Great tarp video

[user24]

Hello,

Apologies if this video is really well known, but I found it really useful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjMmla9DSzo

With the ridge line, he uses a siberian hitch on one end and a trucker's hitch (powercinch) on the other. I tried this and found that it wasn't able to take a lot of weight, and holding the tension when you tie off the slippery half hitch is a bit hard. I asked the author about this and he replied saying:

Try running the working end through the "pulley" loop twice instead of once. This arrangement has several advantages. One, it makes a much more secure knot; and two, it will hold the tension while you tie the slippery half hitch. With the original method, you have to pinch the line until the half hitch is tied. This new method of twice through is the only one I use these days and is what we currently teach at our courses. Hope that helps and makes sense!

Which really seals the deal for me. Seems like that and the siberian hitch make a very handy combination.

What do you guys think?

 

[geordienemisis]

Thanks that's a good Way of doing the lines. Might give it a try Cheers

 

[Jinsin456]

Thanks for that, I've been using a Siberian hitch since I started using a tarp but only just switched to using the truckers hitch a few weeks ago, I find it generally fine but I will definitely try and give this a go and see if it offers any advantages.

Good find

 

[user24]

switched to using the truckers hitch a few weeks ago

definitely worth doing the double pulley thing. Huge improvement imho.

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Interesting.... Never thought about doubling it through. Manage to get good tention as-is, but it can be hard on the thumb when tying the slippery half hitch.

After recently discovering the siberian hitch/trucker's hitch combo, its all I will be using from now on.

al.

 

[user24]

Manage to get good tention as-is, but it can be hard on the thumb when tying the slippery half hitch.

yeah, doubling it up really helps. To get really good tension you have to pull harder, and you still need to pinch it, but not half as tightly as with only a single loop through the pulley.

 

[malente]

Nice thanks for sharing! I love a bit of tarpology in the morning!


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