Evan Dallas wrote: > >In a message dated 01-02-27 10:46:21 EST, ahurley_at_viewit.com writes: > > > ><< A few years ago I bought fabric from Seattle Fabrics and sewed > > my own tarp. >> > I looked into doing the same thing (including buying the fabric from Seattle > Fabrics), but after comparing the resulting cost (even ignoring the time to sew > it), I was able to buy a ready-made tarp from Walrus for less money than just > the cost of materials! Made for an easy decision... > > TIP: If you do sew one, sew in loops of webbing for tying to rather than > grommets -- much stronger. 'Nother tip: form the main seam at the ridgeline of the tarp into a catenary cut (sounds fancy, but trivial to do), so when you pitch it, the tarp will be tight all over with fewer guys. If you examine the higher end tarps (Walrus, Marmot, Kelty, etc.) you'll see they all use catenary cut on the main seam. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR tarp man *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 27 2001 - 20:27:18 PST
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