[alex-robbins]

> the clove hitch is not the greatest though, so I'm never sure what to do

The rolling hitch [1] is a slight variation that works great as a drop-in replacement. For attaching a rope to a pole, I go as far down this list as is feasible and/or necessary:

- two half hitches [2] (this is actually just a clove-hitch around the standing end)

- round turn and two half hitches [3] (like the above, but a little more secure and it takes the load while you tie it)

- anchor hitch [4] (even more secure, but harder to tie under load)

[1]: https://www.animatedknots.com/rolling-hitch-knot

[2]: https://www.animatedknots.com/two-half-hitches-knot

[3]: https://www.animatedknots.com/round-turn-two-half-hitches-kn...

[4]: https://www.animatedknots.com/anchor-hitch-knot

[guntherhermann]

My go to is the 'midshipmans hitch' with an extra half-turn at the end, dead easy and secure whenever I've used it https://www.animatedknots.com/midshipmans-hitch-knot

[eternityforest]

For some reason the idea of using an friction hitch as just a regular hitch when you don't specifically need adjustability never occurred to me.... I might just start doing this although I don't know the Midshipman's, just the Tautline.

I like how it doesn't wrap tightly around the thing, giving you some slack when you need to untie it, and a sudden load while tying won't make it constrict around an object, making it less likely to take an errant finger with it.

[eternityforest]

Thanks, that's really neat!

Round turn and two half hitches is really interesting because you don't have to relearn anything.

It seems to be "nooslike" similar to the uni-knot, which makes me wonder if just a slipped uni-knot (Maybe with a round turn?) Could also work?