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    new speer tarp

    dave womble (youngblood) has been working w/ ed speer on a new tarp design that should soon be available through speer hammocks.

    it's design allows it to be closed on the ends to provide wind protection... especially important in cooler weather.
    it can be closed a little... or a lot.

    i watched & helped as dave demonstrated how it works.
    it's much simpler to work w/ than his 1st tarp tent.
    it does require 8 stakes when used as intended, but i suspect the corners that form the doors could be rolled up & velcroed out of the way, only requiring 4 stakes when the ends aren't needed.

    it can be hung high & wide in fair weather, but gives a great deal of protection when the weather gets bad.

    i don't know what the finished weight will be but it shouldn't be much more than other larger sil tarps being used.

    if i remember correctly, the ridge was about 11' long, but you can see in the pictures how it cuts back w/ the curved edges on the ends.
    it started out w/ a 5' wide piece of sil on each side before the curves were cut & hemmed, so it should be at least 9' wide in the small of the curves.

    side view http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150019.JPG

    corner view http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150020.JPG

    end mostly closed http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150026.JPG

    dave exiting the mostly closed end http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150025.JPG

    closer shot of mostly closed end, showing crosed guy lines http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150029.JPG

    if the tarp is wet or fully closed (over lapped) you can just unhook the guy line from the stake to enter & exit.
    http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150027.JPG

    it can be re-hooked from inside the tarp. http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150028.JPG
    Last edited by slowhike; 09-16-2007 at 20:18.
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    looks like a solid design.

    do the hemmed edges have something (webbing) in them like the one i had at td's? or are they just regular hemmed edges?

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    Would really help with windblown rain and rolling fog issues.
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    Quote Originally Posted by slowhike View Post
    dave womble (youngblood) has been working w/ ed speer on a new tarp design that should soon be available through speer hammocks.

    it's design allows it to be closed on the ends to provide wind protection... especially important in cooler weather.
    it can be closed a little... or a lot.

    i watched & helped as dave demonstrated how it works.
    it's much simpler to work w/ than his 1st tarp tent.
    it does require 8 stakes when used as intended, but i suspect the corners that form the doors could be rolled up & velcroed out of the way, only requiring 4 stakes when the ends aren't needed.

    it can be hung high & wide in fair weather, but gives a great deal of protection when the weather gets bad.

    i don't know what the finished weight will be but it shouldn't be much more than other larger sil tarps being used.

    if i remember correctly, the ridge was about 11' long, but you can see in the pictures how it cuts back w/ the curved edges on the ends.
    it started out w/ a 5' wide piece of sil on each side before the curves were cut & hemmed, so it should be at least 9' wide in the small of the curves.

    side view http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150019.JPG

    corner view http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150020.JPG

    end mostly closed http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150026.JPG

    dave exiting the mostly closed end http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150025.JPG

    closer shot of mostly closed end, showing crosed guy lines http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150029.JPG

    if the tarp is wet or fully closed (over lapped) you can just unhook the guy line from the stake to enter & exit.
    http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150027.JPG

    it can be re-hooked from inside the tarp. http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...5/P9150028.JPG
    to bad its not camo lol neo

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    Quote Originally Posted by warbonnetguy View Post
    looks like a solid design.

    do the hemmed edges have something (webbing) in them like the one i had at td's? or are they just regular hemmed edges?
    i believe they are just hemmed edges.
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    Quote Originally Posted by neo View Post
    to bad its not camo lol neo
    they might make ya one(G).

    and that's not the color they will be. dave said he just likes using a light color for prototypes because it's easier to see the marks.
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    i think those triangles could be added to anyone's current tarp...

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    Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't youngblood just use his MacCat and add these?

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    looks like the seams are straight there, using a cat cut there would be problematic.


    Quote Originally Posted by lvleph View Post
    Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't youngblood just use his MacCat and add these?

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    Quote Originally Posted by lvleph View Post
    Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't youngblood just use his MacCat and add these?
    no, i don't think he used a mac cat tarp, but the main body shape is a similar shape... except there's a strait line from the middle tie outs to the ridge line, not a cat cut.
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