This past weekend, I was at the Dover, Ohio Steam Show and stayed in my DIY Tensahedron stand and hammock. Link: DIY Tensa Stand
Saturday afternoon a heavy thunderstorm rolled in with straight line winds that flattened the tents in the Boy Scout camp area. Awnings were blown all over the place. On the stand I use a 10' square tarp. It is nothing special but it fits the stand just right.IMG_2080.jpg. The square trap wrapped the poles of the stand forming a double layer door. the guy lines were fed through the mid-side tie-out loop and then wrapped around the back leg of the stand and staked down. This made an impenetrable little cocoon to ride the storm out all high and dry. I was a little concerned about the wind as it was really fierce, but the metal legs of the stand gave great tarp support and structure.
I cannot say enough positive things about this stand style. If you make one or buy one I am sure you'll like it too.
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