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    Tarp ridgeline storage technique

    I have Dutch's lash-it tarp ridgeline with soft shackles and a wasp. For those of you with the same ridgeline, how do you roll up your line when taking down the tarp so that you don't have to fumble with tangles when deploying it?

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    I use a figure 8 hank for all my lines as seen in this video. It keeps cordage from tangling.



    Look into getting some snake skins/tarp skins. It make deploying and packing up a tarp much easier IMO. You can just leave the tarp attached to the RL, roll up the side tie outs in the tarp, slide the snake skins/tarp skins over the tarp and then figure 8 hank the Zing-it on both ends.
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    I leave it attached to the tarp.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dutch View Post
    I leave it attached to the tarp.
    Well...I feel stupid. I have no idea why I thought I needed to remove the tarp from the ridgeline. I even use snake skins, which will make it even easier.

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    Snakeskins from mountain goat, shove the cordage in the convenient pockets she adds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by humer91 View Post
    Snakeskins from mountain goat, shove the cordage in the convenient pockets she adds.
    +1 to the mountain Goat skins!

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    Ridge line is wrapped and kept in the stake bag. The guy lines stay attached though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisP View Post
    Ridge line is wrapped and kept in the stake bag. The guy lines stay attached though.
    That is what I had been doing. My question was how do you roll the line to keep it from tangling. But now I wonder why I removed it from the tarp at all. Even though I will begin leaving it attached to the tarp in snake skins, I would still be interested in hearing how everyone rolls the RL to keep it from tangling

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    Quote Originally Posted by bobwhite View Post
    Well...I feel stupid. I have no idea why I thought I needed to remove the tarp from the ridgeline. I even use snake skins, which will make it even easier.
    I hear ya! Once I finally decided upon a ridgeline system and started leaving it attached to the tarp, setup and take-down became significantly faster.

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    Based on having seen the same question in other contexts, the figure 8 hank is going to be the most recommended method of keeping any cordage from tangling.

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