I don't have near the experience most of you have but, I've used both the Clove hitch and the Running bowline
on limbs and chunks from less than 50lbs to several hundred pounds. Never had a Clove hitch seize up. I use the
Clove hitch a lot for just that reason 'cause at times my wife will...
I recently have changed over to using the running bowline for rigging duties.
But, up until recently I used the clove hitch. Never had it slip, roll out, or fail
in any way. I've tied off everything from "light" limbs to pieces of trunk that
weighed several hundred pounds. :D
The running...
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