The ridge wind at Glacier Point taught me my tarp game was weak

Last June I set up my 8x10 silpoly tarp at Glacier Point and the gusts folded the whole thing like paper. I had the corners staked at 45 degrees but the wind came straight down the ridge and ripped two stakes right out. After that trip I bought a set of MSR Ground Hog stakes and started doing a proper taut line hitch on every corner. Anyone else run into wind that just makes you redo your whole shelter setup on the spot?

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lee.drew9d ago

That "tarp game was weak" line hits. Sounds like the same pattern I see everywhere, people get comfortable with their gear until nature reminds them who's actually in charge. Good on you for ditching the cheap stakes, that's usually a lesson learned once.