[pct-l] Tarp construction

[Kevin Cook]

I'd be worried about it making loose areas and sagging as well. You may want
to consider just making some permanent tie-outs. It's not too hard to make a
tarp. You can bond, ie glue, with Tyvek, so you might be able to just glue
some tie-outs made from strips of Tyvek. Worst case, if your bonded tie-outs
fail, you fall back to the pebble method in the field.

You don't need 550 paracord for a tarp. The 550 refers to the strength in
pounds. Something much lighter can hold a tarp just fine. Go to your local
outfitter and see what they have on the reels in bulk. Buy the lightest
stuff.

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:30 AM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net> wrote:

> Good morning, Nate,
>
> Attaching a cord to a sheet by folding the material over a small object is
> a
> very old technique, and one that works well – after a fashion.  I’ve done
> so
> quite a bit, but I’m not fond of carrying 6-8 marbles; I just pick up small
> pebbles, short knuckles of wood, or even tiny evergreen cones for the
> purpose.  This works well at the corners, but along the sides of the sheet
> doing so creates considerable wrinkling and subsequent flopping and
> sagging.
>
>
> Most department stores, sporting goods stores, surplus stores, and hardware
> stores sell various types of light-weight cord which will work for
> guy-lines, but most of it is probably too heavy and strong for this
> intended
> purpose.
>
> Steel-Eye
>
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>
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>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Nathan Miller <erccmacfitheal at yahoo.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I'm considering trying a hammock and tarp this season.  I'm also
> > considering making my own tarp.
> >
> > I found some info. on the net to the effect that I can make a tarp by
> > taking my larger sheet of Tyvek, wrapping a small portion around a marble
> > wherever I want a tie-off, and then putting a slip knot around the marble
> to
> > form what are essentially fully dynamic grommets.
> >
> > I have three questions:
> > -Has anyone else tried this method?
> > -Where do I get paracord?  Military surplus?
> > -Where do I get a small piece of black Tyvek?
> >
> > -Nate the Trail Zombie
> >
> >
> >
> >
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