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Description
The Slipped Ground-line Hitch can be used to temporarily attach a rope to a spar or stanchion. It can also be used to bind the opening of a sack or bag but can be quickly undone. When used as such, it is in the class of binding knots referred to as 'Miller's knots'.
Structure
The Slipped Ground-line Hitch is simply a Ground-line Hitch with a simple drawloop providing a mechanism for quick release. The Slipped Ground-line Hitch can be tied right or left handed and can be used as either a hitch (attach to a spar) or a binding knot (bind the opening of a bag closed).
Strength/Reliability
Worked-up and dressed properly, the Slipped Ground-line Hitch is more secure than the simpler Slipped Clove Hitch and has less tendency to jam, but does not respond well to swinging or shifting tension.
Common Uses
- attach a rope to a pole or post with instant release.
- fasten a line temporarily to a rail or beam.
- tie off a rope quickly where fast removal is expected.
- close the opening of a sack or bag with quick release.