Here's my first tarp project.
i bought some price-worthy silnylon from a german supplier and went for my first tarp. My plan was a hexagonal tarp with doors fitting my 10.5' hammock (ridgeline-length 275 cm). To make the set-up easier i put LineLocs on every line. The are held by shock-cord and hooks, so they require no extra stakes. When open, they attach to each other so there is no need to roll or fold them aside.
Material:
7 meters of silnylon 40DEN 60 GR/SQM
4 meters of grossgrain 25MM
6 LineLoc cord-stoppers (for ~3MM)
10 meters of Dyneema/polyester cord 3MM (ridgelines)
15 meters of polyester cord 3MM (guylines)
2 BeastyDee d-rings
2 mini-carabiners
80 CM of rubber-tube (latex or the like)
Here we go.......
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The ridglne seem is sewn as a french seem, coverd by the grosgrain. I folded the ends putting a d-ring in each loop, wich is supposed to serve a a rain stopper.
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The LineLocs (conncted to the d-rings by 10MM webbing) help deploying and setting the tarp easily.
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Mini-carabiner at end of ridgline
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Doors closed
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left door hooked to right guyline. All guylines are equipped with tubular line-tensioners.
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closed doors from the inside
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wide open
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Guylines with 'cord-protector'....... outer cover of 550 paracord
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Scrunchies instead of snakeskins
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just a tarp...
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