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THEY PROVIDE A PLACE TO LOOP AROUND THE TIE DOWN CORD.  OBTAIN AN ORANGE
SPIRAL SCREW GROUND ANCHOR AVAILABLE ON AMAZON SEE FIGURE 6.  THIS IS
SCREWED INTO THE GROUND BELOW THE TRIPOD AND TIED ABOVE TO THE EYE BOLTS
WITH A CORD.  I RECOMMEND 550 POUND PARACORD.  THE ANCHOR PREVENTS THE
TRIPOD FROM LIFTING UP OR TIPPING OVER, WHEREAS A TYPICAL TENT STAKE DOES
NOT RESIST VERTICAL FORCE.  USE A CORD TIGHTENER TO MAKE IT AS TIGHT AS
POSSIBLE.  I RECOMMEND THE NITE IZE FIGURE 9 ROPE TIGHTENER, WHICH CAN BE
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PURCHASED ONLINE.  NITE IZE ALSO HAS A VIDEO ON HOW TO USE THE CORD
TIGHTENER.  FIGURE 6 SHOWS A VIEW OF HOW THE TRIPOD, CORD TIGHTENER, AND
GROUND ANCHOR ARE INTERCONNECTED BY THE CORD.  SCREW THE ANCHOR INTO THE
GROUND BELOW THE TRIPOD.  STRING THE CORD THROUGH THE TRIPOD, TIGHTENER,
AND ANCHOR.  PULL ON THE FREE END OF CORD AS STRONGLY AS POSSIBLE TO
TIGHTEN EVERYTHING.  CLAMP THE CORD IN THE SERRATED TEETH OF THE TIGHTENER.
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