When using paracord with a lanyard, I've found this hitch makes for a slightly more secure grip on a key ring compared with the common ring hitch, also known as a cow hitch, lark's head, lanyard hitch, bale sling hitch, etc...
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Reinforced Ring Hitch...
When using paracord with a lanyard, I've found this hitch makes for a slightly more secure grip on a key ring compared with the common ring hitch, also known as a cow hitch, lark's head, lanyard hitch, bale sling hitch, etc...
so it's what's referred to as a bull hitch?
ReplyDelete@Da Curly Wolf, The 'bull hitch' is different, but like the 'reinforced ring hitch', it is also more secure than the ring/cow hitch by itself. ;)
ReplyDeleteNeat! It's like a pile hitch on a ring.
ReplyDeleteFinally! A knot even I can tie! ;) Seriously though this looks like a very practical hitch to have in the arsenal. I find myself using knots like this on a fairly regular basis.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the idea. Certainly looks more secure especially for somewhat slippery paracord. Keep up the great work as always.
ReplyDeleteSame anonymous as before..
ReplyDeleteJust thinking about it some more, you could do this post-knotwork by wrapping the bight through the split ring and around the standing end, and then working the single strand of the bight through the "layers" of the split ring. ^_^ Hope that makes sense. Love the blog, SD!
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Stormdrane, you never fail to impress. I've always had trouble getting a solid loop (circle) of rope to attach to two split rings. Your method of sliding the hitch down and around the ring as opposed to threading the end through the loop after putting it through the ring completely solves this. It's one of those amazingly simple things, but one I could not figure out until seeing.
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