Can anyone explain or show how they pitch their tarp in porch mode with hiking poles or the like?
I know this can't be terribly difficult, but I've never actually seen how you anchor the poles, so I need a little tutorial help.
Thanks!
Can anyone explain or show how they pitch their tarp in porch mode with hiking poles or the like?
I know this can't be terribly difficult, but I've never actually seen how you anchor the poles, so I need a little tutorial help.
Thanks!
Here's a picture of it. Not my setup, but it's a good example to show you. (I learn best visually).
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I think the key is to guy out the corners from the tips of the poles in a direction that pulls the tarp corners evenly. Imagine each corner as a "Y" and the pole would be at the centre of where the three line form the "Y"
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we do ours just like the pic by NCPatrick
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thanks!
I have used nearby trees to set it up this way, just never with the hiking poles. The pic is worth a thousand words!
I don't like placing my handles in the dirt. So, I wrap the guyline around my grips, nice & tight, and sink the tips in the ground real good. It's always worked well for me and my poles can't just slip out; allowing a corner to fall slack.
I'd recommend trying both ways and using whichever works best for you.
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