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Scaffold knot the cure for a saggy tether?

This is what I have been doing for years, see post #2 by @swampsnyper .

Tree tether

Are you guys going around the tree twice or through the loop twice with tag end and ropeman, or just around the tree and through the loop?
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CZMark said:
This is what I have been doing for years, see post #2 by @swampsnyper .

Tree tether

Are you guys going around the tree twice or through the loop twice with tag end and ropeman, or just around the tree and through the loop?
saddlehunter.com
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This technique works very good too. 5/8” garden hose washers work perfect on 8-9mm.
My short tether I have set up when I hunt preset stands has 2-3 hose washers on it for this purpose. There is just no need to double wrap or create any kind of hitch once you are set up like this.
 
Here is a picture of the Ranger Bead tied onto my tether. With the paracord around the larger tether rope, it doesn’t quite look a bead. However, it is the functionality that I care about. I followed the instructions in the YouTube video that kobudo posted. However, I wanted to test it out before I trimmed the ends. That is when I decided to leave the tails long. This way I don’t have to worry about the knot unraveling. The long tails also let me keep pulling the knot tight to ensure it cinches down tightly on the eye. I don’t have a lot of time in the saddle with it yet, but it seems to be able to keep enough tension on the eye to keep the tether from slipping down.Ranger Bead.JPG
 
WayneboM10 said:
Here is a picture of the Ranger Bead tied onto my tether. With the paracord around the larger tether rope, it doesn’t quite look a bead. However, it is the functionality that I care about. I followed the instructions in the YouTube video that kobudo posted. However, I wanted to test it out before I trimmed the ends. That is when I decided to leave the tails long. This way I don’t have to worry about the knot unraveling. The long tails also let me keep pulling the knot tight to ensure it cinches down tightly on the eye. I don’t have a lot of time in the saddle with it yet, but it seems to be able to keep enough tension on the eye to keep the tether from slipping down.View attachment 47934
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A castration band is a lot simpler.
 
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