I have just read the
thread where they are discussing the usage of the Timber Hitch and the Sheet Bend and I stirred up an old question that has been stuck inside my head for a while now...
Without causing grief to our fine cottage guys and gals,
I'm just curious how much weight could be saved (primarily for the gram weenies...) if a person managed to use proper knots for their hammock suspension, tarp tieouts, etc. I only use knots on my tarp ridgeline (a slippery tautline) and use a frictional wrap as Brandon (Warbonnet Guy) demonstrates in his video for my tarp guylines. There's not a knot (
) that I use that causes me any grief even in frigid, windy, snowy conditions. I understand alot has to do with the line that you are using, whether or not it can hold a knot. Maybe in these situations, gadgets are warranted... but I don't use a line that can't hold a knot.
Don't get me wrong, I own a few (ok, several) of the coolness gadgets myself. However, I am starting to think I am having a thing for shiny objects when I know for fact that my knot tying skills are more than adequate. Just curious to other opinions...
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