Girth Hitch

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Girth Hitch to a Doubled Loop

This knot's a little tricky because it matters how the webbing lies. Extra or missing twists can affect the strength of the knot.

Here's a picture of the loosened knot. Notice:

The green runner forms the girth hitch once you put a half twist in it. This fold weakens the green runner but decreases the kinking of the red runner. In the spectra/spectra test, this side of the knot failed at 69% rated strength.
The red runner is the one with a double loop. In the nylon/spectra test, this side of the knot failed at 99% of simple loop strength.

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DISCLAIMER: This knot has not been approved by any organization for any use. In addition, all tests performed are single samples only and therefore not statistically valid.