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Shane
I must be doing something wrong. I use a taut-line hitch.
I have STL's on all my tie-outs, so a taut-line lets me adjust the pitch anyway i want, and then put a lot of tension on the line.
Or another way of looking at it, as opposed to a small loop that attaches to the stake, the TLH makes the entire guyline a large-loop that I can adjust.
I leave my TLH perm-attached so I only need to 'tie' it once.
I ride a recumbent.
I like to HAM it up on the CW.
I use Linux.
I play go.
Of course I sleep in a hammock!
Rug.
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Looking at the post perrito referenced will clear things up.
Shane's Post
I'd try the perfection loop. Well actually, I put fixed eyes in the ends of my own tarp lines. Probably not worth the effort but, you know, I am "Knotty".
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Yes it does!
Sorry for the confusion on my part! After seeing it, you could tie any knot really, if you are afraid of it slipping tie a safety knot behind it (ie figure 8 with a safety, or bowline with a safety), this would give you a fixed eye in the end! If you want to not have a fixed eye you could tie a clove hitch followed by a safety (if worried about slippage), a tautline hitch, or a couple half hitches might do the trick!
"yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift---thats why its called a present" - Master Oogway
It's always best if your an early riser!
bowline, bowline, bowline. make the loop large enough to easily go around the stake twice.
Huh, I've never needed a saftey knot for a figure 8, or clovehitch, even with zing it. Am I just lucky? Anyway, I agree with Cranky Bear, those will do.
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The loads on tarp tie outs are pretty low so even though Dyneema ropes don't hold knots well (they slip) that shouldn't be a problem in this application.
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