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sleepnbag

08/19/2011 10:11PM

Fitgers1 post got me to thinking; we haven't done this for a while and with all the new members, and all the new trips this year, maybe we can see some new set-ups.

I gotta tell ya; I don't know what it is about stringing up a tarp, but I must say it is one of my favorite things to do while camping in the boundary waters. Seriously! I'm not joking here. Sometimes I get it set up and take it down to "Re-adjust" (Even though it was fine the first time.)

So please!.......SHOW US YOUR TARPS!

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

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TwoByGreenCanoe

08/20/2011 12:13AM

Is that a CCS 12x12 or 15x15? I like it.

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removedmember1

Guest Paddler

08/20/2011 04:39AM

Guide Gear Tarp

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sleepnbag

08/20/2011 09:27AM

quote TwoByGreenCanoe: "Is that a CCS 12x12 or 15x15? I like it."

15x15
It's the 1.9oz not the ligher 1.1oz(Not sure if the 1.1 was availibe when I purchased it 10+ years ago??) At some point I'd like to get the 1.1 but, it is not at the top of my wish list quite yet.

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

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mr.barley

08/20/2011 10:35AM

I like the green/yellow color scheme.

serenity now

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HowardSprague

08/20/2011 10:41AM

I almost got a green & yellow tarp from CCS, but didn't want to be mistaken for a Packers fan so I opted for green and white.

"Enjoy every sandwich"

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fitgers1

08/20/2011 10:56AM

Maybe we can get them to make one in Purple and Gold?

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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yellowcanoe

08/20/2011 11:21AM

Them? LOL.

Dan is near Minneapolis... maybe he could oblige. The Vikes need all the help they can get..

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fitgers1

08/20/2011 12:18PM

Yes, them in Lino Lakes.

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alpine525

08/20/2011 12:33PM

One in the "sitting area" and one over the entrance to the tent.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama

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troutdude

08/20/2011 01:24PM

Moss Outfitter Wing. Sadly, Moss is no longer in the personal outdoor use tent and tarp business. Super huge with many possible configurations and built tough! The only drawback, it weighs a ton!

Picture from September 2010 on Ogish. Couldn't find a shot without people in it, doh!

The leading authority on leading authorities.

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jcavenagh

08/20/2011 02:27PM

quote alpine525: "One in the "sitting area" and one over the entrance to the tent.

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What is that over the tent? Does it have some framing in it?

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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sdebol

08/20/2011 02:30PM

quote alpine525: "One in the "sitting area" and one over the entrance to the tent.

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Off-topic, but I've got a Big Agnes Parkview 3, too, and it's been a great tent so far. Love its vestibule with the extra pole.

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wifishncanoe

08/20/2011 03:45PM

This is ccs 10x10 that I rented. It worked great. So easy to use with all the tie outs. A 10x14 1.1 oz is on my wish list.

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Frenchy19

08/20/2011 03:55PM

CCS tarp virgin until this summer! Two trips so far. Photo on left is on Winchell from an August trip, and one on right is on Finger on a trip from hell earlier in June. Spent the whole day in a brutal head wind and downpour, and was feeling pretty good when I got the tarp set up into the wind! Love the tarp, only now I need a bigger one...

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra

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Woods Walker

08/20/2011 10:07PM

quote HowardSprague: "I almost got a green & yellow tarp from CCS, but didn't want to be mistaken for a Packers fan so I opted for green and white.

"

So your a Jets fan???? LOL

A road is a dagger placed in the heart of a wilderness. -William O. Douglas, in Ghost Grizzlies

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Merganser

08/20/2011 11:35PM

quote HowardSprague: "I almost got a green & yellow tarp from CCS, but didn't want to be mistaken for a Packers fan so I opted for green and white.

"

Good call

"That sort of thing is my bag baby."

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Merganser

08/20/2011 11:35PM

one of my better looking twin-tarp rigs.

"That sort of thing is my bag baby."

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SunCatcher

08/21/2011 06:13AM

On Paull Lake in WCPP 2010.

Third Picture at Fall Wingnight

SunCatcher

"WWJD"

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alpine525

08/21/2011 08:03AM

quote jcavenagh: "
quote alpine525: "One in the "sitting area" and one over the entrance to the tent.

"

What is that over the tent? Does it have some framing in it?"

jcavenagh: This is a standard CCS tarp - we just folded up one of the corners on the inside of the tarp.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama

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oth

Guest Paddler

08/21/2011 09:27AM

I picked up a 16 a few yrs ago because it was on sale for 50 bucks. Good base camper, sets up a million different ways. Some places are small for it, but I roll or tuck the excess...never a problem.
i like it. Not a minimalist, so.........great!

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bear bait

08/21/2011 01:14PM

One of my favorites from my last trip...

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timatkn

08/21/2011 01:46PM

quote sdebol: "
quote alpine525: "One in the "sitting area" and one over the entrance to the tent.

"

Off-topic, but I've got a Big Agnes Parkview 3, too, and it's been a great tent so far. Love its vestibule with the extra pole."

Me three on the Parkview. Really like the vestibule first time I've seen other's picks of this tent.

T

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Darcyn

08/21/2011 05:04PM

On Omega July 4th batoned down for severe weather.
Big note the bungee cord trick for tieing off tarp worked perfect.
No ripped tarp we stayed dry except for the rope letting loose on the
canoe and having to tackle it before the it blew away.

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s500yards

08/22/2011 01:04PM

Integral Designs 5x8

"The least I owe these mountains is a body. - Randy Morgenson"

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eeeew

Guest Paddler

08/23/2011 06:02PM

quote sleepnbag: "Fitgers1 post got me to thinking; we haven't done this for a while and with all the new members, and all the new trips this year, maybe we can see some new set-ups.

I gotta tell ya; I don't know what it is about stringing up a tarp, but I must say it is one of my favorite things to do while camping in the boundary waters. Seriously! I'm not joking here. Sometimes I get it set up and take it down to "Re-adjust" (Even though it was fine the first time.)

So please!.......SHOW US YOUR TARPS!

"

What an ugly tarp. Did they run out of a color and had to mix?

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fitgers1

08/23/2011 06:45PM

My new Noah's tarp on its first trip to the Bdub. Nope, I don't put the tent under the tarp. Just did it this time as it was raining during set-up and it just worked fine the rest of the trip. Might do it again.

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sleepnbag

08/23/2011 10:15PM

quote eeeew: "
quote sleepnbag: "Fitgers1 post got me to thinking; we haven't done this for a while and with all the new members, and all the new trips this year, maybe we can see some new set-ups.

I gotta tell ya; I don't know what it is about stringing up a tarp, but I must say it is one of my favorite things to do while camping in the boundary waters. Seriously! I'm not joking here. Sometimes I get it set up and take it down to "Re-adjust" (Even though it was fine the first time.)

So please!.......SHOW US YOUR TARPS!

"

What an ugly tarp. Did they run out of a color and had to mix?"

Nope, I picked the colors out myself (with the help of an Italian Designer.)
And for the record. I am not a Packers fan...or a fan of any sport for that matter. (Unless camping is a sport)

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

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tony

08/23/2011 10:19PM

A modified 10x12 tarp from campmor.

A friends 15x15 ccs tarp.

this is one great tarp.

My screen tarp. I really like this one.

My modified campmor tarp and my Warbonnet super fly

tony

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kanoes

08/23/2011 10:20PM

i like the yellow/green. mines all yellow, warm glow on dark days.

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TomT

08/24/2011 06:19AM

Warbonnet Superfly. The best feature besides being sil nylon is that it has two removable panels for both ends in case of really nasty weather. You can see them on the far end. They can also be positioned to close it off entirely.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw

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Jackfish

Moderator

08/24/2011 06:35AM

quote mr.barley: "I like the green/yellow color scheme."

Interesting... Basspro69 was just saying that he liked that color scheme, too. :)

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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mr.barley

08/24/2011 08:03PM

I guess I wasn't thinking of them being Packer colors. I was just thinking how nice they look in the woods.

serenity now

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JoeWilderness

08/27/2011 02:46AM

quote kanoes: "i like the yellow/green. mines all yellow, warm glow on dark days."

YES! YES! YES!.... Jan is right about "the nice warm glow!".... I have a Lean1 Plus in yellow and couldn't agree more. I now have a yellow CCS Tundra Tarp on my "Wish List" for just this reason!

"You only have one chance at life, so make it an adventure!"

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bapabear

08/27/2011 07:00PM

My Sportsman's Guide cheapo tarp that has been a fantastic piece of gear for many years now. Jordan Lake in 07 during the fire ban so we turned the fire grate into a lounge area.

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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maxxbhp

08/27/2011 08:10PM

Den and tool shed, if a bird flies through here he better pay attention

Put this one over the tent, rained 3 days straight, nice to have little dry spot to get in and out

"...And the days I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, .......well, I have really good days". Ray Wiley Hubbard

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Soledad

08/31/2011 04:19PM

Like s500yards, I used my tarp as my shelter while hiking the border route trail this past spring. I should have tucked in the back corners but I was too cold. :)

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HowardSprague

08/31/2011 10:06PM

quote mr.barley: "I guess I wasn't thinking of them being Packer colors. I was just thinking how nice they look in the woods."

Initially I didn't either. I was thinking green & yellow too, as they're nice colors. Then one day I was out at the forest preserve, on mile twelve of a twelve mile run. I pass a couple people walking dogs, and one of them says, "Boo, Packers!". I thought, what the hell was that for,...then notived I was wearing green shorts with a yellow shirt. I hate to say that an idiot like that influenced my color decision, but maybe just a little,....

"Enjoy every sandwich"

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paddlefamily

09/03/2011 07:02PM

Integral Designs, 12x12. Fits 4-6 comfortably.

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sleepnbag

09/03/2011 07:11PM

For the record, ours is green and tan (not yeller) :•]

"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105

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timberwolf

09/04/2011 01:13AM

10x10 Campmor versa-tarp,just recieved my CCS 10x14 a couple weeks ago

"RANGERS LEAD THE WAY"

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luft

09/04/2011 10:52PM

This one is in honor of my online tarp mentor, butthead! Excuse the cheap blue tarp but it was all I had!

It was my first time stringing up a tarp and I used two key tips... utilize a ridge line and Dealee Bobs on the corners to keep the grommets from ripping out.

Cheap tarp road out a stormy night on the Gunflint this past week due to the rigging tips gleaned here. Great to have a dry place to hang out during the showers. CCS tarp is now on my wish list.

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edmo

09/05/2011 09:35PM

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jcavenagh

09/07/2011 03:26PM

Guide Gear 12x12 as modified

GG 12x12 in full open mode

Hennessy Hammocks Hex Tarp tent mode

HH Hex in full open mode

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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jcavenagh

09/07/2011 03:41PM

Kelty Noah on Agnes Lake (Q) August 2010

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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nojobro

09/07/2011 04:21PM

quote sleepnbag: "I gotta tell ya; I don't know what it is about stringing up a tarp, but I must say it is one of my favorite things to do while camping in the boundary waters. Seriously! I'm not joking here. Sometimes I get it set up and take it down to "Re-adjust" (Even though it was fine the first time.)
"

You, sir, are truly a tarp geek.

;-)

(rock on)

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Bill Tea

09/22/2011 10:55PM

Guide Gear 9x9 tarp

works great with my hammock.

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kanoes

09/22/2011 10:59PM

CCS 8x10

(its all about the angle of the rain)

the last pic was my hiding hole one windy afternoon...

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kanoes

09/23/2011 12:03AM

and then theres the drying set. :)

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Hawbakers

09/24/2011 05:16PM

quote nojobro: "
quote sleepnbag: "I gotta tell ya; I don't know what it is about stringing up a tarp, but I must say it is one of my favorite things to do while camping in the boundary waters. Seriously! I'm not joking here. Sometimes I get it set up and take it down to "Re-adjust" (Even though it was fine the first time.)
"

You, sir, are truly a tarp geek.

;-)

(rock on)"

That's funny! Mr Hawbakers has done the same thing. lol

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Hawbakers

09/24/2011 05:16PM

OK, so I just have to show you our tarp after we made some adjustments to it so we could have a screen tent when we visited Ima(mosquito) Lake last summer!

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Hawbakers

09/24/2011 05:25PM

Forgot to mention that we use a telescoping aluminum pole to support the center.

sleepnbag, I noticed that it looks like you use one of those as well. Bought ours at Hoigaard's years ago, (I used to work there in the camping dept) We love the pole and saves the trees.

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