VIDEO: More knots, the Pile Hitch

[Redoleary]

Here's another nice option for guy line to tarp stake.

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[Running Feather]

Thanks. Looks neat and simple.

[Hawk-eye]

Nice knot ... and I love the intro to the video!

[stormcrow]

well, I am a die hard Marlin spike user but this is definitely a candidate for consideration....Not to mention it maintains the "wow" factor of simplicity.

Thanks Redoleary!

[Knotty]

Love it. Knew the knot but never thought to apply it with tent stakes. Thanks Redoleary.

[gRaFFiX]

Is this knot for people who make their adjustments at the tarp? I'm considering changing my setup for a more simple, but slightly heavier alternative. Thankls for the video, that knot is very simple, and I'm sure I can find all kinds of other applications to use it with also.

[Bubba]

Thanks for posting. Will have to try it out next time I'm out.

[Mule]

Thanks, I like that too.

[Knotty]

Is this knot for people who make their adjustments at the tarp? I'm considering changing my setup for a more simple, but slightly heavier alternative. Thankls for the video, that knot is very simple, and I'm sure I can find all kinds of other applications to use it with also.

Or just do the hitch and then hold tension as you drive the stake into the ground.

[TZBrown]

NEAT KNOT :)


I have always preferred a smooth cord end to eliminate tangles.

I usually used a clove hitch, or larks head, to tie the stakes to the lines, but this is so much better.

A loop, if the stakes pull out, from wind whip, usually results in the stake flying off, never to be found again. :(

[Shug]

That does look down and dirty and quick. Will be trying that one.
I love a slo-mo knot.
Shug

[Redoleary]

Thanks. Looks neat and simple.

Thats what I like about it, its so simple.


Nice knot ... and I love the intro to the video!

Thanks, Intro is courtesy of my new DIY Stickpic, so get ready for me to wear that out:D


well, I am a die hard Marlin spike user but this is definitely a candidate for consideration....Not to mention it maintains the "wow" factor of simplicity.

Thanks Redoleary!

I was just watching your marline spike vid the other day, and its hard to beat the "flow" that this hitch has. I hope you'll give it a try.


Love it. Knew the knot but never thought to apply it with tent stakes. Thanks Redoleary.

You're welcome Knotty. I used to be a clove hitch guy, but there's no doubt this is easier.


Is this knot for people who make their adjustments at the tarp? I'm considering changing my setup for a more simple, but slightly heavier alternative. Thankls for the video, that knot is very simple, and I'm sure I can find all kinds of other applications to use it with also.

Yes, estimate where you want your stake and hitch it to the line and drive it home.


Thanks for posting. Will have to try it out next time I'm out.

You're welcome:)


Thanks, I like that too.

Thanks Mule.


NEAT KNOT :)


I have always preferred a smooth cord end to eliminate tangles.

I usually used a clove hitch, or larks head, to tie the stakes to the lines, but this is so much better.

A loop, if the stakes pull out, from wind whip, usually results in the stake flying off, never to be found again. :(

True, it would likely hold on pretty well if pulled out by a whipping tarp.

[NCPatrick]

A loop, if the stakes pull out, from wind whip, usually results in the stake flying off, never to be found again. :(

Well, never to be found by YOU anyway... somebody's finding them. :jj:

Great hitch Red. Thanks for the video.

[Redoleary]

That does look down and dirty and quick. Will be trying that one.
I love a slo-mo knot.
Shug


Tough to make a knot look cool.... I'm not sure slo-motion is the answer:lol:

Well, never to be found by YOU anyway... somebody's finding them. :jj:

Great hitch Red. Thanks for the video.

You're welcome, glad you liked it, any excuse to make a video is a good one:D

[chickenwing]

COOL knot and I love the 'instant replay' in slow-mo:thumbup:

[canoebie]

Nice Red, I like it, will be using it as part of my "fiddle factor" next time I am out.

[Redoleary]

COOL knot and I love the 'instant replay' in slow-mo:thumbup:
Thanks CW, I think its a cool hitch too.:cool:


Nice Red, I like it, will be using it as part of my "fiddle factor" next time I am out.

Thanks Canoebie, its sorta fun to fiddle with, plus I think chicks dig it:boggle:

[mountain_man_mike]

Or just do the hitch and then hold tension as you drive the stake into the ground.

+1 to that. Knotty's suggestion looks like a great approach for that knot.

[Knotty]

+1 to that. Knotty's suggestion looks like a great approach for that knot.

I believe it's what Redoleary had in mind from the beginning, so credit where credit belongs.

[backpackingZombie]

I have a terrible memory for knots, but this is pretty nice for a quick setup and non-messy tear down.

[TAlexander]

It doesn't get much easier than that. Thanks for the video.

[DavidWa]

Thanks. Nicely presented instructional video. I'm a knot guy but never really thought about the pile hitch for camping. Just stuck on it being used the first way I saw it presented, as a way to tie to a pier piling, never thought of using it on a guy out line peg.

This evening I found a variation called the 'double pile hitch'.

It would only require another twist around with the ground peg before putting the end though the bight of the line, as demo'd in the first video.

It might be a good variation to use if you are using slippery line, like zing-it, it will offer a bit more friction and thereby be a bit more secure. Probably little advantage with line that is not slippery.

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Not as nifty a presentation , but easy enough to figure how-to tie it using the method show in the first post.

[linuxhack]

I used this extensively during tarp setup this weekend and it worked great! (I tied it way more times than I wished trying to get the tarp just right.)

The only issue I had was that it can get pretty tight and hard to untie, especially with small cord. That is not an issue as long as you can slip it off the end, but a couple of time it worked itself into the eye of my mountainfitter ti-eye stakes so it took a little work to get out.

It was pretty windy and I had to of the stakes pull out in the wind while I was away from camp, but the stakes were still attached to the guylines like intended.

Thanks Red!

[Redoleary]

I can see where it could be hard to get off if you couldn't slip off the end. Glad it otherwise worked for you tho'. Thanks for the report.

[Gqgeek81]

The second video makes this look related to the Klemheist knot.

Will be adding this to my list.

[Hangin' Burrito]

Nice video presentation!:thumbup1: Can never know too many knots. I'll be trying this one out.