Alpine Butterfly Bunny Ears (With Ring)

[@matiascamprubi-soms7719]

That's doooope!! I know a lot of useful knots, but I hadn't come across this one anywhere before.

[@PoplarMechanic]

It's really handy. I forgot to mention that it can be used for a cinching canopy anchor from the ground. Thanks for watching, brotha 🤙

[@matiascamprubi-soms7719]

@@PoplarMechanic That was exactly what I had in mind, since I have a more limited number of good steel carabiners, and I use them for all sorts of things, but have an abundance of rings from friction savers that I seldom use anymore, now rhat I almost always climb SRT.

[@woodpeckerarborist]

New to me, nice. I like it in place of an alpine butterfly because you don’t have to access the end of the rope to add in the ring. Anther good knot for the toolbox. Thanks!

[@PoplarMechanic]

Awesome, man! Ya, it's a pretty handy knot! Thanks for watching, brotha 🤙

[@stevebrough304]

Nice video. The ring attached seems very useful...

[@PoplarMechanic]

It definitely can be. Thanks for watching Steve 🤙

[@austinoliver7463]

nice gaming set-up dude! ALSO GREAT VIDEO :)

[@PoplarMechanic]

Thanks, brotha! Greatly appreciated 🤙

[@dragonwisard]

That's a clever modification of the Alpine Butterfly. First time seeing that variant. What would you say is the benefit of the bunny ears method over cow-hitching the ring onto the loop? It looks to me like it's basically just incorporating the cow hitch into the AB rather than cow-hitching the ring separately. I would say the benefit of cow-hitching the ring directly is that you can add or remove the ring while the line is under tension. Is there a benefit to the bunny ears I'm not seeing?

[@PoplarMechanic]

I see your point. And yes, you could girth hitch ( cow hitch) the ring to the single alpine butterfly. I would say the benefit of the bunny ears would be that it's more secure. Also, when retrieving in certain circumstances, you won't have to worry about losing the ring. In addition, when using it for a canopy anchor that you set from the ground, although it won't come undone, it could create rope on rope situations. You definitely could use the cow hitch depending on what you were using it for. Thanks for watching, brotha 🤙

[@Sethhaun78]

Man i swear since my comma somedays most days cant remember how tie a bowline..but can tie a running bowline eyes closed . Just dont understand

[@PoplarMechanic]

I hear ya. It's happened to me before, too. And I've never been in a coma 😆. I'm glad you're out of it now. Thanks for watching, brotha 🤙

[@BigBlackTruckDave]

Looks cool AF. Is there any strength loss on the line above and below with the rabbit ear tie?

[@PoplarMechanic]

@@BigBlackTruckDave I don't have a way to test that. I would say just as much or more than a regular alpine butterfly.

[@BigBlackTruckDave]

@@PoplarMechanicI figured it was. Nerdy question..lol

[@Sethhaun78]

Nice

[@PoplarMechanic]

Thanks brotha 🤙

[@whooper3336]

Somin new to me, like it. attaboy

[@PoplarMechanic]

Thanks, brotha! It is pretty cool

[@arboristBlairGlenn]

Your backdrop might be improved in a shop or even outdoors. Content is good but try another setting. Blair

[@PoplarMechanic]

Ya. I do stuff in the shop and outside as well. It gets really cold where I live so in the winter I stick to my office. I do have a green screen. I guess I could change the background to whatever I want 😆. Thanks for the advice, Blair! Have a great weekend!