I just use basic square knots. More important than the knot is the kind of string you use. Make sure you use a natural cotton or twine type of string. Runners can't grasp onto nylon string that is slick feeling. Good luck!

It might not be the knot, it could be the string, or now sturdy in the ground the bamboo is placed.

I used to like cotton and hemp string, but now I use a thin sisal, it holds up better to humidity and sags less. I use square knots.

Ok, thanks for that advice. My string is just your basic ball of twine from the hardware store. I will look around for the sisal, maybe Amazon dot com sells it. We pounded the poles into the ground pretty good. Square knots, thanks. I'll give it another try as soon as it stops snowing. [g]

To connect the ends of two strings together, use a square knot.

To tie the end of a string to a stick, pole, string or other object, use a double half hitch.

Those two knots will take care of just about any situation. They will not slip if made properly.

Jim

I use a slipped double half hitch off of a clove hitch. The clove hitch keeps the twine in place during the half-hitch tying, and slipping the half hitch allows easy untying as the twine gets weighted down.

Dan

Thanks Jim, I'll check out those two knots and give it a try.

I also just checked my string and it is actually sisal.

string will expand and contract with the weather. Try soaking the twine before tying it. (tie it when it is wet)