Category Hitch | Releasing Non-jamming | |
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Names Pipe hitch, Well-pipe hitch Related Typical use securing a pipe or pole Caveat The direction of the pulling force should be away from the wrapped coils. | ||
A pipe hitch is a hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects, such as pipes, poles, beams, or spars.
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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. This knot can be used with a rope to pull a pipe or spar out of the ground, 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, 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.