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-==== rope tensioners - the 4 types tested ====
+==== rope tensioners - the types tested ====
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-The four types of tensioners I tested.
+The five types of tensioners I tested.
   - modern 3 hole straight (black)
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   - minimalistic bent 2-hole (red)
   - thread-able-in-after-the-fact with 2 small and one big hole (red)
+  - tauntline hitch knot
 The tensioners were rated according to performance in the following disciplines:
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 ==== TLDR ====
-  - get the classic 3 hole triangle spanner
+  - get the classic 3 hole triangle spanner or stick with straight 3 hole spanner that came with your tent.
   - if you need to have on of the nice metallic Chinese ones, get
     - either the straight 3 hole version that imitates the (black) modern 3-hole tensioners, but with open holes.
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 |                          **looks** | classic |
 |  **ease of slackening/tensioning** | easy |
+==== rope tensioner - the modern 3 hole straight version ====
+Can be seen in black plastic in top picture. This is what most tents ship with today.
+Works very well. Plastic could become brittle after many years of of sun.
+^                         discipline ^ verdict ^
+|                   **packing-size** | in plastic ab bit larger than triangle |
+|                **holding tension** | very well |
+|                          **looks** | good |
+|  **ease of slackening/tensioning** | easy but not as easy as with triangle version |
 ==== big Chinese aluminium tensioner with big hole ====
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 |                          **looks** | nice |
 |  **ease of slackening/tensioning** | very easy |
+==== tautline hitch - tensioning rope with rope ====
+search YouTube for "tensioning knots" , e.g. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE24OX-eJLg|this link]]
+This knot is really handy to know and dispenses away with your need for an extra tensioner.
+^                         discipline ^ verdict ^
+|                   **packing-size** | unbeatable as you have only rope |
+|                **holding tension** | ok |
+|                          **looks** | like rope. demonstrates your knot-foo |
+|  **ease of slackening/tensioning** | good |
 ==== Aluminium Ring Tensioner ====
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   - looks very cool
-==== tensioning rope with rope ====
+==== small DIY wodden board ====
-search YouTube for "tensioning knots" , e.g. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE24OX-eJLg|this link]]
+by m.hupf:
-This knot is really handy to know and dispenses away with your need for an extra tensioner.
+Contribution and interjection of m.hupf from medieval tent and yurt construction experience:
+For thicker cotton ropes or hemp ropes and larger setups, you can also just cut and drill a 1cm thick wooden board (usually 2.5cm x 7cm x 1cm) with two holes. The holes should ideally have only 1mm more diameter than the rope cross-section. Due to the rough wooden edge, the grip is excellent with rough thick ropes under tension.
-^                         discipline ^ verdict ^
+Re-tensioning is simple, but requires some experience: Pull the pull side to the peg and pull opposite side away from the peg. Easiest if done from above. To adjust larger distances, just remove tension from the rope.
-|                   **packing-size** | unbeatable as you have only rope |
-|                **holding tension** | ok |
+When the hole's edges have become rounded after prolonged use, one can turn the board around, i.e. run the rope out and the other way in. Four different should theoretically be possible. After that, one can recycle the board thermally in a camp fire.
-|                          **looks** | like rope. demonstrates your knot-foo |
-|  **ease of slackening/tensioning** | good |
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 I liked the idea and imitated it by buying some of these toggle-buttons online. I think they introduced it because
-  - they can market it as more easy, as people don't have to tie a know
+  - it ties into their marketing the tent as "easy", since people don't have to tie a knot
   - makes the tent better packable, as ropes don't get entangled during the folding process
-  - when tying down the tent is optional, the lines are also optional
+  - since tying down the tent is optional, have the lines permanently attached would not look good so the lines are also optional
 In hindsight however, I prefer the rope that is permanently tied to the tent (e.g. with a Palstek), because

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