[pct-l] making a tarp

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

Another fine example of the Troll at work!  Come on Jon, get a life!  :)

Elevator
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Jon Danniken" <danniken at comcast.net> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck Shugart" 
> >I saw an article on reinforcing tie outs on silnylon 
> > (or spinnaker) fabric somewhere but I can't seem 
> > to find it now that I am in mid project. It wasn't the 
> > one in BPL (five yards to super ultra light, tarp). 
> > Has anyone else seen something like this 
> > somewhere? Let me know if you can help. 
> 
> Henry Shires has one on his tarptent project page: 
> http://www.tarptent.com/projects/tarpdesign.html 
> 
> Jeff Manion has another: 
> http://www.backpacking.net/makegear/cat-tarp/index.html 
> 
> When I did mine I did it fairly similar to the way Henry recommends, using 
> the nylon grosgrain, reinforcing with an additional thickness or two of the 
> base fabric. 
> 
> Jon 
> 
> 
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