{"id":1788,"date":"2018-08-28T10:57:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T09:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=1788"},"modified":"2018-08-28T11:00:39","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T10:00:39","slug":"timber-hitch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/outdoor-adventure\/knots\/hitches\/timber-hitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Timber Hitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1790 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_011-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Timber Hitch\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_011-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_011-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_011-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_011-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_011-740x555.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_011-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_011-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_011-133x100.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_011.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How to tie a Timber Hitch<\/h2>\n<p>Pass the end (green end) of the rope around a pole (make sure you leave a long working end - give yourself plenty of rope to play with). Cross the end over itself.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-760 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_002.jpg\" alt=\"Timber Hitch\" width=\"190\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_002.jpg 190w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_002-54x60.jpg 54w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_002-90x100.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-761 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_003.jpg\" alt=\"Timber Hitch\" width=\"182\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_003.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_003-66x60.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_003-110x100.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Now tuck the end under itself working back around the pole. Keep doing this until you have run out of rope and have formed a series of tucks around the pole.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-762 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_004.jpg\" alt=\"Timber Hitch\" width=\"188\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_004.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_004-68x60.jpg 68w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_004-113x100.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-763 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_005.jpg\" alt=\"Timber Hitch\" width=\"180\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_005.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_005-62x60.jpg 62w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_005-103x100.jpg 103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Pull hard on the long standing part to tighten it.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-764 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_006.jpg\" alt=\"Timber Hitch\" width=\"210\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_006.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_006-71x60.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/knots_timberhitch_006-119x100.jpg 119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"downloadbox\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/about-me\/links\/knots\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-904 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_link.png\" alt=\"Link\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Useful Links<\/h4>\n<p class=\"downloadboxinside\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/about-me\/links\/knots\/\">A list of useful knot links<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"downloadbox\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/about-me\/downloads\/knots\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-904 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon_pdf3.png\" alt=\"PDF\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Downloadable Guide<\/h4>\n<p class=\"downloadboxinside\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/about-me\/downloads\/knots\/\">A list of downloadable knot guides and resources<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to tie a Timber Hitch Pass the end (green end) of the rope around a pole (make sure you leave a long working end - give yourself plenty of rope to play with). Cross the end over itself. Now tuck the end under itself working back around the pole. Keep doing this until you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1759,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"sidebar-on-left.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1788","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1788"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1792,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1788\/revisions\/1792"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}