What is this device (not photographic) ? Or more to the point how do you use them ?
Nov 16, 2023 18:56:15 #
chrissybabe
Loc: New Zealand
I have a dozen or so of these and am cleaning out a heap of stuff. They would be 60-80 years old (ex my father) and were used as something to do with tent guy ropes. I want to know how they are threaded or used ?
Forgot to add that google was no use. Google seems to be only interested in things made (and for sale) in the last few years. They do look a bit like things used for climbing or something to do with various English car top ends but these were specifically for guy ropes (actually I am not too sure about that since my father was known to make do with other bits). I vaguely remember that old tents used a lot more tension on the guy ropes with steel springs etc to keep everything tight so it may be something to do with that (thanks longshadow).
Forgot to add that google was no use. Google seems to be only interested in things made (and for sale) in the last few years. They do look a bit like things used for climbing or something to do with various English car top ends but these were specifically for guy ropes (actually I am not too sure about that since my father was known to make do with other bits). I vaguely remember that old tents used a lot more tension on the guy ropes with steel springs etc to keep everything tight so it may be something to do with that (thanks longshadow).
Nov 16, 2023 19:41:11 #
Tensioner for tent tie downs.
Haven't used one in YEARS, so I don't remember how to set it up.
(I left them on the tie downs.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-4dTOuqTGo
Haven't used one in YEARS, so I don't remember how to set it up.
(I left them on the tie downs.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-4dTOuqTGo
Nov 17, 2023 08:29:00 #
chrissybabe wrote:
I have a dozen or so of these and am cleaning out ... (show quote)
Tie off the line on the D part, run the line through the hole creating a loop, slide it up the line and let go the line should stay taught.
Nov 17, 2023 08:33:08 #
And for it to work, the line needs to be the size of the hole, a smaller line will just slide through, friction is all that keeps it taught.
Nov 17, 2023 08:36:23 #
Something like this. For a two holer, put the slip line through the knot end hole.
Nov 17, 2023 09:41:27 #
wmurnahan wrote:
Tie off the line on the D part, run the line through the hole creating a loop, slide it up the line and let go the line should stay taught.
I get it now. Hope the OP does.
Nov 17, 2023 09:55:03 #
Nov 17, 2023 20:52:21 #
chrissybabe
Loc: New Zealand
I think I do. Enough to know that there are two things (at least) I don't like about the design and those are enough to make me not want to keep them. Having to have a rope just smaller than the round hole and passing the rope through the D with its sharpish edges. Both not good with todays rope. As I said they would be at least 60 years old and things have changed since then. The modern plastic equivalent are better but I had to check (although in their favour they won't break like plastic will nor will they 'rot' in UV light).
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