Thanks tobit for the referral. Aside form the wait, I'm good w/my UK order. Like I said, the price was right with excellent customer sevice. However, I hope my order arrives in time for a trip I have planned next month.
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Thanks tobit for the referral. Aside form the wait, I'm good w/my UK order. Like I said, the price was right with excellent customer sevice. However, I hope my order arrives in time for a trip I have planned next month.
I use four of the small ones on my tarp (Claytor JH). They are in two pairs. One pair is used "conventionally" for the side tie-outs of the tarp, which also have tarp tensioners:
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Tag Tensioner Cleat Loop
The loop goes around a tent peg, and the cleat allows the line to be made taut (as a normal guyline)
The other pair is used on the ridgeline tie-outs:
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Tag Ring Loop Cleat Line Hook
This is 'back-to-front' compared to the above. A short piece of cord is tied around the tarp tie-out tag to a small stainless-steel ring. The main cord is passed through this ring to the cleat. The hook is like a metal mitten-hook, or rather, like a tiny wire-gate carabiner. The line is wrapped around the tree, and the hook clips over it, in the same way as the strap-and-carabiner of the ring-buckle system. Again, the cleat allows the line to be made taut, but this time it slides through the ring instead of around the top of a tent peg.
I hope this is clear. The small clam cleats are ideal for the 1.5mm cord I am using for the tarp. The are easy to adjust, and weigh nothing.
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Hey guys, I've found another source for ClamCleats. Hilleberg packages these as "LineRunners" and you can get a package of 10 of them for $5.00 at MoonTrail. They have both sizes.
http://www.moontrail.com/tents/hille...ories-test.php
Clamcleats arrived today from UK. Total cost was $8.64 for a dozen minis and they arrived in one weeks time.
http://www.cleats.co.uk/home/details.asp
That should take you to the order page.
Nope, that doesn't work. This does though:
http://www.cleats.co.uk/home/default.asp
My clamcleats arrived from the UK yesterday, as well. Took eight days from when I ordered. Not bad at all.
Tobit, thanks for the update on places that have clamcleats.
Thanks!!! I am really surprised at the price of shipping.