My first DIY tarp aka a tarp made form a bed sheet

[Noble1984]

Hello folks, so I wanted a tarp and was unhappy with the blue poly tarp and I don't yet have the funds for a nice silnylon tarp, nor do I have a sewing machine or access to one. So I pondered and pondered on what I could do. then I heard about how some one used a bed sheet as a tarp I thought that's cool I should try that. So here is what I did.

One King size bed sheet from goodwill 1.99
It was white so I dyed it tan.
tarp dye mix.jpg
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Then I mixed up some DIY silicone mix 3:1 mineral spirits to silicone I used 30 oz ms to 10 oz silicone. Next time I'm going to use more because this was barley enough.
mixing the silicon.jpg

then I hung it up to dry and cure after a couple of day I did a shower test and the water just rolled off. Of course a field test is in order.

here are some pics of it setup in the back yard
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I just did a button method with some .50 cal balls I had lying around on each of the corners.
My 3 year old thought this was the coolest thing ever.

well I hope this will help some others that are looking for a tarp solution without breaking the bank.

[Tendertoe]

What was your total out of pocket cost?

[Noble1984]

no, sorry I had to buy the mineral spirits and the silicone and the dye.

sheet $2
mineral spirits $5
silicone $2
dye $2
I had the bucket and the caulk gun

[joemcc]

That's awesome!

[eflat7]

Cool. Can't beat that!

[BrianWillan]

For the uninitiated, what are the dimensions of a king sized bed sheet?

Great job of thinking outside the box for using a bed sheet.

Cheers

Brian

[Noble1984]

For the uninitiated, what are the dimensions of a king sized bed sheet?

Great job of thinking outside the box for using a bed sheet.

Cheers

Brian

I just googled it and it says 108x102 inches.


http://interiordec.about.com/od/beds/a/bedsizes.htm

[dangerous]

Man, when ever you get the chance I'd like to know what that thing weighs. Good job on the DIY

[fish_n1]

Sweet. Great idea. I may have to make one myself.

[Noble1984]

Man, when ever you get the chance I'd like to know what that thing weighs. Good job on the DIY

I don't own a scale . but i would say it is the weight of the sheet plus the 10 oz of silicone so it's not UL but it works for me.