Originally Posted by
mimms2
Not even sure where I picked it up, but a "tent pole repair kit" has a bit of thin gauge wire with hook on the end, about 2ft long, and came with some yardage of elastic.
Was obviously cheap enough I didn't bother bending some ss wire I had at home. have re-strung maybe 20m of fibreglass poleage with it.
Folding from middle will delay the ineiviatable fatigue. I cringe when i see people start at one end.
Superior? counterweights on a pulley system. (Can be sand pouches, local stones etc) with paracord, to your tarp/fly.
Depending what you're trying to pitch...