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A hitch is used to tie a rope to or around an object. This may be a pioneering pole, a tree or indeed another rope.<\/p>\n
Sailors often use hitches and many can be tied very quickly (to temporarily tie a line to an anchor) and indeed untied quickly too.<\/p>\n
Buntline Hitch<\/a> - Will not come undone!<\/p>\n Clinch Knot - Useful for fishing line<\/p>\n Clove Hitch<\/a> - Classic, famous and simple<\/p>\n Constrictor Hitch<\/a> - Binds very tightly<\/p>\n Cow Hitch<\/a> - Looks good but is probably the least secure<\/p>\n Figure of 8 Hitch<\/a> - Quickly tied although not very secure<\/p>\n Fishermans Bend<\/a> - Not a bend but a very secure hitch<\/p>\n Killick Hitch<\/a> - Slight modification of the Timber Hitch for pulling a log<\/p>\n Klemheist Knot - A variation of the Prusik Knot<\/p>\n Marlinspike Hitch - This allows you to get extra purchase on a rope when pulling tight<\/p>\n Pedigree Cow Hitch<\/a> - An extra tuck in a Cow Hitch changes it into a very secure hitch<\/p>\n Pile Hitch<\/a> - Very simple and very practical<\/p>\n Prusik Knot - Useful in climbing<\/p>\n Rolling Hitch<\/a> - Made with thin line over a thick rope<\/p>\n Round Turn and 2 Half Hitches<\/a> - Widely used and very useful<\/p>\n Sheepshank<\/a> - Designed to shorten a rope before use<\/p>\n