Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: Tyvex with Loops and 10x12 Guide Gear Tarps
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CoachBigD |
ObiWenonahKenobi: "quote fishonfishoff: " I made 2 different tarps out of housewrap (one was tyvek). Should paint a camo pattern on it |
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Scout64 |
that said, if you think you would be camping more, I would suggest buying good quality. CCS is just one such brand. |
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drnatus |
If you go Tyvek, wash it 3 times in a washer with an agitator (or 3 full water bottles in a washer without an agitator) on cold with ZERO soap or fabric softener. Washing it cuts the noise. Forget about installing any grommets...been there....ripped that. The way to attach tie outs is to get a pebble push it up from the bottom of the Tyvek. Make a slip knot loop and capture the pebble inside the Tyvek from the top of the Tyvek with your tie out. I have not used the newer tie out loops. The Tyvek is relatively light weight and can be had for $1.50 per foot x 9' + shipping (and shipping is often <$5) so, for $20 and your own cordage you can have a usable 10' x 9' light weight tarp. Your Tyvek tarp will never pitch like a quality tarp and if you don't wash it, it will be "unusably" loud. If you wash it with soap or fabric softener it will disintegrate or leak at the most inopportune time. Tyvek will also get you negative "cool camper" points as it looks really bad. |
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fraxinus |
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dixiepaddler |
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Frenchy |
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butthead |
I never liked Tyvek as a tarp though, too noisy even after prep and usage. CCS makes (in my opinion), the best flat tarps, but lots of others are available. Varied materials (polyester vs nylon), fabric weights and trim can make comparison difficult. Toss in cat cut tarps like a Noah's Tarp, and specialty tarps, makes comparison even more problematic. butthead |
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hooky |
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Magnumb |
I'm going to order 1.3oz white 30d silnylon engough to make a 10x12 and a 10x14 tarps. Don't really care if it looks professional or not, just want to hold up in some decent wind. |
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maxxbhp |
quote Magnumb: "Did guide gear stop making tarps? All sites are out of stock. Is there another midrange tarp that's 10x12 or 10x14? " For all practical purposes, you can assume Guide Gear tarps don't exist anymore. I got two of the last "good" GGs back in 2011. Even then they would show up for about 20 bucks and if you didn't get one quickly they were gone. Then the people who market these things switched manufacturers, there was a minor fiasco over the advertised size, and the product wasn't nearly the quality it had been in the past, just not a really good value anymore. If you visit the bargain websites regularly, you'll see Kelty tarps pretty reasonable from time to time. |
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Magnumb |
I want to try 10x9 tyvex drain tile as it's softer and has less writing on it along with tarp clips or adhesive loops and a Guide Gear 10x12. Did guide gear stop making tarps? All sites are out of stock. Is there another midrange tarp that's 10x12 or 10x14? Was thinking of using tyvex for over the fire and cheap tarp for wind block if needed. Any other suggestions? |
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Jackfish |
If you can, dig deep and buy a CCS tarp. If you must, split the cost between you and your buddy. Believe me, you will NEVER look back. Depending on size, you'll be in the $125 range - about double the cost of an average tarp. But... if you must buy an average tarp, you'll get a fair amount of mileage out of one of these tarps from Campmor. You'll find the sizes I mentioned above and they'll be roughly half the price of a CCS. I owned one of these before I bought a CCS tarp and it served me well enough until a big wind took care of it. The way Dan makes his tarps, it would have held up just fine. |
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DrBobDerrig |
dr bob |
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fishonfishoff |
FISHONFISHOFF |
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Jackfish |
quote Magnumb: "I'm going to order 1.3oz white 30d silnylon engough to make a 10x12 and a 10x14 tarps. Don't really care if it looks professional or not, just want to hold up in some decent wind. " Let us know how it holds up. |
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fishonfishoff |
quote Magnumb: I'm going to order 1.3oz white 30d silnylon engough to make a 10x12 and a 10x14 tarps. Don't really care if it looks professional or not, just want to hold up in some decent wind. " Sounds like a good decision. As Jackfish said, "let us know how they turn out". FISHONFISHOFF |
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ObiWenonahKenobi |
quote fishonfishoff: " I made 2 different tarps out of housewrap (one was tyvek). I like the near zero visual impact as well. LOL ~ |
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drnatus |
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