There have been many videos on you-tube of late about improving ridge-lines, however not many looking at improving guy-line set ups.

I like the idea of an upside down guy-line to have the tensoining knot permanently attached to the tarp corner and then use a quick loop to attach the tent peg further down in the ground.

I have tripped over my guy-lines in the night several times and prefer them to be tied lower. The timber in Australia is much harder to carve tent pegs. Im also switching over to trying bank line for the guy-lines. Ive had hottchie cord become so tangled after pegs pulling out in high winds, it took hours to untangle. That I swapped to 3mm paracord, however It still become too bulky and also tangled. I’m hoping the bank-line being not being as flexible will fix that problem.

Below is a friction hitch that improves on using the Taut Line hitch for a permanent knot attached to the tarp and Ive been playing around with several knots for the tent peg, between a Clove Hitch variation, Anchor hitch and Slip knot but have settled on a Pile Hitch being the fastest and easiest to remember.

Friction Hitch Variation

Anchor Hitch

Slip Knot

Pile Hitch