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02/25/2008 06:07PM
i have and use a campmor versa tarp, but i have never trusted the tie outs. i use these. the cheapest, easiest, most versitile grommets ever.....except, they seem to have vanished about 2 years ago. (got them at menards initially) its the high tech rock....only plastic and rubber. haha
has anyone seen these lately? if so, where?
has anyone seen these lately? if so, where?
02/25/2008 09:03PM
To handle maximum winds rig your tarp on a ridge line. This distributes the stress across the width of the tarp. Stake or tie it down good on the back and tie out the sides as well. I prefer to tie the center up to a tree behind the tarp if I can otherwise I use a pole (paddle or deadfall) in the center.
03/15/2008 11:18AM
Beemer 01 to your question on "why do you folks put a tarp over your tent?"
My first night on my solo trip it got down to 35f and rained non stop. All was good until I felt that first drop. It hit me right on the forehead. I thought it was due to the lack of ventilation in my tent. I have a Eureka Zeus2. After about an hour of the Chinese water torture, it started to rain in my tent, then it started pouring. I got up in the dark and fetched the tarp to put over the tent. The rest of the trip the tarp was over the tent.
When I got home I sprayed a can of waterproofing on the tent.
My first night on my solo trip it got down to 35f and rained non stop. All was good until I felt that first drop. It hit me right on the forehead. I thought it was due to the lack of ventilation in my tent. I have a Eureka Zeus2. After about an hour of the Chinese water torture, it started to rain in my tent, then it started pouring. I got up in the dark and fetched the tarp to put over the tent. The rest of the trip the tarp was over the tent.
When I got home I sprayed a can of waterproofing on the tent.
03/15/2008 11:44PM
GB how do you like your MEC mantis tarp? You are the only other person I have seen with one. I have had mine for about three yeer now and I really like it. 
Its great for getting out of the wind, bugs and rain. Do you actually use yours for sleeping or do you also bring a tent along. I just use mine as a tarp and bring a small tent along. I guess I'm not brave enough to try and sleep in a floorless shelter.
tony
Its great for getting out of the wind, bugs and rain. Do you actually use yours for sleeping or do you also bring a tent along. I just use mine as a tarp and bring a small tent along. I guess I'm not brave enough to try and sleep in a floorless shelter.tony
03/16/2008 12:18PM
Tarp security depends mostly on the amount or cordage you want to carry, and the anchor points available [trees, rocks, tent stakes].
I try to setup downwind from some natural windbreak, not always possible though. Split my Campmor tarp last year, too much wind and I had it up too high [not raining at the time]. Now it's a pair of 41/2 x 10 ft. groundcloths/tarps!
Setup for rain, low to the tent,
shade, high and flat,
trees at all corners, spaced perfect,
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I try to setup downwind from some natural windbreak, not always possible though. Split my Campmor tarp last year, too much wind and I had it up too high [not raining at the time]. Now it's a pair of 41/2 x 10 ft. groundcloths/tarps!
Setup for rain, low to the tent,
shade, high and flat,
trees at all corners, spaced perfect,
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03/16/2008 05:09PM
Thanks kanoes.
Never ripped out a tie, my tarp failed last Oct. from the middle out! Ripped just off center, hem to hem. It was real windy!
I will use added 'keyhole grommets' if needed, and have had good service using them.
These tarps are joined with 'keyhole grommets'!
butthead
Never ripped out a tie, my tarp failed last Oct. from the middle out! Ripped just off center, hem to hem. It was real windy!
I will use added 'keyhole grommets' if needed, and have had good service using them.
These tarps are joined with 'keyhole grommets'!
butthead
03/18/2008 04:16PM
The tarp I use is custom made by a hometown lady. Lots of reinforced tie-own loops. I rarely rip one and she is good on repairs. I usually try to employ a ridgeline and I tie out to any and everything available, but I never use stakes. It takes a fair amount of rope...but I love rope. It always goes over an edge of the fire pit area, taking wind into consideration. I think it's about 14x16 
03/22/2008 04:03PM
Been admiring the high tech rigs that I have seen here.
Sometimes the site just does not lend itself to conventional tarp layouts, and ya have to get creative.........
We got caught late in the day (September 2006). The site was less than desirable, but stopping was necessary. The wind and rain were right off the water. We used the canoe to extend and anchor the tarp on the downhill side...... actually the canoe came in handy as shelve space
The tarp shown will be retired this year for one of those dandy CCS 10X12's
03/11/2009 05:02PM
Here's what I picked up a couple of years ago and love it. Not big (9x9) but light and small. About the size of a paperback book and weighs a pound. It's made of light silnylon. Think I got it at Campmore. We were in under a fire ban in this photo, in case you're wondering about having it pitched over the fire grate. You can see the end of the ban coming in from the southeast... 
03/14/2009 11:23AM
Here's a rig from last spring on Poly. Like my single trap rig, there's a ridge line. Here its a cross the top edge of the green tarp where the red/white on overlaps it.
Pretty foul weather on that trip. Notice the stick on the front corner of the red/white tarp. There was a Kelty aluminum pole like the the others but it snapped in a wind gust. I got some stronger, nesting poles from Campmor after that trip.
Another picture of the same basic rig, nicer weather on this trip. Notice that I have the new poles :)
Pretty foul weather on that trip. Notice the stick on the front corner of the red/white tarp. There was a Kelty aluminum pole like the the others but it snapped in a wind gust. I got some stronger, nesting poles from Campmor after that trip.
Another picture of the same basic rig, nicer weather on this trip. Notice that I have the new poles :)
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