I couldn't fathom how that setup would work without major problems as well, so when i set mine up, I made sure that the way I set it up was going to be the least cumbersome. I ended up putting it just off the end of the pool about 8" higher than the top rail, used different length staps to abuout 6 points on the blanket. Yes, because it's a round, it can start to bunch on itself a bit, but even the worst roll job will still get it rolled up and it almost doesn't matter how badly it's rolled, I can get it unrolled easily every time.