I thought I had it.......

**fiveonomo** · 08-30-2013, 08:21

I sat my SF up today to seam seal it, seemed to go well.....Ha ha ha.....seemed to go well..........thank you i will be here all day. I guess after it dries for a day or so and I get caught in a rain storm I will truly find out if it worked.

My thing is, my ridgeline sucks. I think I am done with the CRL and I am going to go to two separate lines on each end. My thought is I use a tarp flyz on each end and connect that way. This would ensure that I have some adjustability in the tarp if I want to move it, I don't know. Is this a bad idea?

I thought I had put this to rest but the tarp thing is harder than I once thought to get it the way I think it should be. Thanks in advance.

**rhjanes** · 08-30-2013, 08:24

Originally Posted by fiveonomo

My thought is I use a tarp flyz on each end and connect that way. This would ensure that I have some adjustability in the tarp if I want to move it, I don't know. Is this a bad idea?

exactly what I do. I tried a CRL, but didn't get the tarp tight enough to withstand much wind (I thought....didn't try it). It is easy to move. Loosen one side, let it sag. Tighten the other.

**Yukon** · 08-30-2013, 08:25

Depends which CRL you use. I can get mine just as tight with my CRL as I can with two separate lines.

**Craigthor** · 08-30-2013, 08:28

Tarp Flyz or Dutch Stingerz work great. I'm using the Stingerz personally right now.

**Jcavenagh** · 08-30-2013, 08:31

Give it a try...playing with this stuff is most of the fun!!

**Mountain Gout** · 08-30-2013, 08:34

There isn't a wrong way if you are happy... On the crl, try pulling on the tie out first, then tighten the prussic.. It will get as tight as you want it...

**Maddog5150** · 08-30-2013, 08:36

I still have not sprung for a tarp yet.... which means all my overnight hammocking so far has been indoors and on clear nights.

Making a DIY DL soon. Then plan to get a tarp, then an UQ, then.....? something else will come up! it always does!

**Dutch** · 08-30-2013, 08:40

I really prefer just the two lines pulling out. There is a lot of fiddle factor with a CRL and it has more line to deal with and more connection points. Somehow my tarp twist itself in the stuff sack. I prefer to keep it simple.

**fiveonomo** · 08-30-2013, 08:45

Thanks everyone, the decision is made. After the seam sealant sets for a day or two I am going with two separate lines, as Dutch was saying it just seems to be much simpler that way. I have fiddled with the CRL since I started hammocking and I am ready to try something else. I already have the hardware from Dutch so it's just a matter of making it happen.

I have not said it in a while so here it goes....I LOVE THIS SITE!!!!! Thanks everyone.