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    Quote Originally Posted by thehomeofDob View Post
    In the photo on the left it works, with no slippage. But on the right it slips like crazy.

    Sorry, just realised I said it wrong in the first post. The way it's threaded with the shock cord works fine, but it's the wrong way.
    The one with the continuous loop of dyneema is threaded the right way, but slips.
    I just rechecked my lines to make sure and they are set up like the photo on the right. It should look like the first photos posted in the thread. My first night out with them I mistakenly camped on a bluff in a bad rain storm and my guy lines got one heck of a workout but they didn't slip. I was very impressed because that was the first time I had used zing it and thought the line lock would not hold onto something so thin and coated but they held. But like the previous poster said...if your current setup works, you should use it. There are a million ways to rig a tarp and this is the best place to share our results. Good luck and let us know how it works out.

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    I’ve got a tarp on order and think I will try this system for the guylines. Sure looks easy. I am using 1.75 Zing-it. For those of you who’ve been using this system long-term - are you having any eventual slippage as the plastic wears?

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    Yes, with use I experienced some slippage, but only with some of them. Having worked in the plastics injection molding business for a while, I also know that with a multi-part mold tolerances do vary. A half hitch solves the problem. That system is a very workable one and fast to use.
    If you prepare for failure you will probably succeed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by old4hats View Post
    Yes, with use I experienced some slippage, but only with some of them. Having worked in the plastics injection molding business for a while, I also know that with a multi-part mold tolerances do vary. A half hitch solves the problem. That system is a very workable one and fast to use.
    Thanks. Appreciate you sharing your experience.

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