Pipe hitch

A pipe hitch is a hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects,^[2] such as pipes, poles, beams, or spars. According to The Ashley Book of Knots, a pipe hitch is "used to lower a pipe or hoist one"^[1] and as "another method of tying to a rectangular timber."^[3]

Pipe hitch
A pipe hitch, finished with a cow hitch
Names	Pipe hitch, Well-pipe hitch [1]
Category	Hitch
Related	rolling hitch, klemheist knot, Tensionless hitch, Taut-line hitch
Releasing	Non-jamming
Typical use	securing a pipe or pole
Caveat	The direction of the pulling force should be away from the wrapped coils.
ABoK	504, 2047

Information

The pipe hitch will not slip when tied correctly to a pipe or pole. This knot is a variation of the Round turn and two half-hitches.^[4][5] This knot can be used with a rope to pull a pipe or spar out of the ground,^[6] or to hoist a pipe or beam.

Instructions

The pipe hitch is started by wrapping four or more coils around a pipe or pole. It is finished by tying the working end around the standing part with a clove hitch,^[1] and less commonly with a cow hitch or a buntline hitch.

See also

• List of knots