Tarp guys

[Flatfishy]

Currently using prussic knots tied to the eyes on my Superfly then guy to a loop for the peg to attach to.
I've just acquired an Edge and wanted to know if theres any better way of guying out a tarp with Zing it?

[Passinthru]

I was doing exactly the same as you are doing, and it worked great. Then I saw this thread, changed over, and I won't be going back. It works great.

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...highlight=loks

You don't have to read the whole thread to get the idea...

[Redoleary]

It's very similar to what you already have but replace the prusik with a ucr. They don't bind up as much as prusiks and hold really well...and still adjustable from under the tarp.

[Algonz]

I was doing exactly the same as you are doing, and it worked great. Then I saw this thread, changed over, and I won't be going back. It works great.

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...highlight=loks

You don't have to read the whole thread to get the idea...

I did the opposite because with the prusik you can have a loop on each and of the line

[jbrescue]

Try a taut line hitch, it is easier to adjust and won't bind like a prussik can.

[swankfly]

I was doing exactly the same as you are doing, and it worked great. Then I saw this thread, changed over, and I won't be going back. It works great.

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...highlight=loks

You don't have to read the whole thread to get the idea...

Ditto.......

[Mountain Gout]

I rekon I am a boring fella.. I tie loops on my guys, two - three each for the distance I want, I have very seldom or ever had tarp slack be an issue for me, but I start drum tight.. Put the stake in the chosen loop and pull tight set the stake..

[Bubba]

I have the same set up on my Superfly. Works well but the prusik can bind up a little. On my summer tarp I tried something else. I tied the line to the D rings using a Blake hitch and used a Marlin Spike hitch for the tent peg.

I start every set up with the Blake hitch close to the tarp. I determine the length I want the guyline to be and make a MSH stake the line to the ground. I then go the Blake hitch to tighten the line and make the tarp taut. The Blake hitches only need to be tied once and the line left on the D-rings. I found it work well but I'm not fussy and like fiddling with knots.

[Flatfishy]

Liking the mini lineloks idea.

[iRokk]

Liking the mini lineloks idea.

I use the mini line-loks and love it, but I learned the hard way that it is important to tie a slippery half-hitch behind the line-loks, because in a heavy wind, they WILL slip. Ruined two of my line-loks, but luckily I ordered spares. I have been toying with the idea of even making some small whoopies out of zing-it for my guys, but that just sounds like too much work, weight, and extra line.