After a good stretch of using silnylon tarps, I made the jump to an 11' Hammock Gear hex cut DCF tarp. For my main silnylon tarp set up I use an 11' Paria Outdoors hex cut tarp with a DIY Zing-It continuous ridgeline complete with Dutch bling and soft shackles. I have Loop Alien's no-hook titanium guyline kit with shock cord threaded through the tarp tie outs and I have it stored in a Dutchware's 2 piece snake skin. With this set up, I learned that the easiest way to deploy the tarp quickly was to keep the guylines attached to the tarp since the Loop Alien micro Ti GLT tensioner hardware was attached to the shock cord. To pack up the tarp in the morning I would put both wings of the tarp together and fold from the bottom up with the guylines and GLT tensioners sort of just thrown into the first fold and once I folded the tarp towards the top and was ready, just slide the snake skins closed in the middle. I really liked the ease of this method and never noticed any abrasion on the tarp from the GLT tensioners nor did I experience significant tangling of the guylines.
When I placed my order with Hammock Gear for my new DCF tarp I had also began placing orders for everything else I would need to complete this tarp set up: a Dutchware continuous ridgeline, reflective Dyneema guylines from Sling Fin, Hammock Gear snakeskin, and the same Loop Alien Micro Ti GLT tensioners with shock cord loops.
I've spent a considerable amount of time looking through all of the regular and often recommended YouTube videos but have not been able to find anything specific to what I am curious about. Since I am now the proud owner of a healthy baby DCF tarp, and armless and legless because of it, my anxiety has kicked in wondering if going about storing everything together like I did with the silnylon set up is wise. I put everything together for the DCF tarp last night and realized that I was not sure if the GLT tensioners would cause abrasion to the DCF, and that the Hammock Gear snakeskin is a one piece and considerably tighter than the Dutchware one I have been using, which may cause pinch points on the inside of the tarp roll. I realize that swapping the snakeskins is one possible solution. The GLT tensioners are rounded, smooth, and very small so I almost feel that this in anxious fear and not a logical one.
My question is, what is the best practice for this and is there any reason to think that I should adjust my current practice based on anecdotal information or manufacturer's advisement? Does anyone out there do the same thing or something similar?
Thanks in advance!
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