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    Quote Originally Posted by Five Tango View Post
    My experience with rubber bands used for anything is that they eventually dry out and break or get all gummy and worthless.Stick with some sort of string like zing it or the cotton shoe lace.I went with a shoe lace cause it makes a big ole knot to stop water.And I have them color coded to know foot from head end too.
    That's been my experience too with rubber bands. I just threw out a whole box that I found buried in the back of my supply cabinet. Must have been in there for years. Every last one was brittle and broke with a glance.
    I'm also in the cotton shoelace camp.
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    Thanks to all who responded. I think I will try it out in the backyard and see what happens, as TallPaul suggests. I have seen where the rubber bands do not seem to stay tight. Frankly I'm leaning towards the shoelaces because a) I have used them before and I know they work and b) there is no real extra weight. I guess I have been confined to home too much and started to over analyze my set up again. Last time i did this Dutch got more profitable that month. Thanks again, stay safe.
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    What about those plastic notched squares used on bread wrappers. We don’t have a lot of rain in high desert country - the tarp is mostly a sun shield - so I haven’t tried them out. Only been collecting them for about a year. Figured if I ever gave a presentation, I’d hand them out. I know the cotton shoe string is the gold standard. Has anyone had success with that plastic fastener? I’m sure I read about it on HF.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Falarny View Post
    Yes sir I just loop them on the line like a couple of Prusiks. They stay in place but are easy to adjust.


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    Same here.

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    i keep a couple strips of Shamwow or whatever it was, knock off chamois, in my ditty sack just for drip lines. Larksheaded in a Vee and slide them anywhere up or down the suspension you need.

    I cut them off of an old piece I had been carrying for a towel when I replaced it with a new square.
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    Anyone ever use or hear of anyone using rubber bands for a drip line as a water break? I use a couple of rubber bands for other purposes and was just wondering if they would work. Thanks
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    Hey Kohli. This entire discussion was based on rubber bands as drip lines. The general consensus was that it’s probably not the best option.


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