Talk:3276: Recursive Trucker's Hitch

The method for making the 'block-and-tackle'-like loop seems to be inconsistent and/or varying in all versions of the knot that I've seen documented. But, where intended to be a permanent ('unmanned') knot-in-place, most suggest that the single pulled end be secured to the looped-back 'end', in various ways (usually via hitches), if not around the fixture that the loop-back loops back through (it doesn't have to be as strong a direct tie-down knot, as it has both mechanical advantage and the advantage of the inherent friction in the loop-in-loop connection). And that seems missing from the recursed version A minor point, but open to mentioning (in some way or other) if you care to be pedantic. 92.23.5.92 00:31, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

I still don't get this one after the explanation, or it least how a trucker hitch works. Are there any videos of it in action? 2600:1700:3B93:1020:8B2F:1F8C:780F:A571 00:33, 25 July 2026 (UTC)