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The bale sling hitch is a traditionally used as a continuous loop to form a cow hitch around an object in order to hoist or lower it.

The adjustable grip hitch is my all time favorite end loop knot. It forms a loop that is adjustable in size, will hold its size unless you adjust it and is super easy to tie.

The barrel hitch gets it name from it intended use, lifting barrels on to ships. The barrel hitch works by forming a sling around the object and supports the object from two sides and the bottom.

Clove Hitch is a very simple knot that is used to secure ropes to trees, posts, poles etc. One Advantage this knot haa s that it is easy to adjust the length of the rope if you want by simply working more rope through the Hitch to the tag end

The Cow Hitch is used to secure a rope to a post, ring or another rope. A cow Hitch should not be trusted to hold a person where slippage could be catastropic.

The Farrimond friction hitch is a quick release hitch that is also a adjustable hitch. It is useful when the length of a line will need to be adjusted.

The boom hitch is a knot that is a more secure way of tying off to a line, pole, or ring compared to some other hitches.

The ossel hitch is used to attach a rope or line to an object. The Ossel hitch works only on objects that are about the same diameter as the line being tied.

A hitch is a type of knot used for binding rope to an object which is often overhead or along a poles midpoint.

The rolling hitch is a knot used to attach a rope to a pole or another rope. A rolling hitch is a friction hitch that