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I don’t need a grocery list when I buy Cheezits, because Cheezits are the reason I’m at the store in the first place.)Ĭamillus didn’t even have to come up with a good name for this knife so long as it was a little shorter than a comprehensive description of what it is. It’s technically true, but it makes the grocery list look more complicated than it needs to be (Please note: this is a joke.

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I get that it can be hard to name knives, but listing this knife literally as “Camillus 6.5 inch with Marlin Spike” is like printing “Roughly 1 inch Square Cheese Cracker Things” on a box of Cheezits. I need to get this out of the way first because it drives me crazy: Plastic lanyard hole is too large / feels weakĬheck Price on Blade HQ Check Price on Amazon

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There are a couple small details that keep this multi-tool from reaching its full potential, but it’s become one of my favorite irregular carries throughout the week. This design gives you both tools in a small handle that ends up being pretty easy to use. Anytime they needed to switch from untying a rope to cutting a rope they had to reach into their pocket again. Putting a rope cutter and a marlin spike in one package is a pretty brilliant move as I’ve been told several times by my brother (who would probably be writing this review if he weren’t busy lounging on top of his mountain of bushcraft knives) that in the navy they used to carry marlin spikes all the time, but they carried them separately as their own tool. It was designed mostly for boating activities: the blade was made to cut rope, the spike is for untying knots, and the lanyard loop seems to assume you will be surrounded by cords. The Camillus 6.5 Inch knife with a marlin spike has probably been the most surprising knife I’ve bought with this intention. I’m always on the search for cheap, useful knives because I enjoy the feeling of being surprised that something was useful after I only spent $20 on it. To release the knot just remove the rod and the knot will be untied.This is the Most Useful Nameless Knife With A Blade Under 3 Inches that I Own Once the knot is tight you can exert tremendous tension on the rope by using the rod/marlinespike as a handle and pulling down with it.Ĥ. Now pull the knot tight around the rod by pulling on the working end assuming the standing end is secured and if not pull on both ends.ĥ. You will be going over the right side of the loop, under the center line, and then over the left side.Ĥ. Hold the lines in place and take your marlinespike, rod or other long cylindrical object and slide it into the knot from the right side. Grasp the lower side of the loop and fold it up and over the top part of the loop such that it will lay on top of the standing line with the standing line centered in the new loop formed.ģ. Form an overhand loop in the rope with the working or tag end of the rope on top of the standing part.Ģ. Marlinespike Hitch Knot Tying Instructionsġ. The knot is commonly used in rigging hammock suspension systems and 'whoopie slings'. The load that is put on the rods (or whatever is being used as the marlinspike) should only be from the standing side of the knot.

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The knot can also be tied in a series of parallel knots down two side-by-side ropes with rods attached through both knots to be used as a makeshift ladder. The marlinespike (or rod, stick, tool handle or any long and thin object) that has been inserted into the knot can be used as a handle to pull very hard on the rope. The marlinespike hitch is a rope knot that is often used with a rope that is already attached at one end to something in order to gain better purchase or grip on the rope for tightening. Home Rope Knots Marlinspike Hitch Marlinspike Hitch

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