With a Superfly on on order, I've been curious about this, too. Thinking I'll probably go with the setup Mr. Modifier describes above at this point, as it seems functional, easy enough, and it doesn't require extra stakes. Plus after a cursory search, I wasn't able to find anything I like much better.
There are, just to be nitpicky in the name of finding a better way, a few things I wish that setup offered (though obviously with no tarp I haven't tried it, so discount my opinion accordingly). I'd be curious if there are easy ways to address them:
- I wish the stowed doors would fold
inside, not outside. As is, if it starts to rain as I'm off fetching water or climbing some hill and my doors are folded, the interior of the tarp would be rained on. Not the end of the world, but still. (Gruxxx's setup would avoid this but seems to require four more stakes.)
- I wish there were more options besides doors overlapping (coffin mode?) and doors stowed. And ideally those options wouldn't mean extra stakes.
- DanglingModifier (sorry to address you directly), the mini cord locks you're using just kind of strike me as inelegant (this is my neurosis, not your failing), and they don't seem like they'll fit the doubled-up 1/8" shock cord that I'd prefer to 3/32". I realize these are petty concerns in the scheme of things, but I'm just wishing here.
I know, I know, "wish in one hand..." but I can already tell I'll be futzing around at camp trying to figure out ways to re-rig the thing. Is there a best-of-all-worlds setup?
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