. Handbook for rangers & woodsmen . n 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 the clove h
. Handbook for rangers & woodsmen . n 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 the clove hitch about the frontfork can not be shpped and that the rope must therefore beloosened at the rear fork first. This will permit the horizontallengths to be pulled out far enough from the pack to let thepack fall through the loop to the ground. Diamond Hitch.—There are a number of varieties of the dia-mond hitch, but only the one most widely used can be discussedhere. It is suggested that the beginner familiarize himself with this.
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