Tying a Tautline Hitch With Janine

Hi, how's it going? I'm going to show you a useful knot called the tautline hitch. Like any other hitch, a tautline hitch is used to secure a rope to a standing object. It's similar to bowline, except with a nifty addition: you can tighten it!

Loop your rope around what you want to bind.

Loop your working end around your standing end.

Loop around again.

Loop your working end over to the other side of your first loop.

Tuck your working end into the loop you just created.

You did it.

Cool.