Big snips, then Scott said; > It may have survived simply because its' owner knew how to > properly stake out a tent. Okay, sounds reasonable, but begs the question from people with my experience level.... what is the "proper" way to stake out a tent????? How about giving us a condensed tutorial on it. Last week (first time in a modern tent)I angled the stakes away from the tent ("top" pointing away from the tent, "pointy end" in closer towards the tent) to provide resistance if wind hitting the tent was pulling on the stake, I did not anticipate winds high enough to require guy ropes so opted not to use them, and my peg loops are not adjustable so I just pegged it through the loop "as is". I nestled the tent up against some underbrush to act as a wind block - just in case. I made sure everything was taut. Is all that proper or improper, and what else do I and people with my lack of tenting expierence need to know? Rick - Poquoson, VA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 07 2002 - 13:58:41 PST
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