I've had it set up for four windy days in the backyard, and my cheap fiberglass poles seem to be plenty strong for the job, so I think the .340 in. poles will be sufficient.

However, there's a couple other issues that I want to run past you guys. I've got very short tape loops at the edge of the tarp that a second loop goes through, and then the stakes go through that (see the picture below). I was going to use some elastic for the secondary loops, but the elastic I had was very stiff, and I couldn't get it tied off, so I used string instead. I think it's drop line for fishing. the stakes held just fine in the wind, and the tarp didn't seem to stretch or tear, but the string loops unraveled.

I've also used the same drop line for my guy lines, and I guess they stretched, because my ridge line was no longer taut.

How would you deal with these issues - guy lines stretching and stake loops unraveling?



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