How strong is a clove hitch?
The clove hitch is the weakest of the common climbing knots, at 60 to 65 percent. Note, however, that modern climbing ropes have a tensile strength of upwards of 6,000 pounds, so even a clove hitch would fail at something like 3,600 poun
The strongest tie-in knot you can use is the figure-eight follow-through, which, when pull-tested, breaks at 75 to 80 percent of the rope's full strength. The bowline is a slightly weaker knot, at 70 to 75 percent, followed by the double fisherman's at 65 to 70 percent.Sep 14, 2010
Knot my opinion.
I googled out of curiosity - mostly I use half hitches or bowlines, depending on use. Often truckers hitch for tying down canoe on top of truck or car.
