Actually, Earthling, your response shows that you definitely understood my conumdrum. Oddly enough, Kelty sends a instruction leaflet with the tarp that shows it pitched on the rectangular and centered. Kinda weird considering the lack of appropriately placed tie outs.

I had pretty much just come to the conclusion that I would add the tie outs before trying anything else. The other responses kinda woke me up. I can't believe I was thinking of cutting down my tarp without trying the obvious. Duh. Glad we have the forum to help set us straight when we go all dorky. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

Oh, hey Earthling, my kitties wanna know how your cat is doing. I already know you're still having a really rough time so I won't ask you to dwell on that.
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