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    I need a tarp, Any suggestions?

    Hey guys, I'm looking to buy a new tarp.

    I'm a ground dweller, Could anyone recommend me a tarp? (nothing too expensive mind)

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    http://www.ddhammocks.com/products/tarps are good iv got one 3x3 and the travel hammock

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    Quote Originally Posted by markal17 View Post
    http://www.ddhammocks.com/products/tarps are good iv got one 3x3 and the travel hammock
    dito

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    Dunno how much you are willing to spend (looks about the same in pounds, maybe not the weight type though), but I bought this back in the summer and used it as a tent (along with my bivi bag by the same company), was comfy all night. It's super waterproof and dual layered, bit heavier than your usual basha tarp, but the water beads right off it, barely sticks at all. I can't compare it to what you guys have over there, but I love this thing, wish it was made in a 3x3 size for extra room when the weather sucks (when I set it up it was below +10C, windy and rainy, I went with the collapsed end tent approach with the bottom pinned and facing the wind, no trees, just a bamboo stick, tent pegs and some cordage to hold the stick vertical, worked well, but was kinda tight in there for my stuff in pockets I had to shed, slept with clothes on but next morning found my wallet just outside of the tarp......)




    And, my Toyota 4Runner came in handy too..... the bigger cheap tarp is sagging due to rain.

    Last edited by CanadianMike; 23-11-2011 at 03:16 AM.

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    Danish army teltflage: http://www.417.dk/shop/teltflage-dk-second-6468p.html

    Approx £30

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    I've got the latest DD 3x3 Tarp and find it very good. Packs down small, covers well and now has reinforced peg points all round. £30 well spent.
    Cheers
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    go into your local Millets store ask for a eurohike tarp...i got mine for £9.99 ...they werent on display but in the stockroom as they were a sale item.
    oh well try again

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    Make your own if you are on a budget - POINT NORTH
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    Quote Originally Posted by happybonzo View Post
    Make your own if you are on a budget - POINT NORTH
    Nice idea but at the price of this fabric... £5 a square metre on average, you'll get a DD 3x3 far cheaper & and with far less hassle of sewing reinforced peg points. That's 9m2 of fabric....
    Sorry to dash a nice idea!!
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