I've done *most* of the hard work on this, but with a baby on the way and a half dozen home projects to finish before the baby gets here, it's time to unload some projects, suck it up, and just buy my gear if I have any hope of backpacking. So here are the details...
Design: Backwoods Daydreamer's "Winter Dream" 4-Season.
Dimensions:
Ridgeline - 137.5"
tip of door tie-out to tip of door tie-out - 168"
Materials: Gray silnyl 2nd's from Backwoods Daydreamer, Black oxford for reinforcements
Status: It is completely cut out, with cat cuts on all bottom edges. The ridgeline is sewn and the reinforcement patches are sewn on. I've done a bottom hem between two of the tie-outs, and that's where it stands.
Needs: A complete bottom hem, webbing/D-rings sewn on, side pulls (if desired), seam sealing.
I will ship it with the black webbing and d-rings I ordered, plus the rest of the oxford so you can add side pullouts if desired.
About me: I'm a complete newb with a sewing machine and that is plain to see in this tarp. I will not try to convince you any of the seams/hems are pretty--THEY'RE NOT. However, I've been assured by others on this forum that regarding the ridgeline especially...seal it and forget about it. So bottom line, for the cost of the materials, you can have a serviceable 4-season tarp that's ~ 70% complete.
Asking $60 TYD in the US--money order
It doesn't have webbing/d-rings attached yet so I don't have an easy way to string it up, but here are some pics of the reinforced areas...ridgeline, door tie-out and side tie-outs.
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