Because of the way the hitch wraps around what it is secured to; like fingers on a hand trying to save the rest of the body. The more desperate the situation, the tigher it grips.
for the exsample that he is giving this under no a prussik would just slip and a constrictor knot would gve you alot lower amount of weight you could hold before the knot breaks the rope. This is the nex best thing to a tensionless hitch.
Because of the way the hitch wraps around what it is secured to; like fingers on a hand trying to save the rest of the body. The more desperate the situation, the tigher it grips.
redbarnboats 11 months ago
why is it called 'death grip'?
nanohert 11 months ago
A very impressive hitch that performed flawlessly for me. Thank you for sharing it.
DGA2000 2 years ago
Please feel free to show others how to use the hitch. It may save a boat, or a life.
bigwheelsturning 2 years ago
for the exsample that he is giving this under no a prussik would just slip and a constrictor knot would gve you alot lower amount of weight you could hold before the knot breaks the rope. This is the nex best thing to a tensionless hitch.
jcflmf 3 years ago
Try those knot's on a painted dowel, or a metal pipe under "line breaking" loads and let me know what you found.
redbarnboats 3 years ago
Lots of wraps...would not a simple "Prussik knot" work? Or how about the Constrictor knot?
hoz49 3 years ago