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ADAHY
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PostSat Mar 17, 2012 10:00 am 
Do line locks work well on guy lines during very windy conditions? Or do they slip. I am a bit of a knot wizard and have never used them much. I only ask because they seem to save time.

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PostSat Mar 17, 2012 10:14 am 
Used properly i have not encountered problems with them coming loose.....yet.

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PostSat Mar 17, 2012 11:28 am 
Yes they do work well. I have put line locs on all the guy lines of my tents. Also added shock cord loops to keep everything tight. Here is where I bought line locs and cord: http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/spectra_cord.shtml

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PostSat Mar 17, 2012 12:53 pm 
it's funny you would mention this place because that's exactly were I was at when I thought of line locks. I Purchased one of their bags last year (20deg, 1lb) and have yet to try it out. I Normally use a truckers hitch, or a adjustable loop on al my guy lines, they never slip even in the worst of wind storms, they just take a bit longer to set up.

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PostSat Mar 17, 2012 3:19 pm 
Put your line locks on then we can go back to Dollar Lake and test them out.

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PostSat Mar 17, 2012 7:48 pm 
Hi Mike. Yea that storm pulled my deep set stakes out of the ground, I don't think line locks would have stood up much better the way I was rocking. Maybe the olympics will let me try that out . Along with the new camp chair, new bag and pad, and Wild Oasis.

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PostSun Mar 18, 2012 5:57 am 
BigBear wrote:
Yes they do work well. I have put line locs on all the guy lines of my tents. Also added shock cord loops to keep everything tight. Here is where I bought line locs and cord: http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/spectra_cord.shtml
i've used the Micro Line Loc Guy Line Adjusters for a year now. they've never come loose. if anything, they cinch down more windy conditions. withstood patagonia winds without a second thought smile.gif

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