Or rather Tarpaulin, which is a Paulin made waterproof with the application of tar.
These used to be canvas but now the universally accepted standard is plastic, especially the ubiquitous blue plastic ones from the big box outfits.
Tarpaulins, or tarps, are useful in camp. It is all up to your creativity, really.
Need a footprint for a tent? Tarpaulin to the rescue!
How about a dining canopy? A privacy screen in a crowded camp ground? A fly for a tent? Or something to keep your firewood dry in a storm? How about an extra tent?
Again, it's Tarpaulin to the rescue.
My concern these days is that those cheap blue (they come in other colors, too) plastic tarps aren't that cheap anymore.
I had sticker shock the last time I was at a Harbor Freight!
There are alternatives.
Canvas tarps are still available---there's painter's tarps and plastic sheeting and other materials as well----all at different price points.
The issue is cost effectiveness and longevity. A reasonably thick mil plastic sheet might last several seasons as a ground cloth and costs pennies per square foot.
For a fly, or dining canopy a blue plastic tarp might last only a season or two, but a good canvas tarp will hold up for a decade with care although the initial cost will be higher.
Let's not forget painter's drop cloths, either. You can add grommets along the edges with a grommet kit and a hammer for tying down (or up) While lighter duty than canvas duck,
the white color makes for a wonderful dining canopy----you'll feel less like you're in a cave under a lighter color fly than a blue tarp.
I thought this might be a good place to discuss experiences with various tarps and camping.
These used to be canvas but now the universally accepted standard is plastic, especially the ubiquitous blue plastic ones from the big box outfits.
Tarpaulins, or tarps, are useful in camp. It is all up to your creativity, really.
Need a footprint for a tent? Tarpaulin to the rescue!
How about a dining canopy? A privacy screen in a crowded camp ground? A fly for a tent? Or something to keep your firewood dry in a storm? How about an extra tent?
Again, it's Tarpaulin to the rescue.
My concern these days is that those cheap blue (they come in other colors, too) plastic tarps aren't that cheap anymore.
I had sticker shock the last time I was at a Harbor Freight!
There are alternatives.
Canvas tarps are still available---there's painter's tarps and plastic sheeting and other materials as well----all at different price points.
The issue is cost effectiveness and longevity. A reasonably thick mil plastic sheet might last several seasons as a ground cloth and costs pennies per square foot.
For a fly, or dining canopy a blue plastic tarp might last only a season or two, but a good canvas tarp will hold up for a decade with care although the initial cost will be higher.
Let's not forget painter's drop cloths, either. You can add grommets along the edges with a grommet kit and a hammer for tying down (or up) While lighter duty than canvas duck,
the white color makes for a wonderful dining canopy----you'll feel less like you're in a cave under a lighter color fly than a blue tarp.
I thought this might be a good place to discuss experiences with various tarps and camping.
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