I finally changed how I tie off a canopy anchor and it saved me 40 minutes on a big oak removal

Old-timer from the local chapter told me to always use a running bowline with a locking half hitch instead of my usual clove hitch setup. I thought he was just being stubborn, you know how some guys get set in their ways. But I tried it on a massive white oak in Dayton last Thursday, one with three major leads that usually takes forever to work. The running bowline let me adjust tension without retying, and I finished that canopy tie in maybe 4 minutes instead of 15. So which side are you on for primary anchor knots, the clove hitch or the running bowline? Has anyone else had a old timer's trick actually speed things up for them?

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chen.james18d ago

Funny how stuff like that works. Usually the old guys have been through so many trees they know what sticks without even overthinking it. Kind of like how I finally stopped fighting with my truck's trailer hitch after a farmer showed me his method one time.

the_miles18d ago

Question is why does everything have to be some deep life lesson lol.