Half Hitch

Author: Cabela's Staff

The Half Hitch is a relatively simple yet extremely useful knot. A Half Hitch is tied around it's own standing part. It is used as a step in several knots and is important to master. By itself, the Half Hitch is not a load-bearing knot and will only reliably hold while under tension. This is actually part of its useful nature because it is easily untied.