New tarp tensioner tie out

**Tacblades** · 02-23-2017, 17:05

Originally Posted by bikerbobber

My bad. Thought the black cord was shock cord too.
What would be the advantage of this over just attaching the line loc with shock cord?

Bob

Well i was going to do that but you also need cord in parallel in case it breaks or over extends, so this becomes then a big mess at the tarp end so went for something different.

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**MAD777** · 02-23-2017, 17:18

I was worried about not having a secondary connection if the shock cord broke. Here is my similar setup. No line locks, just prussic to adjust.

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**bikerbobber** · 02-23-2017, 17:35

Originally Posted by Tacblades

Well i was going to do that but you also need cord in parallel in case it breaks or over extends, so this becomes then a big mess at the tarp end so went for something different.

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Ah. I see. Makes sense.
Thank you!

Bob

**TPole** · 02-24-2017, 21:22

My tensioners use a somewhat similar principle. I use a piece of shock cord inline with the LashIt and secured on each end with a double fisherman's knot. The active shock cord length is half the "backup" cord which is continuous. The other end has a loop for larks heading onto the tarp and a UCR for adjusting the length. These have worked really well for me so far and are simple and light.
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**blackbishop351** · 02-25-2017, 09:40

Great googa-mooga, what's the point of all this?!?!?

I use a taut line hitch on the stake end, two half hitches on the tarp end. No issues in.... ever. Whatever happened to the simplest solution is usually the best? Geesh...

I tried the elastic (bungee) option once, couldn't get enough tension on my tarp and it flapped around like a wounded duck. Plus, it's heavier.

I'm probably just outdated once again.

**MikekiM** · 02-25-2017, 09:43

Watch those small metal biner hooks.. I've snapped a few of them easily. I had one on my neck of a strap mounted water 200z bottle snap in half from just with the weight of the water bottle.. no trauma, just the bottle bouncing when descending a rock scramble. Snapped clean. Bottle made it to the bottom of the scramble before I did ;-). I had another two break in service like a Dutch Hook. That one wasn't surprising. Disappointing for sure, since I have a bag of those biner hooks.

**MAD777** · 02-25-2017, 09:56

Originally Posted by blackbishop351

Great googa-mooga, what's the point of all this?!?!?

I use a taut line hitch on the stake end, two half hitches on the tarp end. No issues in.... ever. Whatever happened to the simplest solution is usually the best? Geesh...

I tried the elastic (bungee) option once, couldn't get enough tension on my tarp and it flapped around like a wounded duck. Plus, it's heavier.

I'm probably just outdated once again.

The benefit is with silnylon tarps that go limp during the night as humidity rises (or it rains). These self-adjust the tension.

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**Tacblades** · 02-25-2017, 10:32

Originally Posted by blackbishop351

Great googa-mooga, what's the point of all this?!?!?

I use a taut line hitch on the stake end, two half hitches on the tarp end. No issues in.... ever. Whatever happened to the simplest solution is usually the best? Geesh...

I tried the elastic (bungee) option once, couldn't get enough tension on my tarp and it flapped around like a wounded duck. Plus, it's heavier.

I'm probably just outdated once again.

The best is what works for you, not necessarily the simplest.
Its the differences that makes us interesting.

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**Tacblades** · 02-25-2017, 10:33

Originally Posted by MikekiM

Watch those small metal biner hooks.. I've snapped a few of them easily. I had one on my neck of a strap mounted water 200z bottle snap in half from just with the weight of the water bottle.. no trauma, just the bottle bouncing when descending a rock scramble. Snapped clean. Bottle made it to the bottom of the scramble before I did ;-). I had another two break in service like a Dutch Hook. That one wasn't surprising. Disappointing for sure, since I have a bag of those biner hooks.

Not sure if they are the same but these are really strong, a lot stronger than the line tarp and tieouts for sure.

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**HoosierT** · 02-25-2017, 10:39

Originally Posted by Tacblades

The best is what works for you, not necessarily the simplest.
Its the differences that makes us interesting.

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Sometimes desperation to innovate leads you down a path of making things more complicated. Especially when you try to solve a problem that doesn't really exist. The other issue I see is when someone tries to solve a theoretical point of failure. It's theoretical because they've never actually seen a failure there.