Originally Posted by
TiredFeet
Okay - so you are really using the cow hitch. This hitch is really not very secure when only one "tail" is loaded.
Why not use a Larks head which looks very much like the cow hitch? Well if you only look at the part around the ring, they look identical.
For your use, you would be better served by tying a loop with a bowline and then using the bowline loop to tie a real larks head. Much more secure. Sure it's 2 knots, but both are easy to tie. And you are already tying 2 with the cow hitch and the half hitches.
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