On: Picture Hanging Knot (2017)

[japhyr]

The taut line hitch is a great knot to know for lots of situations; once you learn it, you'll find yourself using it in a number of different ways. It's great for adding guy lines to a tent fly, or hanging a tarp in the woods for camping. I've used it to tie small gifts together at the holidays.

[PuffinBlue → japhyr]

I like the Farrimond Friction Hitch[0] for this.

It's essentially a quick release Prussik tied with the working end.

You can use a toggle, or slip a second bight through the first to prevent accidental untying.

Big benefit is that it is faster to tie in longer lengths of cord and it's faster to undo, being quick release.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farrimond_friction_hitch

[freedomben → japhyr]

Agree, the taut line hitch is amazing and an excellent knot to know. I also love the "trucker's hitch." I often use the truckers hitch in situations where having easy control over the tightness with minimal risk of slippage is my goal. If I need to adjust it much then taut line hitch is preferred, otherwise I truckers hitch is my favorite knot (and seems magical the first few times you use it).

[mirimir → japhyr]

Indeed. And with an alpine butterfly loop, you have basically tackle. So it's great for tying stuff, because tightening doesn't require retying.