Eskimo bowline

Knot-details


name=Eskimo bowline
names=Sitka loop
type=loop
origin=Ancient
releasing=Non-jamming
strength=
related= bowline, sheet bend, double bowline, water bowline, spanish bowline, triple bowline, bowline on a bight, running bowline, poldo tackle, cowboy bowline
caveat=
uses=Placing a loop which will be stretched wide open under load in the end of a ropeThe Eskimo bowline is a knot that places a loop in the end of a rope. Whereas the standard bowline knot loops the working end around the standing part, the Eskimo bowline loops it around its own descending part.

The eskimo bowline is best used in applications in which the loop will be stretched wide. In applications where the two legs of the loop are nearly parallel, a bowline is superior.