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Zeppelin bend

Said to have been used to secure zeppelins in the

1930s, this bend is equally handy in other situations.
Like the rigger’s bend, which it closely resembles,

it’s based on nothing more than a pair of
interlocking overhand knots. But if it’s good enough

for the US Navy, it should be good enough for the

rest of us.

1 Put a bight and a loop in one line, as if preparing to tie an overhand

knot, and pass the working end of the other line through the bight.