Double tap...
Double tap...
These ones are:
ITW Nexus (Fastex brand) Ghillietech D rings. I haven't broken one yet.
Get em from DIY Tactical:
http://www.diytacticalstore.com/cata...astic/looplocs - shows out of stock, but their website is being updated.
or
http://www.supplycaptain.com/index.c...category_ID=30
The ITW Nexus ones are usually about US$0.50 each
One way to look at that is better the D-ring than your tarp! I just thought of this, but you could make the grosgrain just long enough so that if your hardware were to break, you'd still have enough length to put a new D-ring over the loop and double it over and sew it down, like so:
tarprepair.JPG
Acer
It's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
Formerly known as Acercanto, my trail name is MacGuyver to some, and Pucker Factor to others.
It's not procrastinating, its proactively delaying the implementation of the energy-intensive phase of the project until the enthusiasm factor is at its maximum effectiveness. - Randy Glasbergen
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Perhaps this is the wrong thread to post this in, but could someone post a few pictures of their tarp tie-outs? I am about to add several to a tarp I just got, and some visual references would be very helpful.
A free canoe is better than no canoe.
I just posted some pics of my DIY tarp here. I too struggled with my tie outs, but after much thought and deliberation I made a decision.
For my corner tie-outs, I just made a loop of gross grain. I am using mason's line with a bowline knot to attach to my tarp and then tie to my stakes and am now deliberating on what to use for tarp tensioners.
For my ridgeline, I used a similar method to what Acer pictured above. Except I sowed webbing to the topside of my reinforcement, then sewed in two metal d-rings, then sewed the webbing to the bottom of my reinforcement. This allows me many options for suspending my ridgeline. for my first test I used a garda hitch to tension up my ridgline and it worked great. Will try to get some pics of my tarp suspension soon.
Corner
And Ridgeline
Acer
It's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
Formerly known as Acercanto, my trail name is MacGuyver to some, and Pucker Factor to others.
It's not procrastinating, its proactively delaying the implementation of the energy-intensive phase of the project until the enthusiasm factor is at its maximum effectiveness. - Randy Glasbergen
^^^ Awesome! Thank you, that's exactly the kind of thing I needed to see.
Looks like you used reinforcing fabric on both sides of the tarp, correct?
Is the webbing sandwiched between the fabrics, or sewn to the face not shown?
A free canoe is better than no canoe.
I have tarps with over 6 months of continuous trail use on the clock with only grossgrain tie outs. In over 30 years of using DIY tarps, I have never had a grossgrain tie-out to fail.
The webbing is on the bottom, and the reinforcement is on top, with the sil sandwiched in between.
Acer
It's better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
Formerly known as Acercanto, my trail name is MacGuyver to some, and Pucker Factor to others.
It's not procrastinating, its proactively delaying the implementation of the energy-intensive phase of the project until the enthusiasm factor is at its maximum effectiveness. - Randy Glasbergen
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