No more knots

[opie]

I found these awhile ago and finally had the chance to give them a try. I think they are pretty slick and easy to use.

Nite Ize Figure 9. I have 6 of them holding up my ENO Pro Fly tarp.

And when you are ready to pack it up, you dont need to remove them from the line....

 

[Corey]

Those came with my Kelty Shadehouse 12, they are pretty cool.

 

[offroadchef]

Have yet to try mine. I have been using them around the house for fun, seem like they are a good product.

 

[opie]

Simple too. Its one of those things you stop and think about....

"Man, thats simple..if only I had come up with it."

 

[Michael Slade]

I thought your tarp said 'Emo'.

 

[opie]

Ouch!! Ive never been called an EMO!!

 

[paulj]

I bought a small figure 9 last summer, just to play with. I am not very impressed. It does not grip the cord reliably. It could be that I'm using the wrong size cord, or one with the wrong compressibility or sheath.

I also have a good repertoire of knots, so I'm not highly motivated to find alternatives.

While browsing a used bookstore, I came across a new knot (for me), the Tricorn loop by G Budworth.

The relevant page is available on Google books preview
http://books.google.com/books?id=di...=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA32,M1

 

[cruisertoy]

They sell them at Harbor freight. I bought 4 of them last week.

 

[opie]

I bought a small figure 9 last summer, just to play with. I am not very impressed. It does not grip the cord reliably. It could be that I'm using the wrong size cord, or one with the wrong compressibility or sheath.

I also have a good repertoire of knots, so I'm not highly motivated to find alternatives.

While browsing a used bookstore, I came across a new knot (for me), the Tricorn loop by G Budworth.

The relevant page is available on Google books preview
http://books.google.com/books?id=di...=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA32,M1

You may appreciate this...

http://animatedknots.com/

I had that tarp stretched pretty tight. There was enough of a breeze to move the tarp around and they held without issue. Granted I only had it up 10 minutes.