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The klemheist knot.
cord will work best, and a 4-foot length tied with a point). With either a sling or cord, four wraps tied
double fisherman’s knot gives you about a 16-inch on a single 10mm-diameter rope usually work
loop. When using a sling, pick a nylon one (18mm well. After the hitch has been weighted, loosen the
or ⁄16-inch width) over a Spectra or Dyneema sling, tongue (the one strand opposite all the wraps) to
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because nylon grips better and is less susceptible to slide it more easily.
weakening if it gets hot (nylon has a higher melting
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