Becoming a big fan of Line Loc 3's for all of the same reasons you cite. They have held up for me under plenty of strain and they are stupid simple. I feel like I overcomplicated things for a while. Not anymore.
Becoming a big fan of Line Loc 3's for all of the same reasons you cite. They have held up for me under plenty of strain and they are stupid simple. I feel like I overcomplicated things for a while. Not anymore.
Here is what I use on most of my tarps. I also use the Marlin spike hitch at the stake.
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+1 on tarpticks. I use tarpticks on my guy lines (on loops like in the Warbonnet video), and figure 9's on my ridge lines. Works great - easy to adjust, easy to get everything nice and taut.
I use the plastic figure 9's on my tarp lines. Work well for me and super easy
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Check these out - I absolutely love them. Combined with my linelocs and snake skins, the tarp practically puts itself up without a single knot.
Last edited by Tpatter; 08-10-2021 at 00:01.
On one end of my ridgeline, I have a carabiner. On the other end, I have a figure 9. Running zing-it as the main ridgeline. In the guylines I just have a loop at the end of the guyline and a lineloc 3 on the tarp itself. Lawson glow for the guylines. It's super fast, convenient and simple to use.
For anyone who does not enjoy knots, there is hardware sold by vendors, such as but not limited to Nama Claws, Loop Aliens, Figure9, line-locs and titanium goodies from Dutch at DutchWareGear.com
You might find some time interesting items by Jeff Myers of Myers Tech and also Anne Marie of Autumn Ultralight
Good quality hardware, gives peace of mind-ease of use. It’s generally easy to use, sets up quickly, does not slip and equally as important-it does not jam.
You’re gonna have lots of fun!
Good luck, from an old geezer who loves to tie knots, only had to cut rope a few times, when I tied the dreaded knife-knot!
Last edited by Phantom Grappler; 08-10-2021 at 10:50.
+1 on Line Locs
Had the same revelation using Zing-it at 2:00am in a thunderstorm. Had to search a little but I found Line lock hooks for my tarp's tieouts. https://dutchwaregear.com/product/line-lock-hook/ Lawson's 2mm glowire holds like a champ in them. Zing it will hold, but it needs to be backed up with a slipped half hitch.
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