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Knots/Loop knots/Adjustable grip hitch
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Adjustable grip hitch Adjustable grip hitch knot.png Adjustable hitch hitch Taut-line hitch Non- jamming Keeping a rope under tension
The adjustable grip hitch is a simple and useful friction hitch which may easily be shifted up and down the rope while slack. It will hold fast when loaded, but slip when shock loaded until tension is relieved enough for it to again hold fast.
This knot is also called "Adjustable Loop" Knots & Ropework, The Ultimate Encyclodpedia of; by Geoffrey Budworth, 1-84309-138-0
See also
:/Friction hitches
References
Adjustable grip hitch