A Little Help Please

[Adan Lopez]

"Man you better fix that sorry pitch. If you take that set up looking like that at Coe they will have you for lunch!"

Dude that was funny Ken.

[kevin smith]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXrapf_8WFM

ken here is a video i found on youtube that might be a help or not either way

but you need to order an mld poncho tarp like this guy uses or you will never get a tight pitch lol just kidding

i can only imagine the trip report after coe with pictures of ken s unproperly pitched id siltarp and bug bivy you just know tony wong is going to make an effort to get this in the pictures and make it known to the rest of the bpl cummunity
lol

kevin

[Ken Thompson]

Looks good Kevin. We'll have you set up in front of Ken's to block him from some ridicule. Me, maybe I'll sleep in the Vanagon!

[kevin smith]

hea ken t

we don t want anyone to develop saggy tarp disease while on the trip :)

kevin

[Ken Helwig]

Man, you guys are tooooo much. Practicing all day tomorro

[Backpack Jack]

That's horrible S.T.D.'s I don't want any of that!

S-saggy T-tarp D-disease not good!

[kevin smith]

you will get it ken it took me a few times to figure it out but once you find what works for you it will become easier the more times you pitch it

kevin

[Ken Helwig]

Kevin, I bought the Integral Designs Siltarp 1. I am not wondering if a bigger tarp would be beter, for instance the GG Silltwin tarp….most space etc. Just thinking out loud. I am going to work on pitching tomorrow. I need micro tensioners and I went to Down Works in Santa Cruz with no luck and then drove over the hill to REI..no luck!

Thoughts on a larger tarp

[Dylan Snodgrass]

This is the dude who taught me. Pretty simple and works every time. See you all at Coe!

How to pitch a backpacking tarp| http://bit.ly/gON7rp

[Ken Thompson]

Micro tensioners. Won't a taughtline hitchwork with your guyline? No added cost or weight.

[Ken Helwig]

Dylan, thank you and I will take a look at that.

Ken, I am a moron when it comes to knots…I need tensioners in my life.

This is what I am using and I HATE them!

[kevin smith]

ken
wanna try before you buy ?? let me know and ill bring myid siltarp 2 to coe and you
can try it its the same size as the silltwinn so it would give you an idea of how much room you want

let me know

kevin

[Ken Helwig]

Well second time through and I think this is much better. Wow….Opions??

[Ken Helwig]

What I have I learned the second time doing this. That staking and re-staking makes a huge difference. To get a pitch taught, you need to keep re-positioning the stakes in order to get rid of the wrinkles. I have more practice to do though. Thanks for all the advice, I appreciate it guys!

[Backpack Jack]

Looks good Ken, I'll even be able to see you in the dark. HA! HA!

[Ken Helwig]

I picked the yellow color to be different. Yes, glow in the dark.

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