Snake Skins- what features do you like

[brianb]

Assuming it just sucks these up as well... if so, how well do they untangle when setting back up?

Yep, they get pulled right in. A bit of leftover has to be tucked in. As long as you don’t fuss with your lines no tangling. The one piece rolls up into a nice spiral as well for packing.



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[Halfed]

For those with the one piece... when you slide it back on, what happens to your cordage (ridgeline, guy lines)? Assuming it just sucks these up as well... if so, how well do they untangle when setting back up?

As I use a two pieces snake skins, the ridgeline (Dutchware ridgeline with prussiks) goes to the pockets on each end. Guy lines I use mini S-biners attached to the D-rings for easy connect, so I remove them when the tarp is snake sikinned.

[rweb82]

For those with the one piece... when you slide it back on, what happens to your cordage (ridgeline, guy lines)? Assuming it just sucks these up as well... if so, how well do they untangle when setting back up?

If you us a continuous ridgeline, the skin goes over that too. I use a split ridgeline, and just wrap it around the tarp after rolling it up. The guylines stick out the end, and I just wrap those up together figure 8 style and tuck them in the end before closing.

I've never had a problem with line tangling.

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[TallPaul]

Yep, they get pulled right in. A bit of leftover has to be tucked in. As long as you don’t fuss with your lines no tangling. The one piece rolls up into a nice spiral as well for packing.



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Thanks - sounds slighter easier than using the 2 piece snakeskins. I’ll have to give it a try.

As I use a two pieces snake skins, the ridgeline (Dutchware ridgeline with prussiks) goes to the pockets on each end. Guy lines I use mini S-biners attached to the D-rings for easy connect, so I remove them when the tarp is snake sikinned.

Thanks. I prefer to keep my guylines on the tarp but interesting to see how others do it.

If you us a continuous ridgeline, the skin goes over that too. I use a split ridgeline, and just wrap it around the tarp after rolling it up. The guylines stick out the end, and I just wrap those up together figure 8 style and tuck them in the end before closing.

I've never had a problem with line tangling.

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I use the split ridgeline and do something similar with the 2 piece snakeskins - except I skip the figure 8 piece. I double up the ridgeline cord and just wind it around the end of the snakeskin. Same result.

[rweb82]

Thanks - sounds slighter easier than using the 2 piece snakeskins. I’ll have to give it a try.

Thanks. I prefer to keep my guylines on the tarp but interesting to see how others do it.

I use the split ridgeline and do something similar with the 2 piece snakeskins - except I skip the figure 8 piece. I double up the ridgeline cord and just wind it around the end of the snakeskin. Same result.

To clarify, I do the same thing with my ridgeline cordage. The guylines are what get figure 8 wrapped and stuffed in the end of the snakeskin.

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[TallPaul]

To clarify, I do the same thing with my ridgeline cordage. The guylines are what get figure 8 wrapped and stuffed in the end of the snakeskin.

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Gotcha.
Try it without figure 8 piece sometime - big time saver and very little (if any) tangle. Though I know some can’t get past how it looks disorganized.

[rweb82]

Gotcha.
Try it without figure 8 piece sometime - big time saver and very little (if any) tangle. Though I know some can’t get past how it looks disorganized.

I'm not a stickler for having things super organized. But the figure 8 wrap takes me about 5 seconds. I figure it would take me about the same amount of time to just gather the cord haphazardly and shove it in.

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[Bolting Carcass]

Gotcha.
Try it without figure 8 piece sometime - big time saver and very little (if any) tangle. Though I know some can’t get past how it looks disorganized.

I just throw mine in the tarp as I'm rolling it to put in my loofah snakeskin. Then I roll the whole thing up and wrap the loose end of my ridgeline with the Dutch hook to hold it all together.

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[Dvankirk]

I added kam snaps to my two-piece mesh skins from Dutch. Now I have the best of both with minimal weight penalty.

[nimrod337]

Anyone know what mesh the snakeskins from HG are made of? I am currently using a loofa, but it's starting to show some serious wear. I worry about the mesh catching on the Dutch bling and ripping (like my loofa!) Is it Noseeum mesh, or something with larger holes in it?