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Subject Topic: 2014 - The year of the tarp?
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Personbluenosewidow
05/7/2016 at 6:48am
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I recognise the pots from Aldi


Persongeoffprinter
05/7/2016 at 9:18am
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Still all standing and nothing moved, so pleased about that. Not strong wind but gusty (forecast said up to 30mph) would be a fair way to describe last night.


Personnovicemummy
29/7/2016 at 3:09pm
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Bargain £15 vango family shelter attached to Icarus 500 this week :)

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PersonPukka
31/7/2016 at 7:47am
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Here is ours, 3 tarps from decathlon, added some awning piping and Velcro to join together.


PersonCampernic
31/7/2016 at 2:27pm
 Location: Northern Ireland
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Very cool set ups the two pics above.

I had a problem keeping my Decathlon Tarp on the spike on the top of the door pole on my Bell Tent. I used an elastic band to try and keep it down, but the wind kept blowing it up and off.

How do Bell Tenters stop the tarp blowing off the top of the spike?


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PersonEwen c
31/7/2016 at 3:11pm
 Location: County Kildare Ireland EU.
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Quote: Originally posted by Campernic on 31/7/2016
Very cool set ups the two pics above.

I had a problem keeping my Decathlon Tarp on the spike on the top of the door pole on my Bell Tent. I used an elastic band to try and keep it down, but the wind kept blowing it up and off.

How do Bell Tenters stop the tarp blowing off the top of the spike?


Not a bell tent but on my force 10 spike, I use a rain cowl. They go on very tightly.

These ones are probably too soft even though they are for bell tents.

cowl

These are the ones I have

my rain cowl

Bung the tarp on the spike and put one of these on and it will take a lot to budge them. They are unobtrusive too.

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Vango Force 10 mk3
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Coleman Cobra Pro 3
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PersonMucker1884
01/8/2016 at 7:23pm
 Location: Derby.
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Quote: Originally posted by novicemummy on 29/7/2016
Bargain £15 vango family shelter attached to Icarus 500 this week :)


Not easy on a flexi-poled tent!
A job very well done, I'd say!



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2024: 38 nights thus far...
2023: 47 nights
2022: 40 nights
2021: 30 nights
2020: Just 24 nights
2019: A personal best 50 nights
2018: Just the 30 nights
2017: 34 nights
2016: 32 nights
2015: 38 nights
2014: 34 nights
2013: 36 nights
From July 2012: 23 nights


PersonMucker1884
01/8/2016 at 7:25pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Pukka on 31/7/2016
Here is ours, 3 tarps from decathlon, added some awning piping and Velcro to join together.



I haven't got a clue what awning piping is , but have to say, that looks bloody fantastic!



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2024: 38 nights thus far...
2023: 47 nights
2022: 40 nights
2021: 30 nights
2020: Just 24 nights
2019: A personal best 50 nights
2018: Just the 30 nights
2017: 34 nights
2016: 32 nights
2015: 38 nights
2014: 34 nights
2013: 36 nights
From July 2012: 23 nights


PersonHighSlayer
31/8/2017 at 2:32pm
 Location: Durham
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Time to resurrect this post!!!

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A slightly younger Victor Meldrew


PersonEwen c
31/8/2017 at 10:12pm
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Hypercamp Alaska
Vango Force 10 mk3
Vango F10 Helium 1
Coleman Cobra Pro 3
Coleman Cobra 2
Naturehike Star River 2
Eureka! Solitaire
Dutch army goretex bivvy bag


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PersonHighSlayer
07/9/2017 at 10:48am
 Location: Durham
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Loving that!

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A slightly younger Victor Meldrew


PersonTynxuk
09/9/2017 at 2:05pm
 Location: Sunny Suffolk (West)
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this years tarpology:


PersonMucker1884
12/9/2017 at 3:22am
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Lovin both of those!

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2024: 38 nights thus far...
2023: 47 nights
2022: 40 nights
2021: 30 nights
2020: Just 24 nights
2019: A personal best 50 nights
2018: Just the 30 nights
2017: 34 nights
2016: 32 nights
2015: 38 nights
2014: 34 nights
2013: 36 nights
From July 2012: 23 nights


PersonHighSlayer
13/9/2017 at 11:47am
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Tynxuk - that is very svelte indeed!!

Which tarp is that?

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PersonTynxuk
13/9/2017 at 9:14pm
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Its a german 2m x 6m tarp with clingons, bungees and 4 litres fabsil as leaked like a sieve for a week. I bought it from this seller who has several sizes available



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