My latest system for rigging my Superfly tarp is using Dutch stingerz for the ridgeline and tarp worms attached to shock chord then MSH to a stick I try to get firmly in the ground but probably haven't done a good job. So far in high wind I managed to rip apart one of the superfly split rings and I've replaced it (and pack extras). When I have my tarp tied-out to the ground (like a tent), there is a lot of force when the wind is perpendicular and my sticks keep coming out and the tarp is flapping like mad. Luckily this hasn't happened when it's raining in the middle of the night.
I suppose one of my issues is that I like the picturesque views by setting up the hammock right at the water on a big lake and there isn't much cover. I guess reorienting my hammock so the wind blows in-line with the hammock direction would help? I don't plan on ever carrying stakes so I should probably sharpen up the sticks and try to get a firmer hold. But regarding sticks/stakes, how immobile should they be made to be? I.e, what exactly is supposed to give before the tarp rips? Is it the stakes should pullout or should the tarp worms give or perhaps the 3/32" shock chord loops should break?
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