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    Hammock Tarps

    I have a rather large tarp, I think its 8x12. It's just a normal tarp not created for hammocking. In what ways can i adapt this tarp to be useful for hammocking.

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    It's probably already useful for hammocking, the question is, is it heavier than you want it to be for backpacking? If you're car camping, you could use a ten pound awning if you wanted to.

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    true very true, it is a little heavy and i might even have more than i need, i know they make a rip stop nylon tarp, but do they sell that in stores?

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    Lots of good mail order options for tarps. Check out OES, Speer, Jacks 'R Better and Warbonnet just to name a few. These are all top quality products and have outstanding customer service.

    Quote Originally Posted by tsquared View Post
    true very true, it is a little heavy and i might even have more than i need, i know they make a rip stop nylon tarp, but do they sell that in stores?

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    ok thanks, i was also wondering if they make the raw nylon material that you could by, i think if i buy one for a hammock it will be more than i want to pay, but buying one would probably be the easier road ha

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    Check with Speer and Thru-hiker for raw materials.

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    ok thanks, i was also wondering if they make the raw nylon material that you could by, i think if i buy one for a hammock it will be more than i want to pay, but buying one would probably be the easier road ha

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsquared View Post
    true very true, it is a little heavy and i might even have more than i need, i know they make a rip stop nylon tarp, but do they sell that in stores?
    You don't want ripstop nylon. You want silicon impregnated nylon. There's plain old ripstop (not water proof) DWR (water resistant, breathable, not water proof) and silnylon (mostly waterproof, though under certain conditions it can mist through it will hold up to rain and wind well).

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    yes, definitely check out OES.

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    If you decide to make a tarp, here is a couple of other sources of silnylon. www.seattlefabrics.com and www.owfinc.com

    They carry a wide variety of weights and colors. I've bought a lot of stuff from www.thru-hiker.com over the years.

    I recently purchased a MacCat Ultra in Spinnaker fabric from OES. It's really, really nice but I had to stimulate the economy for it.

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    I have some 1.1 calendared DWR ripstop on the way, is that gonna be completely useless for a tarp, or will it just not work for really heavy rain?
    This is what I got.

    Acer

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