Do you need a tarp ridgeline to use this technique?
AHE did the first pole mod using 48" carbon poles on the outside of the tarp and so I just went with the 48" length and it worked perfect. I use 1/8 shock chord on the tie out rings for the tension. You could use smaller like 3/32 if you wanted. Basically was just playing with extra arrows and pieces I had laying around and put this together to work and its lite and easy. Works like a charm.
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Put 1.75mm Zing-it cords on a OES 10x10 I just bought and am going to try out Tendertoe's idea along with a CRL and some Dutchware products. This is going to rock! Thanks for the idea
Hey, Oms, you're going to like this system. I've used it on several trips now and it works very well.
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"I fish because I love to; because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful... because, in a world where most men seem to spend their lives doing things they hate, my fishing is at once an endless source of delight and an act of small rebellion; because trout do not lie or cheat and cannot be bought or bribed or impressed by power, but respond only to quietude and humility and endless patience...." --Robert Traver
I probably wouldn't be inclined to use the poles in this setup if there were high winds expected. The nice thing is that if you make the lines long enough, you can very easily go back to the standard way with the hiking pole staked out to the side. That way, you get some lateral support on the panel for the wind load. I did that at Mt. Rogers and it worked fine (even though I wasn't working fine )
--Scott <><
"I fish because I love to; because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful... because, in a world where most men seem to spend their lives doing things they hate, my fishing is at once an endless source of delight and an act of small rebellion; because trout do not lie or cheat and cannot be bought or bribed or impressed by power, but respond only to quietude and humility and endless patience...." --Robert Traver
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