Originally Posted by
GrizzlyAdams
I put my tarp over the ridgeline, but it does not have a cat-cut ridgeline. Just in case water would track under, I have a couple of pieces of cotton shoelace tied to the ridgeline, and position them just under the edge of the tarp as drip lines.
The "over the line" approach takes the constant stress off the ridgeline tabs. Tarps are built to withstand that stress of course, but I've seen some pulling and stretching of the tab seams, and this is an easy way to give those tabs some relief.
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