. Handbook for rangers & woodsmen . Fig. 129.—Clove hitcliabout front fork ofpack saddle. Front Fig. 130.—Loops about rear fork ofpack saddle. Rear view. manner later. The packer then shoulders the article to bepacked, raises the length of rope passing from the front to therear fork, and drops the load between it and the saddle, theloose end of the half-hitch passing up under and around thesack as shown in Fig. 128. This is fastened to the horizontallength of rope as shown in the same figure and the end is left GENERAL FIELD WORK 149 loose until the opposite side is loaded, the off side freque
. Handbook for rangers & woodsmen . Fig. 129.—Clove hitcliabout front fork ofpack saddle. Front Fig. 130.—Loops about rear fork ofpack saddle. Rear view. manner later. The packer then shoulders the article to bepacked, raises the length of rope passing from the front to therear fork, and drops the load between it and the saddle, theloose end of the half-hitch passing up under and around thesack as shown in Fig. 128. This is fastened to the horizontallength of rope as shown in the same figure and the end is left GENERAL FIELD WORK 149 loose until the opposite side is loaded, the off side frequentlybeing loaded first. The horizontal length of rope can best betightened by pulKng downward on the half-hitch. The twoloose ends of rope are tied together after both sides of the packhave been loaded. After the ends have been crossed over eachother a half-hitch in one may be turned about a loop in theother, thus providing a knot that may be released instantly bya pull at the loose end of the rope. It should be remembered that
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