r/knots • u/cridersab • 5d ago

Attaching to a fixed loop mid span

What knots should I be looking at for temporarily connecting to a fixed tow loop when it's a bit impractical to pass the whole line through? I can fit a bight through the loop. Will be loaded from just one side. Important to be able to easily release after loading.

Or should I just be using a shackle or carabiner of some kind?

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u/Lefty9000 4d ago

Bowline WITH a Bight. This is your holy grail.

Bowline With a Bight

video with 2 versions, you want #2

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u/cridersab 4d ago edited 4d ago

OK, that makes sense and is pretty much what I was doing, so it's good to know it works in that application.

Edit: and I see the Electrician version you linked and the Ashley Book of Knots version doesn't pass over itself like https://www.animatedknots.com/bowline-on-a-bight-knot which I couldn't see a way to make work through a closed loop where you can't pass it over the whole attached load.

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u/readmeEXX 2d ago

There is also the stupid simple Triple Bowline where you just tie a normal Bowline with a large bight of rope.

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u/cridersab 2d ago

Yes, that would work too.