[pct-l] tarps and short trips - in Michigan

[Jim & Jane Moody]

My suggestion for the tarp is to cut the si lnylon to size and hem it.  For ties, you can add backing ma terial and insert metal grommets.  Or just  use marbles or round rocks to hold a line in place.  Hard to describe in words, but surely there' s a pic of this method somewhere on the intern et .  I have even seen small "figure 8" plastic devices that serve the same purpose - allowing line to be attached without having to cut the material.  Check with your local outfitter.  This method also allows max. flexibility for where you put the tie-line. 



Good luck. 

Mango 

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From: "nina white" <nina.white at gmail.com> 
To: "PCT-L" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 3:43:40 PM 
Subject: [pct-l] tarps and short trips - in Michigan 

I'm looking to convert to a tarp, but have no experience with them 
whatsoever. I ordered some silnylon to try making my own Brawny-style flat 
tarp. 

Is there anyone on this list from Southeast Michigan with a tarp or tarp 
experience? I'd love to get some first-hand advice setting it up properly. 
(Or, for that matter, in Southwestern Michigan, as I have family in Grand 
Rapids I could visit.) 

Also, is there anyone in Southeast Michigan (or actually anywhere in the 
lower peninsula) who might like to do some 3-4 day moderate- to long-mileage 
extended weekend trips before it gets too cold? I want to try out different 
rain and sleep gear and get some miles in. I haven't done much backpacking 
in Michigan, so don't even know what's "close" by. I'm available the 
weekends of 10/21, 11/4, and 11/11. 

I realize this may be the wrong list for this. Maybe hikers in Michigan tend 
towards the AT.... 

Nina 
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