Hi G�nter,
> Ja, we prefer to tie down our ponchos with rubber expanders imstead of
using
> rope.
> This makes it extremely easy and fast to hook that thing up.
> Just look for some brush or tree, hook the ends in and you are all set.
> We first tried this out on our 450km bike trip through Alsace-Lorraine
with
> our Warthogs.
> Just put the hooks through the grommet holes and look for something to
hook
> the other expander in.
> It also works if you take the hook and push it into the roots of a piece
of
> grass.
I know that technique, we did the same in the army. It works great and you
always have your poncho under tension. If you have a tree to attach your
expander to you can also wrap the expander around the tree and hook it to
itself.
Did anyone ever try to sleep in a hammock on such a tour? It also works
great. I have rarely slept so good. You just attach your (extremely low
weighted) hammock to two trees, attach your poncho a little bit above it and
there you are. When I attended NTT the night we slept in bivacs it was
raining. Ihad a bivac like this and I was the only one in my patrol who had
a dry night.
Allzeit bereit f�r Jesus,
Fani
Pioneer-Cmdr
OP #78 M�tzingen/Germany
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