Re: Best knot for tent guys

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Posted by Backcountry (Guest) on October 29, 2006 at 11:41:05 am EST
In reply to Best knot for tent guys posted by Blackbeard on October 16, 2006 at 2:06:21 pm EDT

I make a loop at one end of the guyline with a simple overhand knot and then put that loop through the loop sewn on the tent, feed the guyline through the loop on it's own end and then pull the line snug. Fold up the guyline and tie it into snug but not tight overhand knot to store it attached to the tent. I make the loop at the end of the guyline large enough to pull the rest of the guyline through it when it's in the storage knot. If you have a situation where you need to use the guyline tie it to the stake with a bunch of hitches. The wind will pull taught line hitches and other tightening devices loose after a while.

When you do run into that wind situation the guylines will be handy. You can easily remove a guyline from down wind side of the tent and move it to the side getting blasted with the wind if necessary. The wind can pull out a single guyline and stake fairly easliy but I've found that two lines that are angled out at about a 45 degrees right at the corner of the tent getting hit hardest usually holds even when the stakes aren't in very secure ground. Like in sand.
The only other thing I can think of is to push the guyline stake in the ground so that the top end is at ground level, nothing sticking up, if you can.

This is a really simple method and you should be able to do all of the moving and tieing in the dark, wind and/or rain, when you usually find that you need to do it. Of course you can use fancier knots but make sure you can tie them outside the comfort of your own home. You know what I mean.

Al Dennis

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