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commercial metal attachments, which eliminate the need for knots, and they work well. But
  they  aren’t  really  necessary.  Your  highline  rope  will  be  lighter  and  easier  to  pack  if  you

  instead rely on a knot called the picket line loop. Yes, you could simply grab a loop of rope
  and  tie  an  overhand  knot  with  the  doubled  rope  and  create  a  loop,  but  I  wouldn’t
  recommend it. When pressure is put on such a knot by tightening the highline and by the
  activities of restless horses, you’ll have a very difficult time getting the knot untied.


























                                                   Picket line loop, step 1.



















                                                   Picket line loop, step 2.



















                                                   Picket line loop, step 3.

     I do know folks who use an overhand knot as described, inserting a small stick within it.

  To untie they remove the stick and the knot comes loose. But the picket line loop is a better
  choice;  it’s  easy  to  tie  and  usually  not  that  difficult  to  untie  after  pressure.  Turn  the  rope
  over to make a loop as shown (step 1). Then bring the right-hand portion down so it goes
  across in front and below the top of the loop (step 2).

     Then bring the bottom of the loop up through the opening between the right-hand portion
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