New NX-250's Here, Yes, I'm Pathetic

[Brian Miller]

So here are the first of my nooooob questions.

The instructions say the 8-10' cords are for deploying the tarp. Is anyone using a separate ridgeline for a NX-250 tarp; possibly with prussiks, under or over the tarp for the NX-250/150?

Do you like use a 'biner on your tree strap to

1. Complete the loop around the tree?
2. Clip to the hammock ridgeline?
3. Both?

How do you "size" your tree straps if the strap is too long for the trees in your selected site?

Anyone using Niteline or Triptease reflective tarp guylines (and NX-250 ridgeline?) to avoid stumbling over them in the dark?

What one thing do you wish you had, and/or had known before your first wilderness hang?

Thanks in advance for your tips and your patience.