Tarp Taut Hitch knot Tutorial ! thank you.

[the interceptor boy]

Hi Everyone,
Please I was wandering if anyone of the more experienced members here could do a Tutorial on the Mr. Mears Tarp Taut Hitch! As this knot has been eluded me for a while now. I know there is a lot of info’s' on the web, e.g. YouTube etc. but it is not always clear and precise on how to tie the knot properly.
Please no negative silly comments from silly minded members.
Any Genuine comments would be appreciated.
Thank you
The interceptor boy.

 

[Andy2112]

Hi Everyone,
Please I was wandering if anyone of the more experienced members here could do a Tutorial on the Mr. Mears Tarp Taut Hitch! As this knot has been eluded me for a while now. I know there is a lot of info’s' on the web, e.g. YouTube etc. but it is not always clear and precise on how to tie the knot properly.
Please no negative silly comments from silly minded members.
Any Genuine comments would be appreciated.
Thank you
The interceptor boy.

Hi mate,

Animated knots site have got a pictorial of the truckers hitch/haymakers hitch.

 

[Cobweb]

I did a vid on it a while back now, here's the link to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KI3iiSwajA

Hope that helps

 

[the interceptor boy]

Hi cobweb,
thanks for the link, but i think its not the same as yours is simillar to the Ajustable Slippery loop instead of the Tarp Taut Hitch or the Tarp Taut Hitch knot in Mr Ray mears Book Page 137.
Cheers
the interceptor boy.

 

[C_Claycomb]

Try this article.

http://www.outdooridiots.com/features/200606/pitchingatarp/pitchingatarp4.asp

 

[Cobweb]

Oh, I think I know the one you want.. I've looked online for the one you ant and I can't find it anywherer so I'll try to describe the process...

First you set up your evenk hitch on one side of the tarp. The other side is as follows...

Take the rope around the tree and pull as hard as you can, then take the rope over the line that runs to the tarp, then pass it under he line and around the tree again.
Pull tight.
It should be a U shape around the tarp line. Next, take the loose rope that you just put around the tree and repeat on the opposite side of the tree. finish with a slippery hitch.

Does that help?

Ps, there is a much better way of tensioning your tarp line, it's called the power cinch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VRtTdsRW2U see at timestamp 3:16

 

[DavidW]

Try these:


http://www.ropeworks.biz/reader/tautline.pdf

3 Slight variations of the tautline hitch :

ABOKs 1734, 1735 --> ABOK 1799 , 1800 +

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taut-line_hitch.

fwiw

 

[DavidW]

yet another variation from the arborists crowd

http://www1.brcc.edu/murray/SubWeb/arboriculture/knots/tautline.mpg

guess this is the one to use if your life depends on it.

D

 

[forestwalker]

yet another variation from the arborists crowd

http://www1.brcc.edu/murray/SubWeb/arboriculture/knots/tautline.mpg

guess this is the one to use if your life depends on it.

I sometimes do two modifications of the tautline hitch:

1. On slippery cordage I add one more "inside" turn

2. If I am paranoid (high winds, etc) or the knot is to be more or less permanent I make the outside bit a clove hitch.

 

[Amon81]

I did a vid on it a while back now, here's the link to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KI3iiSwajA

Hope that helps

Ah thanks for the vid, I could never figure this knot out till now, Thank you again!

 

[Prophecy]

I did a vid on it a while back now, here's the link to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KI3iiSwajA

Hope that helps

Wow that's you!

I finally learnt this knot from your video last night. It was never clear with me before and was always hit and miss, but now I know exactly what I'm doing and get it right every time.

Thanks for that.

 

[Cobweb]

Lol, yup, in the handy flesh
i'm glad it's helped people

 

[The Lord Poncho]

or just use bungies?!

 

[FGYT]

Round turn n 2 half hitches (yeh old school i know but it works and is secure)
Constrictor knot
Double over hand --- as a stopper
Double fishermans Bend ---- two of above to get a variable rope loop or join 2 bits of cord
Taut LINE hitch ( as appossed to Taut Tarp RM very diff knot) --- used as a guy rope tensioner its like a rolling hitch but important to over wrap the second turn on the first similer to Cobwebs first vid which is a variation i havent seen and will try
Klemhiest ----- to tension tarp hanging on a line
Over hand knot loop ----- to fix perminate lines to a tarp

Perfection loop ----very good loop easy to undo after loading and holds in slippery cord like thin bungie and mono filament (im told)

really dont like the Evenk slippery hitch never looks safe to me the load is taken by the release loop

i usually use the RM taut method of wrapping the tree to give the 2-1 pully advantage to tighten the rope then finish with a Slip half hitch and a couple of half hitches in the slip bight with the tail passed back thro the Bight as a safty

ATB

Duncan

oops got mixed with the Whats your Fav knots thread

 

[bushblade]

 

[Native Nathan]

Will thanks for that huge picture post....

It was very easy to follow and very informative.

Thanks again

:You_Rock_

 

[spamel]

That's almost exactly how I do mine, only difference is that I go over the line and under to go back round the tree which makes it easier to get all of the cordage round the ridgeline. The other difference is that once I have the tension on and am going round the tree I tend to let the cordage settle over the top of the first wrap which stops the first pass from slipping any. I then don't need to hold the tension on so much when I get round the tree and can apply more force to the binding knot, which I do the same as you except I use a hitch with the doubled cordage. Your way of finishing looks better and is neater though, so I may adopt that method!

 

[bushblade]

Thankyou for the kind comments, and glad I could help.
Its part of a much larger sequence of how to set up a tarp and hammock I did at the request of Ronnie Sunshines.
I'm thinking of uploading it to my site or maybe put it on BCUK in some form, though not sure how I go about that? What do people think?

 

[FerlasDave]

instead of making the chain, another way is you could make the loop long, fold it down to meet the dead line then tie them all up in a slip knot. just for speed and safety