Aren’t knots free?

Termination plates retain more strength out of your rope they say. How much you ask? Well, we couldn’t find that anywhere so we tested it. Turns out it’s 80% of “full strength“ instead of the 70% we get in knots. What would you use these for? Thank you Mark Hanna for donating these plates for science. Data is on the blog at 👉 Learn and SHOP at 👉 Best EMAILS on Earth: 👉 SUPPORT US and get gear discounts 👉 10% off ROCKY TALKIE by clicking 00:00 - How strong? 02:31 - 12mm in bollard & Fig 8s 03:38 - 12mm in Termination Plate 05:08 - Where my friend uses this 06:03 - 9mm in bollard & fig 8’s 07:06 - 9mm in Termination Plate 08:53 - 6mm tests 10:14 - Dyneema tests 11:08 - Conclusion with spreadsheet