Quote Originally Posted by opie984 View Post
BTW, my main concern was not to put any significant negative force on the tarp's pitch, but to gently pull the bugnetting away from my face so none of them crazy bugs could still bite me.
It will do that just fine. The inward force won't affect your tarp pitch much, because the tarp tie-out is pulling much harder. Since developing the connection described above, I have also experimented with propping the hammock tie-outs up and out with hiking poles clipped to the shock cord loops, replacing the connection to the tarp tie-outs. This also works, and for some hammocks it helps eliminate shoulder squeeze and "ankle squeeze" and gives a slightly flatter lie. If you try this you must use shock cord loops or you'll tear something when you sit in the hammock.