How do you tension your guylines?

[Pj1008]

Waiting for my Wilderness Logics Big Daddy to come in the mail and I started to think about how i'm going to set up this tarp. I just placed a order for some dutchware to make a CRL and now i'm just thinking about the guylines. I have some of the MINI Line Loks but i'm kinda skeptical on how well they will hold. And i'm kinda worried about how close they will let me pitch the tarp to the ground vs prusik's.

Right now my plan is to put prusiks on one side of the tarp and MINI line loks on the other and see which i like best, but would love to hear if you have any other suggestions.

[Bubba]

I like knots so I use prusiks attached to the tarp tie outs and just slide the cordage through the prusiks to lengthen and shorten. It's handy to have them attach to the tarp so you can adjust them from under the tarp when its raining.

[Delboy]

I like knots so I use prusiks attached to the tarp tie outs and just slide the cordage through the prusiks to lengthen and shorten. It's handy to have them attach to the tarp so you can adjust them from under the tarp when its raining.

This is the way to go for me! I saw it in a video here and thought "why didn't I think of that"

[flatline]

i use these
Just Jeff is the man!

[GroundHog]

I use the JRB's tensioners...but I'm going to make a set like these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXm5j...8&feature=plcp

[Shotgunred]

This is what I use and love em', one hand adjustment using line-loks.
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=25052

[Roadrunnr72]

This is what I use and love em', one hand adjustment using line-loks.
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=25052

+1 on Shane's method. I have this set up on my WL Tad Pole. Have not used it yet, because it is more of a warm weather tarp, but having set it up in the yard and played with it, I think it will work great. If I ever have a figure 9 failure on my big tarp, I will switch them out to the line-locs.

[HammockMan]

I use shock cord and then use a taught line hitch to tighten them.

[RootCause]

Regular, non-stretch cord, and the trusty taut-line hitch!

[deadeye]

Regular, non-stretch cord, and the trusty taut-line hitch!

ditto. I use the guy line cord Speer sells, whatever it is