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#191872 - 09/14/15 04:36 PM Re: Made my first 3x3m Tarp [Re: Dmitri]
BZH member Registered: 01/26/11 Posts: 1189 Loc: Madison, AL	you need to put a catenary cut into the tarp to get tight pitch. In theory you need infinite tension to get a straight tarp straight.
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