Although a standard Buntline Hitch has a terrible tendency to jam up, the slipped form of the Buntline Hitch helps alleviate this problem and thereby makes it more useful. As shown, just push a bight of rope through the final tuck of what would have been a Buntline Hitch.
Use the slipped buntline where you need to hitch to a very large object where a slipped Sailor’s Hitch for a quick-release hitch would prove unwieldy. The Slipped Buntline is superior to the Mooring Hitch, which is prone to capsize into a jammed form.
Under most circumstances, this hitch can be released when loaded, but if you're using larger, higher-friction rope under extreme loads, you can reduce the force on the knotted part to make it easy to release when loaded by first wrapping the rope one turn around the standing part of the rope in the place where you would have tied the knot (do not tuck this turn). Then, wrap the rope back around the object again and proceed to tie the hitch as you would have ordinarily. Click here to see diagram. |
