Roskoe - thanks for that piece of info. Wind shouldn't be a big issue, as when we go camping like this, we are in some type of timber, be it Aspens, PJ's, or Lodgepoles, depending on the exact location, which helps considerably in keeping the wind down to a minimum.

EKM - Thanks for that detailed information!! We had something similar in mind, but never even thought of the rope thing, that sounds absolutely ingenious. We had planned to basically find out what pitch we had, (I think it is 2 to 1),

oops, got sidetracked, lol

Well anyway, we were planning to have the angles made to match the tent, cut the poles, and then run the visquine over the top, though I am not sure about the end yet. I will definately take your advice when we get closer to actually building this thing.