"Sticky" dutchware on tarp lines

[samiller24]

I currently alternate using both the Dutch wasps and stingers for my tarp suspensions, which I love. Lately I have noticed that sometimes the "bite" on my dutchware to my zing-it is so tight that it's difficult for me to pull my line out to release it - and I can really put a hurting on my hands pulling that zing-it out. This tends to happen more so when it's colder outside. All of the edges on my dutchware are smooth and it's not getting hung up on a sharp edge.....it's just really locked in there. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Do you have any suggestions or fixes for this?

[Dutch]

You can open them up. Just wedge a flathead screwdriver in. Also if you release it from the front hook the part will want to spin and the line will practically fall out

[OneClick]

Also if you release it from the front hook the part will want to spin and the line will practically fall out

1000% right on this. With my tarp flyz, I crank down my tarp pretty good so getting the line back out of the slot is impossible. Literally, impossible to do by hand. But if I take it out of the hook first, it slides right out as if there was no grip there at all. Weird, but that's how it goes.

[aikirunner]

I’ll have to try that. I’ve had trouble with Flyz and Stingers too.


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[rasidi]

I currently alternate using both the Dutch wasps and stingers for my tarp suspensions, which I love. Lately I have noticed that sometimes the "bite" on my dutchware to my zing-it is so tight that it's difficult for me to pull my line out to release it - and I can really put a hurting on my hands pulling that zing-it out. This tends to happen more so when it's colder outside. All of the edges on my dutchware are smooth and it's not getting hung up on a sharp edge.....it's just really locked in there. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Do you have any suggestions or fixes for this?

Initially yes but mine is ok now that the zing-it line has been well-used. It happened on my Dutch clips as well. The thick coating on the lines may contribute to the bite.

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[sidneyhornblower]

With due respect to Dutch, I wouldn't open the wasps or stingers up just yet. I've had exactly the problem you described with the line locked in so tightly it hurts to snatch it free. My solution was to simply quit trying to lock it in so darned tight in the first place. I've found that just lightly wrapping the line through the narrow biting portion of the wasp holds just fine, even in windy conditions. It's not necessary to crank down on the bite to get it to hold in my experience, and it's much, much easier to yank it out the next morning.

[OneClick]

I would rather easily swing the rope out from the hook end than open the gap and give it less holding power. No one wants to wake up in the night when rain/wind wiggled it loose!

[HandyRandy]

+1 on taking it out the little bugger’s mouth (hook) first, then the antenna (cleat). Also make a habit of putting a little less tension on the line and it will make getting it out of the mouth like a walk in the park.

I remember reading a post by Dutch a while ago where he said the same thing and that’s where I learned it. It’s such a game changer, I think it should be printed on the instructional card too. At least I don’t recall it being there.