Hey Tarp coming out great ill have some pics soon, but i been reading alot of articles on building the tarps and half of them say there way is better for reinforcements.
1) sew the material 2"away from edge, then hem up and sew into the fabric
OR
2) hem the edge then sew that bad boy right on it????
All of mine are hemmed, then patch sewn on. Knock on wood - nothing has ripped or torn in 5+ years.
Ok thanks that what u think I'm going to do. I'm at that point in the project I'm 50/50, just trying to make the best possible decision. Have lot of time and effort in It plus bold lol.
I cut pieces of cordura and rolled the seam including the cordura.
So stalker42 you put pices on the edge and roles it with the seam. Hmm my min is blown now lol
Yep. I hemmed the exposed edges for looks and left the outside edges raw then rolled them when i did the seams. I would post a pic but i am not on my home computer. I think i have a pic in my gallery if you click on my name.
One other helpful "mod" to a triangular reinforcement patch is cut an arc out of the "fabric side" (side of the triangle not running along a seam or edge). This would be done to help transfer the force to the corners of the triangle, which then transfers force into the hems/seams of the tarp. I also think it looks slightly better. (see picture)
I'm in the process of finishing up a DIY tent (very similar to a Nemo Meta 2) and I'll be sure to document the whole process of how I do reinforcements with pictures/etc along the way. Once I have it completed I'll create a dedicated thread for it.
I am not really sure how much your need.
Over the holidays I had my 5.3x13 tarp fill up with about 5 gallons of water and it had sagged down into my hammock. Stakes were all pulled etc.
No reinforcing. I just had 3/4" grosgrain loops made side by side, IE 1.5" wide and was going to reinforce them later, but wanted to test it first.
Well it did not rip or pull out but did stretch the sew holes a bit.
Next one I am building is a cat tarp and on that one I am going to do it like wilderness logics does their tadpole. It will have no tie outs. If I do tie outs eventually I will do a patch.
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http://wildernesslogics.com/TAD-POLE-Tad-Pole.htm
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