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Old 06-05-06, 09:22 AM   #16
Rich
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by firetruck41
You just reduced the breaking strength of your strap to 60-70% of original . Not sure how much worse it would be with a flat strap.
Yep, all knots reduce the tensile strength of the rope or strap. So use a strap that is strong enough even with a knot. Not to hard to figure out.
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