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Lynda Moir
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Tarps

Mon 18 Feb, 2008 8:44 am

This is a great thread. Thanks to all those who have contributed!

What do you think about carrying a tarp? We are heading off to the Western Arthurs shortly. We have bought a lightweight tarp to provide some extra shelter as we have a two-person Macpac Minaret. I am not sure about the tarp. Is it realistic to string up and if we manage this - will the wind and rain be horizontal anyway?

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Re: What Gear is Essential

Mon 18 Feb, 2008 9:26 am

The one time I have seen a tarp used, it was very useful. Put up amongst some trees at Frog Flats in the rain to allow us to stand around and cook out of the rain. I don't have one myself. The one my friend had was a custom built one made by a sail maker in Hobart. Very light, small, strong as.
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Re: What Gear is Essential

Mon 18 Feb, 2008 5:08 pm

It sounds a bit Girl Guidish but a lightweight tarp is good to sit on or lie on when the ground/fallen trees are sopping wet. I carry a simple woven nylon tarp and it has been very useful to extend the annex, sit on. wrap packs in and even hang food in at night.
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Re: What Gear is Essential

Mon 18 Feb, 2008 5:52 pm

Well said Penguin and like tasadam mentioned it is nice to be able to stand up in the rain under a Tarp to cook ,mag and socialise where possible :)
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Re: Tarps

Mon 18 Feb, 2008 6:40 pm

(Note that this topic has been split off from the What Gear is Essential topic - which is what the first sentence in the first post refers to :) . I don't think Tarps are essential as such ;) and in any case, they're getting enough discussion to merit their own topic).
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Re: Tarps

Fri 27 Jun, 2008 11:14 pm

Thinking of tarps - I've used $15 nylon taffeta shower curtains as ground tarps - might be ok overhead too? - though only been able to find them 6' x 4' (about 200 grams) - almost matches the footprint of my tent. They're usually perforated on one side to accept plastic curtain rings - quite easy to punch holes and fix brass eyelets as desired anywhere along the hem though might need a bit of reinforcing at these points if being fixed overhead.




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