[TowerTalk] double figure 8 bend

[Jim Lux]

The fig 8 is popular among climbers because it is so foolproof.  You can see
if it's tied wrong, you can feel if it's tied wrong (yep, there you are, in
the dark, in the rain, rapping off a climb a bit later than you
thought....), and it doesn't require extreme manual dexterity (good with
beat up hands in the cold when you need to join two ropes to make that 150
foot rappel).

bowlines are popular among riggers (untieability after loading), and I've
(mis)spent many hours in the dark on a film set fooling with rigging knots
of one kind or another, but the figure 8 is my favorite... easy to tie, hard
to screw up, even if it's a pain to untie after loading.  You can also take
an extra turn or two to make it easier to untie.


Jim, W6RMK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Karlquist" <richard at karlquist.com>
To: <eric at k3na.org>; "Towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 7:52 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] double figure 8 bend


> I learned about this knot several years
> ago (I think it was here on TT).  I was
> never much good with knots before, but
> this knot is extremely easy to tie; you
> virtually can't goof it up.  It is now
> the only knot I use (either the single
> or double).  I have never seen one of these
> untie themselves; but on the other hand
> I can usually get them untied when I
> want to, even if high tension has been
> applied.
>
> Rick N6RK
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