what to do about the lines?

[srestrepo]

Hello All,

i just got my set up not too long ago and i'm still trying to figure things out.

i have a Warbonnet Minifly and i have the cord i bought from warbonnet on most of the d-rings on the tarp.

one of the things that became immediately obvious to me was that i have no handle what to do about the lines on my tarp from the tie out points...

i tried just stuffing it into the stuff sack with the tarp and that turned into an awful mess. i tried wrapping up the 6 individual lines and that seemed to take too long.

i wonder what others are doing or what tips you might have for me.

thanks,

[rweb82]

I recommend getting a one-piece snakeskin from Hammock Gear. Two of the lines will get swept up with the tarp, and all you have to do with the other two sticking out the end is wrap them up and stick them inside the end opening. It's super easy, and the lines never get tangled.

https://www.hammockgear.com/mesh-sleeve/

[OneClick]

I coil it quickly around my hand, leaving about 6". Wrap that end rightly around the whole thing a few times and under itself before you run to the end. Pull tight.

It doesn't seem like a big deal, but like you said, 6 times and it gets old. I use snakeskins to pack the tarp. Some people say this eliminates having to warp up the line, but I still feel it's somewhat necessary.

[RazorSharp]

Dont store them with the tarp at all. Wrap them around the stakes. Use Dutch worms. Simple, lightweight, cant be lost and ready to deploy tarp in a minute.

Works great for me.

[HandyRandy]

Get a snakeskin. It’s a long skinny tube that can be either two pieces or one piece. It can be made of a waterproof fabric or a mesh fabric. It makes set up and take down much quicker, especially in windy scenarios. I prefer the two piece, waterproof fabric models such as the ones offered by UGQ, but that’s a matter of preference, they all work well enough. You can even make your own out of a soap loofah.

For the lines, you can leave them attached to the stakes, but then you lose the versatility of tying out to rocks, vegetation, etc. You could also trim your lines down to the minimum to make things easier.

Also, learn how to do the figure-8 wrap with your pinky and thumb and you will rarely run into tangle issues. Works great for tarp ridgeline and hammock suspension straps too.

[TallPaul]

I use snakeskins. Learned their value on real windy days when setting up and taking down a tarp is a bit of a pain.
I never had an issue with the double ones. I then roll my lines into the tarp as I put it away. They then unroll when I setup the tarp - no tangles.



https://youtu.be/WqrCallxZyk

[OneClick]

For the lines, you can leave them attached to the stakes, but then you lose the versatility of tying out to rocks, vegetation, etc. You could also trim your lines down to the minimum to make things easier.

I totally agree with that. Zing-it or the popular reflective line is very hard to tangle; I probably couldn't if I tried!

p.s. I just re-lined all 3 of my tarps last night with some Lawson Statline...great stuff! I shortened mine a little since I always have too much left over. About 5' lines this time.

[MAD777]

I use to figure 8 hank my lines, but like you said, I seems to take forever. So I started doing it just like Tall Pall's video above, except I have a single snakeskin & roll it all from one side. Much faster.

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[scottsosmith]

Hang your Own Hang!! There are several great suggestions here, and as you can see, they all work well.

In my case, I use Zing-it 1.75 with min line-locs on each of the four corners of a Warbonnet ThunderFly. The stake ends of the lines have spliced loops to easily attach to the stakes. I secure the tarp to the tree with a split ridgeline consisting of 2 12' pieces of Zing-it with a loop in one end, and a slightly shorter pair of lines to secure the beaks to the trees.

I figure-8 coil each of the corner lines and leave them attached to the tarp. I figure-8 coil the ridge lines and beak lines and throw them loose into the top of the stuff sack. I do not use a skin.

Total tarp takedown time is 2-3 minutes +/-.

[srestrepo]

that must be part of the problem. i have 9 foot lines on each of teh two tie outs on the sides of the tarp and 12 foot tie outs on the d-rings for the ridgeline... i think i overestimated how much line i'd need.