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#260419 - 05/09/13 06:03 PM Re: cheap tarp [Re: JerryFountain]
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Originally Posted By: JerryFountain
Yee,

Is this a coated tarp?



It is coated. I filled up a sink and the tarp kept the sink happily full.

Conway Yee

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#260420 - 05/09/13 06:11 PM Re: cheap tarp [Re: yee]
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Originally Posted By: yee
Originally Posted By: JerryFountain
Yee,

Is this a coated tarp? From the description, it could be uncoated (it is for vertical use). If not, it would probably not be suitable for most of the uses for a tarp.



Good point. I can't tell. I'm going to try it out the hard way and find out!

Conway Yee


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#260423 - 05/09/13 07:05 PM Re: cheap tarp [Re: yee]
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how much does it weigh?
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#260425 - 05/09/13 08:21 PM Re: cheap tarp [Re: ILBob]
yee Offline
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Originally Posted By: ILBob
how much does it weigh?


Hard to say since I don't have a scale that can weigh such light things. The fabric is similar to tent fabric.

Conway Yee

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#260433 - 05/10/13 06:36 AM Re: cheap tarp [Re: yee]
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This is the one. It's a bit thinner which I also prefer. The price tends to change daily on amazon.


8X6
http://www.amazon.com/100686-8-Foot-5-Millimeter-Brown-Reversible/dp/B000FH5UW6/ref=pd_sim_hi_34


And other sizes

http://www.amazon.com/110142-10-foot-14-...p;keywords=Tarp

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#260502 - 05/13/13 01:21 AM Re: cheap tarp [Re: yee]
yee Offline
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Registered: 12/10/11
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Originally Posted By: yee
Originally Posted By: JerryFountain
Yee,

Is this a coated tarp?



It is coated. I filled up a sink and the tarp kept the sink happily full.

Conway Yee


Further experimentation. I just spent a night in the rain under the Walmart tarp. No problems.

Conway Yee

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#260603 - 05/16/13 05:22 PM Re: cheap tarp [Re: yee]
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Registered: 03/29/12
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Loc: California
Conway,

Can you confirm that the tarp is really 10'x10'. It seems it would be more likely that it is 10'x8'. The tent gazebos that it is made for are 10' wide but not 10' tall so there seems to be no reason to make the sidewall tarp 10' tall. Are there extra tie down loops at the 8' point, or otherwise how would they be fastened to the gazebo?

The website picture shows it as a rectangle--not a square. But, I suppose some of it could be hanging down on the other side.

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#260687 - 05/20/13 01:20 AM Re: cheap tarp [Re: GoatRider]
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One of the packages was open so I looked around inside the box. The corners have elastic bands with some kind of metal clip on them. I was tempted.

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#260689 - 05/20/13 01:52 AM Re: cheap tarp [Re: yee]
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In the UK, milspec desert camouflage tarp/basha is available for around $30. (£20)

http://www.strikeforcesupplies.co.uk/index.php?method=stock&id=20087&from=18

NSN 8415-99-360-4782

Sizes: approx 255cm x 215cm (8.5' x 7'), weighs around 850gms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGkHyiVGwkE

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