The Spanish bowline
[The complete guide to knots and knot tying — Geoffrey Budworth — p.190 — ] is a double loop knot that can be used to lift a person. For a conscious person, each loop is placed around a leg and the person holds onto the standing part of the rope. This knot can serve as a makeshift
Bosun's chair
A bosun's chair (or boatswain's chair) is a device used to suspend a person from a rope to perform work aloft. Originally just a short plank or swath of heavy canvas, many modern bosun's chairs incorporate safety devices similar to those found ...
. For an unconscious person one loop is placed around the arm pits and the second loop is placed around the knees.
This knot has an elegant symmetry and can be tied quickly when mastered. Unlike the
Portuguese bowline
The Portuguese bowline (), also known as the Bowline on a coil, Caulker's bowline, or Lisbon surprise, is a variant of the bowline with two loops. The two loops are adjustable in size. Rope can be pulled from one loop into the other, even after ti ...
, each loop is separately fixed, which is a nice feature. It is a complicated knot however and if not properly tightened, it can slip. A
fireman's chair knot
A fireman's chair knot (also known as the chair knot) is a knot tied in the bight forming two adjustable, lockable loops. The knot consists of a handcuff knot finished with a locking half hitch around each loop. The loops remain adjustable unt ...
is another double loop knot which is more practical, easier to tie and less prone to slipping although it lacks the elegance of a Spanish bowline.
Image:Spanischer_Palstek_hinten.jpg, From behind
Image:Spanischer_Palstek_vorne.jpg, From the front
See also
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List of knots
This list of knots includes many alternative names for common knots and lashings. Knot names have evolved over time, and there are many conflicting or confusing naming issues. The overhand knot, for example, is also known as the thumb knot. The ...
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