How do I use these "guy line runners" to adjust the tension on my tent's lines?
I was given my current tent and I have to admit to being pretty ignorant of tents, having not done much camping since I was a kid some decades ago.
Now when it came time to use the guy ropes I noticed there are plastic "things" on the ropes, that I assume are used for something like adjusting the tension.
But I was too stupid to figure out how to use them! \-:
I ended up making slipknots and just putting the pegs in where the ropes were tight. The tent is on sand this time so I can tighten the ropes a bit just by digging and re-packing the sand a bit.
But should I really use these tent rope adjuster thingies?
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The band actually works like a taut line hitch knot. Pull on one and it can become tighter or you can give it more slack
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The simplest ones are like this, and even the more complex ones are typically broadly similar.
Usage is to have set your peg at a useful distance (ie not too close to the tent, as it won't hold the pole/skin out, and not too far away as you might trip over it) and pop the loop round the peg.
Then just slide the tensioner up the guy rope until tight.
Remember to slightly overtighten if you expect rain, as nylon guy ropes stretch a fair bit in the wet.
With the one you have, you already have the loop and the slot. Open up the loop and place this over your peg, then slide the black plastic piece up the rope until tight - the mechanism is the same, the friction is just applied a slightly different way.
I'll check to see if any of my tents use that type and take a photo.
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I have used these once before but I do not have them any more to take my own pics with.
The arrow points at the part of the rope you should pull. Pull it out until you have a big loop. Place the loop around your post or stake in the ground. Slide the Black piece of plastic up the rope until it is tight.
Next try to turn the black piece of plastic perpendicular to the rope that goes to the tent. During this step the actual rope touching the peg/stake should shift slightly.
If the rope is tight enough the black plastic will put a bit of a bend in the rope and hold tight.
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I am using these on a vango 350 this evening. Turn the plastic through 90 degrees to run the guy along the channel on the plastic. when taught let it flip naturally back to hold in place. They work fairly well.good luck!
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