A search provided a few discussions about the pros and cons of one-piece vs. two-piece tarp skins but I could not find any reference to anyone who makes a one-piece.
Anyone know where I might find one?
A search provided a few discussions about the pros and cons of one-piece vs. two-piece tarp skins but I could not find any reference to anyone who makes a one-piece.
Anyone know where I might find one?
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Mountain Goat would probably do it if you e-mail her.
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I made my own. Frankly I was less than impressed with the concept. It is easy enough to do, it's nothing more than a tube of fabric. I'm a 2 piece adherent after messing around with the one piece idea.Originally Posted by Passinthru
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
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I have a prototype you can have if you PM me. Will let you know if you like the concept.
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Thanks for the offer! I have sent you a PM.
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Someone (Silversurfer?)posted something recently where they claimed cuben snake skins seem to force the air out of the packed tarp and allow it all to pack smaller. With that in mind, was your one piece cuben per chance?
I was specifically referring to how the cuben snake skins force the air out of a cuben tarp - I can't say if it would be the same for all tarps.
I personally don't get the one-piece idea. It's like taking everything great about snakeskins and making it sloppier and suckier. With two snakeskins, each one is tapered but a taper would not be possible with a single skin since it would have to be able to slide in one (or both) directions.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mine was not cuben. Just plain old nylon plain weave. Forcing the air out of the tarp is not the problem I had. Just trying to manage 12' of tube wrinkled and crinkled up around the end of the tarp is a pain. It's like trying to get on a pair of tight kilt socks on damp legs. Or ask a significant lady in your life about trying to put on tight pantyhose. So much easier to slip a tapered skin over each end.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
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