[pct-l] Tent vs Tarp Tent

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, Kelsey,

You don’t even have to borrow a tarp.  Find a piece of cheap – but thick –
black plastic sheeting like what is used for landscaping; cut it to the
size you want to try; install some duct tape folded over the corners  and
sides for line anchor points; and pitch it with your trekking poles.  It
won’t last a hiking season, and it will probably be heavier than a real
tarp, but using it will probably tell you what you all want to know – all
that is except whether you are afflicted with bug-a-phobia like Diane.  You’ll
have to wait for spring to figure that out.

Enjoy your planning,

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Kelsey Bowen
<kelsey.anne.bowen at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thank you all so much for the info and opinions! I have a lot to consider
> and will be looking for someone who wants to lend me a tarp that I can try
> out while it is still winter to see what I think.
>
> Im looking forward to some tarp origami in my future :)
>
> Kelsey
>