Thanks for sharing that. Those are the adventures that stick in our head later on. I had a similar trip once with a new tarp that had been packed away for almost a year before I actually used it. Same thing; I had a ridgeline, but no guy outs. I ended up using my shoelaces for improvised guy outs , and just took them off the tarp and laced my shoes back up the next morning. I never forgot to double check my tarps before a trip after that.