Every now and then I see a new post where some DIY newbie makes his first something or other, usually something that has been made by a thousand other people already, then gushes on and on about how he learned to do one thing from one member, another thing from another member, yadda, yadda, yadda.
Well, this is one of those posts.
Besides my top quilt, which is from Underground Quilts and I love to death, everything is now me-made. The tarp was the last thing to get checked off. My work is not neat. It looks like I'm sleeping in a pile of remnants sewn together by children, but it's all functional.
So the thank you's -
First, of course, is Fronkey. He helped me turn this...
Raw Tarp.jpg
Into this...
Free Range Tarp.jpg
Then there's Dutch, who sold me a bunch of ingenious, and totally unnecessary (who admits that in their own sales pitch!?) gizmos. Because hey, this is MY tarp. I wanted some bells and whistles!
Dutch Hook.jpg
Dutch Wasp.jpg
Dutch D-rings.jpg
Next, a dozen guys on the internet who all had a different way of reinforcing corners, making homemade seem sealer....
Send In The Reinforcements.jpg
...and making string pockets.
Not Fronkey's Pockets.jpg
Finally, I have to thank the omnipresent Shug for teaching me how to tie some knots...
Some Call It A Prue-Seek Knot.jpg
...work a continuous ridge line, and make coffee in a hammock.
Coffee.jpg
I tried it out last night at a little Boy Scout over-nighter.
Tarp In Action.jpg
Works great.
Though it's been said many times, many ways, thanks for passing on so much wisdom. Well, experience, anyway.
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Originally Posted by Shroud
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