Tips on keeping tarp inside snakeskins?

[NJHeart2Heart]

Two piece tarp sleeve? My solution was to get a one piece mesh sleeve.

+1 - I'm a relative newcomer and went right to a one piece - I think it was a great choice- can't imagine struggling with two pieces, and bump in the middle and all.

Wallhalla hammocks made a custom one for my 13' winterdream, and I'm about to order another one!

[Us5Camp]

I've never had that problem with either a 2-piece nylon or 1 piece mesh from Simply Light Designs. Both have cord-locks w/ very small diameter cord on the larger ends which once cynched down, do not slip and let the tarp out.

[HazeRVA]

That's slick thinking, I think I'll try getting that needle and doing the same. I don't have a sewing machine yet, so even what could be simple jobs for most may take me a while (total sewing noob). I've got the same skins, and there's been a ton of cool suggestions thus far.

Same here! No sewing machine for me, so I came up with a fix using what I had.

[madvr6]

Just get a velcro strap an cinch it down where they overlap. I have the Hennessey Snakeskins and they don't come apart though.

[Snaps]

+1 - I'm a relative newcomer and went right to a one piece - I think it was a great choice- can't imagine struggling with two pieces, and bump in the middle and all.

I went the long way around and ended up where you are.

I started with HH Snake Skins with the wires at the centers. Then tried a two-piece mesh. Then a one-piece silnylon. Finally, I got a one-piece mesh sleeve, and I'm never going back. It's actually much faster to pack and deploy than two-piece sleeves.

[MikekiM]

I went the long way around and ended up where you are.

I started with HH Snake Skins with the wires at the centers. Then tried a two-piece mesh. Then a one-piece silnylon. Finally, I got a one-piece mesh sleeve, and I'm never going back. It's actually much faster to pack and deploy than two-piece sleeves.

^^^^^ Almost what I did... I had both one and two piece DCF skins before finally going to a one piece mesh for both tarps.

[TrailSlug]

Yep, one piece is the only way to go. Grab it and pull it half way if you need to on a windy day.