FLY HEM STAKE LOOPS: With both my "winterized" Tarptents, the Moment DW and Scarp 2, I have added fly hem stake loops, 4 loops on each tent. 1.) I first did this because I needed to keep flapping down in high winds. A Youtube video of the original TT Moment flapping in high winds shows the value of nailing down the fly hems. 2.) But then I realized from past experience that staking down fly hems is important in a heavy snowfall. This keeps snow buildup in the tent sides from snow which has slid off the fly from pushing inward against the inner tent. Yes, you still may have to get out at night to shovel snow away from the sides but not as often. This is one of those, "Try it. You'll like it." suggestions. There is one caveat – it works best with tents that have a low fly hem. Otherwise you may have to add tent cord extensions to loops on tents with higher fly hems. Still it does help in high winds even if snow sliding off the fly can push under higher fly hems. Perhaps the answer to this latter problem is to build a low snow "wall" up to the fly hem. FLY GUY LINES: Most 4 season tents and many 3 season tents have loops midway up the fly, especially on pole tunnels, to guy out the fly. If you don't have them you need them. If you do perhaps experience will tell you where you may need a few more. These not only keep down the dreaded flapping but prevent poles from being deformed and possibly broken in high winds. It's one thing to ride out an all night windstorm in a secure tent, ear plugs in place as you sleep soundly, and quite another to be up half the night trying frantically to support your tent poles. (Sleep in a collapsed tent may be nearly impossible. Jus' sayin'.)
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