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BillConner Inukshuk Offline Posts: 665 Location: Thousand Islands Joined: Apr 12^th, 2010	Re: Various reviews Reply #20 - Sep 27^th, 2011 at 2:37am	Quote Print Post
	Man! I must be doing something wrong because it's so much easier and simpler than anything described in this thread.


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Preacher Contributer Subscriber Offline Posts: 1327 Location: COTU Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: Various reviews Reply #21 - Sep 27^th, 2011 at 3:12pm	Quote Print Post
	BillConner wrote on Sep 27^th, 2011 at 2:37am: Man! I must be doing something wrong because it's so much easier and simpler than anything described in this thread. Not sure what you mean. The device is easier & simpler to use than learning the skill the device replaces or vice-versa?


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BillConner Inukshuk Offline Posts: 665 Location: Thousand Islands Joined: Apr 12^th, 2010	Re: Various reviews Reply #22 - Sep 27^th, 2011 at 6:01pm	Quote Print Post
	I mean my rigging a tarp - rope between two trees with half hitches, toss tarp over on a diagonal - and guy out two lines to a tree or root or log - usually with half hitches. 3 pieces of rope and a few minutes and no skills I didn't learn 50 years ago in Scouts. I must be doing it wrong.


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Preacher Contributer Subscriber Offline Posts: 1327 Location: COTU Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: Various reviews Reply #23 - Sep 27^th, 2011 at 6:24pm	Quote Print Post
	Heh, yep! It can be as easy or as complicated as you want to make it. I enjoy tarpentry. Futzing with lines, getting everything as tight as I can make it is campsite fun for me. Since my tarp is my shelter (tents - bah!) it's very important that the tarp be solid for the conditions with options to quickly 'baton down' should a storm brew. I have made the mistake and had the wind switch, last time on Batch! Your method works great for setting up around the fire/kitchen area, not so great for a sleeping shelter. Water travels down your ridge line.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8126 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Various reviews Reply #24 - Sep 27^th, 2011 at 6:24pm	Quote Print Post
	BillConner wrote on Sep 27^th, 2011 at 6:01pm: I mean my rigging a tarp - rope between two trees with half hitches, toss tarp over on a diagonal - and guy out two lines to a tree or root or log - usually with half hitches. 3 pieces of rope and a few minutes and no skills I didn't learn 50 years ago in Scouts. I must be doing it wrong. Unless it's failed you when you need it, your doing it YOUR way, not necessarily the wrong way What works for one might be a pain for others. I've learned a lot here from hearing how others do things. Sometimes they're things I already tried and rejected but often they make me slap my head and say " DUH" Everyone has they're individual style in how they do things. Unless your dissatisfied then your way is the right way for you


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intrepid_camper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1348 Location: Northern Minnesota Joined: Jul 12^th, 2004	Re: Various reviews Reply #25 - Sep 27^th, 2011 at 9:44pm	Quote Print Post
	I also enjoy tarpentry. I have tie outs along the ridgeline on the "up" side of the tarp and that is what I tie to my main rope. Then the tarp is hanging down from, not over, the ridge rope. If you drape it over the ridge rope, you can stop the leak that comes with water running down the ridge line by tieing a bit of rag or rope ON the ridge rope, outside of the tarp or just under the edge. When the water runs down the rope it is stopped at the rag/rope and drips off instead.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8126 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Various reviews Reply #26 - Sep 27^th, 2011 at 10:16pm	Quote Print Post
	Excellent point / tip IC. I also might suggest that if you tie your canoe on top of your car and secure the middle by passing a rope/strap thru car window that doing this will eliminate water seeping along rope/strap when it rains and dripping inside your car. Tie on both sides of window and you'll eliminate this potential problem.


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BillConner Inukshuk Offline Posts: 665 Location: Thousand Islands Joined: Apr 12^th, 2010	Re: Various reviews Reply #27 - Sep 28^th, 2011 at 1:48am	Quote Print Post
	It's true I only use tarp for cooking. Worse, I'm being lead into a fate trap because in about 90 days in the Q over 10 years, it rained a little on 2 or 3 days and a lot on just one. I don't count a few night time sprinkles. I'm pretty sure I've been very lucky.


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Preacher Contributer Subscriber Offline Posts: 1327 Location: COTU Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: Various reviews Reply #28 - Sep 28^th, 2011 at 12:59pm	Quote Print Post
	BillConner wrote on Sep 28^th, 2011 at 1:48am: It's true I only use tarp for cooking. Worse, I'm being lead into a fate trap because in about 90 days in the Q over 10 years, it rained a little on 2 or 3 days and a lot on just one. I don't count a few night time sprinkles. I'm pretty sure I've been very lucky. Wow that is lucky! I need to go tripping with you, sneak some of that luck. Neat trick ST. I've tried the drip-line on tarp & hammock sets, mixed results, takes care for much but not all drips. Here's a car-topping trick. If you use webbing straps and get tired of the hum of the wind put a 1/2 twist in the webbing.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8126 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: Various reviews Reply #29 - Sep 28^th, 2011 at 2:22pm	Quote Print Post
	Quote: Here's a car-topping trick. If you use webbing straps and get tired of the hum of the wind put a 1/2 twist in the webbing That little trick works with rope as well. I noticed a distinct hum coming from bow/stern tie down ropes. I read somewhere ( maybe here?) that a twist in rope would solve that. From my experience it works.


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