CLIMBING TOOLS: Truckers Hitch and water Knot

These are pretty basic knots but I believe they are the last two that needs to be covered. First we have the "TRUCKERS HITCH". This is a useful tool when you need to cinch something down good and tight. I have used it a lot to tighten down tent flys but also furniture or other loads on the top of my car. Don't want that couch flying off at the wrong moment. Next we have the "WATER KNOT". This simple knot is great for joining the ends to flat webbing. This would be used when your rappelling and leave some material behind. A word of caution these knots can get tight but watch that the ends of the tape protrude 4 or 5 inches out either end of the knot.

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• mountaineering
• water
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• truckers
• hitch

[qwertyv100]

for the water knot couldnt you just do a sheet bend?

[mikebarter387]

@qwertyv100 Probebly not such a good choice. Why not tie both knots beside each other, mess with them for a bit, then you decide.

[rdmiller3]

That's one strange truckers hitch. It looks like a variation on the old style. I'd recommend learning the modern version.

[mikebarter387]

@rdmiller3 Thanks for the recommendation

[OnRappel]

show us the diamond hitch...not familiar with that one.

[mikebarter387]

First you need a pack saddle, then a horse to throw it on, need a belly band, packs, tarp. Now if you can do crevasse rescue while naked hanging by a toe upside down in the shower then maybe, just maybe, you could throw a diamond with 50 hours of private tutoring. Now that's a pretty small crowd out there so lets work on something more practical.

[tylerpienta]

@mikebarter387 with the water know if you take a 16-18 inch piece of webbing a follow that through which willl increase the bend radius there for making the knot stronger and giving the webbing about 80% of its original strength which would be about 3,999.8 lb tensile strenght for regular 1" tubular webbing and if u make that a sling it would be doubled which would double the strength

just tryin to help

[fortinbras47]

Another great vid!

[Taffy1974]

Hey Mike, Great Vids as always.. We in the Irish Army use that truckers hitch quite alot for setting up rat slides and rope bridges.. We use an alpine butterfly and put on a screw gate in the loop to avoid rope on rope.

[Tarzan07330]

awesome. can't wait!