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Quote: Originally posted by mum2kathryn on 26/8/2011

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On a similar topic - has anyone got a good way of stopping the guy ropes getting tangled in storage? I tried winding them up and tying them round themselves, but they just came undone again.

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Quote: Originally posted by JimCall on 26/8/2011

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I do that with some of my guys too Rob. My main method tho is to hank the rope. I take the end closest to the tent between my thumb and forefinger then , spreading my fingers out, start wrapping the rope round my thumb and pinkie in a figure of eight fashion ( I suppose in a similar way to wrapping up electric cord on a hoover). I leave about a foot dangling and then start wrapping that round the rope after having gently removed it from my fingers as if I was wrapping turns on a climbing rope. when I get to the end I gently pull on the tent end to check which loop starts to close then with the tail end, pass a loop through that loop and pull tight. Sounds really complicated but in reality it takes a few seconds!

 I do that to Jim  lol just couldnt think how to explain it lol Sooooooooooooooo much easier to show some one

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Quote: Originally posted by mum2kathryn on 26/8/2011

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On a similar topic - has anyone got a good way of stopping the guy ropes getting tangled in storage? I tried winding them up and tying them round themselves, but they just came undone again.

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Quote: Originally posted by JimCall on 27/8/2011

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mum2 I found a video on utube which shows the process - link here It may help you visualize what I was trying to explain

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