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    Tripping over guylines, where to get high viz?

    I have googled it but I figure you folks know the best place to get high viz or reflective guyline and shock cord.

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    Cheapest reflective stuff is probably paracord, but I don't think it's much use for guy lines- stretchy.
    NiteIze makes reflective cord (available via amazon?) and Hilleberg guy line is also reflective. Both of those are fairly pricey, though.

    Try searching at REI or this $1.50/m stuff from MEC

    It is nice not to trip over guylines in the dark, though.

    Another possibilty is to buy some reflective grosgrain tape from diygearsupply.com and add that to your tarp pullouts...

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    Re: Tripping over guylines, where to get high viz?

    Lawson Equipment has some nice reflective cord in orange, green, & black. Underground quilts has some good, super small diameter hi-vis cord in the same colors.
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    reflective doesnt fix clumsy.

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    Re: Tripping over guylines, where to get high viz?

    Quote Originally Posted by gargoyle View Post
    reflective doesnt fix clumsy.
    Hey! I resemble that remark. LOL. personally I have had very good results using the line from Lawson. But last I heard we was going to discontinue the product line.
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    Quote Originally Posted by darkbyrd View Post
    I take some reflective cord and lay it around the perimeter of my ground stakes (usually not backpacking though) so that myself and others can see that there is something there to possibly trip over, especially at group hangs that have kids running around playing in the dark.
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    Nite Ize lightens it up no doubt but seemed to tangle easy at least for me. Switched to zing it but like the reflective tape idea and may have to give that a go..
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