A length of strap having a handle along one end and a hookup loop extending from the handle to attach to a load. A release knot disposed about the free end of the strap having a bridge to the handle. The handle is disposed to bear the weight of a load alternatively on the strap or the handle when a worker lifts the handle. The knot holds fast when it is bearing the weight, and is slidably disposed when the weight is born by the handle.