Pipe hitch
| Pipe hitch | |
|---|---|
 A pipe hitch, finished with a cow hitch | |
| Names | Pipe hitch, Well-pipe hitch [1] |
| Category | Hitch |
| Related | rolling hitch, klemheist knot, Tensionless hitch, Taut-line hitch |
| Releasing | Non-jamming |
| Typical use | securing a pipe or pole |
| Caveat | The direction of the pulling force should be away from the wrapped coils. |
| ABoK | 504, 2047 |
A pipe hitch is a hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects,[2] such as pipes, poles, beams, or spars.
Information
The pipe hitch will not slip when tied correctly to a pipe or pole. This knot is considered to be similar to and a variation of the rolling hitch knot. It also comes undone quickly and with ease once it is released. [3] This knot can be used with a rope to pull a pipe or spar out of the ground,[4] or to hoist a pipe or beam.
Instructions
The pipe hitch is started by wrapping four or more coils around a pipe or pole. It is normally finished by tying the working end around the standing part with a clove hitch,[3] and less commonly with a cow hitch or a buntline hitch. The pipe hitch can also be finished by crossing the coils and the standing part and tying the working end in one or two half-hitches around the pipe - wrapping in the same direction as the original coils but on the opposite side of the standing part.
References
- ↑ Ashley, Clifford W. (1993) [1944], The Ashley Book of Knots, New York: Doubleday, p. 82, ISBN 0-385-04025-3
- ↑ "Pipe Hitch". Boy Scouts of America Troup 542 - Gresham Oregon. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- 1 2 "Another Great Knot: The Pipe Hitch". Survival News Online. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Pipe Hitch". Troop 542. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
