Welcome to the forum- and like CMC4Free mentioned.... congrats on starting a thread
Since we're here- I don't own one but it is a popular tarp.
Since it is designed to be used in a diamond pitch, IF it has a cat cut it would be along that seam.
So when used in an A frame mode you're working against that cat cut and/or wouldn't have a cat cut ridgeline to help you reduce the sag in the RL itself.
Likely that is the issue you're dealing with. Looking at the website just to refresh my memory I saw this comment:
"Noah's Tarp 12
I have really enjoyed experimenting with this tarp in a base camp setting over the course of the summer. The many guyout points allow for lots of different setup options and the included guylines make it easy to secure the corners. The catenary cuts make it a bit challenging to get the entire tarp taught in certain configurations but I am very happy with the design overall."
If this is your issue:
After you have the ridgeline up-
It might be helpful to guy out the two corners that are on the RL seams first.
From there you may want to split the line and tie off to two points running to a single stake.
Either use the corner plus the adjoining tie out along the baseline edge, or use the tie out to either side of the corner. This will alter your pull against the cat cut RL to help reduce that pucker that forms.
Generally-
A cat cut tarp is ideal when used in the configuration it was made for, not so much though when used in other pitches.
A flat tarp (no cat cuts) is much more versatile to use, but if it is a larger tarp you will always get sag in the RL, especially in a diamond pitch.
One other option- You can use the Noah in diamond mode, but use the two adjoining tie outs rather than the corner of the RL to reduce the overall length of the tarp. This is a good method if trees are tight and works best if you use a found stick as a spreader bar at each end.
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