My Silnylon Hex Tarp

**FanaticFringer** · 01-20-2007, 00:38

Gonna be hangin my new homemade Black Cat tomorrow nite for the first time during an overniter. I'm going with Egads (member of this forum).
He is hangin his MacCat for the first time. Should be fun.
Gotta remember to bring my duck tape.

Just kiddin BlackBishop.

**blackbishop351** · 01-20-2007, 01:12

I'll remember you said that...

**headchange4u** · 01-20-2007, 11:22

I also forgot to thank blackbishop. He really helped me a lot in the measuring and cat curve dept. I couldn't have made such a pretty tarp (I like it anyways

) without his help.

This tarp was the most nerve racking project I have done to date. It took abot 11 hours to complete. I didn't use pins anywhere except to hold the corner reinforcements in place. One side of the grosgrain is kinda jacked up. It was my first run and I should have practiced a little before I started on my tarp. It's wrinkled in spots.

There is also a mistake in the geometry of the tarp that actually worked out to be a real advantage. I gave the rectangular dimensions th BB and he figured that each side of the hex was to be 71.5 inches long. I laid out the sides and then cut the fabric. After cutting the fabric I realized that my bottom measurment was 85 inches

. This is probably due to some mistake on my end. At first I was a little distraut.

I then realized that a wide bottom meant that there would be more usable space under the tarp. I contacted BB and got the measurments for an 85 inch cat curve and the rest was history. Of course extra coverage means a little extra weight, but who cares.

jakethesnake,

I have never weighed the tarp tensioners. They are made from about an 1 inch piece of surgical latex tubing that I got at a medical supply store. It was about 1.25 per foot. I used 2mm Glo Cord for the rope. It's easy to pick up those tensioners at night when my headlamp hits them. If I had to guess the are probably close to 1 oz each. At first I thought 20oz was a little heavy for the tarp and then I realized that I was including things like the seam sealing, stuff sack, tensioners, etc. and it's a pretty darn big tarp....

**bobdep** · 01-20-2007, 11:32

lol- was it hard to mount the dish on the top ......lmao! great looking tarp, job well done ...bob

**slowhike** · 01-20-2007, 16:29

Originally Posted by bobdep

lol- was it hard to mount the dish on the top ......lmao! great looking tarp, job well done ...bob

yeah... now that's hammockin in style!

**headchange4u** · 01-20-2007, 21:35

The dish was a sinch compared to the 42" plasma TV and surround system. I really don't mind the extra weight when I can just get in my hammock, kick back , and watch some HBO.

**The Breeze** · 01-20-2007, 22:22

Originally Posted by headchange4u

The dish was a sinch compared to the 42" plasma TV and surround system. I really don't mind the extra weight when I can just get in my hammock, kick back , and watch some HBO.

did some one say hbo I got shotgun on that tree hehehe

**FanaticFringer** · 01-21-2007, 13:03

Just got back from hangin my Black Cat. It is now officially my favorite tarp.

Pictures to come. Thanks BlackBishop.

**blackbishop351** · 01-21-2007, 13:10

Glad you like it

**stoikurt** · 02-02-2007, 12:38

Hey BB,
Do you still get a pretty good bit of light penetration thru the black sil? How does it compare to the silver for light penetration? I'm trying to decide whether to buy black or silver.