Happy Labor Day!

I just bought a used DL ridgerunner and still dialing it in. Using MyerTech dyneema straps as suspension with jbok. Going to order ritalocura carbon spreader bars as funds become available. Going to need a tarp and hoping to go with a cuben as funds become available. Fund become available is my mantra. I'm using my sleeping pad and boy is it a cushy lay. I'm only 165 so not really putting too much weight on it. I am planning on using pacerpoles so not likely going to be able to use them for the spreaders but can use them with the tarp so no biggie there.

My question for those in the know that have the ridgerunner, is it possible to lose all the hardware (triangles and corner pieces where the spreader bars connect) and just use knot to knot connections? Is there a way to use the spreaders without the hardware? Am I trying to cut weight too much? I'm coming from a Nemo Hornet 2P so that thing is light. Am I asking this in the right forum?

Thanks...Dave