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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Group Forum: BWCA Hanging Self Tensioning Tarp Lines |
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04/01/2012 08:10PM
I buy 1/8'' shock cord at the hardware store and just made loops on the tarp tie outs. I attach the guy lines to this and I'm all done. Does the exact same thing.
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04/04/2012 07:32PM
One thing good about using bungee or shock cord is it gives a breakaway point if gusts are too strong. I use zing-it for my tarp lines and it has really high tensile strength. Since the bungee or shockcord is weaker than zing-it and nylon, it ensures that no loops tear off.
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04/05/2012 08:07AM
I know all the folks on hammockforums.com love to encourage people to support hammock cottage industries, but these are so easy to make at a fraction of the $20 it would cost for the necessary 4 (or $40 for 8 if you have panel pullouts).
I bought a pack of the smallest bungies on sale at a hardware store ($3 for 4), took off the metal hooks and fixed the resulting shock cord in between a short piece of 1.75 zing-it that ties to the tarp corners and put 8' lengths of zing-it on the other end for the stakes. So now I have 8 self-tensioning lines for a total of $8 or $9.
I bought a pack of the smallest bungies on sale at a hardware store ($3 for 4), took off the metal hooks and fixed the resulting shock cord in between a short piece of 1.75 zing-it that ties to the tarp corners and put 8' lengths of zing-it on the other end for the stakes. So now I have 8 self-tensioning lines for a total of $8 or $9.
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