I use the taut line hitch on my maccat's guyouts. I have had success with this knot so far and there has been zero slippage with the speer's no-tangle line. I leave the knot intact when i pack the tarp up and just bundle the line together and when i'm setting up the tarp all I have to do is grab the loop made by the knot, put it around the stake and cinch it up. Plus without the fig 9's there is less weight to carry. However, I do use the small fig 9's on the ridgeline of my tarp for quicker set up.
A variant called the Midshipman's Hitch is sometimes a better alternative when working with modern synthetic lines (like on our hammocks and tarps), which are more slippery than the natural lines which many knots were originally designed for.
It's #1799 on this Wikipedia page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taut-line_hitch
A figure eight knot can be a very effective tensioning knot for static systems that can be released. I used it once to truss two platforms together and I had to cut the line to release it. From the tarp tie out tie a figure 8 in the standing line. The bitter end then goes around the stake/tree and back through the eye of the 8 in the knot. It is then tightened and will hold very well until the tension is released by pulling the stake for example. At that point the line can be readjusted for the next use. I have a back webbing pad on an external frame pack which is tiensioned this way. It is extremely effective.
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Well, set everything up and added the tarbuck to all the guy lines on my tarp. Held tight. Probably a steady 20mph wind and nothing losened up.
Awesome, I really like using the knots, there very versatile. Glad to hear they work for you.
I do have some home made STL though. Not sure how effective they would be on straight line...I dont really see an issue...unless the tarp starts to stretch..I dont think theyd work loose. I noticed as they start to tension..they dont move and then get tight. The knot stays where I put it.
Ive never been a knot person. Ive always been in awe of people that know how to tie various knots for specific things...but im learning...
That Tarbuck knot is a stopper knot with a funky hitch on the bitter end, instead of a half hitch.
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Which allows it to slide and grip under tension. Does the half hitch allow one to slide the knot and have it tension under load?
I also dont see how anyone could see this as a stopper knot...unless we are on a sail boat attempting to fix a sail. They use a friction hitch, but call it a stopper knot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stopper_%28knot%29
Disclaimer ~ Im no knot expert.
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