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Subject Topic: how do you tie guide ropes up properly?
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Persongood_in_tent
10/8/2006 at 8:06pm
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Just how do you tie the damn things up properly? They always seem to dingle dangle out afterwards, most annoying!!


PersonCaff No 1
10/8/2006 at 8:39pm
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What do you mean guide ropes?  do you mean guy ropes?


PersonCaff No 1
10/8/2006 at 8:51pm
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Oops I see from the general chat forum that you do mean guy ropes and some other kind people have already come to your rescue


Personiandar
10/8/2006 at 8:52pm
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nooo good_in_tent likes to have guides around, Caff No 1

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PersonBrowns
10/8/2006 at 9:44pm
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We wrap them around our one hand then knot the end around the loop. Hope that helps

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PersonPEGWIL
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i dont do them OH does sorry cant help as she's asleep good luck............pegwil

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I always have trouble with this one,  so my wife does it.

Starting at the top,  wind the guy rope into loops about 11cm long. when you get to the last lenth rap this round the loops and tie it off.

Good luck

 


Personiandar
11/8/2006 at 1:46pm
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I use a good strong elastic band, but you need to replace it every year!

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Personwelshrover
11/8/2006 at 1:50pm
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glad someone having same problem as me until one day a wise young gentleman said get some elastic bands lad so i got some and had no danglers since


Personjonellis
11/8/2006 at 3:25pm
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I forgot me 'laggies so I wound them around my hand and used the window tie backs instead (elasticated thingys)


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Persondave189
11/8/2006 at 5:05pm
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I just fold them in half then half again and so on until they are about a foot long then tie in a LOOSE not.

 


Personfoggers
13/8/2006 at 4:04pm
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I use dave189's technique and my OH does the "wrap it loosely round your hand and use the last bit to tie it into a bundle" approach. So when we re both tying up guy ropes they look all different.....but either way is fine!


Personfiona66
13/8/2006 at 4:28pm
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Hi

Am I the only one who doesn't???

Fi


Personfoggers
13/8/2006 at 7:34pm
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Fi - I didn't used to, but on bigger tents, loose guys can get very tangled together and with the tension straps etc and when you next get it out it can be very difficult figuring one end of the flysheet from the other...so I developed the habit! 


Personalan126
13/8/2006 at 7:53pm
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I use 4" long cable ties nice and tidy as I cant do knots either

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