This is a brilliant knot for creating a prussik loop because it gives you an eye that can be cinched down onto a carabiner. #ClimbingArborist #Arborist #Knots #KnotTying #TreeClimber #TreeSurgeon #CertifiedArborist
Okay, I didn't get this at first, but then I just fiddled with one for a few minutes with a short bully rope. Now I'm going to make one doubled up. Awesome! Thank you.
Interesting, thanks (as always!) Although, for technicality's sake, what is the name of this isn't the traditional one (w/o a cinching loop-end) called "sliding double fishermans'"? Furthermore, I've gotta say I'd like to see @Richard Mumford do break-testing on this *relative-to* a standard fisherman's-knot-prussik (the universal style where it's just 1 loop) because, while that captive/tight cinched-eye looks neat, I'm quite sure the fact that it cinches inherently means it's weaker than if you'd simply clipped a 'biner onto the ubiquitous/universal/standard fishermans'-knot-loop (and that's as-new, over time I bet this type of cinched setup would weaken way faster since the 'biner loading on it would always be on the same yarns, whereas when you clip a biner onto the generic/universal fisherman's-loop it's putting pressure on different parts all the time (hell I rotate mine, am sure you know what i mean about how, when used as prussiks, they "take the form" of the prussik, this leads to more-worn areas over time so I always 'rotate' mine a bit each usage to prevent that, which I don't think you could do w/ this although I am going to make some of these & try!) Thanks as always for what you do, if I'm being honest I learned like 1/3rd, minimum, of my newbie-climbing-moves&techniques from your series last year when getting serious about climbing, keep it up man major MAJOR kudos to you ;D (and am serious Re @Richard Mumford, I've got a lil list of things I'm in the middle of making in-hopes that he'll oblige me with breaking them for me, would love to compare these as well as comparing double-versus-triple fishermans' knots, I've got extra (brand-new) Mercury for doing so and will be ready to make that request very soon :) )
It seems to me that he's saying he likes this better than a normal prusik made from a loop because you can tighten the double fishermans end onto the carabiner instead of having to girth hitch it on like you might do with a normal prusik loop.
