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    Wide Silpoly Hex Tarp

    I've wanted a hex tarp for a while but haven't been able to justify it since I have a 10X12 rectangular tarp that I've really liked. I've made a few gift hammocks and other small projects from RSBTR's heavily discounted 2nds remnants and was taken aback at how minor the cosmetic defects were; it was difficult to even find the flaws again in the finished articles. In short I've been casually watching/waiting for the right combination of materials, colors, and dimensions to show up. I snatched up a 5yd piece of Silpoly XL in dark olive which I was excited about and a 3yd piece of regular silpoly in black.

    I have limited "free" time to work on projects so I had to work on my tarp in short sessions often less than an hour. Saturday I was able to squeeze in 2hrs in the morning and finish sewing on the reinforcement patches and tieout hardware. In the afternoon I convinced the wife and kids that we needed to go to a park with lots of shade trees

    Here it is:

    11ft ridgeline (no center seam)
    just under 10ft wide at the narrowest point mid cat-cut (4in deep on ends and 5in deep on sides)
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    3/4in Beastee-Dee ring on ridgeline. Grosgrain sewn into hem. Rounded reinforcement patch from 2 layers of the same silpoly.
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    2-way-tieouts: line lock light and 1/2in Beastee-Dee rings
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    [other specs for fellow gear junkies]
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    [Stay tuned... I plan on making a beak/door with the left over wide silpoly that will clip to the ridgeline and corner D-rings .]
    Last edited by jabraso; 08-28-2017 at 15:10. Reason: added hyperlinks

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    Senior Member Cabmanhang's Avatar
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    Looks great!
    "If we lose the forests, we lose our only instructors. People must see these forests and wilderness as the greatest educational system that we have on the planet. If we lose all the universities in the world, then we would lose nothing. But If we lose the forests, we lose everything." -- Bill Mollison

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    Very nicely done. Good craftsmanship. I like the options on the tie outs.

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    That looks great, think I might learn how to use the sewing machines we have!

    Who is RSBTR's and where do I find him?

    Landy

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    Very slick design. Way to think outside of the box...
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    Quote Originally Posted by kitsapcowboy View Post
    Very slick design. Way to think outside of the box...
    Thanks! I got the idea for the two way tieouts from your tarp designs!

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    Very nice!

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    Senior Member DannyII's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Landy813 View Post
    That looks great, think I might learn how to use the sewing machines we have!

    Who is RSBTR's and where do I find him?

    Landy

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