowl breast/whatever, cinch it down tight, and snip the tag ends. I know there's better knots for trussing but I always forgot them. This one I never forgot and it works perfect.
I am a gardener and I use this knot for straightening my tomato cages. As the plants get bigger, the cages start to lean left or lean right. That makes me crazy, for no reason other than I want them to be straight. 😅 (I call it CDO, that way it’s alphabetical). No but the tomato cages leaning makes me crazy, so I easily tie this knot anywhere that is convenient with the other end around the cage. A little slippidy-slide and the cage stands straight. My neighbor watched me do that and now he thinks I am Mr. Eagle Scout or something. 😮Thank you again for the lesson.
Gonna use this and a loop on another line to retie a sort of trellis for our beans, line snapped and needing to join two lines together with a good amount of tension!
Love it. This is my favorite recent video of yours. Thanks for cool technical content! Is there a reason NOT to use the variant? I always like more friction in my friction hitches, right?
Glad you like it Sam! I don't think there are any reasons not to use the variant. Perhaps if you want a more easily adjustable hitch, for a lighter load, the taut line is good enough, but if the load is heavier, then the midshipman can be used.
@@TheWeaversofEternity which do u recomment for the tomatoe florida weave?? They always end up sagging when people use rhe REGUALR shoelace knot kids always do...i have no idea whats its name is..but kids always do it when they learn to tie shoes...if they do these days..it may of gone rhe way of cursive writing...only elities learn it these days...kids about twenty cant even read it...but then most kids barely read or write above a theid grade leve...and we just found out CHICAGO and two other cities n.v in California had zero kids capable of passing basic grade school math WHEN THEY GRADUATED!! ZERO...but im sure they all learned about sanal sex and blow jobs. Sick world run by genital obsessed perverts with disgusting fetishes who evidently could care less about laws u less they can harrass others...for shits and giggles. Im pushing 80 and well i wonder why God hasnt just ended the human race..guess there are more than 10 people unlike in sodom
...also good to carry a sleeping bag, or any "snug" application. Tie a tautline hitch one end, make a series of monkey braids (toogle the last one or pull it thru), then tie another taut line hitch on the other end, and you have a nice carrying handle for sleeping bag or mat or wood or whatever. 10-12' of line will be plenty.
Great demonstration. I have used it to attach fenders to my boat and adjust them up and down. I found that they soon become too taut and would not slide easily any more. Is there a way to keep them sliding? I have used fender line so perhaps the issue is in the material used?
Thank you! I think it is due to the rope you are using as you said. When I tie this knot with paracord, the tension remains the same despite how much tension I put on it within reason that is.
Dumb question, so forgive me but I've heard others say that the midshipman's knot creates more friction so it holds better. If that's the case, why use the taut line at all? TIA
Sometimes you don't want the knot to be completely tightened down so you can adjust it easier. If you're using the knot so you can manipulate it and make multiple adjustments, the taut line is the better knot. Not a dumb question at all, though and I know it's 2 years late but there it is.
I prefer after tying the knot to go an inch and a half down and tie it again forming a lock. It's probably not needed but I feel safer that way when hanging stuff vertically in the air.
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I learned the tautline 50 something years ago while in the Boy Scouts. Today I learned a variation. Thank you!
Came here to recommend the Midshipman's Hitch over the Tautline, but you ended up doing it for me. Good video!
BTW, one of the advantages of the Midshipman's is that it can be tied under tension because after the second hitch, you've got a sort of locking knot.
+1 Midship is a better hitch, and if you finish with a slip loop (i.e. don’t pull the final pass all the way through) you get the same benefit with a controlled quick-release slip even under load.
why is better?
I use that to keep my cabinets closed! My cats are notorious for opening the cabinets in the bathroom and the hallway… my 21 year old senior kitty opens the door to the cabinet where his brother went to lay down so he could cross over into the next world. When Dusty would do that, he started going potty there where Harry died. I had to close off the all the cabinets because he started marking ALL of them… cat pee is the hardest stench to get rid of! So, this knot really came in handy when I needed something I could tight up or loosen up easily to get in and out of my cabinets!!!!
21 year old kitty? Wow! And yes that is a great use for this knot for sure!
@@TheWeaversofEternity yep!!! My Dusty Boy is 21 years, 7 months, 1 week and 3 days old! He was born on
January 1, 2000 … he had a brother who was also a littermate named Harry who passed 2 weeks before his 21st birthday.! Out of sheer depression, I had to get Dusty something to live for and adopted 2 sisters from my local shelter. They have cheered him up and he's back to his grumpy old self again…. But yeah, I had to have something to keep those cabinet doors from being opened… I love Paracord! lol
@@ZippedUpKitz sorry to hear that. i have two 4 year old cats that are brothers. i hope they live forever
@@khgriffi feed them grain free food and add a little bit of vitamin E oil in their food a couple times a week!
OMG, I'm sorry to hear that. My oldest Baby Miss Caroline did the same thing the day she crossed over. Broke my heart
I am going camping next week! Perfect and easy knot!
Thank you! Love from Greece :)
Thanks for showing both right & left handed methods. Scott Romeo
Good hitch knot , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Thanks! I probably will use this for the rest of my life.
Me, I used mine to tie some corded rope around a bucket to hold a screen over the top so flies can't get in.
Top of the bucket is grooved, and this allowed me to get a close and tight cinch on the bucket.
I added some hooks and used it to keep my grill from blowing off the deck again. Wish I had watched the video before it blew off the deck the first time. Thank you for sharing.
I've been using this knot for camping for 40 years. But believe it or not, I also use it for trussing meats when I cook roasts. It's perfect for that purpose. Just tie it around your roast/leg of lamb/fowl breast/whatever, cinch it down tight, and snip the tag ends. I know there's better knots for trussing but I always forgot them. This one I never forgot and it works perfect.
wow that's a great use for this knot, thanks for sharing that!
I prefer the Farrimond Friction Hitch for thicker rope, it can be untied faster. With paracord I use variations of the taut line hitch.
I am a gardener and I use this knot for straightening my tomato cages. As the plants get bigger, the cages start to lean left or lean right. That makes me crazy, for no reason other than I want them to be straight. 😅 (I call it CDO, that way it’s alphabetical). No but the tomato cages leaning makes me crazy, so I easily tie this knot anywhere that is convenient with the other end around the cage. A little slippidy-slide and the cage stands straight. My neighbor watched me do that and now he thinks I am Mr. Eagle Scout or something. 😮Thank you again for the lesson.
Used it to secure our TV to the wall. Many thanks 🙏🏼
Gonna use this and a loop on another line to retie a sort of trellis for our beans, line snapped and needing to join two lines together with a good amount of tension!
Love it. This is my favorite recent video of yours. Thanks for cool technical content!
Is there a reason NOT to use the variant? I always like more friction in my friction hitches, right?
Glad you like it Sam! I don't think there are any reasons not to use the variant. Perhaps if you want a more easily adjustable hitch, for a lighter load, the taut line is good enough, but if the load is heavier, then the midshipman can be used.
@@TheWeaversofEternity which do u recomment for the tomatoe florida weave?? They always end up sagging when people use rhe REGUALR shoelace knot kids always do...i have no idea whats its name is..but kids always do it when they learn to tie shoes...if they do these days..it may of gone rhe way of cursive writing...only elities learn it these days...kids about twenty cant even read it...but then most kids barely read or write above a theid grade leve...and we just found out CHICAGO and two other cities n.v in California had zero kids capable of passing basic grade school math WHEN THEY GRADUATED!! ZERO...but im sure they all learned about sanal sex and blow jobs.
Sick world run by genital obsessed perverts with disgusting fetishes who evidently could care less about laws u less they can harrass others...for shits and giggles.
Im pushing 80 and well i wonder why God hasnt just ended the human race..guess there are more than 10 people unlike in sodom
I use this for my clotheslines.
this is useful for some toy like robot engineering application. the ability to adjust tension in a string that is used to transfer power is immense.
Very simple I love it I new use it often love this not thenk you op so so much
When I think of tensioning then I'd prefer a sheepshank. Fast to make, fast to untie.
Great for fastening trailer loads.
These are great when you're moving to tie down furniture and things in the back of a truck!
Really like these knot videos!
Thank you! Very helpful video!
...also good to carry a sleeping bag, or any "snug" application.
Tie a tautline hitch one end, make a series of monkey braids (toogle the last one or pull it thru), then tie another taut line hitch on the other end, and you have a nice carrying handle for sleeping bag or mat or wood or whatever. 10-12' of line will be plenty.
Great tip, thanks for sharing that!
Very useful knot. Thank you.
You are welcome!
Bang on. Thankyou.
Great for tightening shade sails
Hanging pictures that need to be removed and replaced constantly! Awesome!!
Great idea!
My scout troop uses this for putting up tents and tarps.
1:21 Improved friction Taut line
thanks this really worked well for what i was doing😁👍
Just what I needed. Thanks!
Glad I could help!
Good knot!
Thank you for this post
Thanks I appreciate it 👍
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Ty it will help on necklace s
Tying a taught ridge line for camping.
Use this knot on all my tarp poles.
Great demonstration. I have used it to attach fenders to my boat and adjust them up and down. I found that they soon become too taut and would not slide easily any more. Is there a way to keep them sliding? I have used fender line so perhaps the issue is in the material used?
Thank you! I think it is due to the rope you are using as you said. When I tie this knot with paracord, the tension remains the same despite how much tension I put on it within reason that is.
@@TheWeaversofEternity Thanks. I had better do some materials research 🙂
at :16 it shows the last loop (and thumbnail) going in the opposite direction from when you demonstrate the knot later 1:02
Just used it to make a toy for my cat
The first one keeps slippery jg, so guess it depends on the rope structure
Dumb question, so forgive me but I've heard others say that the midshipman's knot creates more friction so it holds better. If that's the case, why use the taut line at all? TIA
Sometimes you don't want the knot to be completely tightened down so you can adjust it easier. If you're using the knot so you can manipulate it and make multiple adjustments, the taut line is the better knot. Not a dumb question at all, though and I know it's 2 years late but there it is.
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I prefer after tying the knot to go an inch and a half down and tie it again forming a lock. It's probably not needed but I feel safer that way when hanging stuff vertically in the air.
Tying down a general aviation aircraft.
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The tautline hitch is good for Tying your sweat pants around the waist, then suck your tummy in to slide escape the bind
That's a great tip!
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Use it for bootleg fishing
Bootleg fishing? (I'm a fishing addict, but never heard this term before... really hoping it isn't a catfishing term because that is my passion lol)
@@mystic_tacos oh lol its just a joke for fishing with a fake line
I'm sorry, but the riding turn is set the wrong way. Won't work this way. It will slide!
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