Originally Posted by
FLTurtle
For your setup, the prussiks will work. I just got tired of using them since they tend to jam up on me and readjusting is more of a hassle. I have a Thunderfly with the Dutch continuous ridgeline on (hook on one end, wasp on the other, with the tarp attached using prussiks). I haven't changed it out, even though the prussiks are annoying. I also rigged it with shock cord loops on the corner tieouts and use hook worms on Zing-it attached to my stakes. When I got the Superfly, I went with a different approach using split ridgelines and attaching the guylines to the tarp.
I use a Dutch one piece mesh sleeve for my 11' Superfly. There are pockets on both ends of the sleeve. Only one end is tapered.
I have 6' Zing-it guy lines larksheaded to the corner tie outs. I use shock cord and mitten hooks for the doors. I'll use them to keep the doors pulled back. To close the doors, I just clip the mitten hook to the opposite corner. I also have some extra 10' lengths of Zing-it if I want to set up porch mode using my trekking poles, or to use the pull outs. I store those in the sleeve pockets.
For the ridgeline, I use a pair of Dutch Stingerz each with 15' Zing-it, to deal with bigger trees since you have to wrap it around the tree and attach to the antenna on the Stingerz. I like that it's super easy (compared to prussiks) to adjust the tarp to get it centered over the hammock: loosen one end, take up the slack on the other. If you're hiking and camping at different sites each night with different tree gaps, the prussiks will have to be adjusted.
All this will fit in the mesh sleeve. And, it will all cram into the Superfly stuff sack. Not quite a lumpy rock, but close. However, I normally just roll it up and wrap the ridgeline around it to keep it contained and store it in my pack mesh pocket.
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