When I was checking eBay for cheap poles and tension ears, I found these things: Tarp Buddies. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I would've thought these were a very bad idea. It was my impression after dealing with extremely windy conditions this past weekend that having the tent poles call down was actually a good thing: given the way some of my poles and ropes let go, but not others, I suspect if the poles were solidly attached to the tarp that you'd wind up with a dangerous spiky metal javelin flapping around. Any thoughts?
