Tarp Attachment to ridgeline methods

[opie]

Opie Great pics thank you , Ike that other thread really helped a lot thank you as well. I really like the continious ridge line over the tarp method. But I dont see any advantage to using a figure 9 knot over a prusick kont in regards to adjustability along the ridge line? Espically bc the prusick seems so easy to tie. Is it just a matter of preference. To bad I have to wait about a month to get my WD in the mail. Ill just have to pratice my knots till them.

The figure 9 prusiked to the ridge line is for attachment on the second tree.

The first one is just girth hitched... i.e. tail is run through the loop. On the other end, you need to have some way of pulling the ridge line tight. What it means to have the figure 9 prusiked to the line rather than attach it normally, is then you can slide the figure 9 anywhere along the ridge, easily.

[lazy river road]

AAAHHH Opie great explanation. That makes so much sense. So on the fist tree you secure the ridgeline with a non adjusting knot. On the second tree you secure the ridgeline with a figure 9 prusiked knot which is adjustable to tighten the ridgeline. Then you use prusik knots to tie the tarp to the ridge line. Making it adjustable. This entire system allows one to use NO hardwear lightening ones entire tarp system. Except using biners to attach tarp to prusik knot along ridgeline. P.S. sry to repeat what you just said I think. When not being able to converse with a real person I like to type out how I understand what the person just said to make sure I understand.

[Mrprez]

You could probably do away with the figure 9 altogether and use that 3rd prussic for the loop back for a trucker's hitch. No hardware at all! Loop it back, tie it off with a taut line hitch and hang your tarp.

[GrizzlyAdams]

AAAHHH Opie great explanation. That makes so much sense. So on the fist tree you secure the ridgeline with a non adjusting knot. On the second tree you secure the ridgeline with a figure 9 prusiked knot which is adjustable to tighten the ridgeline. Then you use prusik knots to tie the tarp to the ridge line. Making it adjustable. This entire system allows one to use NO hardwear lightening ones entire tarp system. Except using biners to attach tarp to prusik knot along ridgeline. P.S. sry to repeat what you just said I think. When not being able to converse with a real person I like to type out how I understand what the person just said to make sure I understand.

yes you have it. Although you don't have to use biners to attach tarp to prusik....you can pass the loop from the prusik through the tarp's D-ring, or tab, and then afix there by using a lark's head to attach a small trail stick, which then jams up against the D-ring or tab. Me I use minibiners to avoid the fuss of this step, but otherwise have reported this method and it makes sense to me. Especially if I lose the microbiners as I'm likely to do!

You could probably do away with the figure 9 altogether and use that 3rd prussic for the loop back for a trucker's hitch. No hardware at all! Loop it back, tie it off with a taut line hitch and hang your tarp.

yep I do something close to that. Having that adjustable prusiked anchor on the line to use (in any one of a number of ways) to assist in fastening the line is right handy.

Grizz

[opie]

You could probably do away with the figure 9 altogether and use that 3rd prussic for the loop back for a trucker's hitch. No hardware at all! Loop it back, tie it off with a taut line hitch and hang your tarp.

Yep.

Im still trying to come up with something even simpler...

[opie]

yes you have it. Although you don't have to use biners to attach tarp to prusik....you can pass the loop from the prusik through the tarp's D-ring, or tab, and then afix there by using a lark's head to attach a small trail stick, which then jams up against the D-ring or tab. Me I use minibiners to avoid the fuss of this step, but otherwise have reported this method and it makes sense to me. Especially if I lose the microbiners as I'm likely to do!



yep I do something close to that. Having that adjustable prusiked anchor on the line to use (in any one of a number of ways) to assist in fastening the line is right handy.

Grizz

Ive thought about incorporating the tarp prusiks into the ridge D-rings. Downside is the ridgeline is permanently attached to the tarp.

[chezrad]

Just out of curiosity, could a UCR constrictor be used instead of the prussics? I have been thinking about this for several days and I can't see a downside.

[Scottybdiving]

When using a figure 9, truckers hitch, or other means of tensioning the line, does the line cut or saw into the tree when it slides around the trunk? Also, is it really necessary to tension the ridgeline very tight since you will be hanging the weight of the tarp and tensioning the guy lines? Thanks

[swampfox]

I've thought about incorporating the tarp prusiks into the ridge D-rings. Downside is the ridgeline is permanently attached to the tarp.

This is what I do anyway. I don't use biners to attach the prussiks to the tarp D-rings because I never take them loose.
What's the downside?

[GrizzlyAdams]

This is what I do anyway. I don't use biners to attach the prussiks to the tarp D-rings because I never take them loose.
What's the downside?

I sometimes leave the tarp connected to the ridgeline prussiks. On the plus side, it's all together...I have a talent for misplacing important bits of gear. Got the tarp : got the package. On the down side, there's a slight be more fuss involved in centering the tarp. SOP is to attach ridgeline and move prussiks to center the tarp. Slightly more complicated when moving the prussiks means pushing the tarp too. Not a biggie by any stretch of the imagination.

Grizz