I really like the cow hitch (ABOK #1673), but the hitch seems to slip and not very snug. I wanted a variation of the cow hitch that was snugger and more secure than the 1673. Well, I came up with the knot in the attached photo's. The knot is so simple it must be documented somewhere, but the closest I could find in my Ashley book was ABOK # 1683 (snug hitch).
Notice in the last photo I am holding up a 25 lbs weight with no slippage, this hitch is useful to haul up tools or such.
So what do you think, am I a bonehead, or did I make a new hitch?