Haha, awesome video! Actually, seconded on the "Hilarious".
It can be a bit scary at first. I tried 550 paracord for my first try for all the connections. Worked great. For about 10 seconds, then it got cut and then there was a hole in my tarp
If you can't find "Amsteel" specifically, I'm using UHMWPE (what Amsteel is made out of) "kite line" now (at the appropriate strength). So you may be able to find it under either different names or for different purposes, but as long as it's the same underlying material and at the right strength you should be good.
I do have the same concerns as BillyBob58 about it being cut, but so far it's been holding. I also tried putting in some tubing so that it doesn't contact the edges of the holes, but it just gets pushed in and I can't really get it to hold (tried different glues and also melting it) or if I cut it longer, trying to get it to just bend instead, it still gets pushed in and the other end sticks out waay too far. For now I'm just checking the UHMWPE from time to time, but I gotta figure something out. I haven't been able to find copper tubing in the right size, but that looked really good (I think someone here on the forum had used that on his).
I have _one_ room in the basement that has no ceiling put in, so I have the foot end connected up to the steel I-Beam, so no concerns there
We only car camp, so I made sure to measure the individual parts so that they'd fit in the trunk. I really like that you don't need a truck, just to have a DIY Tensa. I made mine out of 1" and 3/4" EMT in 3 parts. Two equal length 3/4" and a longer 1" diameter middle part but they are all small enough in length to fit in a Subaru Impreza trunk. Is yours bigger diameters or same?
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