How to use Tent Guy Line Tensioners - How to set up a tent

Many new tents come with guylines with a cute little plastic piece tied onto it. This is the guyline tensioner and there is a proper way to use it.
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[@linda48123]

Perfect, short, sweet, to the point. At 71 years young I finally learned how it works.

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Never too old LInda. I am right behind you

[@a.barrett1412]

55 here!! No clue what to do with that little jobber so i tied it in a bow. Lol. Now i can do it right!!

[@mmtravel9726]

Thank you also :) I know its an old video but but why can’t they just include the three step instructions with products. Again, thank you very much! 🎉

[@DarkShadowPR]

I agree. How many times I go into CZcams and have to skip through a 20min video for a 2min answer. Much appreciated 👍🏼

[@n8rlvr876]

Lol, I feel ya, Linda 😂

[@cassandrabellingham8486]

Gotta love CZcams. I was packing my tent up for a trip this week and thought someone must know what these little plastic things are for, and I’m sure I’m not many to be just tying random knots in these lines. A quick search and viola! Here you are. Thank you sir.

[@michaelkrueger7719]

Short, simple, and to the point. Wish more CZcams videos were like this.

[@bobbymcnan1747]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for the video. I've used those a thousand different ways but never the correct way.

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks for watching Bobby, glad it helped

[@garyk5277]

I've struggled trying to figure how to use those through many years of camping. Super satisfying to know how to make it work now. So simple and perfect.

[@musicjustintime]

I know this is four years late, but I’m now 49 and thanks to your video, I finally know how to use these darn things! 😂😩. I grew up in the outdoors, and my father was an outdoor writer even, but I always got these things wrong or just drove a stake down through one of the holes in the plastic tab! So much for thinking I was an “outdoorsman!” Thank you my friend, and God bless! Justin from Pennsylvania, USA (and an Eastern Oregonian during my HS years, so I’ve been in some amazing nature! Just never knew how to use a pre-made guy line! Never too old to learn! 😂👍🏻)

[@danak8185]

Thank you!! My guy lines broke last summer and I had to replace them this season with no clue. Your explanation makes so much sense!

[@jonlitchfield8888]

We go camping every year. Without fail, everytime, i find ive completely forgotten how to use these cunning little things, and the wind is starting to pick up and the rain is threatening, so THANKYOU to whoever u are for taking the time to post your vid. And ive already saved it for next year 😂

[@backchat8086]

Brilliant, straight to the point, no flaff video. This is how a tutorial should be done.
Thankyou very much!

[@boosted2809]

Thank you sooooooo much, with my son in the rain and couldn't figure it out without you kind sir

[@EJWash57]

I usually throw those tensioners out and use a taut-line hitch. Although, I just bought a Marmot tent that came with the three-hole tensioners and decided to figure them out. YOU came to the rescue with your short, easy, and simple video. Thank you!

[@amandaeverett9859]

Thank you!!!! I felt so silly for not being able to figure these out, glad to see there's 80 thousand other people who also watched it! :)

[@arweninnj]

Yay! My mystery solved! LOL. Short, sweet and to the point. Subscribed.

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Yes, don't tell anyone. our secret

[@lauraslade9588]

I have been meaning to look up a how to for these for years. Finally got around to it. Thanks for the clear instruction.

[@donnastokes-manning6175]

Thank you for this SHORT and right to the point video. Sometimes that is all people want. I watched a 6 minute video of how to use them and was ready to scream "PLEASE GET TO THE PLASTIC PIECE ALREADY"....
Again, THANK you!

[@nadinekilliard2512]

Thanks. My guys were slipping as I'd tensioned using the wrong loop from the tensioner. Much more secure now.

[@garaalgi]

Really thanks , everyone talks about knots , but nobody talk about this simple tensioners . Thanks

[@coolvibes3663]

Man, I've had those things on so much of my equipment for sooo many years, and now at the ripe age of 57 I finally understand how to use them. Thank you :) cheers

[@BrookZerihun]

I hit the subscribe button just for this video, I was using a Prusik and wasting so much time, never even thought of this until your video

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks Brook. They are super lightweight as well. I do knots also, but love how quick this is

[@AngelJepsen]

Thank you! After going a few years without camping it’s easy to forget which side the stake goes in. This was just what we needed to get us back on track!

[@juliodiazfanego]

Thanks a lot! Was clueless until I saw your vid.

[@colorful_christine]

Thanks for the easy straight forward show on how to use these.... Nice!

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks Christine. I actually remember when I figured it out, the small things that bring happiness

[@lisamariemonahan]

100% brand new to camping and tent setup, and this answered a question I didn't know I had - THANK YOU. :)

[@SonOfAnders73]

im 50 years old after so many camping trips today i learned how to put a tent up . i always knew i was doing it wrong, wow posted on my birthday

[@n8rlvr876]

YES! It helped… Over 45 years camping and backpacking, NEVER took the time to figure these out… 😂
THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@jakeski3142]

Great video! Thanks for not adding a bunch of extraneous chatting. Right to the point, good camera angles. Easy peasy.

[@Spoolz07]

Thank you so much for this. I’ve just bought a windbreak from Argos and they supply these cords and buckles for the guy lines, but they’re threaded the wrong way and there are no instructions! Your video saved my sanity!!!

[@ifonlyseethrumyeyes8957]

thank you for that! I was going crazy trying to figure that out. I was feeling like the only person that didn't know how to do that simple task....thx again

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks Tracy. For years I just took them off, but then once I found the way, I love them.

[@ploverlittle532]

Thank you for this video. I was using it "creatively" for all my camping trips lol.

[@SixMonthsIn]

Much appreciated! I was struggling with this the other day when setting up a hammock tarp and this video cleared everything up for me. Short, simple and easy to understand. The perfect video! Thank you for doing this!

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks Hugh. Great little device really and you don't have to buy anything else

[@yawningdog9894]

@@naturecallsoutdoors You don't need to buy anything just use a tuatline hitch or truckers hitch or something

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

@@yawningdog9894 For sure Dan, these are the little locks that a lot of tents come with. Yes, learn knots

[@gametimedaily7740]

Thank You!!!!!

[@MadsWorld34]

thanks i have used tents a lot in the last year and never knew how to use that thing. now tomorrow i plan on setting up my tent to check this out.

[@valentinocosmabosa6884]

Man, you have no idea how much time I lost to figure out how to use them. Thank you so much!

[@Dravenos]

Thank you for the video. Camped with a rain fly last night and tied knots using these cause I had no idea how to use them hahah!

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks for watching Dravenos. Glad it helped

[@landcruisingdoc4137]

So that’s how these things work! I hope to remember next time I’m camping.

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

They are pretty effective really, and lightweight. Have fun out there.

[@sylvanhemingway9459]

over a decade of bike touring and I'm just learning this?? super useful video.

[@lisalawyer9716]

I had no clue how to use them !! Thanks for the info !

[@Low__expectations]

Might be one of the best CZcams videos ever made. :)

[@brentneves3602]

Won't forget this time, great video, short sweet and to the point. Thanks

[@markborrmannjr]

Thank u .. I'm all stressed out with 3 boys running around and your assistance was invaluable

[@iannicely1]

You have just saved my freaking life with this issue!!!! I have looked EVERYWHERE for how to use these with the tent I bought…. This is the FIRST video I’ve seen on this topic… AWESOME

[@kliketyklank3451]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! For the life of me I could not figure out how to use REI Quarter Dome Guy Lines.

[@pamdavis9077]

Gawd I have tried for three hours. I finally found your video. Thank you so much. You saved me.!!!

[@whiskertonic]

Thank you! That was so simple and to the point. Very helpful.

[@energylab227]

I bought a washing line that came with one of these, and had no idea how to use it. Brilliant video, thank you!

[@maxwellarcher8815]

This video epitomizes the usefulness of CZcams. Thank you.

[@skh7000]

Thank you! I don't know why I waited so long to learn this. Great video! So easy to understand.

[@mendyviola]

I haven’t camped in decades and ran across these with my new tent. There were instructions for everything except how to use those darned things! I ended up using them for some weird loop to make my own truckers hitch. Now I realize that I worked harder than I needed to. Thanks!

[@tehamill1]

Thanks! Saved me money, I almost bought expensive ones because I had no idea how these ones worked

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks for watching. I also got real good at doing knots too, but these little gadgets work great.

[@Saareem]

Thank you! I've had guy lines with tensioners like that lying around for years in my emergency fix package in my backpacking gear. They are from some tent I've never seen or own hence I had no idea how to use them. Now I know. 😄

[@sammueller6232]

Had these for years, and just today learned! Thanks

[@ScoptOriginal]

It's been so long since I put up a tent, (in fact I don't think I ever bought a new tent to have to worry about tying on the guy ropes) I was really struggling, trying to tie the tent end onto the knotted end and wondering why it wasn't adjustable. I only had to watch three seconds of this video to know what I was doing wrong. Thanks, you're a lifesaver.

[@bigmac8168]

Thx from Sweden😃🇸🇪👍

[@kevinhaley]

Thank you for this. A simple mechanism that has stumped so many of us!

[@timothymorgan8723]

Short and sweet. Thanks for your help

[@darkclouds27]

Thank you so much 🙏🏽. We just came home from camping and wished I found your video before then. I’m sitting in my tent now and undoing my mess and making it right. 🤙🏽

[@bethbenderthomas9251]

Thank you for this video. Made my experience with this new (to me) type of tensioner for guy lines.

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks Beth. They work pretty well and fast.

[@PJ-xs9jv]

Something so simple but important to also explain in a simple way.

[@SuperBadger999]

quick and easy to understand thank you

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks for watching fannypop

[@charlottemoran7715]

So short and simple, thank you from those of us with things to do but short attention span! Just put up a tent for the first time ever, by myself

[@flynnsylvest257]

I really appreciate this! I have been looking for this level of detail on how to use guy wire tensioners for a while.

[@waltermaner5265]

Short and direct. No wasted words or motion. I love it. Most of these 3-holers are work best with 4 mm paracord-diameter line, about 1/8"

[@WadeAbout]

Just what I needed. Tarp came with lime kit but wasn’t sure how to tie the tabs off. Thanks for that

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

I used to just cut them off and go knots, but these work surprisingly well

[@dki8]

Great review! Exactly what I wanted to know. Outstanding! Thanks Chris Tacoma, Wa.

[@meaty444]

Great video, short but to the point. Thank you

[@mauricegraham7911]

Quick and informative! Thank you for this helpful video!

[@danielcherniske2983]

That TOTALLY helped me out! You are a saint. Thank you.

[@madman1042002]

Just went camping and I came to figure this out and this was a great heads up. Great video

[@MrRobStrick]

Thank you very much! I had no idea how to use these things. This is a clear, concise and to the point video! Thanks again.

[@alexaelliott2598]

Thanks SO much. I am as “creatively” using my rope sliders and very frustrated as I couldn’t find instructions. You’re a gem. 🇦🇺❤️

[@TheArtDeva]

Thank you! Short, to the point, NOT condescending.

[@ricker76er]

I usually take them off and replace them with a sturdier metal version.

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

I do too or go with knots. I do a lot of reviews and the tents are sent to me and I can''t modify. I do think for common summer campers these are fine.

[@dedoc7143]

Thanks. Really needed that. Great for first-time campers.

[@christopherbarrie6673]

Thank you! Just spend a good couple hours struggling with my tarp at the campsite. This was exactly the help I needed.

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Awesome, glad to help

[@jasonplatz5674]

Great video Bruce. Never knew how to use the tensioners, just usually get creative with them. This helps so much, thank you.

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks Jason. Turning out to be one of my most popular videos

[@vicengle1956]

Nice! So easy when you see how they work. Thanks!

[@nathanmiller6683]

Great video. Very concise. Thank you!

[@CrimsonRaven51]

Best explanation ever. Thanks so much.

[@doblydo0]

Holy heck. So simple when explained like this. Thanks mate!

[@amandawise5805]

Thank you so much for making this to the point! I’m downloading this for my trip tomorrow :)

[@doogiemcdougster6740]

This actually worked! Thank you for this!!!

[@DarkKnight-lq9cw]

Wish I looked this video up sooner. Now I am ready for my second camping trip. Thanks for the info.

[@threespines]

Easy when you know how lol! I have a mechanical engineering degree and for the life of me I couldn't work these things out yesterday on my first camping trip in decades! Thanks for putting this up.
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[@bridgettemandeville9495]

Thank you!! Very helpful and straight to the point!

[@marlo8867]

Thank you, have a subscribe! I feel less dumb after reading the comments, glad I'm not the only one struggling!

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks Chris. We are in this together

[@curtriceennis2924]

So glad I found this video. It's very informative and quite useful. TYSM for sharing your techniques and knowledge with us.

[@andrewmarr4387]

That's exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!!

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thank you Groovy

[@rangerdog2]

oohhhhh Thank You! exactly the type of video I was looking for. Short and to the point with easy to understand instructions.

[@meganradcliffe2032]

Thank you!! You helped save our party preparations!!

[@antekrslovic8970]

On the way to a camp now, awesome video, straight to the point. Thankyou 🙏

[@Pablito46]

Great video! Thanks!

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks for watching

[@ccaj10]

Thank you so much sir, so simple and yet i spend half of my day researching this lol. GOD bless you.

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks Jorge. Little things that help

[@jimlegalley6656]

Great video.
I got it.
Thanks for posting

[@philipoconnor2236]

Thank you very much! Very helpful 👍👌🇮🇪

[@oohcheekycheeky]

Thankyou. That was simple and easy to understand. Appreciate it.

[@kspeters1957]

To the point, exactly the same cord with plastic as shown in your video. Bless you!

[@Farang_Lifestyles]

Awesome, thanks so much,,, been fiddling with these black 3 hole grommets and was scratching my head,,,, perfect video,,,, thanks for taking the time to create and post.

[@naturecallsoutdoors]

Thanks for watching Andrew. They are pretty effective really

[@636Steph314]

41 years old and I'm finally learning the right way lol

[@whynottrain]

Very helpful video! Thank you!

[@doozer2726]

Thanks. Straight to the point. I too was struggling, an still got it wrong a couple of times even after watching this!!. Very helpful.

[@TheChoirDirector]

Thank you so much, I had no idea how to use it!