Tarp made of Tarp....
Along with acompulsive need to buy tools from tool shops and bikes from anywhere, I also seem to have a finacially unhealthy interest in buying all sorts of tents.
As a result I often find myslef looking at funky bivis and even tarps. But these are rarely cheap.
Now that the summer is here, i Estonia, I'd like to start exploring, either by Ural or by XR400. Particularly for the latter, packing light is advised and so the idea of bivis and tarps is quite appealing.
So, in order to do this on a budget, I thought about trimming down some tarpaulin that I have packed away. At the moment it is 4m x 4m but is lighter than my tents (2.5kg). So, my questions are these:
- Instead of expensive MSR or Robens tarps at ££££ a hit, could old-fashioned tarp provide adequate shelter?
- Although it should cope with rain, will tarp stop water seeping through from the ground if I lie on it?
- 4m x 4m is a bit big and bulky. If I cut it down to size so that I can use it as either a shelter over me, or a surface to sleep on as well as shelter about me (folder to form a ground sheet and canopy above), or an awning for my tunnel tent, what size would you recomment? 3m x 3m? 2m x 4m?
Thanks
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Last edited by Warthog; 29 May 2009 at 10:39.
Reason: Wrong figures.
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