Yes - you got it. I used the “weak link” method because my tarp was part of the structure - like a big oval around two trees where a ridgeline was on one side and tarp - part of the oval - on the other. Mini-biners, attached to the tarp ends, pulled to the ridgeline in so after it was passed the tree, it ran over the center of the tarp. But now I’m trying Nama Claws - prusiks on a iine would work as well. The tarp just hangs under the ridgeline the same way a hammock hangs under its structural ridgeline (if it has one). I also orient the tarp parallel to the wind using the trees as a wind block and my tarp has doors and/or I use an Under Quilt Protector (UQP) providing additional wind blockage.
And most people do put their poles over that ridgeline (rather than just the tarp itself) for the panel pulls. The ridgeline can also be a “drying rack” to hang wet clothes or air out quilts for a while during a sunny day.
My usually setup is … in all but winter I have the ridgeline over the tarp. In the winter, when there is snow rather than rain, I might put the ridgeline under the tarp so it has more support if there is a heavy snow. Or a tree branch decides to dump it’s load.
Note that if you run your ridgeline under the tarp and it rains, that ridgeline could be a highway for the water to run under it to your hammock. If you are going to run your ridgeline under (i.e. clothesline under the tarp), be sure to put some sort of water break on the line (usually a cord/shoestring hanging down) to stop the water from flowing to your hammock.
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