Two half-hitches
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Current revision
Special Knots, and Advanced Knots, for Wolf, Bear, Webelos, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.
| Two half-hitches | |
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| Names | Two half-hitches, Clove hitch over itself |
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| Typical use | General-purpose hitch |
| Caveat | |
| Releasing | Non-jamming |
| Category | Hitch knots |
| Group | Basic knots |
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| — Boy Scout Handbook p. 36 |
- Required for
- Bear 22b
- Webelos Outdoorsman #11
- Tenderfoot #4b
- Small-Boat Sailing #7a
- Sea Scout Apprentice #5
- Instructions
- Loop over the top and pull through the hole to make a Half hitch.
- Make a second Half hitch on the outside.
- Pull tight.
- Lesson Videos
- Notes
- The Two half-hitches knot is only secure when it is tight against the post.
- Two half-hitches is one of the Forty Knots.
- See also
