ridgeline and fly rope?

**T-BACK** · 04-20-2007, 20:37

Originally Posted by blackbishop351

Yeah that's what I do. The tie-outs on my corners kind of "jam" into the ends of the skins, keeping the Figure 9's from ever working themselves inside.

The problem I had was when I was pulling the skins over the tarp to pack it up. My fig 9s don't go inside the skins but rather caught on them as they were pulled. Maybe I should try and move them farther out on the lines. How do you guys have yours positioned? Closer to the tarp or the end of the tie out?

Brian
T-BACK

**blackbishop351** · 04-20-2007, 22:33

Originally Posted by T-BACK

The problem I had was when I was pulling the skins over the tarp to pack it up. My fig 9s don't go inside the skins but rather caught on them as they were pulled. Maybe I should try and move them farther out on the lines. How do you guys have yours positioned? Closer to the tarp or the end of the tie out?

Brian
T-BACK

I leave mine as close as I can get them to the tie-out loops on the tarp, which works out to about 1.5-2" away. I could get them closer but I use a loop/larkshead through the tie-out loop for easy installation/removal of the cords.

**Hooch** · 04-21-2007, 06:47

Originally Posted by lvleph

7.Whip it, whip it real good

I guess it's time to get straight, go forward, move ahead.

**lvleph** · 04-21-2007, 06:57

Never straight always forward!

**Hooch** · 04-21-2007, 07:00

Originally Posted by lvleph

Never straight always forward!

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**Incacamper** · 05-09-2008, 08:37

Just curious, but why not just tie a tautline hitch rather then the figure 9? Its just one more thing to lose, and also you save some weight, not much, but just something else that you don't have to carry around.

**Javaman** · 05-12-2008, 20:51

I moved my figure 9's to the stakes ala this thread (see Hooch's post about half way down) and like it much better than having the 9's on the tie out lines themselves:

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/t...weather-2.html

Makes for much easier and quicker setup. Stake, run lie adjust, done!

**locorogue** · 05-30-2008, 13:35

Originally Posted by whitefoot_hp

what is the lightest/toughest rope to use for tying down tarp and setting ridgeline?

Military "shock cord", "para(parachute) cord", there are plenty of names for it. Its usually 1/8 in thick, 550 lb test, if your lucky(like me) you can find the 650 lb stuff. 7mm is about 400lb test.

**NCPatrick** · 05-30-2008, 13:59

Paracord has a core of a lot of little threads (of dyneema, I think?). These can be pulled out to make the cord a bit lighter. I've not had any problems doing so anyway. YMMV.

**locorogue** · 05-30-2008, 14:32

Originally Posted by NCPatrick

Paracord has a core of a lot of little threads (of dyneema, I think?). These can be pulled out to make the cord a bit lighter. I've not had any problems doing so anyway. YMMV.

It's great stuff, all the way to the core.
Actually the inner lines are nylon, the real stuff has a total of 14 lines, dual wrapped, so it looks like only 7. Each line is approx. 17.5 lb test.