Now this is how you edit a knot instruction video. Bravo.

I don't understand why they don't teach this type of material in school. Thank you for this content.

A truckers hitch (or better yet, a modified truckers hitch - going through the loop twice) is a great tensioning knot. However, with tents and tarps, where the material tends to "relax" after a bit, you are better off with an adjustable tensioning knot like the Adjustable Grip Hitch or the Taut-line hitch, which is a much better choice. This will allow you to adjust tension as your nylon tent material relaxes. With tarps, place your adjustable knot at the tarp tie-out, this way if it's raining, you don't need to get out of your tarp over to the stake to adjust, you adjust at your tarp.

You also need to find a stone that has a tent stake in it. If you can pull the stake out, you will become king or queen - whichever you prefer.

Wow, people have tried to explain this knot to me in way too many steps. This was simple and easy to understand,. Nice!

This hitch is very easy to get wrong and end up with a slip knot! What wasent made clear the most important part that when making the second loop to go through the first it has to be made the reverse of the first loop they show , the the line crossing under not on top of the loop which would make a slip knot! Oh so simple I hear you say, but very easy to get wrong! Also if done correct the knot releases easy !

I appreciated this video which I used to help us put up a farmer's caterpillar tunnel, thank you.

Very helpful. Thanks

I needed that to secure my kayak on my car roof.

Put the working end through the loop twice and it will hold as you tighten...no need to pinch.

The problem is that my knots don't light up when I tie them like yours do!

I Love the way your logo covers up what you are trying to show. How clever.

This would probably be useful in securing an aircraft tie-down. I'll have to remember it.

How is this compared to a tautline hitch? Would either or be effective here or does a tautline have different applications?

I use this all the time when securing loads to my roof rack. but you're making it more complicated than it needs to be. but yes this is a great knot.

Is this another kind of trucker's hitch knot?

Don't use the slipknot or any other based around the square knot. You are building a 3-1 system, capable of tension enough to lock up that square knot. Your slipknot will never slip again.

Hey, I have an idea. If you don't have invisible fingers, change the camera angle.

Try doing that with weight on the line

LOL the logo was covering the entire knot then the next shot your hand aren't in shot ?

You kind of missed the whole point of this knot. Use it to amplify the force on the rope. You use multiple loops so that it acts like a pulleys and amplifies your force. If you have a solid post to attach to and a good strong long line you can pull a car out of a ditch with a 12 year old. Trucker (or truckee) hitch is a not required for a tent. A taught line hitch is better and simpler.

this was hard to follow

I would recommend the director and camera person who made this video take filmmaking 101 and learn the 180 degree rule.

chord?

Would have made more sense to show the entire process, not just doing the first part verbally.

Showing it dose not make any sense

REI campers. Worst campers.

Never attach a rope to an anchor point at an angle like you did. You just decreased the working load limit by 75%. Even if you're using it as an example it's wrong and could get someone seriously hurt.

Not a truckies hitch, that’s a knot that you’ll never get undone after tension….sorry but do your research

Wrong, this is a knot, (slippery overhand) with the working end threaded through it. A truckers hitch is a hitch, not a knot.

No offense but there's a better way to tie this "hitch" and there are better hitches for tents such as the taut-line hitch.

This is nothing like a "truckers hitch" or even a "Riggers hitch" in fact it's not a hitch at all, it's a knot. This is what happens when armatures try making video's and get the information from other FaceBook "experts". These guys are so lazy they even put the tent up in a shed.

This might be the worst knot video I've seen. It goes so fast and lost me very quickly.

Tis comment is not about the trucker's hitch, but that stake shows a bad example of how a tent stake should be set. If you are showing the stake that way for clarity I suggest you put a caption saying so.