On one CRL (I guess it's the "Brooklyn Clothesline" style) I have a Stingerz on one end and a ridgeline 'biner on the other. Rather than run the CRL through the split rings, I simply clip the line along with the split ring in at each end. This keeps my CRL separate from the tarp.
On another CRL I have a Dutch Hook and a Wasp. Still trying to decide on what my favorite tensioners will be. I've played with several. (I'm not a Prusik fan...)
If I did a two-piece ridgeline, I guess I'd use Wasps.
For the tie-outs, I have loops of shock cord on the tarp. The tie-out cord is Zing-It with loops at the stake end and Fleaz used backwards (instead of using Tarp Worms) to hook to the shock cord loops. I just prefer the wrap-and-jam to the way Tarp Worms work. The Line-Loc Hooks from Dutch would accomplish the same thing using larger cordage. I don't like having my tie-outs attached to the tarp.
Last edited by TominMN; 10-26-2018 at 15:18.
I notice a lot of y’all seem to use the CRL. What benefits do y’all find using a CRL over a two piece set up?
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I'm no expert on any of this and am in fact new to the system, but coming from HH with a CR (albeit one with both hammock and tarp attached) it just made sense to my feeble brain to have a single tarp RL.
I guess I also like the idea of having one fixed end and one adjustable end. In my head two separate end lines mean two points of adjustment.
I've tried both and prefer the split ridgeline myself with Flyz on each end. The first time you set up your tarp over your hammock, you gauge how much overhang you should have. From that point on, just make sure that you have that amount of overhang when you set up the first side; then it will be centered by the time you set up and add tension on the other side. It's super easy.
The CRL had problems with the prusiks being too difficult to adjust. I also did not like the Wasp, because it bites into the line too much. You have to yank extremely hard to get it undone. With cold hands, this is not fun at all. For this reason, the Flyz are much better, IMO.
Because I don't like to have lines semi-permanently attached to my tarps, the CRL (the type with tensioners) can be strung quickly and easily and then just clip/hook the tarp to the ridgeline. Some guys using the two piece ridgeline are very good at getting the tarp positioned over the hammock the first time, I'm not. I also like the CRL for those times that it makes sense to pitch the tarp first. In those cases, you'll almost certainly end up adjusting the tarp over the length of the hammock and I just find that easier to do with a CRL.
Your experience may be different.
You don't want to just guess blindly. It's very easy; all you do is attach one line and pull it thru the Tarp Flyz (or whatever bling you have) until it's covering about 12" past the hammock end. So you know the other end will be the same once that side is done. You can fine tune after that, but you should never need to.
I'm still using oldschool Figure-9s for my four guy lines. I just like them and never switched for some reason. I should get some more Tarp Flyz for those as well just to see.
+1 for worms on tie outs--love them. I also use a worm on one side of the ridgeline (not CRL). Once that is set I pull the tarp out of the stuff sack and use a more adjustable option on the other side. Cant remember what it is called but it is tiny and I just pull to tighten one direction and it locks. Then pull the other direction to loosten.
It's interesting how many people remove their tarps from their ridgelines. Why? Is it so that the lines/hardware don't rub on the tarp material while packed up? I've never bothered.
I just use a Dutch CRL with Hook and Wasp, and Tarpworms on the stake lines. All very easy. Lots of hate for the soft-shackle prusiks on here, but I have yet to have a problem with them. That may be because most of the time, I'm hanging from trees that are fairly close, so I've rarely had to adjust the CRL much from one use to the next. In inclement weather, it's also fairly easy with this setup to hang the tarp first, then hang the hammock underneath and adjust the tarp if needed.
I'm sort of fascinated with Tarpworms. So simple, yet so effective!
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