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Site says new tarp...any prototype pics?
Mountain Gout
06-09-2013, 13:43
He states straight sides with cat cut.. Sounds good... Darn that Marty fella.....:laugh:
bruinfan
06-12-2013, 01:48
"NEW DESIGN FOR US WITH STRAIGHT SIDES AND CAT CUTS.IN 10 X10 , 11 X 10 . 12 X 10 AND WILL BE IN THE SAME COLORS AS ALL OUR TARPS.."
how can it be straight but cat cut? im lost:scared:
flatline
06-12-2013, 09:54
It's time to go see Marty again!
Well Bob...I've been waiting for you to post some pics. Get on it! :)
flatline
06-13-2013, 07:43
I going spying today! shhh...
Mountain Gout
06-13-2013, 07:45
Bond..........James Bond..
flatline
06-13-2013, 08:01
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Mountain Gout
06-13-2013, 08:26
Secret eh?...No sir, I just ain't sure!!.......:lol:....Great stuff..
flatline
06-13-2013, 18:40
I had a great visit with Marty and company, as usual.
Wilderness Logics will be starting a line of rectangular tarps with 10', 11' and 12' ridge lines.
The lower edge of each side will have 4 stake out points with a cat cut between ea stake out.
There will be 2 pull outs per side.
Marty said that he has had several requests for rectangular tarps so he decided to put one on the drawing board.
The proto was being sewn while I was there and so all I got to see was the drawings.
I think the additional corner coverage will add a good amount of storm coverage.
It may lend it's corners to be tied back to the pull outs and staked in a traditional hex mode.
From that hex mode the corners can be staked inward, forming a semi-door-like wings to help fend off blowing rain or wind.
My work schedule will make it impossible to get back over to help try out different set ups but I'll keep ya posted on further developments.
Bottom line is...Cool looking design and I want one! :cool:
double knot bob...out
Mountain Gout
06-13-2013, 18:47
Sounds great..
flatline
06-13-2013, 19:47
I hope to have some pix Sat evening.
Lol. I posted my pic in the wrong thread. Multitasking is to blame.
flatline
06-15-2013, 21:41
I had a blast this afternoon...Marty came over about 5:00ish and had the proto of the new 10x10 tarp. I don't know the weight, we where just playing and having fun with it.
This 1st tarp had 3 stake out points with minimal cat cut between them. They worked well.
We played around with several ideas and the master is taking some of them to the drawing board and they will be tested soon.
This is a really cool tarp. When pitched it provided 60ish sq.ft. of coverage.
That's a lot of room to do stuff and more space to lay gear than my hex tarps.
The 1st thing came to mind was that the additional room may provide a little more coverage for hammocks with spreader bars like my LO with the Slowhike mod.(spreader bar at the head end). And perhaps bridge hammocks?
Marty and I sat under it for about an hour, enjoying the shade and "what if-ing". Even in this proto, the quality workmanship and perfectly accurate stitching is world class!
After a few tweaks and a little more testing this will be an awesome configuration for a tarp and I'm definitely going to buy one. This may be the closest thing to an all around tarp that I have ever used.
The extra usable room for lolly gagging will allow 5 or 6 folks to sit around and plan the next days agenda. 2 hammocks could fit easily under this tarp if the trees would allow. Who knew a square tarp would be so cool?
__bob__
flatline
06-16-2013, 08:41
Happy Father's Day Dads!
spaceweaseal
06-16-2013, 12:20
@ flatline... Thanks for the pics..
You are a bad influence!
I am camping out in front of my computer watching the WL site. I keep hitting refresh and waiting to place my order.. :)
flatline
06-16-2013, 18:17
@ flatline... Thanks for the pics..
You are a bad influence!
I am camping out in front of my computer watching the WL site. I keep hitting refresh and waiting to place my order.. :)
I guess it will be a couple of days before it hits production.
Our of curiosity, would you prefer 3 or 4 stake out points per side?
__bob__
spaceweaseal
06-16-2013, 18:22
I would go with 4. But where would the 4th one go?
It would give me a little more confidence when cought in a nasty storm.
flatline
06-16-2013, 20:07
prob the current middle would go away and have a stake out directly below each of the side pull outs. so that the tarp could be staked out like a hex with short doors. or as a square.
spaceweaseal
06-16-2013, 20:12
prob the current middle would go away and have a stake out directly below each of the side pull outs. so that the tarp could be staked out like a hex with short doors. or as a square.
Sounds good to me....
flatline
06-16-2013, 20:22
I'm thinking about having pole pockets at the 2 inboard stake outs for 2internal pole mods.
Then this tarp would be a quonset hut / party tarp :cool::cool::cool:
I used to own, a OES,,10' x 12' square tarp of grey silnylon,,had 5 tie outs on the sides total of each side, and 2 panel pull tie outs on each side, and of course the 2 RL tie outs (one on each end as it was 12' long RL)...worked perfect if you staked the center 3 of the 5 side tie outs, and then you could have almost perfectly closed doors, especially with a gatherend end hammock. It was perfectly square also, not cat cut. Wished more than once, I had never gotten rid of that tarp as you could even use it for car camping over your pic nic table or in front of your hang spot for hanging with telescopic standing poles and tie outs off the poles for cooking in bad weather..such a versatile tarp being square. I have been seriously thinking of getting hold of Marty to make me one just like I am describing as its easer to make than cat cut and more versatile in my book. I won't order another tarp off OES for various reasons, but it was a well made tarp, and Marty should consider one offered like I am describing.
flatline
06-16-2013, 20:40
Sounds cool Acer. After seeing how big his 10x10 is, a 12x10 would be Wicked big.
That would be the ultimate "gang" tarp.
Do we have a name for these tarps? Weights? I have funny feeling I might be selling my ogee
Mountain Gout
06-17-2013, 10:21
Do we have a name for these tarps? Weights? I have funny feeling I might be selling my ogee
I will take it..
We have the same tarps mountain gout:)....I don't think gargoyle is making tarps right as I found out today....might have preliminary jumped the gun on a potential collectors gear:)...it will depend on the weights .
Mountain Gout
06-17-2013, 12:13
Keepin mine as well.. It is a movie star....:laugh:.. It is the one in the black mega vid.. Sure would like a cuben fiber one...
flatline
06-18-2013, 21:05
The New Tarp is on the Wilderness Logics (http://www.wildernesslogics.com/NEW-TARP-NT.htm) site!
It's still called "New Tarp" and I'm gonna order mine tomorrow (good Wife willing).
Like Huey says "It's Hip to be Square"!
okay the saw the tarp...looks nice...now is slowhikes endcaps will the site?
flatline
06-18-2013, 22:04
okay the saw the tarp...looks nice...now is slowhikes endcaps will the site?
I'm going to see Marty Fri. I'll talk to him about that.
Are you wanting the attachment points and the spreader bar?
spaceweaseal
06-19-2013, 09:34
Order placed.. :)
Now for the wait...
His sil encapsulated for storage
Banana Hammock
06-21-2013, 19:42
His sil encapsulated for storage
:confused:
spaceweaseal
06-30-2013, 12:10
Thank you WL
I received my tarp yesterday. :)
I got a green one with a 11' rl and panel pulls.The tarp in its stuff sack only weighs 21oz wich is really good since its such a big tarp. As always, the quality of the work that went into this tarp is amazing. I won't be able to get it set up until Monday or Tuesday and as soon as I do I will get pictures posted of it.
spaceweaseal
07-02-2013, 14:25
A couple of pics.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/spaceweaseal/20130702_141253.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/spaceweaseal/20130702_140724.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/spaceweaseal/20130702_141317.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/spaceweaseal/20130702_141715.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/spaceweaseal/20130702_140741.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/spaceweaseal/20130702_140834.jpg
Silverpalm2x
07-02-2013, 15:17
looks really nice and very very useful. might work over my wife's new ridge runner
spaceweaseal
07-02-2013, 16:17
looks really nice and very very useful. might work over my wife's new ridge runner
I am going to throw my RR under it tonight...:D
flatline
07-02-2013, 16:35
Very Sharp!
Silverpalm2x
07-02-2013, 20:10
Let us know how it turns out. post some pictures please
I am going to throw my RR under it tonight...:D
spaceweaseal
07-02-2013, 22:13
I will get the pics of the tarp with a rr tomorrow
I tried to sleep in the RR outside under the tarp but it was too loud outside so I had to move it inside. The RR fits great under the tarp and I will get it back up in the next couple of days for the pics.
spaceweaseal
07-15-2013, 14:29
Its going to be raining at the hang I'm going to this week so I decided to seem seal the pullouts.
I love this tarp...
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/spaceweaseal/20130715_115636.jpg
Its going to be raining at the hang I'm going to this week so I decided to seem seal the pullouts.
I love this tarp...
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/spaceweaseal/20130715_115636.jpg
What size did you end up getting
spaceweaseal
07-16-2013, 13:13
Its has a 11' rl
spaceweaseal
07-22-2013, 13:29
The RR works great with this tarp.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/spaceweaseal/20130718_160745.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/spaceweaseal/20130718_160738.jpg
Craigthor
07-22-2013, 13:32
Thanks for the pictures how are you liking this tarp so far anything you would change, I'm in knee deep in researching a new tarp at this point so opinions would be nice.
spaceweaseal
07-22-2013, 16:05
Thanks for the pictures how are you liking this tarp so far anything you would change, I'm in knee deep in researching a new tarp at this point so opinions would be nice.
I love the tarp and I really would not change anything about it.
Craigthor
07-23-2013, 10:53
New Tarp with a new name? Bull Frog has been spotted on the site.
flatline
07-23-2013, 11:04
The BULLFROG ROCKS !!!
Craigthor
07-23-2013, 11:06
Pretty sure I am seeing a Black Bullfrog with outside pole mod in the very near future.
spaceweaseal
07-29-2013, 18:22
Here is a good pic of the BullFrog with a 11rl. Its over a WBRR and there is plenty of space.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/spaceweaseal/20130718_160807.jpg
Silverpalm2x
07-29-2013, 20:32
Here is a good pic of the BullFrog with a 11rl. Its over a WBRR and there is plenty of space.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/spaceweaseal/20130718_160807.jpg
Thank you for posting these pictures.
I bought my wife a RidgeRunner and she slept overnight this past weekend for the 1st time. The second night were camping a nasty thunderstorm blew in and we all bailed to grandma and granddad's camper. We did not want Grandma and granddad to have to deal with kids freaking in the storm. We had the larger of the Sportsman guide tarp over it and it rained through it during an afternoon shower the night before. It rained a ton Sunday night. It was one of the most impressive Tstorms I have ever seen.
We are still debating this versus the Cloudburst. Any insights now that you have used it some?
flatline
07-29-2013, 20:43
the bull frog seems to fit the RR very well. Cool!
spaceweaseal
07-29-2013, 23:45
Thank you for posting these pictures.
I bought my wife a RidgeRunner and she slept overnight this past weekend for the 1st time. The second night were camping a nasty thunderstorm blew in and we all bailed to grandma and granddad's camper. We did not want Grandma and granddad to have to deal with kids freaking in the storm. We had the larger of the Sportsman guide tarp over it and it rained through it during an afternoon shower the night before. It rained a ton Sunday night. It was one of the most impressive Tstorms I have ever seen.
We are still debating this versus the Cloudburst. Any insights now that you have used it some?
I had a Cloudburst and I perfer the Bullfrog. I just perfer the cuts on the BF and think it makes for a much more versatile tarp.
spaceweaseal, did you get the pull outs moved so they would be inline with the spreader bars?
spaceweaseal
07-30-2013, 09:15
spaceweaseal, did you get the pull outs moved so they would be inline with the spreader bars?
Not on this one but it works fine with the standard pull outs.
Silverpalm2x
07-30-2013, 13:51
thanks perhaps we should drive down and visit with Marty at WIlderness Logics. Do you think if you moved the pull outs the doors would be compromised?