Accessory straps/hooks you bring with your Slumberjack Roadhouse tarp?

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Does anybody use additional straps or hooks to suspend their Slumberjack Roadhouse tarp? It seems a pretty versatile rain tarp - maybe made even more so by good ideas people have already figured out. Any suggestions for additional equipment to keep packed with it?
 
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Just some brand off Amazon, 7.5 foot, extra pegs and cord you can make several configurations. The Roadhouse kit comes with a nice set of poles, pegs and cord.
I've had several different sleeping arrangements and I think the Roadhouse and Softopper are the quickest to setup or take down, it's dry, easy to heat.
 
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I carry a second set of adjustable poles. If I remember correctly there are 5 tie outs along the outer edge. My typical setup is high pole (one of the ones that came with it) in spot 3 and then 2 poles that are slightly shorter in holes 2 and 4. Holes 1 and 5 are guyed to the ground. Each pole and corner grommet has 2 guy lines. I run a single line off the 2 side points mainly to direct water runoff. Has stood up well to wind and torrential rain the only thing I haven't had it up in is heavy wet snow.
 
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@Pi_Baker and I just picked up one of these... looks like it's an awesome tarp and a good alternative to a fixed awning on my soft top jeep. we'll post back here when we've played with it a bit
 
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FYI - Slumberjack does not sell spare poles if you want to try a configuration that uses more than the 2 supplied poles. I did a pretty exhaustive search for an economical aftermarket additional pole and finally settled on this one from Amazon. You get 2 poles, and while not as substantial as the excellent ones provided by Slumberjack, they seem perfectly suitable and were only $15 for a pair. They arrived and I am pleased with them. You can use as many sections as you like to make it as tall or short as needed.


Here is my setup using 3 poles (Slumberjack poles in front, a stick in the back but will replace the stick next trip with one of these poles)

 
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