Hey DentonDoc, how is the tarp project coming along?

Pat

DentonDoc wrote on Jan 6^th, 2012 at 4:51am:


Are the nylon loops and grosgrain loops the same, or are you using two different materials to make loops?

Pat

rlageman3 wrote on Jan 7^th, 2012 at 5:22pm:

The nylon loops are from heavier material than the grosgrain.   Actually I re-purposed a nylon webbing/cam strap I bought from Wally World.  I was a little surprised had how soft and light weight it felt after I opened the package. 

I've already placed one nylon loop on each corner, each end and the middle of the ridge line.  (I actually did a double loop in the middle; one on each side of the tarp ... more backing support that way, I figure, plus it gives me one point to run something like a clothes line under the tarp.  Using a hot knife to cut the nylon webbing was actually a lot of fun.

I'm figuring to use the grosgrain for points where the stress will be somewhat less.  They are half-width since I folded them length-wise and ran stitching down both edges.  We'll see how those hold up ... they seemed super lightweight.

JJ -

Thanks for the tip on yellow tarps.  That was my thinking exactly ... might help to lighten an otherwise gloomy, overcast day.

dd