Put the money towards a super fly or old man winter..
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Put the money towards a super fly or old man winter..
I'm not sure how much of an issue it is for the OP or anyone else for that matter...but the need for gear storage is addressed in our sewn on door mod and also with the Grizz beak concept. Without checking all the tarps available with integral doors, I suspect most are just "close off" in function and do not create additional room for gear storage, either hung from the suspension or placed on the ground.
I added doors to my silnylon tarp years ago. Made up patterns from newspaper and mulin. I show them on the video below and talk about them.
Carry forth....
Shug
http://youtu.be/xGJxi5j6rGU
Thanks, Shug. I know you've stated that you'll never do a sewing tutorial, but what kind of sewing machine do you use. I need to teach myself in the ways of the sewer.
The Grizz beak will work well with Hennessy Hex tarp?
Shug had another mod in the middle of a tarp video (link below) that I stole/implemented. He went to the four lower corners of a pitched hex tarp and sewed a tie-out for each corner, which resulted in a total of 8 tie-outs for the tarp (not including the ridgeline attachment). Then he was able to fold the original corners over the open end of the tarp to act as doors. Just used some 3/4inch webbing and plastic d-rings I had from other DIY projects and sewed it by hand. It took about an hour, was very inexpensive and gave my older tarp new life (giving me more enjoyment without getting in the way of saving up for new down UQ and TQ).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkp4GILyU9U
The tarp with the mod I am referring to is the second tarp in the video. Shug starts the lesson at about 6:30 on the tape.
I hope this helps!