I take zero precautions when packing up my tarps and have never had my wasps cause any noticeable wear on my gear.
That said, with any hardware, I polish it with a dremel before it ever touches my gear. I triple check that there are no burrs and everything is smooth. Even the best quality control can let a burr slip by here and there.
Also, I can't imagine removing all the tie outs and everything from my tarp each time. That sounds like a serious chore.
I am looking forward to less hardware on the tarp. This is why I switched from guy lines on the tarp to guy lines attached to my stakes. I love Dutch's Hookworm on Reflect it with shock cord. Crazy Light and so effecient. Not that there was anything wrong with just Zing-it guylines and knots that I used before. Just different and easier to roll and put the tarp into the snake skins. Stakes go in a Z Packs CF Stake Bag so I don't leave those behind. The reflectic is easy to See!Originally Posted by chefkeith
That's something I'd have to see to believe. You should make a video.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am looking forward to less hardware on the tarp. This is why I switched from guy lines on the tarp to guy lines attached to my stakes. I love Dutch's Hookworm on Reflect it with shock cord. Crazy Light and so effecient. Not that there was anything wrong with just Zing-it guylines and knots that I used before. Just different and easier to roll and put the tarp into the snake skins. Stakes go in a Z Packs CF Stake Bag so I don't leave those behind. The reflectic is easy to See!
I LOVE having the guy lines permanently attached to my stakes (titanium nails, actually). Haven't lost a single nail since rigging my tarp that way. Lost about one per trip before then. But, mostly, I love the Hook Worms because it's so QUICK and EASY to unhook one side of my tarp and flip it up and over, out of the way. The flipped side hooks on the worms of the nonflipped side, making it clean and neat...and leaving the view of the sky from my hammock wide open. But, I can flip the side back and hook it back up to the already set stakes in about four seconds flat! Handy!!!
Dutch already has!
Who knew? I love most Dutch bling, but tarp worms, hook worms, and silk worms just aren't on my Christmas list.
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"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Oh but they SHOULD be...at least the Hook Worms! LOL, ya gotta love having Hook Worms!
??? broken links...?
Oh, weird! When I reposted the links in the quote, the video showed up HERE, but still can't see it in the original post. Odd!
Don't know what happened there.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
I don't either! Links work now, though!
(The second video is the one I was remembering.)
Last edited by Dublinlin; 12-07-2016 at 02:20.
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