tarp drip line vs hammock drip line?

[Armor Like Fire]

Hey guys I'm curious and a little confused about how most people do their drip lines on both their hammock suspenssion and their tarp RL.

I use a CRL underneath my tarp sometimes seem to have issues with seems like the CRL basic soaking up water and getting the inner side of my tarp RL seam wet and other times it is fine and dry.

I understand the concept of drip lines but i have a couple of questions regarding them.

first where is the best location on the tarp RL to place them? A couple inches inward of the tarp d rings?
And second is is their any cordage or matreal that I should or shouldn't use or some that works better then others as drop lines?
I normally just do my drip lines with a few wraps around the RL and a overhand knot to help keep it tight (if anyone has any better way for attaching a drip line feel free to share)
Thanks everyone!

[mudsocks]

Currently I have 2 4"x1/8" strips of sham-wow threaded through my UCRs about 1" from each end of the hammock. I run my CRL over the top of my tarp so no drip lines but would probably do the same as I'm doing with my hammock suspension.

[SilvrSurfr]

What are you using for your tarp ridgeline and hammock suspension?

I use a Dutch Whoopie hook suspension. The whoopie hook is a water break so there's no need for drip lines. I also hang my tarp under my ridgeline so I don't have to worry about drip lines for the tarp.

[Rolloff]

I use a CRL. The adjustment Prussics stop most of it. The mini biners and the D rings that connect the Prussics to the tarp no doubt intercept the rest.

On the hammock suspension, I like small strips of Sham-Wow, attached anywhere on the suspension that is overhung or covered by the tarp. If you use Dutchware Bling it will usually act as a water break as well.

Any non-stretch, non wicking cordage will work well. It doesn't need to be structural. Lash-it and Zing-it are usually the go to for most.

[DynoMike]

Watch "Hammock Water Breaks and Drip Line Test" on YouTube
Hammock Water Breaks and Drip Line Test: https://youtu.be/c0-uOekjcU0

[SilvrSurfr]

Watch "Hammock Water Breaks and Drip Line Test" on YouTube
Hammock Water Breaks and Drip Line Test: https://youtu.be/c0-uOekjcU0

Take that testing of hardware water breaks with a grain of salt. I don't think the water flow rate is realistic; it's pretty apparent it's coming from a hose or faucet. You're highly unlikely to see those water flow rates in any kind of rainstorm in your lifetime.

[Armor Like Fire]

I'm using woopie slings as my suspenssion BTW.

Is their a reason people are going for shamwow materal vs a piece of lash it for a dripline? Is their any sertan kind of knot I fhsould use to attach the dripline to either the suspenssion and tarp RL?

[mudsocks]

Sham-wow is quite absorbent material so it draws the water. As far as a knot for your CRL a simple square knot will work. Were it me I'd probably thread the drip-line through the Lash-It! I use.

[SilvrSurfr]

I'm using woopie slings as my suspenssion BTW.

Is their a reason people are going for shamwow material vs a piece of lash it for a dripline?

I think they like it because it's absorbent. However, once fully saturated (which would happen fairly quickly in a rainstorm), it would likely perform exactly like a piece of Lash-It.

Shamwow might have a momentary advantage over Lash-it, but it would be fleeting.

[Armor Like Fire]

Okay well I have two more conserves I guess while we're on this topic.

One being I'm afraid say i larks head a contenious loop to the tarp RL do i need to worry about the larks head losening and becoming not tight against the RL and letting water threw the mile of the loosened larks head?

And two is this a problem, say the tarp RL becomes pretty wet will the RL soak up water and let the water pass threw the drip line buy basic flowing inside the RL almost like a straw?