Attaching paracord to tarp eyelet
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Aloha everyone, it's been a while since I have been on the forum. Often I will run a taught ridge line and tension the tarp with prussik knots.
I never had much luck with eyelets so moved over to using straps on my current tarp.
What I used to do though in an attempt to stop them pulling out was push a small slipknot loop through the eyelet and then wrap it round a short section of finger thick green branch. It seemed to spread the load more efficiently around the eyelet.
What I used to do though in an attempt to stop them pulling out was push a small slipknot loop through the eyelet and then wrap it round a short section of finger thick green branch. It seemed to spread the load more efficiently around the eyelet.
round turn and two half hitches. Non slip and takes weight. For tidiness I then fix the loose end with a mini cable tie
as my tarp has ties not eyelets i'm using bowlines on the tarp and tension guy knots on the line (even tho it came with cleets) with clove hitch for poles.
is bob the chap from BPL? that him in the vid? if so its such an awesome vid, i learned so much from it!
is bob the chap from BPL? that him in the vid? if so its such an awesome vid, i learned so much from it!
I use the knot that follows: I can't find a name for it - in the Ashley Book Of Knots it's just
#1029, but you could call it a tucked honda knot. It doesn't slip, and doesn't seem to lock
up, either. Plus it will hold well without the final step (pic #3) so with that final step, you
can leave a very short, neat end without fear of it coming undone.
The structure forces it into a very round loop (which is why cowboys use the honda knot for
lariats).
It's good for semi-permanent attachments, but it takes too long to tie if you undo it every time.
First, make an overhand knot and pass the end through the tape loop on the tarp.
Put the working end through the gap in the 'pretzel' nearest to the tarp. Note that the end
came up when the overhand knot was made and goes under and comes up again this
time.
Continue over all the strands, then go back under the knot and come up through the gap in
the 'pretzel' nearest to you.
You can't just pull it tight, you have to work it tight (which is why it isn't good if you tie and
untie your guy every time)
But it looks quite good and is completely safe and relatively easy to untie when it's done.
And you can use it to peg the tarp directly to the ground if you want.
#1029, but you could call it a tucked honda knot. It doesn't slip, and doesn't seem to lock
up, either. Plus it will hold well without the final step (pic #3) so with that final step, you
can leave a very short, neat end without fear of it coming undone.
The structure forces it into a very round loop (which is why cowboys use the honda knot for
lariats).
It's good for semi-permanent attachments, but it takes too long to tie if you undo it every time.
First, make an overhand knot and pass the end through the tape loop on the tarp.
Put the working end through the gap in the 'pretzel' nearest to the tarp. Note that the end
came up when the overhand knot was made and goes under and comes up again this
time.
Continue over all the strands, then go back under the knot and come up through the gap in
the 'pretzel' nearest to you.
You can't just pull it tight, you have to work it tight (which is why it isn't good if you tie and
untie your guy every time)
But it looks quite good and is completely safe and relatively easy to untie when it's done.
And you can use it to peg the tarp directly to the ground if you want.
I carve a small toggle and tie it to the guy line. Just push it through the loop when you want it on, or off, even with gloved hands or in the dark.
You dont get any quicker than this when setting up or putting away and it can even be done reaching high above your head on tippy toes.
The toggle also acts as a drip stop, and is particularly useful on prussik loops for the attachment to a taught line .(A prussic loop with a toggle attached is a thing of beauty compared to fiddling with bits of string.)
The toggle also doesn't suffer from tightening or loosening when getting wet or drying out.
You dont get any quicker than this when setting up or putting away and it can even be done reaching high above your head on tippy toes.
The toggle also acts as a drip stop, and is particularly useful on prussik loops for the attachment to a taught line .(A prussic loop with a toggle attached is a thing of beauty compared to fiddling with bits of string.)
The toggle also doesn't suffer from tightening or loosening when getting wet or drying out.
This has probably been done to death by now, but I will add my quids worth (inflation huh).
I tend to use clove hitches to secure a tautline to trees. Then tension the tarp hung from it with tautline hitches (what a great and simple knot), so I can get the tarp in the right place.
To peg down the tarp I have 2m guylines attached to the 4 corners (I carry 2 spares for windy weather) which are attached to the loops with bowlines.
Works for me >;o)
I tend to use clove hitches to secure a tautline to trees. Then tension the tarp hung from it with tautline hitches (what a great and simple knot), so I can get the tarp in the right place.
To peg down the tarp I have 2m guylines attached to the 4 corners (I carry 2 spares for windy weather) which are attached to the loops with bowlines.
Works for me >;o)
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