>>2771238>It's a friction knot and will work loose if there isn't constant tensionyup, every knot has pros and cons, a right and a wrong way to use it.
Bowline's another good example of that. Fig8 on a bight is arguably a better knot to use - more efficient, holds w/out a load, and usually easy to untie after loading.
Winched a 12,000lb broken snowcat out of a shitty spot last year, ended up snapping the hook off getting it around a 120° corner. Pulled out some more winch line and tied a bowline around a tree. Even after that 16k lb winch pulled on that 12k lb snowcat on a 2:1, the knot basically fell apart once the line was slacked.
"Right tool for the job", and knots are tools to accomplish an objective.
