Pyramid Guy Lines

1. Depends on the pyramid.
2. Poor preparation – you should have a guy line for each guying point even if they are not always attached. They are only a few grams each.
3. No point. A guy line has to pull away from the panel for it to be of any use.  What you seem to be suggesting is that the guy line would almost lie along the fabric panel as any corner/perimeter tie-out is usually only a couple of inches from the hem.

My lower perimeter guy lines are pretty short. Like 12” at max extension. That’s plenty for staking but I might need accessory cord for tying to rocks or logs instead.

I carry one long piece of mid-height panel cord. My pyramids only have mid-panel, mid-height guy out points (not corners) so there will probably only be one upwind. That one gets the cord, and it goes out to a dedicated stake, not down to the one at the perimeter. That would be largely pointless for panel support.

The sides of my pyramid are close to the ground so theoretically, no guyline is needed.  Or just big enough to get a stake through it.

In rocky soil you can’t just get a stake in the ground wherever you want, so I have 12 inch guylines so I can put the stake where I can get it in.  Especially if it’s windy, I’ll put a rock on it right at the edge of the pyramid.

I have one mid guyline, more to pull out side so I don’t touch the inside if there’s condensation.  I started long, maybe 6 feet, and then tried it out and cut it a little shorter.  Sometimes I’ll hook it to a branch or something, but that wouldn’t be good if the branch blew around in the wind.