Ive found using a continuous line helps immensely. Get the line up first them use it to spread the tarp. I thought I would prefer the line over the tarp, but I've found the line under the tarp when setting up in rain is great.
Ive found using a continuous line helps immensely. Get the line up first them use it to spread the tarp. I thought I would prefer the line over the tarp, but I've found the line under the tarp when setting up in rain is great.
I use the line under the tarp. Tarp is in snake skins and attached to a continuous ridgeline with prussics. I tie my ridgeline with the Ray technique. Once you learn that Siberian hitch or whatever it is called you will be ready for speed time trials.
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Beginning my NOBO trip on the AT on 2/28/12.
I've settled on a method that works pretty well, for me.
I use a continuous ridgeline. On one end I have a bowline loop and a hammockforums micro-biner. Pull the end around the tree, clip the biner to the ridgeline, done.
On the other end I use a trucker's hitch, which allows me to get the ridgeline "guitar string tight" and really doesn't take much time. Finish it with a couple slippery half-hitches, so it's easy to untie later on.
My ridgeline has two prusiks, each having it's own micro-biner. Usually I just leave the ridgeline attached but like the option of quickly taking it off. The micro-biners clip to the tarp ends and with the prusiks give full adjustment for centering and tightening the tarp.
For guys, I use the marlin spike hitch to tie to my stakes. I tied a prusik to the guy tie-outs, which I tied around my guy lines. This allows me to pull the slack guy line up through the prusik to tighten.
Pictures of most of this can be seen here if so inclined... http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=16160
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