Quote Originally Posted by cougarmeat View Post
Brian, I highly suggest that you back up your ridgeline shock cord with some LashIt or a similar product. Just determine how far you want your ridgeline shock cord to stretch and add a fixed line of that length. It will keep the shock cord from overstretching and in the case of a break, it will keep your ridgeline attached to the tarp supports. A broken guyline is hassle enough. Wrangling a full tarp that is flailing around in a high wind is not fun.
It is 3/16" shock cord, I suspect if that breaks I will have a world of other trouble to deal with, however, putting a safety in there is a good idea, and easy to add

Thanks CM