12' XL Winter Haven on the way

[cmc4free]

I wonder if attaching something like this to each tie out would allow some flexibility. I'm thinking the same idea but instead of a d ring on the end, maybe a few extra grommets. That way you could slide the pole end into a different hole depending on how tight or loose the tarp is at the time. It would be easy to adjust once the tarp was set up as well as if the tarp loosened you could just pull out the pole and put it in a hole closer to the tarp, thus making it taught again? I have that on my MEC winter tent and it allows me to keep the fly taught regardless of how much slack is in the fly...

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Or even infinite adjustment by having on grommet on a piece of webbing with a tri-glide for adjusting the pole tension.

[OneClick]

Good ideas here, thanks everyone! If my set of re-cut poles don't work well I may have to rig something up.

[SteveE]

I wonder if you just got a strip of webbing and used a grommet kit (something like this: https://www.mec.ca/en/product/0106-1...et-Kit#reviews ), and attached one at each pole end on the tarp? If you made each strip of webbing a couple inches long and put 2 or 3 grommets in each that would give you an extra 1 - 4 inches or so of play with the poles....hmmm

Sorry to hijack this thread by the way.....

[OneClick]

I got out last weekend to give this a try. My new poles, with replacement sections cut down, added about 3" overall. Nailed it!



In fact, I didn't even bother setting up 3 poles...one was fine. Man, I think I just wasted $70 getting the other two.

[BananaHammock]

So what was your final pole length? This exact tarp is in my future but I think I need the end poles from r double chameleons

[OneClick]

So what was your final pole length? This exact tarp is in my future but I think I need the end poles from r double chameleons

I'll get an exact measurement for you tonight.

[SteveE]

Looks good, glad it worked out for you!

[OneClick]

I'll get an exact measurement for you tonight.

138” for the silpoly XL winter haven. But I think I’m going to take off one more inch to put a little less stress on the fabric.

[BananaHammock]

138” for the silpoly XL winter haven. But I think I’m going to take off one more inch to put a little less stress on the fabric.

Try 1/2” first!

[rotorwash]

How are the pole mods inserted into the tarp......did Jarod sew channels in the tarp or use grommets in the tie outs like ugq?