other than weight is there any other down side to just the plain old standard tarps found at any hardware store?
other than weight is there any other down side to just the plain old standard tarps found at any hardware store?
Loud and they don't compress. But, they work just fine.
Trust nobody!
They don't stretch and tension the same as the lightweight nylon jobbers. But they do keep you dry.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
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I used one this last weekend. In an attempt to reduce noise from loose tarp blowing in the wind I strung it tight between the trees (used two tie downs) then pitched if steep. It was not noisy but it did put a crease/cut down the middle of the tarp (ran from tree to tree) and I'm now wondering about its ability in the rain
was the tarp over a rope or just folded? I'd be more concerned about wear on the middle from rubbing on a "clothesline" style ridgeline, than the fold. Of course, all tarps can fail and probably will someday.
TH
my hammock gear weights total: 2430g (~86oz)
Winter: total 2521 (~89oz)
(see my profile for detailed weights)
gram counter, not gram weenie!
not over a rope. Just hocked one grommet to one tiedown and the other grommet to the other tiedown and cranked down a little
Hanging a poly tarp like that on the diagonal will stretch out the bias of the fabrice leaving buckled creases in along the ridge. Those will, in turn, collect water and allow it to pool. While the tarp propbably won't leak it could be very heavy and saggy from the pooled water resulting in some unpredictable torrents from the tarp istelf when getting in and out of the hammock. Unless they are made to be tensioned well it is probably best to hang tarps along the grain of the fabric rather than the bias.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
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