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    Internal pole mod on WD12 -- is this right?

    I'm experimenting with different tarp deployment configurations, pairing up my Ridgerunner hammock with my UGQ Winterdream 12' tarp. I seam sealed the tarp over the weekend and am just starting to play with it. When I ordered it, I did specify the side pullouts to match up with Ridgerunner spreader bars.

    I really like the idea of the extreme spaciousness created by the end pole mod. But when I try to set it up, I can't get the pole up very high under the tarp...but maybe it's not supposed to go almost vertical? The poles are 11' from Dutch (his were cheaper at the time) and I measure them to be right around 133 inches, tip to tip.

    Here's a photo of the tarp, one end with the internal pole and one with the external...any ideas? Or is this how it's supposed to look? There's quite a bit of space under there so maybe this is 'good enough'. The pole does have a shock cord tied in the middle and secured to the ring at the end of the tarp's ridge line with a mitten hook to keep it from falling in towards the center of the tarp. No way it's going to move toward the end.

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    I also have a WD 12', but with the double internal poles. Looking at your picture, the internal pole looks like it's right where it's supposed to be. Keep in mind, it opens up the WD side-to-side (not make it taller inside but wider). In the attached picture, the side of my tarp is way high in the air & you can see underneath. You can see the two internal poles as the big curved lines underneath.

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    Thanks Slugger. I've got both poles, I just didn't set both of them up until I was sure of what I was doing. So the inward cant of the pole is "working as designed". I will carry on then!

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    Here's the tarp with both internal poles...Slugger's concept of "not taller but wider" helped me get it.
    WD12 w int pole mods.jpg

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    There you go. Now you got it!
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