Page 107 - Buck Tilton - Outward Bound Ropes, Knots, and Hitches 2 ed.
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CAMPING KNOTS: Moving
Hitches
Trucker’s Hitch
A KNOT THAT PROVIDES LEVERAGE TO TAKE UP
SLACK IN A ROPE OR CORD
The trucker’s hitch (sometimes known as the cinch knot or
power cinch) is more accurately described as a system of
knots giving a three-to-one mechanical advantage that
allows tension to be created in a rope or cord. This knot, in
other words, works like a pulley, allowing more tension to be
created than by simply pulling on the end of the rope. A
rope can be drawn as tight as a guitar string, if needed, but
the amount of tension is under the control of the knot tyer.
Trucker’s Hitch: Step 1
