Vej ( @Vej@lemm.ee ) 9•9 months agoQuick thing. I am an avid hiker. I know a lot of knots. If there is one knot I had to tell someone to go learn it’s the “Trucker’s Hitch.”
I_am_10_squirrels ( @I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ) 4•9 months agoWhat makes the trucker’s hitch particularly useful?
Vej ( @Vej@lemm.ee ) 7•9 months agoIt’s a slip knot that you can use like a ratchet strap.
ArumiOrnaught ( @ArumiOrnaught@kbin.social ) 8•9 months agoHow is Paracord better for cable management?
Doesn’t abrade cable like zip ties, can reuse unlike most zip ties. Especially with fatter coils like outdoor extension cord or air compressor hose, it makes sense to have a length of paracord on the end to keep it neat and hang it. Plus you can use the paracord sleeve as a jacket for smaller cables. The real star of cable management are hook and loop wraps tbh.
ArumiOrnaught ( @ArumiOrnaught@kbin.social ) 1•9 months agoFor context I work on trash trucks and salt trucks. What are you doing that’s making zip ties cut into wires? I need to make sure that the wire harness that runs along the body above and next to the drive shaft that will spin everything the trucks run over. If the harness is loose the cable will get caught in the debris.
If you’re working in a server room with lots of wires I can see the utility of those fabric fasteners. I don’t get the luxury of the wires only moving when I touch them.
Norgur ( @Norgur@kbin.social ) 5•9 months agoamused hemp ship’s rope noises
deeznutz ( @deeznutz@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 1•9 months ago550 stretches. Use amsteel.
Maybe if I’ve got a racing sailboat and have so much money I can’t abide the weight of steel standing rigging.
vivadanang ( @vivadanang@lemm.ee ) English1•9 months ago550 cord is a lifesaver.