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.
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.
Maybe we could just teach scouts to watch where they are going.
Chair, table or cooler makes a great deterent.
I love the suggestions that don’t impact the environment; glow sticks are not easily recycled. It’s important to teach scouts sustainable means.
Pool noodles on the rope
I buy glow bracelets and loop them around stakes!
I use florescent survey tape. Tie it to the guy wire
We clothes pin glow sticks to ours. We can get them at the dollar tree 8/ $1. Gets us through a 2 night weekend.
I use glow in the dark paracord
Tie a white handkerchief or unused or toilet paper around the line
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