My First Homemade Silnylon Tarp

[scruffy]

Hey guys just thought I would let yall take a look at my first DIY tarp

I only had pieces left so I went with a two tone look. The gray cloth is 1.9 Wal mart ripstop and the green is most likely less tan 1 oz ripstop nylon. I have 16 tie out on it and I coated it with a DIY sil mineralspirits @ 1:4 ratio. The weight before the silcoating was 14 oz and I put 4 oz of sil in my mixture.The size is 10feet X 9feet.

I am waiting on the rain tonight and tomorrow o see if I have any leaks I got my fingers crossed. If things work out I will be taking it on my thru hike this March first.

Just thought I would share.

[krugd]

Looks great. It looks like that took a bit of sewing! Let us know how the coating works.

[gargoyle]

Looking good scruffy, nice that you used what you had, hope its dry under there. Keep us posted.

[jbryan]

Good job scruffy! I will be waiting to hear about the testing results. I am just hoping the rain won't turn into snow again when it comes through. I am tired of the snow.

[Frawg]

Nice work, and you can't beat the price!

Looking forward to your reports on it.

[Splinter]

Excellent tarp! I'm really liking the two-tone color scheme!

[SuperTramp]

Very nice! Did you do anything special on your joining seams?just curious how you seam and keep waterproof-thx

[scruffy]

Very nice! Did you do anything special on your joining seams?just curious how you seam and keep waterproof-thx

I just folded the seam to where the gray was over laping the green Kinda like shingles. Since I coated the whole tarp after I sewed it I am hoping the coating took care of the seam leaking, but if the seam leaks I will just put on some more sealer. I am not really too worried about the seam if I use the tarp with my homemade hammock because the seam is below the hammock. I am still keeping my fingers crossed

[cwayman1]

DAAAAAAAAAAANG Scruff (McGruff, Chicago, IL, 60652.. and take a BITE outta crime!)! Nice tarp! It must be the season for East Tennessee-boy tarp makin'! WOOOOOOO BUDDY! -I feel like shug - Just finished mine last week. SWEET! Now we just need to get a group hang organized!
East Tennessee Hang And Night Of Laughs... --- ETHANOL?
a stretch... I know, but it could happen...

anyway, GREAT lookin' tarp!
Clint of the tarp lovin'!

[Shug]

There ain't nothing like sleeping under a tarp that you made yourself ..... all the joy and doubts!!!!!
Whoooo Buddy Tarpsters.
Shug