Thank you so much.
Just as the tarp is versatile and adaptable in its configuration on the ground, over a hammock you have two options for rigging your ridge line. For short spans, you can run the ridge line sloped (as in the first photo in the OP), that is, NOT horizontal; the tie-out at the vertex is on the low side, and the peak tie-out in the center of the tarp is on the high end, and then the mid-side tie-out on the other end is guyed out to the three on the high end of the sloped ridge line at a level roughly equal to the opposite end. For longer spans where the high end of a sloped ridge line would be hung higher than is convenient, you can opt to string a more conventional primary ridge line under the tarp, connecting a vertex on one end and the mid-face tie-out on the other end, and either suspending the peak tie-out on its own secondary ridge line or guying it out with either two independent tie-outs to the trees or "bear bag style" with a single line to an overhead branch or other anchor point.
All of the above methods work. I am even considering that a double-internal pole mod is possible, crossing like an "X", for winter snow loads. That would really be something, and it would make suspension of the peak less important.
My tarp has three vertex tie-outs on seams and two on the continuous run of fabric, with the mid-face tie-out located between the latter two vertices. The vertex tie-out opposite the mid-face tie-out is the "tail" on the ground. On this prototype I actually installed mid-face tie-out reinforcement patches on the remaining four sides, just in case there is ever a desire to add more tie-outs for stability or pole-compatibility.
The wraparound wind protection of this tarp is really nice; the end with the mid-face tie-out is almost like having a hex with half doors like the Warbonnet Minifly.
I have been working on complete detailed plans for several tarp designs this week, all of which will be submitted to Dutchware Gear in the Articles section, so you'll eventually have access to my complete plans to make this tarp the easy way from 7 yards of Xenon Wide.
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