Originally Posted by
WV
If it's a hollow braid, then using a small piece of wire or a Cortland No-Knot tool to make a whoopey sling is great. If your tarp has reinforcements at the ridgeline tieouts there should be no problem. When you tighten the sides, make sure the ridge tie-outs stay centered over the reinforcements. I've used taut line hitches with spectra as small as 130lb test (much smaller than yours, I think), and they work, but spectra is slippery so I used knots only temporarily while experimenting, then replaced them with whoopey slings.
I like 12' side tie-out lines because I tie to trees when I can. I also carry a couple of 12' lengths of line as spares so I can extend a line if I wish.
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