How To Tie A Highwayman's Hitch

The Highwayman's Hitch is an interesting knot that is good for certain situations. Quick release is wanted but failure of the knot would not be something catastrophic. To tighten pull the end that supports the load. To release pull the tag end, this will completely remove the rope from whatever it was tied to.

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