rain fly ?

**rightwingnut12** · 03-24-2017, 19:50

i'm new at hammock camping and just bought a hennesy hex fly and was wondering how to put it back in stuff sack fold it or stuff it

**Billy Goat** · 03-24-2017, 19:51

Stuff it.

Cheers,
the Goat

**rightwingnut12** · 03-24-2017, 19:55

thanks goat appreciate it

**Carrico** · 03-24-2017, 21:35

Some people take the time to fold and roll and when done right it might give you a little bit of a easier time getting in back into the sack, but it takes longer to fold and roll as opposed to stuffing it, which is what I do too.

**Canoefor2** · 03-24-2017, 22:17

Get some snake skins. Roll up and slide them on.

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**cougarmeat** · 03-26-2017, 00:12

Depends on if it is wet or dry and how much time you want to spend putting it away and also setting it up the second night. For example, if you keep guy lines attached to the tarp, and you stuff it, you might find those tangled about and the time you saved by not folding is now spent untangling the guy lines.

So just try it - see what works for you.

Because of some experiences I've had setting up in the wind (Wind 2, Paul 0), I'm either going for skins or those covered rubber bands girls and hippies (that's me) use to keep their hair back. Just roll half that tarp, and slide three or four bands down from the one end toward the center. Then to the same at the other end. Words don't work so well in this case. Just pull your tarp out of it's bag in 15 mph (or more) wind and try to set it up and you will understand.

**hanging tough** · 03-26-2017, 07:32

[[email protected];1763699]Depends on if it is wet or dry and how much time you want to spend putting it away and also setting it up the second night. For example, if you keep guy lines attached to the tarp, and you stuff it, you might find those tangled about and the time you saved by not folding is now spent untangling the guy lines.

So just try it - see what works for you.

Because of some experiences I've had setting up in the wind (Wind 2, Paul 0), I'm either going for skins or those covered rubber bands girls and hippies (that's me) use to keep their hair back. Just roll have that tarp, and slide three or four bands down from the one end toward the center. Then to the same at the other end. Words don't work so well in this case. Just pull your tarp out of it's bag in 15 mph (or more) wind and try to set it up and you will understand.[/QUO[/I]

Agreed ! I'm using my kids hairbands until my wife gets around to making some skins.

**Phantom Grappler** · 03-26-2017, 08:26

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Depends on if it is wet or dry and how much time you want to spend putting it away and also setting it up the second night. For example, if you keep guy lines attached to the tarp, and you stuff it, you might find those tangled about and the time you saved by not folding is now spent untangling the guy lines.

So just try it - see what works for you.

Because of some experiences I've had setting up in the wind (Wind 2, Paul 0), I'm either going for skins or those covered rubber bands girls and hippies (that's me) use to keep their hair back. Just roll have that tarp, and slide three or four bands down from the one end toward the center. Then to the same at the other end. Words don't work so well in this case. Just pull your tarp out of it's bag in 15 mph (or more) wind and try to set it up and you will understand.

Scrunchies I got, had a hard place on each one due to way they were made--I reckon there are better hair scrunchies that have no hard parts--anyway, I stopped using them.

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**Phantom Grappler** · 03-26-2017, 08:34

[QUOTE=hanging tough;1763726]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Depends on if it is wet or dry and how much time you want to spend putting it away and also setting it up the second night. For example, if you keep guy lines attached to the tarp, and you stuff it, you might find those tangled about and the time you saved by not folding is now spent untangling the guy lines.

So just try it - see what works for you.

Because of some experiences I've had setting up in the wind (Wind 2, Paul 0), I'm either going for skins or those covered rubber bands girls and hippies (that's me) use to keep their hair back. Just roll have that tarp, and slide three or four bands down from the one end toward the center. Then to the same at the other end. Words don't work so well in this case. Just pull your tarp out of it's bag in 15 mph (or more) wind and try to set it up and you will understand.[/QUO[/I]

Agreed ! I'm using my kids hairbands until my wife gets around to making some skins.

I don't use scrunchies and I don't use skins--so I can have a time setting tarp in wind. I always get larger stuff sacks than stuff sack enclosing new tarp or hammock--makes packing much easier.

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**Billy Goat** · 03-26-2017, 09:26

So far I've been using a double ended stuff sack and a Derek Hansen style dutch hook and fly CRL. I go around the tree with the hook end, set the hook in the d ring, take the open end though the opposite d ring, around the tree and pull around the hook on the fly attached to my tarp. It all deploys quick and easy (although typing it out makes it sound much more complicated, I realize now...) Haven't had any trouble with it in wind. I will admit that I've not yet set up in super high wind, but have set up several times this way in 15-20 mph sustained winds. And I have had the key ring I was using on the tarp end get torn out by high gusts. Thing opened up into a "u". Luckily they are cheap and I carry spares.

Cheers,
the Goat