Im looking at making a winter tarp.
Can you stand under them when pitched? I know you can pitch them higher and higher to stand under them, but does that cause problems with air and rain toward the bottom of the tarp?
Im looking at making a winter tarp.
Can you stand under them when pitched? I know you can pitch them higher and higher to stand under them, but does that cause problems with air and rain toward the bottom of the tarp?
By placing the seams on the sides instead of the top, it will allow for wider coverage when you attach the side material.
Everyone ought to believe in something....I believe I'll go set up the hammock!
By 'winter tarp', do you mean any tarp with end 'doors' aka flaps, or specifically the DIYGearSupply winter tarp plan?Originally Posted by dannyvp
In either case, making a quick scale model with paper can answer a lot of your questions.
I've used my DIYGearSupply winter tarp over a picnic table in drizzle and it worked fine. If it got really windy, probably only the center of the table would stay dry. In high winds, it can rain 'sideways'...., but by that point the tarp would likely be airborne anyway.
YMMV, etc...
Yea im looking at the winter tarp on DIY gear supply.
Im thinking about making it 12' ridgeline and 15' wide by adding on to each of the legs.
You will certainly have standing room under that in most situations, I think.
A ridgeline that you can tension really tight would work with that (Amsteel + tree straps?). With a saggy ridge, you could end up with a too-wide pitch (unless you are really tall and can get the ridgeline high on the trees).
Make that paper model!
2ply I figured the seam down the middle was important for strength on pitching it tight.
+1
Not essential perhaps, but IMO the seam down the ridge is an important 'strength' part of the construction, and it helps to control the stretch of the fabric.
My Wilderness Logics RiverGuide Tarp is 12x15
I pitch it 12foot ridgeline and the 15 goes up then down. Yes those dimensions can stand up under tarp. Marty added four extra tarp loops about 3feet from the corners near the ground so I don't need doors--I just bend the ends in closed just as if there were doors.
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