Clearly, a cool tarp.

**Cannibal** · 03-16-2009, 13:27

Indeed, froldt!
I still have some high hopes for it. There is a little bit of a weight penalty and it is quite noisy, but for someone that wants to keep an eye on their kids this might still work nicely. You can't really see clearly thru it, but you can see shapes and movement very well. It also makes a good alarm clock; no way you're going to sleep thru sunrise.

**KMACK** · 03-16-2009, 13:47

Cannabis...I mean Cannibal, what you gonna grow in that??

Looks cool!

**Cannibal** · 03-16-2009, 13:53

Ummmmm, nothin osifer.

But, maybe there will be a market for this in California in the near future. That way they can guard their crops in style.

**fin** · 03-16-2009, 14:48

I can't wait to read your report after the first downpour under this thing.

No sleep that night!

10+ on the coolness scale for appearance.

**TeeDee** · 03-16-2009, 15:49

Originally Posted by Cannibal

...................... Fourth, and this one just plain made me mad, the .75 oz/yard...that refers to sailmaker's yards aparently. I think I remember Brandon telling me it works out to about 1.3oz/yard.

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Yeah - I got caught on that one once also

. I no longer buy from kite making sites.

Also, the stuff I got from a kite making site is a coated nylon and it is stiff and noisy also.

Regular 1.1 nylon ripstop is better for what I want. If I want waterproof, then 1.1 silnyl.

Kite makers want light, but they also seem to want very stiff. That doesn't work for hammocks.

Thankfully, the suppliers we frequent don't use the sailmakers yard.

**canoebie** · 03-16-2009, 16:04

If you were to change clothes behind that Cannibal, we would be able to clearly see you're nuts!! HA!! This is family oriented. Note the contraction.

**sir White Wolf** · 03-16-2009, 16:11

I bet it would double as an Awesome Canoe Sail!

**JayS** · 03-16-2009, 16:33

Cool tarp and good attempt at something new. Kudos.

Didn't Ray Jardine start off with clear plastic drop cloths for tarps? Or maybe it was Colin Fletcher ("The Complete Walker" author).

**clearskyblue** · 03-16-2009, 16:34

Thats a fine looking tarp Cannibal.I bet the night sky will look so sweet under there.

If it does not quite work out the way you want you could always make a dress out of it

perhaps some pyjamas

Whats its insulation properties like?

Naa seriously its nice.

**Oh-No** · 03-16-2009, 16:45

Just some trivia:

The Norlam construction is very similar to Cuben Fiber Corporation's Sail Cloth.

Norlam is made by North Sails which bought the Cuben Fiber Corp. in O7.
So it seems that North Sails is using some Cuben Technology to develop
some new products.