3 Secure Termination Knots (Carabiner And Rings)

[@joelfraser6265]

The blunt line is essentially a clove hitch around the rope. Might make it easier for people looking if it's correct or not.

[@PoplarMechanic]

Hey, that makes sense. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@davesteier-xf5lh]

Me too… Tho I’ve seen a lot of cloves snap (rigging), that’s me. It’s easy to tie /untie and keeps my carabiner positioned. Just make sure you tie the tail under so when you cinch it down it captures it. It keeps my carabiner oriented and easy to untie cuz you shan’t pull a biner through a tight crotch. I terminate my climber and my safety with it. I may start trying others but I’d have to see how much they take to fail first. Seems a clove on a bite would be the highest. Idk

[@forcomments2870]

I've done only MRS so far and have used the bunt line hitch for almost 10 years on one of those older closed eye steel clips. Have had absolutely zero issues with it and I don't plan on switching unless I find something easier for SRS as I'm going to be working on learning that system. I will note however that I add one more loop around the rope within the sinch point before you pull it tight. That minimizes the tail while backing the knot up as well as makes it extremely easy to break open as you desire. If you try it in that configuration I would be interested to hear your thoughts on using it that way.

[@PoplarMechanic]

Hey man! Great information. I will have to give this a try!

[@forcomments2870]

Have also used that same configuration as the knot of choice to connect a piece of rope to the portawrap. Putting 2 turns around the rope rather than 1 makes it much easier to untie, works great!

[@PoplarMechanic]

@forcomments2870 sounds really good. I'm going to have to try it. Thanks for the tip!

[@davesteier-xf5lh]

Yeah I use the “bunt line” too (it’s really a clove on a bite) but one things for sure, nobody has ever accused the clove of collapsing and sucking the tail in. That’s why I use it. Because it’s easy to untie after it’s weighted and it doesn’t need a long tail. All the cloves I’ve seen fail do it right at the rope up to the X and when we inspected it the clove was still intact. Like I said that’s why because it doesn’t need a long tail. I’m not saying that’s an excuse and for you to do it. I’m just stating my experience. I pull my biner off before I pull the rope through a tight crotch so bc it’s easy to untie, just push the X apart, I use it.

[@lawrencelewis1036]

No miss information here! I been using the Anchor hitch the most when applicable.

[@PoplarMechanic]

Same here. According to the internet, it's stronger than a bowline. Which makes sense because the way the knot lays

[@davesteier-xf5lh]

Are you talking about “how not to high line”? The anchor seems to me to be the one to collapse first and stronger than my beloved bowline??? Huh, I’m gonna have to check this out.. it seems easier to tie/untie so thanks for letting me know… dang, hard to believe anything is stronger than a bowline.. because it’s soft bends and nest of the bite end.. I’ll check this out thanks. I can just see that anchor collapsing and pulling through and then saying it needs a long tail seems to play into that + just two wraps around a post and pull through seems too easy… so I disregarded it up to now… thanks for the heads up I’ll check it out.

[@PoplarMechanic]

@davesteier-xf5lh I see where you're coming from. Although a bowline is a strong and secure knot, It's not the best knot to tie on to hardware like carabiner. The most obvious is the annoying loop and flopping carabiner. There are variations of life support bowlines, but a hitch is still preferred on hardware. Thanks for watching. Be safe 🤙

[@davesteier-xf5lh]

Oh yeah I’d never consider it for a carabiner or term knot for my climber or safety… wish I could tho… but since it won’t draw up… naaaa. I have thought about it but unclip it from my biner side D then throw tbe rope around the back of the tree then clip it back into my biner side d but how long would that go on.. so I dismiss it… we don’t tie ourselves in and use near the same forces as rigging so 🤷🏻‍♂️ I use the term knots in your vid and leave the biner on the bite.. lol I’ve thought about it but it’s not practical lol

[@Billster1955]

Thanks, brother.

[@PoplarMechanic]

Thanks for watching, brotha! You impress me climbing at your age. I hope I can do it when I'm your age! Be safe 🤙

[@Billster1955]

@PoplarMechanic thank you. It's not so hard. I just climb one step at a time. Way easier than jogging lol.

[@Sethhaun78]

We always used anchor knot bend.all the way back to 1990.at least.i use it on my rigg ropes with steel big Dan's..never had issue untieing.it if I'm guna pull or put huge weight like trucks I use bowline on bite ..or bowline with the bite with biner stuck threw the knot part ..works great .pull trees with trucks daily ..don't have equipment qdont like the fishermen bevause it's to bulky

[@PoplarMechanic]

Great information. Thanks for sharing 🤙

[@Sethhaun78]

@@PoplarMechanic I meant a 🏃 bowline with a bite ..with biner in between....also Kevin Bingham uses that for basil ties.and a clove hitch redirect ..he called it a Joey tree re direct..I like his simple methods ..still new to srt and junk...plus was out of production for while..this new stuff is crazy wish my big brother was around to see it.back then was true blue drt ..and occasionally footlock..and Manila rigging natural crotch..😂 lol.lol

[@matiascamprubi-soms7719]

The buntline is a cinching knot that is easier to untie after loading than the DF termination. I know safety inspectors that won't okay the anchor bend without a stopper, and prefer to see a buntline. I know a guy that's been rigging with a buntline on a steelie for years, and that biner is as old as I am. He switched three years ago from an 8 three years ago, when our safety inspector friend preached the benefits of the buntline. No issues since, but this year, I am converting him to spliced eyes, as the knots are driving me bonkers. I like rigging on eyes, and with fat ropes; weight be damned.

[@PoplarMechanic]

Great information 👍 I prefer spliced eyes myself for rigging. Mostly run running bowlines for larger rigging. The buntline does seem pretty good from my minimal testing. I may use it and try it out. Thanks for watching, brotha 🤙

[@billycrotty4102]

It's easier to un tie than the fisherman's knot but if you are using it to pull and put lots of strain on it use the anchor hitch as it's easier to un tie than the buntline. The advantage for the buntline over the anchor hitch is it takes up less room on the karabiner so I always use a buntline for lighter rigging when using karabiners on the rope.

[@PoplarMechanic]

@billycrotty4102 Thanks, man! I appreciate the info. Thanks for watching 🤙

[@petershea3131]

@@PoplarMechanicI’ve always been ok using the spliced eye with big rigging because when it gets really big I’m always putting the 1/2 hitch before the termination splice and carabiner anyhow. This of course takes the pressure off a great deal

[@Sethhaun78]

Have to try nano on big oaks maybe ..other wise mighty mouse does it all

[@groundpounder24365]

Grest video man, I prefer the fishermen

[@PoplarMechanic]

I hear ya. That's the knot I learned first. Very secure, and I used to make my own prussik cords that way. Thanks for watching, brotha 🤙

[@Sethhaun78]

With spliced lanyard s can't realy go back to knots..I just call arbsession. Get spliced..

[@PoplarMechanic]

Ya, for sure. I splice my own lanyards, too. It is nice to have some termination knots for the srt line, though. I prefer no splice on my srt lines.

[@PoplarMechanic]

O and thanks for watching brotha! Be safe 🤙

[@gregbrown9271]

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[@PoplarMechanic]

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