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15 x 15 tarp too big?

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Date/Time: 05/25/2013 06:28AM

Subject: 15 x 15 tarp too big?

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Drab	04/03/2012 11:12AM quote HowardSprague: "quote OBX2Kayak: "Sounds like a lot of tarp to me. What good is a bargain if it's too heavy to carry? (Edit: This comment goes against my gear-junkie mentality.)" If it's the 1.9oz, then it's, like, 4 lbs. " 4lbs 12oz on my digital fish scale.
Hamm0cker	04/01/2012 08:24AM adding peaks and walls to the way you pitch it will greatly reduce the overall footprint of the tarp if you're concerned about it being to big. Big and light. That's how I roll.
OBX2Kayak	03/31/2012 01:31PM quote fishonfishoff: "We used a 22 x 18 housewrap tarp made of housewrap material for our group of 9 last year. This weighed in at 6#. It was only needed one day in our week long trip, but it was needed in the worst way. We could have gotten by with something smaller but as newbies we wanted to error on the high side. " Quick! Hide that picture before it leads to the commercialization of the BWCA. I can see it now ... soon we'll be seeing half-price Kelty tarps with beer ads printed on them. Uffda!
fishonfishoff	03/31/2012 01:06PM We used a 22 x 18 housewrap tarp made of housewrap material for our group of 9 last year. This weighed in at 6#. It was only needed one day in our week long trip, but it was needed in the worst way. We could have gotten by with something smaller but as newbies we wanted to error on the high side.
Bannock	03/31/2012 12:30PM 15 x 15? Not too big at all. Even for a solo kit a 15 x 15 would be acceptable. For a group of 4, it's probably perfect.
RaisedByBears99	03/30/2012 12:02AM If it is a good price - I'd get it. As long as it is light enough to pack. I've often felt my tarp was too small. I don't recall ever thinking it was too big.
OldScout48	03/26/2012 12:42PM Do I hear $100. Who will give me $110.
BWPaddler	03/26/2012 12:30PM Buy it. Try it. Sell it in an instant if it doesn't do what you need it to do. The line of buyers is already growing.
Drab	03/26/2012 12:14PM Too funny, . 600 feet of kevlar rope and I can hang it out near in the middle of the lake :)
HowardSprague	03/26/2012 12:03PM Especially if you tied it up with kevlar rope. :)
Drab	03/26/2012 11:35AM That is funny schweedy. JB - got it :)
schweady	03/26/2012 08:38AM I know that if this was a 2012 Guide Gear 15x15, it would certainly NOT be too big... :)
jb in the wild	03/26/2012 08:21AM quote Drab: " All the people contacting me wanting to buy it, makes me think I should buy it and try it out. ;) " Just remember who was first:) JB
HowardSprague	03/26/2012 08:12AM quote OBX2Kayak: "Sounds like a lot of tarp to me. What good is a bargain if it's too heavy to carry? (Edit: This comment goes against my gear-junkie mentality.)" If it's the 1.9oz, then it's, like, 4 lbs.
Curmudgeon	03/26/2012 12:00AM I would only use it for car camping.
Drab	03/25/2012 09:35PM All the people contacting me wanting to buy it, makes me think I should buy it and try it out. ;)
Curmudgeon	03/25/2012 09:16PM I also want one of these tarps. I just put an ad on C's List for this dimension tarp.
floorwall	03/25/2012 05:01PM My wife is girl scout leader and would love to get this tarp for the girls. Please let me know how to purchase if available. Thanks
OBX2Kayak	03/25/2012 05:08AM Sounds like a lot of tarp to me. What good is a bargain if it's too heavy to carry? (Edit: This comment goes against my gear-junkie mentality.)
AdamXChicago	03/24/2012 10:25PM quote boonie: "I'd say no more often than you'll find a smaller one too little for all the reasons mentioned. Better a little bigger than you need rather than a little smaller than you need. You can make a big one smaller a lot easier than you can make a small one bigger ;). " +1
boonie	03/24/2012 08:42PM I'd say no more often than you'll find a smaller one too little for all the reasons mentioned. Better a little bigger than you need rather than a little smaller than you need. You can make a big one smaller a lot easier than you can make a small one bigger ;).
TuscaroraBorealis	03/24/2012 08:19PM quote overthehill: "quote butthead: "With a 15x tarp you do not need corner tieouts as long! Go for it, the larger the tarp the more obscure setups are available. butthead" I agree. It's big enough to set up with sides , or a wall against a slanting rain and so many more configurations. If I found a CCS at a deal I'd jump on it. I have a 16x16 and it is very handy for 4 people. We are not minimalists and basecamp alot." +1
OldScout48	03/24/2012 07:27PM I agree with the others, for the price it's a bargain. Buy it, use it and if it's not your cup of tea you can probably turn it for a samall profit and at least you will know what you really need from a CCS tarp. Get lots of the CCS rope/cord and try different set-ups before you trip.
Drab	03/24/2012 07:04PM I sent you an email.
jb in the wild	03/24/2012 06:39PM Drab if you don't want it turn me on to that tarp I'll snap that up in a heart beat. JB
Drab	03/24/2012 04:40PM I may not have been clear. It is a fair price for one that is hardly used. but not a screaming bargain to buy it "just because". $85
overthehill	03/24/2012 04:30PM quote butthead: "With a 15x tarp you do not need corner tieouts as long! Go for it, the larger the tarp the more obscure setups are available. butthead" I agree. It's big enough to set up with sides , or a wall against a slanting rain and so many more configurations. If I found a CCS at a deal I'd jump on it. I have a 16x16 and it is very handy for 4 people. We are not minimalists and basecamp alot.
pswith5	03/24/2012 04:18PM You seem like my kind of bargain hunter! I need to have a garage sale to make room for new bargains! I would be all over that tarp if the price was right. The only question for me is how big is IN my pack. If you're in a monsoon you're goingto love that tarp. CCS makes some nice stuff. Even if I didn't want to pack it i would get it for other adventures.!
butthead	03/24/2012 03:52PM With a 15x tarp you do not need corner tieouts as long! Go for it, the larger the tarp the more obscure setups are available. butthead
SunCatcher	03/24/2012 02:55PM I own one and use it when we have 4 or 6 folks. I like it and have found it works if you make it work. Also use it car camping to set up to get in and out of the rain. So I would buy it if you have the shillings. SunCatcher.
Old Hoosier	03/24/2012 02:32PM It is a big tarp, but a fair price is still a good value on a useful tool. Tarps can do more than provide overhead cover. They can also be dropped for wind shelter as well as overhead cover. Sometimes you are expose to wind due to lack of "better" camp sites. If a wind and rain storm comes up, a larger tarp can be rigged to fully block wind and keep rain off you head as well. And yes, large parties need larger tarps. My choice is a 10X12 with a 10X10 spare for wind. As a fall paddler, it has often saved the day. Able to be by the fire versus locked in the tent until the weather breaks. Old Hoosier
wannabeoutthere	03/24/2012 01:54PM I think that would be a great size for 4-6 people, 10 x 10 is too small for that many and you could always stick some gear under it.
HowardSprague	03/24/2012 01:30PM If it's a good deal, take it! Will it work at every campsite? No. Will you take it on every trip? I doubt it. But it could be very handy if you're with a bigger group. I have a 10x14. Used it for a group of seven and it was good...a few more feet of width would have been nice, but then I might not have been able to set it up in every situation. Just because it's 15x15 doesn't mean you have to have it set up that way. Run a second ridgeline, tie/stake it down so one side is more of a vertical "wall", and it might fit while giving you some coverage from one side too. There are many ways to set one up.
Sides	03/24/2012 01:15PM For me it would be too big. I have a 10x12, I wish it was 10x10. It is just my wife and I. We don't need a tarp that size. Most campsites don't have that much open space either. You would need 2 trees about 20 feet apart, give or take for the ridge line. Than tie out the corners out. That takes up a lot of space. so for me it is too big.
billconner	03/24/2012 01:09PM I've never found my 10 x 10 too small - usually 2 people - 4 once but no rain - and one solo but no rain - so maybe if you might be 4-6, it's a good size. If you're all solo, feels unnecessarily to large to me, but not unusable.
Drab	03/24/2012 12:58PM I am buying a pack from a guy. He also has a CCS 15x15 tarp that I could buy for a fair price. I am always tempted by bargains, but I wonder if I will find that to just be too big for bwca use?

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