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    Quote Originally Posted by Moa Hunter View Post
    VC re the truckers hitch - it won't damage the rope if you do it right. Am I correct to think that you are only making a single chain loop and coming back to that ?? if you make two chain loops and apply the pull through the second it will always come undone and wont lock on the rope. If you still have problems use a sheepshank as per Bagheera's photo to provide the loop
    Na it is not a problem undoing the knot.....the problem is the friction and heat created in the loop destroys the integrity of the rope at that point.

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