| grover |
| (Carpal Tunnel From Buzzin') |
| 12/06/06 02:11 PM |
| 86.131.188.185 |
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Re: Half Hitch before Bowline
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1. The results were that the half hitch actually is slightly weaker than a running bowline on its own.
2. They tested a Clove hitch with a back up and found that that was also slightly weaker than the Running bowline for the same reason that the half hitch is weaker.
3. The main reason for placing it is to insure against losing the knot off the end
Point 1 - I do not believe that information
Point 2 - I do not believe that information
Point 3 - That is only one small reason Treebing - if you look at the half hitch you can see that it is creating less tension and compression in the rope. The Running Bowline is riddled with tension and compression. The half hitch helps to dissipate the load more evenly along the rope.