Hey, folks. I just got back from a short 4 day family camping trip at Pettigrew State Park in North Carolina. An issue came to mind while there that I wanted to ask you folks about. Being a family trip, we went heavy. A full truck load and car load of gear, to include CD players, gameboys, three 55 Qt cooler.... the works. All this gear included a cheapo blue poly tarp measuring about 14'x11' or so, that was strung up over the campsite's picnic table. After dark, we had only one two mantle coleman propane lantern. It put out good light, but for the next family "so called camping" trip, I want to maximize it so that all 4 of us can read or whatever under the light. I should mention that with all the RVs, bicycles darting around, neighbors radios etc, screaming kids and crying babies, there was no point in a "lights out" camp suitable for enjoying nature. Anyway...... I'd like to add some silvery reflective material to the underside of the tarp to reflect the light back down to the picnic table. Would that work? What should I use? I was thinking of gluing a cheapo survival blanket to it. Has anybody done anything like that? Suggestions? Cautions? Tips/tricks? Other material to use rather than the blue poly tarp that is already reflective? Thanks a bunch. Rick *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Apr 24 2003 - 09:04:58 PDT
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