Storm Awning for HH Tarp

[kwpapke]

Yeah, I hear that. On this particular camp I was so warm all night I had to open the sleeping bag up at both ends.
It might rain a lot here in Blighty but it is never really cold enough to warrant anything more than a thermarest under my butt.

I think what BB was referring to is the SS undercover. It makes you WP underneath, so the only danger of getting wet is blown rain coming through the bugnet. It'd have to blow pretty hard...
Replace your Thermarest with the SS OCF pad, and tada, you're there.

The biggest problem the SS does *not* solve is cooking, etc. under the tarp in inclement weather. So far I've been able to work around this by sitting in the opening slit.

--Kurt

[Crash]

I now have a backpacker asym and a Coccoon non-asym tarp in addition to my JRB tarp. I see MacEntyre has used it as an awning.

I'm not against cutting them up but I don't do a lot of sewing. I would love to use them as end pieces to block the wind on the head end and an awning on the foot end.

Anyone have photos or a diagram that would do this?
the first diagram is doesn't hit me on how to do it.
thanx

[kitsapcowboy]

This concept -- dead end or not -- was so thoughtfully articulated that this thread deserved some necromancy...

[momtaxi]

The rain was blowing almost horizontally on Dartmoor at the weekend

Doesn't it usually? Straight down is no fun! -- oops, missed it was a somewhat zombie thread.

[geneaut]

This concept -- dead end or not -- was so thoughtfully articulated that this thread deserved some necromancy...

Oddly enough I've been debating making a smaller version of something similar for the asym I am wanting to build. Trying to figure out the max coverage I can get from 1 yard of fabric. Basically something that fills in the long sided narrow end on asyms and perhaps let you make semi doors.

[kitsapcowboy]

Oddly enough I've been debating making a smaller version of something similar for the asym I am wanting to build. Trying to figure out the max coverage I can get from 1 yard of fabric. Basically something that fills in the long sided narrow end on asyms and perhaps let you make semi doors.

Wide waterproof fabrics have been introduced since this original post; a yard of 75" Dutch Xenon Sil Wide would give you a lot for a little with minimal weight gain.

[geneaut]

Wide waterproof fabrics have been introduced since this original post; a yard of 75" Dutch Xenon Sil Wide would give you a lot for a little with minimal weight gain.

Agreed. I played around with paper models and came up with some simple ideas, but I think if I play with some angles I could come up with something better.

It may be time to make some mockups with tyvek.