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    Whoa.

    That's cool.

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    Wow wow great job. If I am understanding correctly, the shock cord won't move due to being in the zing it, correct?
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    I simply tied a 12" piece of shock cord (scavenged from an old tent pole) to the tarp tie out and the zing it to the shock cord with the quick clamp for the no tie loop tensioner. It does a great job of handling the wind, sag, etc. I recommend checking to make sure the shock cord still has enough stretch to merit including it in the project though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 12trysomething View Post
    ... the shock cord won't move due to being in the zing it, correct?
    It seems pretty well trapped in the Zing-It. I've stretched and released a couple dozen times. The ends of the shock cord bury tighten up and stay tight but the middle stays stretchy.

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    Strong Snagless Self-Tensioning Guy Lines - Correction

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    ... 4" piece of 1/8" shock cord ...
    The shock cord used is 3/32", not 1/8". My bad. Sorry.

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    GreatBigDave - Great idea. I'm planning on doing this for my lines now. Are you using 1.75mm or 2.2mm Zing-It line to fit the 1/8 shock cord around? I'm wondering if 3/32 shock cord will fit inside a 1.75 Zing-It line.

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    It's the 1.75mm Zing-It. I was wrong in my original post (see my correction above); I used 3/32" shock cord. A longer wire fid than the 6" shown in the pictures would make burying the shock cord eaisier.

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    Nice job, GreatBigDave. I love the innovation!

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    Awesome. Thanks for the info! Can't wait to try this over the weekend

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    You may want to consider taping your fore finger and thumb, milking the shock cord into the Zing-It takes some pressure and persistence. Let us know how they come out.

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