Snake skins for a Kelty Noah's Tarp 12

[trick420]

For anyone with a Kelty Noah's Tarp 12 looking to DIY some snake skins...

Last night I decided to make some snake skins - nice fast little project.

I was struggling with finding dimensions online for a set for my Noah's 12 tarp so I set it up and did them myself.

For anyone else with a Noah's 12, here's what worked for me:



I went by Hobby Lobby and picked up some Black tulle for a whopping $.89 per yard. I got 3 yards and that should make 3 sets at these dimensions.

Anyway, I sewed a set up and tried it out and I think I'm good to go. Nice snug fit, but not tight or in any way unmanageable. I use my tarp as rectangle, and not diamond, so the 75" finished length works for a 12' ridge line. Obviously that's not long enough for a Noah 12 in diamond configuration. You would want to be in the 96" range I would think as the diamond configuration is around 16' on the ridge.

Finished dimensions with a 1" seam allowance and rolled 1/2" hems at each end are around 75" long, 1" diameter opening on one end and 7.5" diameter at the other. The hardest part was cutting the angle accurately and straight on a 77" piece of tulle...

I stuff it in a Sea-to-summit Nylon stuff sack and it fits nicely in the XS (4 liter) size.

Sorry, I didn't take pics, but most of us have seen snake skins before I'll attach pics later if I end up setting it up again today.

So, for about $1 in materials and an hour of my time, I have some decent skins.

[Timberrr]

Love it! Thanks for sharing your findings.

I just got a UGQ WD 13 & a UGQ REC 12 that I'm going to make skins for. I was thinking of using a stretchy fabric - maybe a nylon, poly, spandex blend of some sort.

[trick420]

Love it! Thanks for sharing your findings.

I just got a UGQ WD 13 & a UGQ REC 12 that I'm going to make skins for. I was thinking of using a stretchy fabric - maybe a nylon, poly, spandex blend of some sort.

I was shooting for super cheap and functional since I wasn't sure if this was going to workout like I wanted it to. My biggest concern was that the tarp wouldn't fit back into the stuff sack (Until now I folded and rolled it neatly and it fit with room to spare). But it did. I'm sure the tulle won't be very durable, so I may end up redoing these in another material at some point.

[iwillfixitfast]

Here is another $1 snake skin option. I believe the guy in this video has the same tarp as you. It seems like a great ideal that Im going to try.

https://youtu.be/B_6oF125dWo

[Carbon]

Dang, I'm getting a Loofah!

[BigE94]

Nice work there. I dont believe I have seen any posts regarding skins for a Noah. Do you find that the tulle is robust enough to be used as skins? I have looked at it before and it seems like pretty fragile stuff. Pics would be appreciated.

[Pennsy Camp and Canoe]

thanks so much for the post, we have 2 Noah 12's and i've been searching for something to start with. I've been using a small loop of clothesline with a big knot to wrap around the tarp in 3 places to keep it rolled up, but want snake skins for sure.

[Banjoman]

The Hennesy snakeskins fit just fine. I diy'd another set of skins using the Hennesy's as a template. Sorry I don't have the dimensions anymore.

[trick420]

Nice work there. I dont believe I have seen any posts regarding skins for a Noah. Do you find that the tulle is robust enough to be used as skins? I have looked at it before and it seems like pretty fragile stuff. Pics would be appreciated.

Well, I haven't put it to use yet so I don't know the durability, but I figured at $.89 a yard it was a safe gamble. I'm not going to get to try it out until the 21st when I'm going on a scout campout with my son. I'll report back after that. And I hope to get some pics of the setup.