Talk:Two half hitches

"A correctly tied two half hitches resembles a clove hitch tied around the standing end of the line, not a cow hitch."

I do not think this is a completely accurate statement.

I was a Boy Scout for 7 years in the 1980s, and was taught the exact opposite. (That the cow hitch version was correct and the clove hitch version incorrect, this was taught at the district level as well) Surprisingly, looking into my Green Bar Bill edition of the Scout Handbook at the time it shows the Clove hitch version.

Earlier this year, during adult Outdoor Leadership Training, I first became aware of this discrepancy, as they were teaching the clove hitch version, and questioned it, discovering that even the Scout Handbooks in the 1980s showed the clove hitch. Shortly after this time I researched it on the internet and found the same information that is now contained in Wikipedia's Taut-Line Hitch article. Taut-line_hitch It explains the various versions of taut-line hitches in Howard W. Riley's 1912 Knots book, and their varying properties. The taut-line hitch versions which have the final hitch resembling the clove hitch are described as being more secure, while the cow-like hitch noted for less tendency to twist.

I believe the Two Half Hitches article should be updated to reflect the two half hitch version of this information, which may or may not exist in Riley's guide or other guides. Despite my scouting experience, a source from a farming guide such as Riley's or nautical guide would probably trump our handbook with practicality, precision, and depth of information.