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FIgure-8 LOOP
Here is the king of loop knots! The figure-8 loop is,
of course, just a slight variation of the overhand loop.
But that extra turn makes a huge difference both for
security and for ease of untying later.
Normally for camping and boating, you will just
tie a figure-8 loop as shown here: fast and easy. It can
be at the end of the rope or anywhere along it.
1. start with a long bight of rope and start to tie an overhand
loop, only add another wrap.
2. Tuck the working end through the loop.
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