Where to put the bight

[Treelimbjim]

I was reflecting on where to put the bight on, say a cow hitch. Lacking a Tree Climber's Companion or a Sherrill Catalog when the rope is being tied, I have to rely on my memory.

Could someone really clarify the wheres and whys so I can get it locked into my memory. If I'm thinking about it, someone else probably is, too. And someone else might not even know.

I believe the options are:

A) Bight goes around the eye.
B) Bight goes below the eye, in the spliced area (where the end of my Tenex is fed back upon itself)
C) Bight goes on the rope, below the eye AND splice.

And what about a lanyard with a thimble eye?

 

[easyphloem]

I choose answer B.



Because that is the way that I have seen it everywhere.



And I follow the crowd.




SZ

 

[treehumper]

Same here... as far as the answer goes not the rationale.

Nice hair ez

 

[easyphloem]

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Nice hair ez

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Raisin' cattle on the steppes.


Won't you pour me another Vodka, cause I'm willing to forget.




SZ

 

[tod_k]

As close to the end of the splice. Then you heave two roped making matters better.

 

[countryboypa31]

I believe they started making the splice eyes bigger for the exact reason to go around the eye. You don't want a hard bend on the splice as thats your weakest point.

Thats what ive read.

 

[Zac]

on the eye or below the splice.

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

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I believe they started making the splice eyes bigger for the exact reason to go around the eye. You don't want a hard bend on the splice as thats your weakest point

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second that motion.

 

[Blinky]

A, the bight goes around both sides of the eye splice, not the single rope.

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

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A, the bight goes around both sides of the eye splice, not the single rope

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that a third

 

[KevinS]

All the new methods I've seen or been taught is a crossing 2 ropes (bothsides of the eye) spreads out the friction and pressure which makes it stronger. So Countryboypa31 has it right as far as I know.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

What if the eye of the splice is small? In order to have an anchor that's snug to the tree it would mean snubbing the bight across the splice...or...

Would you extend the eye and snub the bight below the main cross/tucks of the splice? Sometimes this makes for a really sloppy/floppy anchor.

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

I always make it a point to place the bight around the eye, your answer (A). Besides, isn't there literature that shows this as the best way to do this?

Sherrill mags, A&S of P.R., maybe instructions in the packaging of the Loopies?

I can picture some illustration somewhere...

 

[althor]

I always do (A). You have twice as much rope there as below the splice. Also as Jamin suggested there are examples in the Sherril catalog on page 64. (i had it handy and was looking at eye slings the other day)

 

[treemd]

Around the eye. I have seen a diagram that shows setting the bite below the eye with a red x through it and expressly stating that it is improper. Forgot where I saw it though. Either in one of the trade catalogs or the TCC.

 

[Colin]

a