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Posted by Backcountry (Guest) on November 3, 2006 at 12:39:12 am EST
In reply to Re: Best knot for tent guys posted by Bill S on November 2, 2006 at 2:22:22 pm EST

I learned to tie a tautline in the Boy scouts in the early 60's and it was 3 + 2 wraps, plus an extra hitch to secure it if necessary. Yea they work fine. I don't worry about adjusting guylines much though because I move often. It's all all about hunker down during the bad weather/wind event and then move on when it clears up. I guess you use what you find practical and usefull for what you do. That's why even though I learned some cool knots when I was young and in Boy Scouts and commercial fishing with my stepdad on Lake Huron, I prefer to keep it simple. I just use a couple of knots and I can tie them when I'm tired with cold numb hands, gloves on and with my wife standing behind me urging me to hurry because she's cold and wants to get into her sleeping bag.

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