Comments on: Wrapping Tarp Guyline to Eliminate Tangles

By: Derek Hansen

Derek Hansen — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 18:08:16 +0000

In reply to Phil. I pick up my braided mason line at Home Depot. For Zing-it or Lash-it, a good source I like is Dutchware.com

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:11:24 +0000

I know this post is 6 years old but the links to the zing-it and braided mason line are broken. Can you recommend a current supplier for either or both?

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Keeping Guylines untangeled – Keep Pedaling! — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 22:15:04 +0000

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By: GO! Outfitters Tarp Preview - The Ultimate Hang

GO! Outfitters Tarp Preview - The Ultimate Hang — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 13:00:39 +0000

[…] just stuffing (which is easier with silnylon tarps), folding keeps the packed size really small. I hand-wrap each of the guy line to prevent tangling. The guyline is a little spongy, which is typical for low-price line. Polyester tarps don’t […]

By: micahvorstMicah

micahvorstMicah — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 17:08:44 +0000

In reply to Matthew. Agreed!

By: Mauro Marzorati

Mauro Marzorati — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 14:33:06 +0000

In general for generic bundling of lines I find that when wrapping the finishing wrap around the bundle that it works better if the wrap over the line instead of going forward (as pictured). I find that wrapping over the line itself prevents the finishing wrap to lose its tension/grip on the “free” end (the end that doesn’t have the slippery hitch). The only difference is that I start the wrap at the end of the straight-line right before going around the bend/bend instead of beginning the wrap after going around the bend(thumb, pinky, side-of-the-hand) or beginning of the straight-away.

However, if I’m bundling my tarp guylines to go into a pocket and the tarp goes into its snakeskins I don’t even bother with the slipper hitch, just figure-8 and final wrap of just a couple of turns will do. The pocket keeps everything tight. I start wrapping as pictured, on the secured end. When I get to camp I often times don’t even unravel the entire guyline, merely pulling it from the standing end just as much as I need I can easily form a lark’s head on the stake,. The bonus is that the extra line is already bundled next to the stake.

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By: Ta hand om tarplinorna på rätt sätt - Momo Jord

Ta hand om tarplinorna på rätt sätt - Momo Jord — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 12:54:28 +0000

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By: patrick h

patrick h — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:36:11 +0000

I’ve been using this technique for managing almost all of my cable and cordage, for both EDC and backpacking: http://youtu.be/V5UTu1rhJAU