Although dry, I was miserable due to the constant flapping of my tarp caused by the wind. I repeatedly got up to attempt to tighten the tarp. Assuming you can't avoid the wind, what is the best solution?
Although dry, I was miserable due to the constant flapping of my tarp caused by the wind. I repeatedly got up to attempt to tighten the tarp. Assuming you can't avoid the wind, what is the best solution?
I always pitch super tight. helps what tarp are u usig
Yeah, get that baby snare drum tightOriginally Posted by justsomeguy
I really think that's all you need. "Flapping" is usually caused by something very loose like a door or corner that isn't even close to tight. Otherwise, the tarp will just flex a little with the wind without the annoying flapping sound that will keep you up all night.
I'm a fan of a really taut pitch and I don't use tarp tensioners. It's also important to have the guylines at the optimal angles to the corner or to the tie out to have even tension along the material.
Don't let life get in the way of living.
Yes to all of that!
What Bubba said. If the angle from the guy outs to the stake is off much, tightening only works so much. If I can't get the flapping to quit, I restake whatever corner appears to be the culprit.
I have the flapping tarp problem as well, it just sems I can never get my tarp super tight. How do you determine what angle is best?
You should be able to see the direction the tie out is coming off the corner of the tarp. It needs to be straight out to get a taut pitch. Before you put your stake in pull the line tight to see if you got it coming straight off the corner and then stake it . After all corners are staked you may have to go back an adjust the tension or stake position to get it perfect.
For corners, the guy line should split the corners in half so the imaginary continuation of the guy line on the tarp will have approximately 45 degrees on each side of it. A square tarp will not get quite as taut as a tarp with cat cuts but you should be able to get rid of significantly loose material. How many tie outs are on your tarp?
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Hmm, thats pretty much what I do so maybe I just need to play with it more. Im using a chinook 9x12 tarp. it has tieouts on each corner and the ability to add two more per side via the grommets. I dont always stake the two middle ties down unless Im setting it up with doors but I guess i should. Its fairly tight here......
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This tarp has a slight cat cut to it, albeit nothing like a superfly so the additional two tie out points per side might be necessary. Sorry, OP I didnt mean to hijack your thread.
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