diy tyvek tarp

[TylerT]

Does anyone have patteren for a tyvek tarp I searched Google and found one last night but I can't find it again he was a member on here

[kerryandjane]

Yikes, now I know why you can't find it there seems to be alot out there. Maybe this one?https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...ad.php?t=54911

I had a quick read and it seems to be the only one with a positive outcome..... others not so much. (I looked because I liked the idea and I didn't think of it.).

[kerryandjane]

read the whole thing. Original poster seems a little dissapointed with his tieouts coming out after a rainstorm. Aardvark, posted in there and his setup seems to be the complete package.
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...6&postcount=31
Maybe this is the post you were looking for.

[oldpappy]

If you don't mind spending a couple extra $$, I've been real pleased with 3 months use of the soft tyvek. It's about 25% lighter than house tyvek and it's very quiet (it's more like a cloth). Here's what I used:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pure-white-S...E:L:OU:US:3160
P.S. I used it for a sock, not tarp, but it seems plenty strong enough for tarp use (I'd put the RL under the tarp). Also, use the Tyvek tape - one roll will last you a lifetime.

[Dabberty]

I made one some time ago, and recorded it on video.
After taking it on several trips, I'm not too happy with it.
Quite bulky and with a downpoor it soaks the water a bit up, so it is heavier and damp then.
If still interested, it's a 2.5 by 3 meter tarp, you can find it on my blog in the diy section: www.dabberty.com

[TZBrown]

I use a 9x9 piece pitched diagonally in the summer as a sun shade in the yard.
Noisy when windy. The only way I have been successful on tie outs is to use a large marble tied into the tarp to tie to.
Everything else tears out

[sigma_pete]

Ditto on the 9x9 diagonal with marbles. My son's been using his for 4 or 5 years this way. Mine still gets used as a loner since I moved on to an 11x11 nylon tarp.

I made a tyvek winter tarp design last year but the tyvek tape tie outs for the ridge line failed twice after only 3 uses. This was just a test to see if I liked the design, which wasn't bad but I would have liked more than 9' width so it could get closer to the ground on the sides to block wind better.