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    Quote Originally Posted by fallkniven View Post
    Tried the reef hitch thing again with that spider web 2.0, pretty sure i did it right this time and it slipped right away. Becket hitch held for me, my first night trying out a new suspension. Its not bad, will need a little more experience before i can say whether ill stick with it or not.
    I think this knot is destined to be a niche technique for high friction poly webbing. Slippery stuff will continue to be slippery.

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    I've been using the X-bend retied several times while adjusting my backyard hang, using 1" Dutchware poly tree straps for a couple nights this week. I weigh 250 and nary a slip. The Dutch titanium cinch buckles creep on me more than this knot.

    Am unsure what I'm doing wrong with cinch buckles but I'm attaching them to the CL with a lark's head and seating the slides by hand with the strap fed under tension. My first on-the-ground experience came from using carabiners to connect the buckles to the CL (hint: Don't do that, it cants the buckle and the buckle slides *must* be perpendicular to the pulling force.
    D'oh!!!).

    I tied some Spider Web 2.0 huggers to a continuous loop with the x-bend and it seriously compresses the Spider Web but I detected no creep. Next time I set up the Sparrow I'll use these straps and post.

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    Quote Originally Posted by warbonnetguy View Post
    It does if you use the backup shown in our becket video
    Here is the video link:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=XA8xdm8LIs8

  5. #105
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    Any further reports of this knot success?

  6. #106
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trambo View Post
    Any further reports of this knot success?
    It's fine. Nothing wrong with it at all. I used for about 7 nights, but have since gone back to a Beckett with a backup knot. Only because it's easier for me to consistently tie.

    This knot does come out easier however, esp if you have a helper loop to pull against the knot.

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    I have completely switched over. I keep my whoopies as backup extensions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trambo View Post
    Any further reports of this knot success?
    Still use it — very simple and solid

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