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hooked guy line tensioner

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Paul S BPL Member
PostedApr 10, 2023 at 12:39 pm

Anyone know where I can get something like this but with a larger hook? (It hooks well to a guyline loop, but not to a tent tie-out strap/webbing.

https://yamamountaingear/com/products/hook-tensioner

 

Or, alternatively, I could put the tensioner along the length of the line and then I just need a nice plastic hook for the end.

The idea is that, with cold hands and/or gloved hand I can attach (and un-attach) a  guyline to a tent/tarp/shelter easily.

Bill Budney BPL Member
PostedApr 10, 2023 at 11:18 pm

Here is the correct link so that people can see what you are talking about.

It looks like a lineloc with a hook, like this or this.

A taut line hitch with any clip (such as an s-hook or carabiner ) would do the job (and would be easier to fix in the field if one breaks).

Adrian Griffin BPL Member
PostedApr 10, 2023 at 11:55 pm

Dutchware has a wide variety of hardware. At dutchwaregear.com>make your own gear>hardware.

Michael S BPL Member
PostedApr 12, 2023 at 5:34 pm

I know it’s not what you asked but maybe attach a small loop of guy line or shock cord to the webbing loop and then the hook works? I needed to get hooks like those to slip over a metal d ring on a teardrop camper project  (the BPL version of rvs) and was able to heat them up with a lighter and pry the hook open, don’t know if that would help it hold webbing better.

PostedApr 13, 2023 at 10:22 pm

You might want to consider a mini snap hook for your application.  It wont slip off, except when you want it to.  But you’d still need the  cord tightener part, or use a tautline hitch tied as Daryl and Daryl have posted on BPL.

Terran BPL Member
PostedApr 25, 2023 at 5:22 am

They slip. I put them on my tarp lines.  I find myself bypassing them a lot.

PostedApr 26, 2023 at 8:41 pm

Terran,  perhaps a search on BPL, as there are a number of threads that go into detail about various remedies for slipping; including the thread from Roger Caffin about  the tighteners he uses that function like a tautline hitch but do not slip.  Using the right size and strength cord for the device also helps.  Funny, I’ve always used the tautline learned in the scouts, and never had slipping.  It may be that spectra or dyneema cords do not grab as well as nylon.

 

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