Guy rope management (How to wind guy ropes for storage)

All of our tents come with “guy ropes” – some tents with more than others. We often see campers stuffing these ropes into their pole bags or stake bags where they easily turn into a jumbled mess. So here’s a little trick to help keep your ropes from getting tangled. When you’re done camping and ready to pack up the tent, simply take your guy ropes and wind them on your hand in a figure eight between your pinkie finger and your thumb. When you’re done winding the rope, store it in a separate bag to keep them separate from your other gear. For those of you with our stove tents, the smoke detector bag is a great bag for storing guy ropes. For the rest of you, any bag will work – but you can also use the gear organizer bag that hangs inside the tent. When you’re ready to use your ropes again, pull out the rope bundle and won’t be tangled at all – you’re ready to go.