Double Dragon Loop 

15 years ago, a girlfriend broke up with me because I could not tie down a load on a truck. That caused me to become a knot expert.

Absolutely, thank you for watching.

Hope they proof useful for you down the line, thanks for watching.

I don’t think it’s very closely related to a double sheet bend. A double sheet bend is a way of grabbing onto a bight of another rope. The double dragon grabs onto the loop’s collar in the same way that a double sheet bend grabs onto a bight, but the similarities end there. The double dragon is more closely related to a “double” angler’s loop. The only difference is that the angler’s loop has a twist in the collar that the loop goes through, and the dragon does not.

@@ajnosek1528 Did you even tie a double sheet bend and check? Then you just tuck one tail end thru, and bingo - double dragon.

@@martinhafner2201 I did check, acually. I put them next to each other and inspected them. I'll give them another look

Now that you say that, it does have similar characteristics to the Double Sheet Bend.

​@@ajnosek1528, I consider that the classic Perfection Loop (angler's loop) with double tuck you've mentioned, which is very similar to this double dragon loop, is even better.

Absolutely! Thank you for taking the time to watch.

You’re most welcome.

I like this one for a number of reasons.

Well maybe we can change that. I think this is a really excellent midline or end line loop.

For memory purposes, it was really just 2 ways. The first way was the same as the second way. The first way was just closer to the end.

@jakemccoy Absolutely right. I just intended to convey that I haven't considered using the DD as a mid-line loop. The only difference between 1 & 2 is 1 uses the working end to make the two wraps & 2 uses a section of a standing section of the line - it's the same. I almost always use the omni-directional Alpine Butterfly for mid-line loops. For directional loop applications I've sometimes used a Directional Fig-8 loop. I'll have to remind myself to give the DD a try instead to see how it works for me.

@@JohnGreen_USGood stuff. For a directional midline loop on a trucker hitch, I use the Span Loop. It is easy to tie and falls apart easily after a monster load. It works amazing well, but I think it is unpopular only because it is not visually pleasing.

@@jakemccoy Thanks for that suggestion, interesting loop knot. I'll give that a try for different applications of a directional loop under high tension - easy to tie & untie.. I typically don't use a fixed loop for the Trucker's. I almost always use a slip knot formed with a second twist, which makes it based on a Fig-8, like an Evenk/Siberian. Haven't had a problem with it slipping or jamming. After the tensioning end is removed, It pops untied with a yank virtually every time.

I think these knots are referred to as Tugboat A and Tugboat B knots, from what I have gathered. Obviously the Perfection Loop is not new to me, but both of these knots were. I like the ease of tying the Double Dragon, and it seems to be a little easier to untie than the Tugboat B, or Double Perfection Loop. Though I wouldn’t say either are necessarily easy to untie after being loaded with substancial force.

I do. I like how this one lays more inline. I need to try it out loading it heavily, but I think it will work well.

@@txtoolcrib Guess I could have scrolled down and seen the other comment from 30 mins ago, huh? Oh well! Thanks again.

Yikes!

I’m guessing that is a reference to the character names from the video game.

@@txtoolcrib Guilty as charged.

Omg coming back to this comment to realize I didn't misspell Billy's name is disorienting

Better than most actually.

Yes, and it unties fairly easily even if it has been heavily loaded, as the loop in a truckers hitch does.

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What are you talking about? Lol, that’s hilarious! I was simply highlighting that this is a situational knot.

Honestly, I’ve never seen anybody get so worked up over a knot. Comedy gold right there!