Tent Stake Line Reflective Flags for Safety

One of the most annoying things (and somewhat dangerous) when camping is tripping over the stake lines at night.  Add these reflective flags to any stake line, whether for a tent, a tarp or canopy and it will pop out with even the littlest amount of light.

Reflective Tape

I bought 4 @ 39ft rolls of 1" tape for $7 from Amazon. Look for the following feature:

• Waterproof
• Outdoor
• Reflective Warning Tape

The narrow flags are designed for 1" tape folded over the flag so you can see it from both directions.  The wide flags are for 2" tape.

Assembly

1. Look at the lines that you want to flag.
2. Print the narrow size (line diameter in mm in model file name) that you think would fit snuggly as you want the friction with the line to hold it in place
3. Test fit the flag to the line and adjust up or down as necessary
   1. Too tight and it is likely to break putting it on
   2. Too loose and it will slide down to the stake
4. Choose how big you want your flag based on the size reflective tape you have
   1. Wide = 2" reflective tape folded over
   2. Narrow = 1" reflective tape folded over
5. Print as many as you need (they are pretty fast to print)
   1. PETG as PLA is too brittle and likes to snap
   2. 0.3mm layer height so they print faster
   3. 15% gyroid infill (there isn't much space that isn't walls in the model)
6. Cut reflective tape to length
7. Peel and attach reflective tape over the flat part of the flag
8. When camping, snap on to stake lines and slide to a good position to be seen

Glow in the dark filament makes them visible at night in total darkness.  I still recommend  putting tape over half of the flag.