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Prevent Tripping Over Tent Guy Lines

Q. Our troop is often a little crowded at campsites. How can I keep people from tripping on my tent guy lines at night?
— Travis, Salt Lake City, Utah

Try replacing your tent’s guy lines with reflective cord, such as MSR’s Reflective Utility Cord Kit ($23). The kit includes handy CamRing Cord Tensioners that result in a knot-free design.

You could also use a UCO StakeLight (four for $20) to make your tent easier to find in the dark. Turn it on when there’s high traffic; otherwise, keep it switched off to conserve the AAA battery’s 10 hours of power. A strobe mode is helpful for way-finding should nature call in the middle of the night.


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11 Comments on Prevent Tripping Over Tent Guy Lines

  1. I think Scouts should still be about TEACHING people to not make mistakes, not PREVENTING them from it. Let people trip over it a few times….they will soon learn to pay better attention to their environment.

  2. Maybe we could just teach scouts to watch where they are going.

  3. Chair, table or cooler makes a great deterent.

  4. I love the suggestions that don’t impact the environment; glow sticks are not easily recycled. It’s important to teach scouts sustainable means.

  5. Pool noodles on the rope

  6. I buy glow bracelets and loop them around stakes!

  7. I use florescent survey tape. Tie it to the guy wire

  8. We clothes pin glow sticks to ours. We can get them at the dollar tree 8/ $1. Gets us through a 2 night weekend.

  9. I use glow in the dark paracord

  10. Johnny Dollar // September 15, 2017 at 2:18 pm // Reply

    Tie a white handkerchief or unused or toilet paper around the line

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