New Panel Pull Idea with Pics

[Peabody]

Not sure if this has been done before.
I just finished my 13' ridgeline pu4000 poly tarp from RSBTR. Anyway, the tarp itself is pretty much a standard winter tarp with doors. It's was my first one, but not too painful. I wanted 13' ridgeline so I could close the doors on my ridgerunner.
The panel pulls are a little different. Instead of sewing on the outside, my wife sewed some button holes where the panel pulls would go. From there, I installed the pre-sewn circular tieouts from the inside using Seam-Grip to attach them. The end result was fantastic! Very even force exerted on the side of the tarp and no extra stress on any stitches. I plan on setting up in the back yard today; I'll post more pics then. Still need to make a Dutch order for some hookworms and such, but I should be able to rig something up for pics.

[Peabody]

I used wax paper to keep things from sticking together and some weights to ensure good contact with the glue. I had to be careful when working with the glue and all that tarp material.

[boulderv7]

That's cool. Let us know how it works. Looks very functional.

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[deeder]

Nice. looks clean.

[airbud]

Very nice! Looks super secure.

[kitsapcowboy]

That's cool. Let us know how it works. Looks very functional.

+1. Very inventive. Looking forward to future reports after field testing.

[Flatliner]

That is just plain brilliant


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[Peabody]

Thanks for all the encouraging feedback!
These are from a quick backyard test. I tugged pretty hard on all the pullouts, and they didn't show any signs of failure at all. Stress on the tarp appeared to be evenly distributed. I like how I could pull in any direction and there were no stitches being stressed. If I make another tarp in the future, this is how I plan to make the panel pulls.
I used some cord I had laying around to setup, along with some bungies at the tieouts. I reinforced all the corners with seam grip and 300D from RSBTR. The grosgrain ridgeline is finished with some titanium D-rings from Dutch. I'm really happy with how this turned out; gonna take it up to the North Georgia mountains for an overnight this month.

[Otter1]

Tell your wife I said "very nice"

I like it.

[Peabody]

I'll pass it on; she's really handy with a thread injector. She's trying to teach me, and I'm trying her patience.