Cranked out another Glasgow K.I.S.S. tarp this afternoon; things get easier the second time around...
Cranked out another Glasgow K.I.S.S. tarp this afternoon; things get easier the second time around...
Last edited by kitsapcowboy; 03-30-2018 at 18:49.
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Wow, really top shelf! What a gift to be able to execute your ideas so well.
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Whooo, that's purdy!
It's gonna get a workout on the Allegheny Front Trail next Thu-Sun.
I rigged it up today with two separate guy lines on the ridgeline tieouts, using some Blake's hitches to adjust tension. Used some Lawson cord which IIRC is polyester sheath with spectra core. This cord has much better grip with Blakes, Prusik etc. I'm using the 1.2mm Atwood Mirco Cord everywhere else with tautline hitches for adjustment and it grips just fine in this application.
Also, for fellow gram weenies, the total weight with guy lines and stuff sack is 297.3g (10.48oz). Made of 1.1oz silpoly.
I'll have more pictures and some info re the trail experience with it when I get back.
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Last edited by cmoulder; 04-08-2018 at 14:00.
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To follow up, I used my Cowboy Glasgow K.I.S.S. tarp for 4 nights on the Allegheny Front Trail, 4/11-15, and was super happy with it.
The actual hike start was 4/12, but I hate a long-ish (4hr) drive followed by a decent day of hiking, so I got to the trailhead the afternoon of 4/11 and did some scouting around to check out the trail and to look for a campsite for the evening. My hiking partners would arrive the following morning, one with a shorter drive from Lancaster, PA and 2 others from the Cleveland, OH area.
The night of 4/11 got pretty cold, about 35°F overnight, and in the evening a light rain started spritzing me (with some wet snowflakes mixed in!) around 6pm and very gradually got a bit heavier through the night. However, it was very light for the first couple of hours and my small campfire was enough to keep the moisture at bay. Wind was about 10-15mph. It rained for about 6 hrs, and it when I got up to water the vegetation a little after 1am, stars were visible.
The Glasgow K.I.S.S. tarp performed admirably and no rain got to my hammock despite the fact that I had pitched the tarp broadside to the wind. The tarp was very quick to deploy, and I figured out that the guyline for the little offset "eave" functioned perfectly simply by wrapping it around the tree to which the ridgeline is attached... no need for separate stakes.
It didn't rain for the rest of the trip, although there were some sprinkles early in the evening on 4/14 when we were camped at Rock Run, but we did not get any more rain. But there were pine needles raining down for the 2 other nights of 4/12 and 4/13 so it was still nice to have a tarp.
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Kitsap and Dutch are like the Woz and Jobs of the Tarp world. Simple Genius that works.
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Tried altering my BearButt today. Randomly chose 7” and it didn’t help much. Wrong angle as well.
I could still stick my toes out.
Added a second tie out at 14”. Better. Probably could have moved another 3-4”.
Have to add an additional line on both ends. Missed the ribbon on the inside of one tie out so I have to re do that one.
Have a second one to prep as well.
Really just motivates me to make one from scratch. These are junky but I’m trying to make them work for now.
Thank you for the suggestion!
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