Quick release knot system for tarps

Step 1

Cut 12ft of 550 Paracord

Step 2

Fold in half to make two 6ft lengths

Step 3

Starting at the halfway point, tie the two lengths together, a fist-width from the end

Step 4

Continue tying knots every fist or so up to the very end

Step 5

Attach one end to the ridgeline of your tarp; the other around a tree

Step 6

Pull the cord tight to pull the tarps ridgeline up. Then feed one knot in-between the cord just after the next knot along!

Step 7

This will hold your tarp in place!

With one sharp tug on the loose end of the cord, your tarp will come down!

Hope that helps guys & girls!

Until next time…

Andy

About Andy Froy

Andy’s love of the wilderness started at a young age and as soon as he could he joined the Air Cadets where his thirst for knowledge of survival skills really took off. Then whilst attending basic military survival training within the Royal Marines he fell in love with the art of wilderness survival,
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