Today after work I decided to take a short hike and play with some gear I recently got to see if I like it.
I purchased a HG - Cuben SS which is a one piece SS for my CF tarp.
I wanted a quicker way to deploy and repack the tarp and thought I'd give the SS a try. Currently I fold it up and place into it's bag. This method works well when not windy, just takes a time.
What I've notice with the SS while playing, is it will be great for deployment and repacking of the tarp.
What I did not like is the bulk I now have with it in the SS.
I did not have time to try different rolling methods or folding / rolling methods to get something smaller then a beach ball.
I started at a corner of the tarp and rolled diagonally the whole length of the tarp and slide the SS over the tarp. Is there a better way to do this? I did not have time to try, but wondering if starting in the middle of the tarp and rolling everything straight up might work.
Once the tarp was in the SS, I tried folding the SS in half, then rolling, 3rds then rolling. I always seem to end up with a beach ball.
Maybe I have to try just folding it somehow without rolling. Maybe that will be a tonight in the garage task.
Have you found a nice way to pack your tarp so the size is nice?
This is what I got with folding the SS in half and rolling.
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This is the above placed in the bag the tarp come in. I end up with a ball a little over 6" X 4".
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Now when I fold the tarp I end up with 7" X 2" which fits into the backpack pocket nicely. This is without snake skins installed. I like how it is more compact, which the few tests I tried was not able to do with SS installed.
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Maybe I'm just too OCD?
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