Re: Best knot for tent guys

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Posted by Bill S on November 2, 2006 at 2:22:22 pm EST
In reply to Re: Best knot for tent guys posted by SteveTheFolkie on November 2, 2006 at 7:38:47 am EST

As Steve says, more wraps = more friction. Nothing says you have to quit on a tautline with 2+1 wraps.

But ... the tent fabric itself tends to stretch and shrink with temperature and moisture. Compare the tent's tautness at night and at midday in the sun without adjusting the guy lines. With a well-tied tautline (or a good tightening device, or even a "permanently" tied guyline), you can see a fairly substantial change in tautness of the tent fabric over the course of a day/night and with the condensation/evaporation of dew. The guyline itself will also exhibit these changes.

But then, that's why you need an adjustable guyline. There is a good discussion of rope construction and materials in Clyde Soles' book "Knots for the Outdoors".

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