Page 50 - Outward Bound Ropes, Knots, and Hitches

Camping Knots: Moving Hitches

This knot is an excellent method of keeping
a tent line taut between the tent and an anchor
or for tying a tight line between two trees from
which a bear bag can be hung. It also works
well for securing gear or a canoe to the top of a
vehicle. Once learned, campers—and climbers and
boaters—tend to wonder how they ever got along
without the trucker’s hitch.

Trucker’s H XXitch: Step 3 Trucker’s Hit
XXch: Step 4

Pull the working end toward
XXX When appropriate tension is
XXX
the tie-down point to create the in the rope or cord, secure the
amount of tension required. knot with a half hitch (see page
22), or an overhand with draw
loop (see page 7), as shown in
the photograph.

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