Constrictor Hitch

Tying a constrictor Hitch

[BX]

It's the clove hitch's scary big brother

[norrisfong]

One of my favorites. I always thought of it as an overhand knot under/in a clove hitch.

[brandonrogers]

Why wouldn’t you just tie a clove hitch with a safety

[dangerpea]

We had a knot when i ironworked they called the apprentice knot. It was a kind of dangerous way to lower buckets of bolts to a lower floor. It was tied in a way where it would pop loose when the bucket hit the floor. 😂

[owemylife]

Eh, Clove hitch with a half, add a bite if you like. Won't bind.

[bidinz]

Make do daily.. and you can do it👍👍👍👍it's cool

[DavidLaFerney]

This can tighten enough to replace a hose clamp in an emergency repair.

[ericomachado]

Nó de pé de porco dobrado. Volta de fiel. Escoteiro Érico 🇧🇷😎

[TITTER.]

I like using a rolling hitch, it holds well and unties easy. But I guess it might serve a different purpose.

[richrock]

This is called the cobra constrictor. A regular constrictor uses three wraps and comes up under the middle and locks that way

[dudee]

I like to describe this as starting with a clove hitch and wrapping around the first loop

[aball]

I would love to know how the very first person figured out all the kinds of knots? Was it trial and error or imagined first .

[ColinRichardson]

I thought this was gonna be the clove hitch again.

[daviddilley]

Great demo ….good for tieing a gunny sack closed…can be hard to untie!

[harpinhankhogang]

I had trouble tying up the dinghy when I was young ! Don’t know but it could come in useful - know you knots !

[dvk]

oo, so that won't just come off? seems like it is not really fastened on there... what are some good uses for this knot?

[michaelzimmerman]

Right! That's like someone putting their finger on it when you're tying the knot.

[letroisiemeoeil]

Simple à regarder, mais difficile à retenir.

[Schnazola]

Honestly, I think every tutorial on tying this knot should come with a major disclaimer(s): a) Once tensioned, it can't be untied, and b) don't use on any body parts!

[Sifo_Dyas]

A constrictor **knot** is not intended to function as a **hitch**.