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Frances1

06/6/2018 at 7:14pm
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We recently returned from a campsite in Spain where there are many Dutch caravan owners. We noticed that nearly all of them were using very thick guy ropes for their tarps and canopies, straps rather than ropes really, and heavy duty grips to secure them. We haven't seen these before and I wish now that I'd asked one of them what they were called and where to get them. Every year in Northern France our Quechua tarp gets defeated many times by the wind and the rain so I'd be very grateful if anyone out there knows what I'm talking about, thank you.

Octavia4x4

06/6/2018 at 7:46pm
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Is this what you mean? I use storm straps on the awning, they just clip in to a plastic buckle, a 6" steel peg is in the ground and the strap attaches to it with a strong spring. Good in strong winds.

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Frances1

06/6/2018 at 7:54pm
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Hi Octavia4x4, thank you very much for replying so quickly. That is indeed what we saw. I've just googled storm straps and now feel a bit silly as presumably caravan owners all over the place have been using them for ages and we never noticed. We've got an old frame tent which never budges an inch whatever the weather but we've never really nailed the tarp thing so this will revolutionize our family get togethers in August when we usually spend a ridiculous amount of time rescuing our dining shelter. Thank you again, I love this website. .

Hairywol

07/6/2018 at 4:34pm
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I have storm straps for my awning but would be hard-pressed to fit them to a tarp since they have dedicated connectors.

For a tarp, I think that guy ropes would be very unlikely to part - the tarp itself would shred long before that.

My own tarp, which is a DD 3 x 4.5 metre, is a hangover from my tent camping days, but would stand firm so long as sufficient rock pegs and guys were used - six or eight minimum. I still like to BBQ outside, so a tarp is still useful in bad weather. Using many guys and pegs also allows one to shape the tarp to shed water and lessen wind resistance.

The Dutch are of course avid campers who think nothing of spending 2 grand on tents one can hardly stand up in - but they will last for generations. Presumably, their guys are similarly well-engineered.

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Frances1

07/6/2018 at 5:23pm
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Thanks for the tip Hairywol, maybe we'll just try more guys on the Quechua and get creative with the shape of it. Know what you mean about the Dutch - their caravan and awning setups are amazing and their tents are lovely. But I'm a big Cabanon frame tent fan - headroom, spaciousness, light, ventilation, sturdiness. Just a bit more time-consuming to put up and take down.

Hairywol

10/6/2018 at 7:23pm
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There are lots of youtube vids on tarp skills. You can do loads with them.

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Frances1

10/6/2018 at 7:26pm
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Thanks Hairywol, I'll get watching. Any excuse to watch stuff about camping...

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