The Backhand Hitch - how to tie the best knot to know
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
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How to tie the Backhand Hitch - a knot that's easy to tie, reliable and versatile! So simple I demonstrate how to tie it with one hand! Can be used for anything from securing tent pegs to towing boats and barges. #knots #rope #tying
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Alright today on Repairs101 I’m going to show you how to tie the best knot I know and it’s called: The Backhand Hitch. Stick around because if you’re only going to learn one knot - it really should be this one.
Alright now you might know this knot by another name and you might know a different knot by this name. Just keep in mind that I learned about a hundred years ago from a bunch of old guys who didn’t really have a lot of education but did have a lot of experience.
It’s just an excellent knot and you can call it Phil or Lamont or Grilled Cheese on Rye.
OK so the idea is that you go around the object that you want to tie onto, you cross over the standing end of the line and then you go back around the opposit direction around the object that you’re tying onto. And then you install these two half hitch locks. And so you can lock it down with a third half hitch on the standing line or you can go the other direction and put in a half hitch - what I call a half hitch or is otherwise known as an Overhand Knot to make a stopper knot.
So the Grilled Cheese on Rye knot is versatile and you can tie it with anything from dental floss, thread, wire to mooring lines and giant cables used for securing ships. You can belay it to anything from a ring or a cleat to a nail or even a giant Douglas Fir or even a building. And one of the best things about it is that it’s so easy to install that you can tie it one handed.
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I thought I recognized the name Cedarvale but when I saw the Ottawa address I thought it must be someone else. Today I paused the video and noticed the St. Clair Ave. W. address and yes. This is the company I remember. I love your videos and you're the only person I know who demonstrates all three versions of the trucker's hitch. Thank you. I grew up at St. Clair and Rogers Rd. and it's nice to see a fellow Torontonian doing so well.
Homeboy! I grew up near High Park and worked at Cedarvale both on St C and at the new place on McCormack
Thanks for watching and commenting! Helps me a lot!
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Super simple, super practical knot. And who cares what it is called.
I know, right?
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I enjoyed your great video! The first part of the knot is also known as a "Munter hitch", so some people might also call the backhand hitch a "Munter tied off with two half hitches". If you like this knot, you might also like the Munter Mule, which allows for a quick release while under load.
I did know about the name Munter Hitch but hadn't heard of the Munter Mule. I'll have to look that up ! Thanks! Here's 10+ Knots You Want To Know ruclips.net/video/yMRNeqomLjE/видео.html
Another great video, thank you. The Munther hitch is also known as an italian friction hitch, and it is used often in mountain/rock climbing. It is a cool knot to know for a couple of reasons, 1) it is a reversible knot, you pull it from the opposite direction and it resets in perfect form from the other side of the bar or whatever it is attached to, and 2) the reason it is used for mountain/rock climbing, and a whole lot of more applications, is that you can lower a heavy load under control and stop it by pulling the rope in the right direction (hence friction hitch). The problem I have is how do you lock it in place after you stop whatever you are lowering, but not any more after I saw this video. Once again thank you for the great video.
I forgot this knot. Not about it but how to do it. Came back for a refresher. Well done R101
Thanks Nelson!
Finally another video! Welcome back! I have been on the lookout for new ones from you. Thanks
Use this knot all the time, learnt it off this channel.
Thanks Gary. That just made my day.
Learning this knot. Gonna try to impress my nephews when I go visit.
we use this knot to secure swing stages to building exteriors so they dont sway in the wind.
Betcha learned it from me.
i learned it on the job but i learned the name of the knot from you yes i did.@@repairs101
I spent some time the other day trying to work out an "improved" round turn and two half hitches and came up with something very similar to this. Good knot. Good video. Thank you.
Thanks so much for an excellent video. I liked very much how you recounted a list of suitable applications. Sometimes when you see a knot being tied you tend to get tunnel vision and miss the knots broader applications.
Thanks Dave! Plenty more knot videos where that one came from!
Thanks for the video. Now I have to practice making the knot. This and the bowline knot.
Rock on!
every knot video on youtube: "if you're only gonna learn one knot, it really should be this one"
Any analysis on the load capacity of this knot with that 180 turn in it? A qualitative comparison to the ubiquitous round turn and two half hitches which I believe does the same job?
Best Knot EVER! I Want To Know How You Tied It With Only One Hand?
Just a few decades of practice
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Looks like a Munter hitch with two half hitches to me. Nice video!
Thanks. It is indeed a handy knot. I was not aware of this one. I gotta go practice now ;)
You will get a lot of use out of this one, Andy.
Yup, got it down good and you are right. It is easy with one hand. Thanks again
Yeah! Back in action!
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Good stuff.
Thanks!
In Poland this is the default mooring hitch, called “cumowniczy żeglarski” “sailor’s mooring”. It is taught on every yachting book and course and required for licenses. I was kinda surprised when I learned about its obscurity in the English speaking world.
Thanks for pointing that out! I had no idea but always suspected someone somewhere must be using this knot.
good video bub. but in this instance I use the clove hitch. as long as there is weight on the standing line... you don't even need a half hitch backer. Unties much more quickly
Can I use this knot to tie around a rock edge to then rapple down. In other words do I have to worry about it untying under heavy load. Can it handle heavy load?
Knots are so cool! Is this one easy to untie after having a load on it?
Yes! Sorry I forgot to mention. It's easy to tie, has a high load rating / breaking strength, it's self-tightening, and super easy to untie no matter how heavy a load you put to it :)
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Hey Zheka! Yes I am ready to start up again with several new productions.
This is a great knot. But I always get a kick out of these videos that start out “the only knot you need to know.”
Back in action. Nice :D
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And since it’s a munter with two halfs, it can be released under tension.
I wonder how this compares to a round turn and 2 half hitches, or even just a clove hitch
Backhand hitch is self tightening
Good video mate will you be uploading every more video
Many more videos to come, another very soon!
Neat - starts out like a larks head but instead of going thru the loop, it finishes with the 2 1/2 hitches - almost like it is a combo of two half hitches and larks kead
Exactly right - but it's called a Munter Hitch - (wikipedia says: The Munter hitch, also known as the Italian hitch or the Crossing Hitch, is a simple knot, commonly used by climbers, cavers, and rescuers as part of a life-lining or belay system...
Ok just looked at a munter hitch but it doesn't have the 2 half hitches but then 1-2 half hitches are used a lot to lock off various knots - I looked at the munter before but didn't include it in the knots I was interested in - looks like w\o the hitches, the munter breaks the symmetrical look of a larks head like the granny knot does for the reef\square knot
Yes Munter Hitch + 2 half hitches = Backhand Hitch
Munter Hitch is used for controlled lowering / descent,
lock it down and it becomes a Backhand Hitch.
got it
Grilled cheese on rye knot 😂😂
For anyone that wants to look this up, it's called a Munter hitch and 2 half hitches
Found on another site as Lee's Fender Knot
I can see how it a perfect knot for securing fenders! Thanks!
The grill cheese on rye hitch, that's a knot name to match all names. 😆
Munter + clove hitch + overhand
A+
Yes yes yes
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but why is it the best to know? easy to untie after a big load on it?
Yes - easy to tie, high load rating / breaking strength, self-tightening, easy to untie no matter how heavy a load. Best knot ever.
Don't forget it incorporates a friction hitch for lowering a load - the Munter Hitch. Ever since I saw you tie it I have been using it instead of the Round Turn and Half Hitches. Great knot indeed! Thanks!
too fast