Can I get a sanity check so I know if this is an acceptable secure and uncomplicated setup for a 10x10 silpoly or silnylon tarp? Yeah, I'm a gounder, but you hammock folks really have the experience I want to tap. Initially I'll use a 9x9 poly tarp to see how this works out for me for hanging out in bad weather and occasional sleep shelter instead of the tent.
Does it makes sense to use a ridgeline under my tarp to help keep it shaped and from collapsing in the wind, or is that just going to wear a hole in the sil tarp? Are the cords I have going to do the job or should I invest is more premium cord? I really don't want to go out in the rain to tighten up my tarp either, so if getting it right means buying more premium cord I'll do that.
Wherever possible I want to use softshackels, prusiks, taut line hitches, instead of tying or using hardware. I have some Lawson Equipment glowire, about 600 ft of 1/16 inch Atwood utility cord good for about 100 lbs test though it's stretchy, paracord (ugh bulky and heavy) and groundhog stakes.
Dutchware looks really useful, and I'm a Lawson fan, but that's premium luxury stuff.
My expected pitches are: lean-to and windsheds, simple diamond fly, maybe a more or less flat cannopy(BWCAW base camp) - the fast easy pitches.
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