I have a tendency to chop up my rope into little pieces
when putting up a tarp, meaning that I then have to go out
and buy more rope every time. Presumably there is a better
way to do this. What do folks here do? Do you just always
string up your tarp using a single, continuous piece of
cord? Do you bring a certain number of pieces of certain
lengths?

What about tent stakes? Do you use them? My most recent
time using a tarp, I brought stakes, and they were handy.
But are there better ways of doing it so that you don't have
to carry the stakes? Seems like a rock sitting on the corner
of the tarp would either not work or risk damaging the tarp.

I mostly hike in the Sierras, sometimes above tree line, but
mostly below it.

I have a tendency to chop up my rope into little pieces
when putting up a tarp, meaning that I then have to go out
and buy more rope every time. Presumably there is a better
way to do this.

What about tent stakes?

I have a tendency to chop up my rope into little pieces
when putting up a tarp, meaning that I then have to go out
and buy more rope every time. Presumably there is a better
way to do this. What do folks here do? Do you just always
string up your tarp using a single, continuous piece of
cord? Do you bring a certain number of pieces of certain
lengths?

What about tent stakes? Do you use them? My most recent
time using a tarp, I brought stakes, and they were handy.
But are there better ways of doing it so that you don't have
to carry the stakes? Seems like a rock sitting on the corner
of the tarp would either not work or risk damaging the tarp.

I mostly hike in the Sierras, sometimes above tree line, but
mostly below it.

On Sep 18, 12:45 pm, Ben Crowell
crowel... at (no spam) lightSPAMandISmatterEVIL.com> wrote:
I have a tendency to chop up my rope into little pieces when putting up
a tarp, meaning that I then have to go out and buy more rope every
time. Presumably there is a better way to do this.

I have a collection of rope lengths 12-15'; each one has a bowline at
one end & a loop created by doubling the rope in a single knot about
1/2~2/3 along from the bowline. The loop of the bowline goes through a
grommet, the bottom around an appropriately placed stake and back to the
loop in a packing knot. Never blow down.

What about tent stakes?

I use 3/8" stainless steel w/ stainless washers welded on as heads. They
are from 12~14" and never pull out or break. Any machine shop can set
you up.