This classic knot ... or a Cow Hitch, is used to secure rope easily around trees or pre-existing loops on your pack. A taut line hitch is used to secure a loop in a rope with adjustable length.

(Many knots are combinations of hitches.) A taut line hitch creates an adjustable knot that can be lengthened or shortened as needed. One is commonly used to attach a tent to stakes, for example ...

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If it's the latter, I hop up and retie the ropes, cinching the tree with trucker's hitches ... hauling on the line's running end if I need to fine-tune the position of the knot.