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Source: https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/q/22965
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<p>My personal favorite for tying two ends of a rope together is the Flemish Bend. It's simple, strong, does not slide, does not require stopper knots (unless used for life-critical applications), allows mixing rope thicknesses and types, relatively easy to undo even after heavy load.</p>

<p>But there are situations when <strong>I need to pull on the rope ends in order to get them together</strong>. Flemish Bend and all other knots that I know are very unhandy to tie under tension.</p>

<p>Which knots would be best in this case?</p>

<p>Maybe some of the knots I know are suitable for this, but I don't know a technique for tying them conveniently when under tension. E. g. I've read that the sheet bend was used by weavers to quickly fix a snapped string without halting the loom. I've tried tying a sheet bend under pressure and it was difficult -- likely because I don't know the technique.</p>

<p>So when you recommend a knot, please also <strong>describe a technique for tying it while pulling loaded ends to bring them together</strong>.</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>UPD1 <strong>Examples of typical real-life scenarios</strong>:</p>

<ul>
<li>tying a rope around a bag to compress it,</li>
<li>tying a cardboard box to prevent it from opening/misaligning,</li>
<li>holding a piece of furniture from falling apart as you work on fixing it.</li>
</ul>

<p>See madskillz illustrations below!</p>

<p>I guess, the trucker's hitch is appropriate for those cases, but you have to measure it correctly: if you make it a bit too long or too shirt, you'll have to undo it and retry. Also, oftentimes you don't have enough rope length to make a trucker's hitch.</p>

<p>So I would like to learn a simple knot that would let me tie the rope tight without a need for a second person pinching the initial half-knot to prevent it from loosening.</p>

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