Thinking about buying some of the black sil from Noah Lamport to make another tarp but I have never used a black tarp before.
I would like to get the pros/cons from others who have used a black tarp.
Thinking about buying some of the black sil from Noah Lamport to make another tarp but I have never used a black tarp before.
I would like to get the pros/cons from others who have used a black tarp.
I've used a BlackCat for a lot of nights on the trail.
It is darker, especially in the mornings. Nice for sleeping a little longer if you like. Also I guess it's not as 'cheery', but that never bothered me.
There has been some speculation that a black tarp is either cooler or warmer in the sunlight, but I honestly can't tell any temp difference between a gray tarp and the black one.
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Black tarp will dry faster in the sunlight.
It will maintain a little more heat under it in the sun as well, but a huge amount if it's open and not closed off like a tent.
You have to use a special marker or pencil to mark the silnylon because it's so dark.
Looks pretty sharp.
A little less cheery lighting.
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you sure about that?
seems like less light/heat would make it through. if i had to guess as to the hottest tarp i would have guessed clear (like cuben). all light passes through so it's hotter like in a greenhouse. i'd think it would be shadier under a black tarp more so that any other color. i've done no testing of this theory though, so it may be total BS
Nope. I'm certainly not. I was working off the idea that the black would absorb more of the heat energy, which would be dispersed to the local air, both above and below.
Your Greenhouse point does make a lot of sense though. Good point.
I bet it's negligible, either way.
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