SuperFly No-Sew mini-pole tarp mod

**snidetripod** · 03-21-2015, 21:48

Did you end up leaving the fletches on???

**obmit** · 03-24-2015, 08:34

Originally Posted by snidetripod

Did you end up leaving the fletches on???

Dual purpose

**Gorilla-Z** · 03-25-2015, 10:44

Really want to do this. I'm about to order from quest, but I really don't want to buy the grommet tool just to use it once. I really like the dog bones for this, but I haven't ventured into splicing & no materials avail to even try. Guess I can tie bowlines into some zing-it, or something close enough...

**TechTherapist** · 03-25-2015, 10:49

Originally Posted by Gorilla-Z

Really want to do this. I'm about to order from quest, but I really don't want to buy the grommet tool just to use it once. I really like the dog bones for this, but I haven't ventured into splicing & no materials avail to even try. Guess I can tie bowlines into some zing-it, or something close enough...

I'm in a similar boat. Will likely buy the poles from Quest and find another way to attach them to the tarp. Otherwise I've been considering doing the Wilderness Logics Kit (http://www.wildernesslogics.com/TARP...OD-KIT-TPM.htm). It's just more expensive.

**Dogbones** · 03-28-2015, 08:56

From my experience, I have found that making dogbones is not hard. There are many YouTube videos out there that take you step by step. I know you can find zingit online through many sources. Dutch sells it as well. The trick to making dogbones is getting the right length. I made mine about 8 inches. On one end I made a one inch loop and the other end the loop was just big enough to barely slip over the pole end. I would just slide the smaller loop through the lashing tabs on the tarp and through the larger loop making kind of a larks head. If I need the poles to be shorter, I just slide the larger loop up and over the end of the pole, thus leaving both loops hooked on the end. When I go to store the tarp, I just leave the dogbones attached to the tabs.

**TechTherapist** · 03-28-2015, 09:00

Any recommendations for which line to use for splicing guy lines (or in this case for the tent poles) for beginners? You mentioned Zing-it, what size?

**Dogbones** · 03-29-2015, 14:48

I used the 1.75 mm yellow zingit. I got some dutchware that works well with that size.

**TechTherapist** · 03-30-2015, 08:28

Originally Posted by Dogbones

I used the 1.75 mm yellow zingit. I got some dutchware that works well with that size.

Thanks for your response. Just placed a fairly large order from Dutchware including some basic splicing tools. Can hardly wait!

**candleman** · 03-30-2015, 14:57

Originally Posted by PaPaZeus

Inside shot? Or down the length with one end poled and the other not? Having a hard time deciphering how much its spreading the tarp.

here you go...

SF inside without arrow spreader.jpg
SF inside with arrow spreader.jpg

**jbrookeiv** · 03-30-2015, 21:04

Any worry of the nock of the arrows snapping due to lateral force? Certainly not what they're designed for. If it's windy, I'm guessing they could see a good bit of pressure.