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  1. Burnham

    anyone using spliced hitch cord?

    Gary has offered a good loop tie knot, for sure...but I prefer the double fisherman's knot, myself. Gary's follow-through is the knot I use for making a webbing loop...called a water knot in the lexicon. I actually prefer the version called the beer knot, when I have the time and inclination...
  2. Burnham

    anyone using spliced hitch cord?

    But not nearly as easy to reposition as needed. I do as Gary does, but using a tied prussik loop instead.
  3. Burnham

    anyone using spliced hitch cord?

    I never untie/retie my tied eye cords, why would anyone do otherwise? I tie them up to my specific need length while rested at home, with plenty of tail to be bombproof. So there is no issue with fallibility based on error or fatigue, Deva. Bulky? Not enough to bother about at all. That's...
  4. Burnham

    anyone using spliced hitch cord?

    I've heard nothing bad about the stitched eye hitch cords (nor stitched eye climb line terminations, either). If you feel the need to have someone make friction hitch cords for you, and pay good money for the service, I guess those would serve you well enough. But why? Tied end friction hitch...
  5. Burnham

    anyone using spliced hitch cord?

    Therein lies the reason spliced eye hitch cords suck...and accompanied by the fact that one cannot fine tune the length as one must be able to do, and can, with knotted eyes. I firmly believe that the only reason spliced eye hitch cords exist is so that arborist supply retailers can make more...
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