Awning Hitch Knot

When tying the midshipman s the second wrap forms an intermediate awning hitch which takes any strain on the rope while tying the final half hitch.

Awning hitch knot.

However the midshipman s hitch is in fact a superior knot to use for this purpose midshipman s hitch. It s uses are many but the most common use is to firmly tighten the guy lin. While making the midshipman s the second wrap forms an intermediate awning hitch that takes care of any strain on the rope when tying the final half hitch also it is stronger than the taut line. Andrew skurka on june 29 2012 at 12 02 pm.

The value of tucking in turn two inside the first turn can be shown by tying the knot with and without this tuck. This temporary hitch can be useful when rigging a tent because it allows all lines to be adjusted and then secured later with the final half hitch. I see no use for it. Please let me know if you know an application where this knot is the best knot to use.

The midshipman s hitch is similar to the tautline hitch and the adjustable grip hitch but has one important difference and benefit. But is is inferior to the tautline hitch the only reason i have included it in the elementary hitches is because its topology places it there. Animation frame 7 shows the tail end pulled hard to lock it as an awning hitch abok 1854 p 310. The completed midshipman s hitch is also more secure than the tautline.

Though it resembles the taut line hitch in many respects there is one basic difference. However this can be reversed as shown in. The rolling hitch is a knot see also magnus hitch used to attach a rope to a rod pole or another rope a simple friction hitch it is used for lengthwise pull along an object rather than at right angles the rolling hitch is designed to resist lengthwise movement for only a single direction of pull. Without this tucked turn the first part of the knot has no structure and the first two turns just slide along.

Midshipman s hitch v s taut line hitch. The taut line hitch is arguably one of the most useful knots around any campsite. As soon as the tuck is made the knot is stable as an awning hitch picture on left abok 1798 p 304. A common usage while sailing is for rigging a stopper to relax the tension on a sheet so that.

You can also finish this knot with a taught line hitch instead of the slippery knot. You get the mechanical 2 1 of the first slippery knot with the adjustability of the taught line. If you loop the tag end of the taught line it unties very easily. Reversed half hitches.