Tarp line/length

[Barry]

Thanks everyone for the feedback. As soon as the gear is dry, I'll set it up and try adding something like what Grizz described so I am ready for my next hang in a few weeks. Hopefully it will not be as wet (on the gear at least).

[Peter_pan]

Personally, I like and use 9.5 foot cords on the ridgelines and the same 9.5 foot, but STL, on the sides and corners....That way in a pinch I can orient my tarp in any fashion with equal, generous ease.

Pan

[ikemouser]

A second vote for Speer No-tangle guyline. I use it on all my tarps, excepting my MacCat. For my ridge tie-outs, I use 12 feet and for my side tie-outs, I use 6 feet.

What do you use on your maccats then?

[ikemouser]

I use Speer Orange no-Tangle Guy line and use around 12 to 15 feet on my ridgeline. Used to use less footage but would be a wee bit short once in a while. The weight of a few extra feet is marginal ... to me at least.
On my corner tie-out a use around 6 to 8 feet as I like to hang the tarp high in good weather. (In winter more like 3 feet as it is always pitched low). I tie loops along the length of those lines every 2 feet or so to run a stake through. That gives me a really quick set-up and a lot of options on set-up. Though I still tie a quick butterfly clove on the stake at times when the loop is just not in the sweet spot on the cord.
Used to use Kelty Trip Tease but it "lights up" too much for me. I keep a very small piece of it though tied on .... about 4 inches .... just so I can find my tarp at night. Thanks Dutch!
I keep a couple of extra pieces ... 6 to 8 feet .....in my kit as back up and for those times that I have to tie it on another line if I need a really long tie out or ridgeline extension. Comes in handy in many ways.
Stringin' Shug

Dont you think a bowline would be easier instead of the loops so you could just slide it? I am new to tying tarps but its what i saw in alot of youtube videos with ray mears.

[Hooch]

What do you use on your maccats then?

Kelty Triptease, but will probably get some Speer No-Tangle for it soon.

[Shug]

Dont you think a bowline would be easier instead of the loops so you could just slide it? I am new to tying tarps but its what i saw in alot of youtube videos with ray mears.

Six of one ... half dozen of the other! All I know is that loops sure are fast when it is raining and windy and cold. Been setting up in some strong winds and I was mighty thankful for the ease of my pre-tied loops. It is just a matter of pulling the tarp sides out or down in relation to the loop placement on the line.
Ray is a pro .... I am a humble enthusiast!
Loopy Shug

[Shug]

Here is a tarp video I did this winter ..... might give you some ideas.
Tarp Talk

[RTR]

Here is a tarp video I did this winter ..... might give you some ideas.
Tarp Talk

Yea a few ideas on what nutter you are . Dude I love the vids. Not sure how I missed that one, thought I'd seen'em all. Good thing I clicked on it as I would have put many more loops in my tie outs. Makes sense though as you could always tie that Alpine Butterfly in the middle of that setup if you just couldn't find that sweet spot as you said. Love this site: Search for an answer to a question about your kit and blammo within the first few posts a simple solid well tested solution.