Monday, March 16, 2009
Knots - the tie down
I was shown this knot when I was a kid in Scouts and have been using it ever since for just about every possible tie down scenario possible. It works with small ropes and large, heavy loads and light - it's awesome. The only limiting factor seems to be the strength of the materials - the rope, the anchor points, the object you're tying down - as you can use the mechanical advantage in this knot to apply great pressure and sometimes end up breaking things.
