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    What makes a flat tarp a flat tarp?

    I see every once in a while tarps described as flat tarps but see them often pitched just like a regular tarp. What makes them considered a flat tarp?

    I thought maybe a lack of bonded or sewn ridgeline but it appears the ones that I see have them.

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    Hum. I've honestly never heard of a "flat tarp". Every tarp I own is a flat tarp

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    Like this.


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    I believe a flat tarp is any tarp rectangular or square in shape, and has straight (flat) edges- no catenary cuts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rweb82 View Post
    I believe a flat tarp is any tarp rectangular or square in shape, and has straight (flat) edges- no catenary cuts.
    Or doors attached.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeff-oh View Post
    Or doors attached.
    Correct, as doors would change the shape from a square or rectangle.

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    Got it.
    So a rectangular tarp and a flat tarp are the same thing.

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    A flat tarp is one laid on the ground and smoothed out so there's no folds or wrinkles.

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    What makes a flat tarp a flat tarp?

    If its shape is a basic rectangle, square, or (maybe) a parallellogram, then it'll be a 'flat' tarp.

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    Marketing. We offer a better product because it is a flat tarp.

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