How To Tie a Taut Line Hitch Knot

[MINECRAFTMOVIES5225]

i know freakin how too its the easyit knot in the world!(note im 11)

[WeiUberstriker123]

Used for Suiciding

[lazycatvideo]

The knot is wrong all the way through the video, that's why it keeps slipping.

I've got a better video for this.

[darkillumine]

knot is tied wrong. 

[surviveTHEtimes]

this is the second incorrectly tied knot from Howcast I've watched, and I've only watched 2, sheesh...

[spot66ify]

The way the video keeps cutting between different camera angles is annoying. It makes it harder to follow.

[rickthenailer]

This is a taut line knot using the magnus hitch, a variation of the rolling hitch, in which the last turn is the oposite way of the previous, and the free end comes out at the same direction of the standing part..In the rolling hitch the free end is oposite to the standing part. The magnus hitch is supposed to twist the rope less than the rolling hitch. The rolling hitch similar to this is best for poles, for ropes the second turn cross over the first and the last turn in the same direction.

[LALizzie]

I found myself cocking my head sideways since 99% of the time this knot is used is on stakes or trees perpendicular to the ground.

[deadshotrifleman]

its not in my boy scout handbook :(

[appreviewer29]

@deadshotrifleman go to the tenderfoot page idiot

[PrAnKsTeRJJ]

0:15 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH­AHA no.

[teshred]

wrong.

[OpalPieVIDs]

It's also called a Timberhitch.

[utisaacsons]

@OpalPieVIDs Wrong. Timber hitch is a completely different knot.

[melkink]

This IS a taut-line hitch knot. There are two variations on which way the end of the rope exits the knot. Both function equally well and each has benefits.

The problem with this video is not the knot tieing; it's the way the filmmaker is showing the knot being used. There would never be any reason to slide the knot towards the pole you've tied it to like is demonstrated here. You would use this knot to adjust tension on the line by sliding it away from the pole.

Try it. It works.

[Mmmyess]

@melkink EXACTLY RIGHT.

[GameGlide]

Wow, bad comments... Guess that I will not use this one

[canopus101]

This is not a tautline hitch, properly done the knot will not slip under tension and the loop size can only be adjusted when there is no load on the rope.

[dsdahustla]

NEVER, I repeat NEVER tie a taught line hitch like this if you intend to use it as part of any climbing rig .True, this is a variation of the "hitch", but is mislabeled as being a "taught line hitch"........Remember, 2 over-2 under.

[james43ist]

That is right with a line going in and one coming out,opposite side of the hitch.

[TheMNcamper]

This is a slip hitch. Just as others have said, the taught link hitch knot should only move when the knot is moved, not when the long end is pulled.

[srh992000]

i figure out this is a square knot pulled!

[5cottee]

cheers mate

[awesomejunk7]

thanks, my brothers in boy scouts and this helped him 8-)

[KingdomHeartsFanTiff]

4th person 2 comment

[deekayen]

This knot is tied incorrectly, which is why you also see the knot slide so easily across the taut segment. In step 5, they bring the rope from left to right behind the taut part. When instead it should come around on the top of the right side and back into itself. Doing the third loop on the opposite side as they did is correct, but they way they did is mirrored in the wrong direction (BSA Handbook, 10th ed).

[GforceDown]

deekayen: good catch. Tied like the video it will not taut up. All we have here is a slip hitch. the working end and the loop should be going in opposite directions.

[Mmmyess]

@deekayen The video is correct, though you may know if a different version of the tautline hitch.  The video should NOT show the knot pulled close to the pole...for a secure sliding knot a two half hitch knot is simpler and just as strong. The advantage of the taut line (as the name implies) is that the knot can be slid AWAY from the pole that it's attached to, thereby making the line tighter. It has a "ratcheting" effect that way. Try it, and you'll see!

[kitsurubami]

@deekayen thanks man, i knew they were doing it wrong! i was looking it up because i thought i knew it but when tying it i wasn't sure if i had done it right. Right when i saw them change direction with that rope i knew it was a different knot! would slip way too easy as you stated.