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Knots Taut Line Hitch

3,775 views · Published 29 September 2013 · 2:54 · Indexed 18 October 2026

Channel: Tennessee Gun · 2013 · Howto & Style

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http://www.amazon.com/PROKNOT-Outdoor-Knots-John-Sherry/dp/0922273227/Sheschinc-20 
Today's knot can be slipped to tighten or loosen a line, but it also holds well under load.  This makes it useful for lines that may need adjustment.  I learned it in the boy scouts and use it to tie tent and tarps to stakes, because it slides freely, yet jams under load, which makes adjustments easy.

Tying a Tautline Hitch

Make a turn around a post or other object several feet from the free end.

Coil the free end twice around the standing line working back toward the post.

Make one additional coil around the standing line on the outside of the coils just made.

Tighten the knot and slide it on the standing line to adjust tension.

I learned it in the boy scouts and use it to tie tent and tarps to stakes, because it slides freely, yet jams under load, which makes adjustments easy.

https://www.tngun.com/knots-taut-line-hitch/

http://www.amazon.com/PROKNOT-Outdoor-Knots-John-Sherry/dp/0922273227/Sheschinc-20

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