Slow Pull Testing Basket Hitches with a Focal Knot

We broke two basket hitches with an overhand focal knot tied in 1" tubular nylon webbing to:
1. Measure the breaking strength
2. Identify the failure location
Results:
1. The two breaking strengths were 35.4 kN (7958 lbs) and 35.6 kN (7993 lbs)
2. Both anchors broke at the overhand focal knot
The results will be presented at the International Technical Rescue Symposium 2015. The complete paper will be published in their research archives at:
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Direct links to the papers will be added when the article is finished and posted.