emeeuk Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Okay Okay, so I am one of these annoying people who have black guy ropes.. Problems is my tent is an obscure shape and its needs the guy ropes to hold it up, the ropes are specific to the tent and I cant replace them with neon ones ( i have looked into that) How can I make them more noticeable, I tried tying stuff to them, I tried cutting open a glow stick and smearing the glowy juice on them, all works until it gets really dark and then I hear the inevitable tripping and thudding!! Anyone got any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Okay Okay, so I am one of these annoying people who have black guy ropes.. Problems is my tent is an obscure shape and its needs the guy ropes to hold it up, the ropes are specific to the tent and I cant replace them with neon ones ( i have looked into that) How can I make them more noticeable, I tried tying stuff to them, I tried cutting open a glow stick and smearing the glowy juice on them, all works until it gets really dark and then I hear the inevitable tripping and thudding!! Anyone got any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianSummer Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 tie neon ropes around the ones that are atteached to your tent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norainplease Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I would be inclined not to stretch them out very far as it probably won't be that windy, what with the heat wave we're going to have this week!!! However, on the subject! I got some glow in the dark paint from my local toy/craft shop and it's quite good! Haven't tried it on guy ropes, but can't see that it would be a problem? Glow stick contents will fade eventually after about 12 hours as they rely on a chemical reaction, that would probaly be sped up by oxygen! But the paint I have gets cahrged in the sun light! Hope this helps!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ding dong Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Camp under the Pylons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorseboX Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 You could set them on fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeeuk Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 lol at some of the replies I think I will check out the glow in the dark paint, never knew it existed. Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halvin Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 ... I tried tying stuff to them ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeeuk Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I think this is about the most effective thing you can do. You could try attaching a note saying "Touch my guy line and I'll stab you in the face." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_bizarre Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 lol at some of the replies I think I will check out the glow in the dark paint, never knew it existed. Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boredatwork Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 lol at some of the replies I think I will check out the glow in the dark paint, never knew it existed. Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seebee71 Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Buy a few of the glow in the dark wristbands/necklaces...they're about 8-10 inches long, about as thick as cooked spaghetti. Just tape one or two to the guy ropes each night and they'll glow all night. Replace the next night. Saves getting your guy ropes all painty and thick and crusty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshwarrr Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 my dad has bright orange ones that glow in the dark, but it still doesn't stop people tripping up over them. especially when they are intoxicated due to various substances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieutenant_pigeon Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 what do i do as my tent is black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshwarrr Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 what do i do as my tent is black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBoyInTheBubble Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 what do i do as my tent is black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombfrog Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 You could set them on fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinygreendragon Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I think this is about the most effective thing you can do. You could try attaching a note saying "Touch my guy line and I'll stab you in the face." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markfell Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 buy some of the luminous paint from only fools on horses. certainly did the trick on that tombstone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuNatic Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 tie neon ropes around the ones that are atteached to your tent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorseboX Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Don't laugh, I did that at Reading '94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkorsak Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Okay Okay, so I am one of these annoying people who have black guy ropes.. Problems is my tent is an obscure shape and its needs the guy ropes to hold it up, the ropes are specific to the tent and I cant replace them with neon ones ( i have looked into that) How can I make them more noticeable, I tried tying stuff to them, I tried cutting open a glow stick and smearing the glowy juice on them, all works until it gets really dark and then I hear the inevitable tripping and thudding!! Anyone got any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiejc Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Something like this me think's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyhack Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 We use the striped tape that some 'territorial' people use to mark out their pitches - the sort council workers put round holes or police use to mark out a crime scene. We don't use it to bar people from our patch but run it down all the guy ropes. We also use it to link the bottom of each guy rope to the next to that it marks out a pathway between the tents. It's not so much to keep others out - we are very welcoming - but to help our own gang from inadvertantly tripping over our own guy ropes at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickygrape Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 We use the striped tape that some 'territorial' people use to mark out their pitches - the sort council workers put round holes or police use to mark out a crime scene. We don't use it to bar people from our patch but run it down all the guy ropes. We also use it to link the bottom of each guy rope to the next to that it marks out a pathway between the tents. It's not so much to keep others out - we are very welcoming - but to help our own gang from inadvertantly tripping over our own guy ropes at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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