Master the FRICTION HITCH in 5 Minutes with These 3 Simple Examples!

What is a FRICTION HITCH?

In this video I explain what a Friction hitch is and provide three examples.

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I was recently asked what’s the difference between a hitch knot and a normal knot?

A knot, is any intentional fastening tied in the length of a rope or cord. There are a few different categories or types of knots, and those include loop knots, like the bowline, bend knots, which are knots used to tie two ropes together and hitch knots.

A hitch knot is a type of knot designed to secure a rope to an object or another rope to hold it in place.

Within the category of hitch knots we find a group of knots that are considered friction hitches.

Of course, all knots rely on friction to some extent, so this name is probably not the best to identify what a friction hitch is compared to other hitch knots and that’s why a lot of people also refer to them as “slide and grip” hitches.

A friction hitch is a knot that attaches one rope to another in a way that allows the knot’s position to be easily adjusted, meaning you can slide the knot and when needed it will grip and regain tension. In this video we’re going to have a look at three useful slide and grip friction hitches.

The first knot we’re going to look at is called the Prusik knot.

The Prusik knot can be found in the Ashley’s book of knots as number 1763 on page 300. Although the Ashley’s book of knots is over 80 years old, we attribute the knot to Dr.Karl Prusik who was a president of the Austrian Mountaineering Club.

I think it’s important I mention two tips for tying slide and grip hitches.

The first thing to realize is that some ropes are very slippery and might not tie or grip very well. The other thing is that you want your friction hitch to be tied using a rope of a similar or smaller diameter. Trying to tie a thicker-diameter rope around a thinner-diameterI rope is not going to give you the results you want.

Now onto our next friction hitch and it’s called the Blakes’s hitch.

The Blake’s Hitch was first described by Heinz Prohaska in an Austrian Guides Periodical in 1981. However, Jason Blake described it in a letter to the Arbor Age in 1994, and now it’s widely known as the Blake’s Hitch.

Our next Slide and grip knot is a quick-release option, and it’s called the Farrimond Friction hitch.

The Farrimond Friction Hitch hitch provides a quick and convenient method to tighten a tent ridge line. Once tied, pulling on the end will release the hitch completely.

The Farrimond friction hitch creates an adjustable loop with a quick release, when you pull on the tag end, the knot will completely collapse.

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