I want someone to make a tarp with an inflatable pole like in this tent:

**MedicineMan** · 02-05-2011, 03:41

http://www.mountaingear.com/pages/pr...&CMP=EMC-20705

**HappyCamper** · 02-05-2011, 05:36

Me too! I think 2Q is the guy to do it! Or at least sell it as an add-on.

**MedicineMan** · 02-05-2011, 06:03

for those of us who use a pole mod with our tarps it'd be one less thing to loose or break.

**HappyCamper** · 02-05-2011, 06:30

MM, do you see punctures or leaks as a problem?

**Mike_O** · 02-05-2011, 06:50

I wonder if you could make a tube out of cuben. Taped seams would probably hold air in a similar fashion to the way it keeps water out in a dry bag. Order a valve from thermarest and you might be in business.

**Oh-No** · 02-05-2011, 07:05

Originally Posted by HappyCamper

MM, do you see punctures or leaks as a problem?

Less of an issue than with a bivy on the ground.
Just be careful who you annoy.

**MuseJr** · 02-05-2011, 07:16

Wouldn't these deflate as the temp drops during the night? I know my float tubes and pontoons do. Just a thought...

**MedicineMan** · 02-05-2011, 07:16

well no more than a lost or broken pole.
taping cuben? why not glue it? but excellent idea and the valve woohoo.
and the weight of the cuben would be less than a carbon pole!

Any manufacturers listening????

**Alan** · 02-05-2011, 08:16

You can purchase the bladders here:
http://www.nemoequipment.com/parts2010

Shouldn't be too hard for a DIYer to sew in some velcro loops to the underside of their tarp in which to attach a Nemo bladder.