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Slide-and-grip hitch (end-loaded)

Tape or webbing comes into its own with this Chinese finger-trap contrivance. To shift it along

its foundation, grasp the upper end and pull down. This shortens the overall length and widens
the diameter, loosening the hitch’s grip. When the load is reapplied, the wrappings lengthen
and constrict again. This hitch can withstand a longitudinal pull from a substantial load, and in

the absence of any sort of fixture or fitting at the point of attachment, is the proverbial “sky
hook.”

Locate the webbing’s center, then wrap it around the post from back to front, until one leg lies
across the other (1). Wrap again, this time from front to back, at the next crossing point going
under with the strand that went over before (2). Repeat, alternating the over-under sequence (3),
until both legs are almost used up. Tie them together with a water knot (see pages 20–21), leaving a

small loop to attach the load (4).