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neverfales

02/09/2010 10:20PM

So my tripping partner is quickly becoming a "tarp pitching junkie"...you know, the kind who sets it up, tweaks, tweaks again, then gets a whole new idea and breaks it all the way back down so that he can re-pitch it and tweak some more. Drives me nuts, but the guy is really getting good at it.

Anyone else out there get so proud of their awesome tarp-job that they just have to take a picture? We're always looking for new ideas, and who doesn't like to brag a little?

C'mon...show me yours!

"Get busy living, or get busy dying."

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Vanny

02/10/2010 08:10AM

We were on Lil' Sag last Spring and the weather turned bad. One of the guys mentioned he brought a tarp & fetched the "green monster" from his bag. I'll be the 1st to admit, I'm not fan of these monstrosities. But I didn't carry it in, or have to carry it out, so I didn't complain (too much). I turned it into a learning experience for everybody else and used my old Scout "pioneering" skills & taught them all about lashing. With a little help from Mr. Ducttape, this stoodup to the rain/drizzle/wind and kept us dry and comfy for the next 4 days. Hopefully nobody paddled past this eyesore that week.

(note: No live trees were hurt in this production)

"You'll learn more here by accident, than elsewhere by design" Fireworks Commissioner of Gumption County

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nojobro

02/10/2010 08:44AM

I don't know that I would say we're so proud of these we had to show them, but here they are. A Tyvek tarp rigged by my husband, to keep off rain and/or wind.

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Vanny

02/10/2010 08:59AM

Nojobro - I like those little clips you used. I've read a lot of good things about those on different posts. I think I better pick some up.

"You'll learn more here by accident, than elsewhere by design" Fireworks Commissioner of Gumption County

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Bannock

02/10/2010 09:16AM

None of my pitching techniques are anything to "write home about", but if you want to see some tarps pitched ...

Bannock

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buz

02/10/2010 09:18AM

Just don't leave those style of clips on very long, especially on coated nylon, they will ruin the waterproofing. Put on, use tarp, take off. Also not a huge deal, because they are on the edge of the tarp. But leave them on a short a time as possible. Maybe no issue for tyvek. They work great where needed.

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boonie

02/10/2010 09:49AM

Here's one setup I experimented with last fall on my solo.

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cowdoc

02/10/2010 10:29AM

"What could happen?"

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Merganser

02/10/2010 12:47PM

I am a total tarp junkie. I typically take a few photos of each campsite and tarp shots are always among them. These are a few that were already in my library...

"That sort of thing is my bag baby."

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nojobro

02/10/2010 01:03PM

quote Vanny: "Nojobro - I like those little clips you used. I've read a lot of good things about those on different posts. I think I better pick some up."

Mr. Nojobro really like those. Got the idea from rlhedlund (matter of fact, got the Tyvek from him, too!)

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nojobro

02/10/2010 01:05PM

quote buz: "Just don't leave those style of clips on very long, especially on coated nylon, they will ruin the waterproofing. Put on, use tarp, take off. Also not a huge deal, because they are on the edge of the tarp. But leave them on a short a time as possible. Maybe no issue for tyvek. They work great where needed."

I don't know whether it's a problem with Tyvek, but we always took them off, anyway. Because the next time we'd set it up, they went in different positions....so no point in leaving them on.

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Koda

02/10/2010 01:26PM

If I use a tarp, it goes up first and comes down last.

This setup shielded the tent from 50+ mph winds.

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whiteh20

02/10/2010 01:42PM

My tarp is the first thing up and the last thing down each day. For canoe camping a tarp is one of the most important items we take. I am not very creative in setting up my tarp. Whatever works is fine with me.

"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne

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Mad_Angler

02/10/2010 03:21PM

I am also a tarp junkie. One of my prime criteria for selecting a camp site is whether there are good trees near the fire ring for a tarp. I have left many pretty campsites that had the fire ring out on a bare point with no trees.

For every campsite picture, there is always at least 1 tarp shot.

My basic setup is usually the same:
- four corners to trees. I like to use fairly long ropes and trucker's hitches for these. Then when the wind direct changes, I can quickly change which corners are low and which corners are high.
- I like to find a dead long stick to use as the center pole. The CCS tarps have a very nice setup for securing the center pole.

Another trick is using exposed roots for the low-side tie outs. When it rains with high winds, it is nice to have the upwind end very low. By tying to exposed roots, you can tie low. Also, the roots are extremely strong. So you don't have to worry about pulling the out like tent stakes.

The last shot is a Eureka screen house. We took it in without the poles so it weighed very little. By rigging it like a tarp, we had very comfortable protection from the evening mosquitoes.

Here are a few picutres:

Fish where the fish are...

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gutmon

02/10/2010 04:28PM

"The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but that they know so much that just ain't so." Mark Twain

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butthead

02/10/2010 04:59PM

2 set up together

Adams Lake

a porch to stay out of the rain

Noahs Tarp

to keep out wind driven rain

butthead

“There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.” ? Frank Zappa

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uigreyjay

02/10/2010 05:06PM

ccs had this on sale!

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kanoes

02/10/2010 05:12PM

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg...youtube it))

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canoencowboy

02/10/2010 05:30PM

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drnatus

02/10/2010 06:30PM

Not a great picture of the tarp, but I am in the Tyvek camp. Use the pebble trick for tie down points.

Never criticize someone until you walk a mile in their shoes....by then you'll be a mile away and they will be shoeless!

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kanoes

02/10/2010 06:49PM

another use for BDB's

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg...youtube it))

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PineKnot

02/10/2010 06:59PM

Last campsite, Day 26 and 27, of Quetico 2009 trips...rain finally ended...

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are -- Teddy Roosevelt

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IBFLY

02/10/2010 10:35PM

This is the tarp we used for our gear last year. Constantly changing wind and rain made this configuration a necessity.

I can't show you the tarp for our use as I am sworn to secrecy over our superior tarping skills and knowledge(that and I can't find the photo right now), but needless to say, you would be amazed.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

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neverfales

02/11/2010 02:28AM

Cowdoc, you can really pitch a tarp, man. How in the world do you get some of those ropes up so high in the trees? You bring a monkey in with you?

"Get busy living, or get busy dying."

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hiawatha

02/11/2010 06:31AM

what the heck, might as well show mine.

my worst day fishing is still better than my best day working

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rlhedlund

02/11/2010 06:36AM

BTW, my tarp is directly related to nojobro's.

Life is Good, Living is Better. Everlasting Life is Best! Pray for Us Amok.

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Winemaker

02/11/2010 07:07AM

ccs rocks!

"Opening a bottle of wine in a canoe is a desirable, but irrational act."

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Koda

02/11/2010 11:39AM

quote kanoes: "another use for BDB's "

Been there, done that, works great. My CCS tarp has a tennis ball tied into the "socket" with a hole in it for a stick or a telescoping tarp pole.

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9th Bearded Infantry

02/11/2010 12:07PM

For those of you who set up your tarps over the fire grate, aren't you worried about embers blowing up and putting a hole in it? Those CCS tarps aren't cheap. If I got one, I'd be more inclined to having it set up off to the side as a "just in case" shelter. Sometimes my buddies and I get a little rambunctious when it comes to the fire and pack that sucker about as full as she'll go. :)

note: never, ever, out of control or outside the grate, though.

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JolietJake

02/11/2010 01:12PM

Not a great job of tarp rigging but it kept us and the gear dry for the week.

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Kiporby

02/11/2010 01:25PM

There is a light and it never goes out. Morrissey

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bapabear

02/11/2010 02:14PM

The top one is my Sportsman's Guide nylon tarp - great buy. It seems like one of the poly tarps always finds its way along too. Many's the time we've tarped off two areas or needed one as a windbreak.

May waters rise to meet you. May wind and current be always at your back. May the Good Lord paddle with you, And may yours be the lightest pack.

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crumpman

02/11/2010 04:24PM

Kiporby,
The picture with your daughter(?)under the tarp is great. Made my day.

"Fine figure of a man, yes?" Jeremiah Johnson

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uigreyjay

02/11/2010 04:26PM

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uigreyjay

02/11/2010 04:31PM

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Boppa

02/11/2010 04:42PM

Drying Out, Crab Lake!

"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".

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forestmaven

02/11/2010 04:58PM

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snakecharmer

02/11/2010 08:38PM

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after"
~ Henry David Thoreau

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Savage Voyageur

02/11/2010 10:09PM

Living the Dream...

"So many lakes, so little time."

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SunCatcher

02/17/2010 11:57PM

CCS 15 x 15 "Rookie set it up"
No tree's at this site --- Nice shade for six

SunCatcher

Dad Always said "We don't Always catch fish...but we ALWAYS have a good time"

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fly4trout

02/18/2010 05:02AM

No good tent pad but the view was better in the morning.

"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it!"

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explore184

02/18/2010 10:00AM

Explore184

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moose plums

02/18/2010 11:16AM

On Oyster Lake.

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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Koda

02/19/2010 11:51AM

This winter I set up a tarp in the dog kennel to block the wind coming through the board fence. I used a no-knot method of attaching the tarp to a rope that I learned from Tamia Nelson. I couldn't find her pictures so I took a few to share here. These show short dowels, but in the field I use sticks. This method does a great job of tensioning the edge of the tarp, and if the grommets or loops match, it also makes joining two tarps easy.

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SunCatcher

02/19/2010 04:18PM

Another Thought on Tents and Tarps that's worked great for us,
Take one, two or however many it takes, bungee dealy bob's and wrap around bigger rock to anchor down tent or tarp when there ain't no soil or trees where you need it anchored. The elasticity of the bungee dealy bob's and the weight of the rock work hand in hand at holding tent's and tarps in place. look close at this picture an you will see it, did the job on the tent, and we also had one on the corner of the tarp. I ussually bring about 16 dealy bobs per canoe, as they are the greatest thing since sliced bread.

SunCatcher

Dad Always said "We don't Always catch fish...but we ALWAYS have a good time"

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bapabear

02/19/2010 06:59PM

Boppa, just curious where that campsite is. I love the picture.

May waters rise to meet you. May wind and current be always at your back. May the Good Lord paddle with you, And may yours be the lightest pack.

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Boppa

02/19/2010 09:36PM

bapabear,
We liked that campsite a lot as well. It is on Crab Lake site# 312, it has a fine canoe put in to the right that connects the left and right arm of that bay.
Boppa

"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".

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bapabear

02/19/2010 10:10PM

I look forward to visiting that site someday.

May waters rise to meet you. May wind and current be always at your back. May the Good Lord paddle with you, And may yours be the lightest pack.

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sleepnbag

09/18/2010 03:08PM

Lake Three in Aug.

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

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sleepnbag

09/18/2010 03:11PM

quote sleepnbag: "

Lake Three in Aug."

Ok...so you might have to zoom in a bit :)

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

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Amok

09/18/2010 06:29PM

Heritage

Seagull.

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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sleepnbag

09/18/2010 07:25PM

quote Amok: " Heritage

Seagull."

I Guess there is at least one advantage to Kayaking:)

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

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BWPaddler

09/18/2010 08:22PM

OK, so on the other thread about what you are really good or bad at? I forgot to list tarp hanging under "worst"... Campor silnylon tarp.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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Amok

09/18/2010 09:46PM

I'm actually using that paddle in my solo canoe. It's short, and I brought that yack paddle as my spare. I still prefer a normal paddle.

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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BWPaddler

09/19/2010 09:14AM

quote BWPaddler: "OK, so on the other thread about what you are really good or bad at? I forgot to list tarp hanging under "worst"... Campor silnylon tarp."
On second thought, that is my tarp, but I just remembered I didn't hang it that trip... then again, I still suck at it. Hope I have time to bone up before this next trip. Maybe I can share a different pic soon.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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gutmon

09/19/2010 04:02PM

I should have asked, "Do we get beads?" :)

"The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but that they know so much that just ain't so." Mark Twain

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Scout64

09/20/2010 08:53PM

I can't believe I am saying this, but "Nice Tarps". So, where is the best place to purchase one of these? Mine just shredded to pieces in high winds on Rose Lake.

"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."

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Amok

09/20/2010 10:43PM

I've just got this cheap Campmore tarp. I'm looking for a lighter one now, I'm thinking I need two. Especially if I ever switch over to my hammock!

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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Cedarboy

09/21/2010 12:08AM

Scout64
cookecustomsewing.com
They are also a board sponsor
CB

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pswith5

09/21/2010 08:39AM

Hail to our sponsors but if your budget is tight, sportsman's guide has a nice tarp for about thirty bucks! We had one hung at wingnight if you want to search for picks. I have the same tarp and so far it has served me well. Haven't tested it in really high winds yet.

without the bad times: the good times wouldn't seem so good

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Amok

09/21/2010 09:03AM

I checked on Tuesday (they are closed Sun and Mon) and I didn't find any. But yeah, that was a nice tarp for the $$$!

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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AndySG

09/26/2010 12:23PM

quote Koda: "If I use a tarp, it goes up first and comes down last.

"
Koda, that photo reveals the best reason for bringing a second tarp. Great idea for dry potty visits. Thanks.

Sincerely yours, Andy

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Nigal

09/26/2010 07:54PM

I have a 1 pound 8x10 sil tarp that has been through a lot.

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." -Bilbo Baggins

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steven

09/27/2010 08:48AM

Tarp with mosquito netting clipped on:

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AndySG

09/29/2010 11:20AM

Steven; Cool setup. It looks like you used these to clip on the netting.

I usually take a dozen or so along for clothespins, bag clips, etc.

Sincerely yours, Andy

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BWPaddler

09/29/2010 11:59AM

quote Koda: "If I use a tarp, it goes up first and comes down last.

"
I was SOOOOoooo thinking about this last week on my trip. Rain and more rain and a bit of an "upset system" made me wish a Koda Kovering would magically appear over the throne... Alas, I had to make do without.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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SevenofNine

09/29/2010 01:50PM

quote BWPaddler: "quote Koda: "If I use a tarp, it goes up first and comes down last.

"
I was SOOOOoooo thinking about this last week on my trip. Rain and more rain and a bit of an "upset system" made me wish a Koda Kovering would magically appear over the throne... Alas, I had to make do without."

I think you coined a new term "Koda Kovering". Hopefully Koda will appreciate it. It's not every day a man gets something as auspicious as new term named in his honor.

The amount of satisfaction you get from life depends largely on your own ingenuity, self-sufficiency, and resourcefulness. People who wait around for life to supply their satisfaction usually find boredom instead.

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steven

09/29/2010 03:02PM

quote AndySG: "Steven; Cool setup. It looks like you used these to clip on the netting.
I usually take a dozen or so along for clothespins, bag clips, etc."

Andy - you are correct. I bought a bag of the little clips for $3. I came to this idea after thinking for a long time about how I was going to sew velcro onto the tarp and screen. The clips worked great.

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BWPaddler

09/29/2010 04:33PM

steven - do they rust?

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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mooseplums

09/29/2010 05:25PM

Last week

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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MagicPaddler

09/29/2010 06:03PM

quote AndySG: "Steven; Cool setup. It looks like you used these to clip on the netting.

I usually take a dozen or so along for clothespins, bag clips, etc."

I use those clips to hold my map to the thwart.

The question of the day is Freedom or Socialism?? MagicPaddler

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kanoes

09/29/2010 06:06PM

last friday. it was a hunker down day.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg...youtube it))

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mooseplums

09/30/2010 09:44AM

quote kanoes: "last friday. it was a hunker down day.
"

Yup, I thought about you while I was hunkered down under my tarp.

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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steven

09/30/2010 10:27AM

quote BWPaddler: "steven - do they rust? "
Great question! They don't seem to rust quickly. I didn't notice any rust when I packed them away on the last day of the trip. I will try to remember to check them tonight to see if rust has formed since the trip. If they do rust after a trip or two, I wouldn't care too much since they are cheap.

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BWPaddler

09/30/2010 10:36AM

quote mooseplums: "quote kanoes: "last friday. it was a hunker down day.
"

Yup, I thought about you while I was hunkered down under my tarp."
I didn't think of either of you (no offense!), but I did hunker down under my tarp for cooking a pancake breakfast... then "wasted" the day away with some reading and the longest nap I've had since kids!! Turned out to be an OK day after all.

Thanks steven, let us know.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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bumabu

10/01/2010 12:29AM

Who I am precedes what I do, not the other way around.

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tony

10/01/2010 06:10PM

quote mooseplums: "Last week "Looks like my walrus 150 tarp. I wish they had not gone out of business. They made some great products. I know I enjoy the tarp I have from them. I have not seen too many of them around.

tony

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vickieh69

10/03/2010 01:07PM

quote kanoes: "another use for BDB's "

Great idea...never thought of using my paddle for the center. Thanks

"Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion." ~Democritus

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cowdoc

10/03/2010 01:43PM

Lilcowdoc refers to it as "archi-tarp-ture"

"What could happen?"

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Koda

10/03/2010 04:25PM

quote SevenofNine: "quote BWPaddler: "quote Koda: "If I use a tarp, it goes up first and comes down last.

"
I was SOOOOoooo thinking about this last week on my trip. Rain and more rain and a bit of an "upset system" made me wish a Koda Kovering would magically appear over the throne... Alas, I had to make do without."

I think you coined a new term "Koda Kovering". Hopefully Koda will appreciate it. It's not every day a man gets something as auspicious as new term named in his honor."

Gosh ... I'm so flattered it took a few days for my tongue to come untied. :-)

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Koda

10/03/2010 04:27PM

quote cowdoc: "Lilcowdoc refers to it as "archi-tarp-ture" "

That's go-o-o-o-od!

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quark2222

10/03/2010 07:57PM

Frost Lake campsite. I figured this out by looking at Butthead's quality design. Also Long Island Lake. CCS tarp. They are the best!

Tom

Tom

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Wolf0503

10/03/2010 09:47PM

Fire lake

my cheapie tarp

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mooseplums

10/04/2010 11:15AM

quote Koda: "quote cowdoc: "Lilcowdoc refers to it as "archi-tarp-ture" "

That's go-o-o-o-od!"

Doc, I see you got the TP at the ready! :)

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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mooseplums

10/04/2010 11:25AM

quote tony: "quote mooseplums: "Last week "Looks like my walrus 150 tarp. I wish they had not gone out of business. They made some great products. I know I enjoy the tarp I have from them. I have not seen too many of them around.

tony"

They did make some nice stuff. I bought this tarp about 12 years ago. Mr. Barley liked it so much he bought one too.

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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KevinL

10/04/2010 08:35PM

My 10x14 CCS I got on sale this last spring.

KevinL

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Winemaker

10/05/2010 08:36AM

uploading tarp photo's to the internet, a novelty for sure..

Note I was incorrectly rigging this tarp, not using the loops, and the wind did cause some rubbing and wore small holes in the tarp. No smart!

hummm?

"Opening a bottle of wine in a canoe is a desirable, but irrational act."

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ChazzTheGnome

10/05/2010 07:23PM

here is a little solo sitting shelter....

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PaddleIN

10/07/2010 11:36AM

12x12.5 CCS Tundratarp, west end of Robbins Island (Knife Lake)

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Koda

10/07/2010 12:36PM

quote ChazzTheGnome: "here is a little solo sitting shelter....
"

Nice. Here's what I did one very hot day on the Willow Flowage:

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BWPaddler

10/07/2010 02:28PM

quote KevinL: "My 10x14 CCS I got on sale this last spring.
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Looks like one of my campsites - TL4 in the background, green silnylon tarp in the foreground, but my tarp is only 10x12 (campmor) and would have had at least one sag somewhere in it.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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KevinL

10/07/2010 07:39PM

quote BWPaddler: "quote KevinL: "My 10x14 CCS I got on sale this last spring.
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Looks like one of my campsites - TL4 in the background, green silnylon tarp in the foreground, but my tarp is only 10x12 (campmor) and would have had at least one sag somewhere in it."

It was on Lake Agnes-BWCA this last August. That night we had a storm that the weather radio said winds of 60 mph. It came through spectacular! Even better than the tent.

KevinL

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OBX2Kayak

10/07/2010 09:49PM

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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tony

10/08/2010 02:05AM

Here are a couple of my tarp pictures.

tony

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n8ville

10/10/2010 02:06PM

here are a couple of pics of my tyvek tarp i used last week..(note:the chairs were left on the site from previous campers)

"Anything worth doing, is worth doing right" -Hunter S. Thompson

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Amok

10/11/2010 11:46AM

People left folding chairs? Really???

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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n8ville

10/11/2010 06:30PM

I couldn't believe it! Its something i wouldnt dream of bringing in but i wasn't opposed to sit in them!

"Anything worth doing, is worth doing right" -Hunter S. Thompson

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Amok

10/11/2010 07:00PM

I wonder if somebody left them there to "hold a spot" for later. haha

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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wifishncanoe

10/27/2010 09:10PM

Tundra tarp on the right. Lean 2+ on the left. Both were excellent on this trip.

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Banksiana

10/27/2010 10:06PM

CCS Tundra Tarp

Steal a little and they throw you in jail. Steal a lot and they make you king.

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TuscaroraBorealis

04/07/2012 09:51PM

Another thread

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Drab

04/07/2012 10:00PM

Thanks for bringing this up. (Saved me a search :)

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RaisedByBears99

04/08/2012 01:10AM

quote boonie: "Here's one setup I experimented with last fall on my solo.
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I've been using the "Diamond Fly" that you have pictured for many years. Just a suggestion: You can get a lot more head-room out of your fly if you tie your exterior tarp center to a "scissors" made of two poles set up outside the fly. It isn't that easy to see the poles in this photo, but it's the only photo I have.

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TuscaroraBorealis

04/08/2012 08:44AM

quote Drab: "Thanks for bringing this up. (Saved me a search :)"

You're welcome!

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PortageKeeper

04/08/2012 05:17PM

Before...

After...

“The more you know, the less you carry” Mors Kochanski

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SIRT

04/09/2012 06:51PM

quote Wolf0503: " Fire lake

my cheapie tarp"

I was going to post a pic but this pic looks just like my setup. right down to the blue tarp the same tent.

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Jackpine Jim

Guest Paddler

04/09/2012 08:22PM

I use a tarp at every campsite - only the camo variety for me. Other colors are just an eyesore (in my opinion). That said; when its raining any color will do!

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Jackpine Jim

Guest Paddler

04/09/2012 08:22PM

I use a tarp at every campsite - only the camo variety for me. Other colors are just an eyesore (in my opinion). That said; when its raining any color will do!

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wifishncanoe

04/09/2012 10:09PM

quote PortageKeeper: "Before...

After...
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Is this a homemade lightweight design of the Woodsman canvas Tarp Tent?
It looks great and the fact that it would pack much smaller and lighter.

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PortageKeeper