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Tracy+Charlie

17/7/2011 at 9:39pm
Location: Cheltenham
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We have got some king poles and are now looking to buy a cotton tarp to use with them for a shelter. Any ideas where to get them from. Can only seem to find heavy duty canvas or plastic. Needs to be cheap!!!Any recommendations much appreciated

alahol2

18/7/2011 at 1:14am
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Well the Obelink tarps are good value... http://www.tent-tents.com/search.asp?pagina=1&search=1&zoektekst=tarp but I don't know if you would call them cheap.

Also Google Decathlon tarp and Vango adventure tarp.

Tracy+Charlie

18/7/2011 at 9:30am
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Thanks Alahol2, is that what you have on your gallery photos? It does look good. Problem is they all come with poles which we have already got, doesn't anywhere just sell the tarp?

alahol2

18/7/2011 at 10:32am
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Hi, yes my tarp is this one... http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/p/Hypercamp-Cotton-Tarp/1736 which is quite large at 3.75 metres square. I am not aware of any 'cheap' tarps that are sold without poles. Certainly some of the ultra-lightweight 'technical' tarps don't come with poles because they are intended for bivvying etc. Prior to the Obelink tarp we had a cheap Lidl/Aldi tarp which only cost around £10 complete with poles.

Note that most tarp poles are 2+ metres long to give sensible standing headroom. The Obelink poles are 2.3 metres (7.5 feet).

kate w

18/7/2011 at 10:47am
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Get one with poles, you will probably find you can often have a use for spare ones or use all 4, one at each corner. Or just to pole out the tent door.

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keano_71

19/7/2011 at 10:54am
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Hi

We use a Quechua-Tarp

It does come with two poles but we added two king poles and it's much much better with four poles. We paid £24.99 from Decathlon

It's not cotton but I can't praise it enough.

Pic of our setup here

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