Tarp + Wet ground?

[Harb505]

Well I'm off for a few days walking in a couple of weeks. I use a DD solo tarp 2.8m x 1.8m, It sturdy, light and can be put up in less that 5 mins which is great my problem is ground water. I use an IPK kit for a ground sheet but could really do with some kind of "bathtub" set up for the ground sheet. Has anyone got any ideas? I could just fold the IPK sheet up at the corners where it meets the tarp (I'm a ground dweller) but it is then prone to moving as there is nothing holding it place. Velco? Press studs?
Thanks for any help.
Regards Mike

 

[Jinsin456]

There's a setup on the dd website (on iPad so posting links is a nightmare) that shows a way of folding the corners of a tarp to get a bathtub effect.

 

[kizzer35]

Could have a look at these:

http://www.bearpawwd.com/shelters_floors/bathtub_floor.html

http://oookworks.com/oooktubs.html

Sometimes I just put a stone in each corner and roll the sides up, gives a bit of a lip, though not as much protection as the 2 above.

 

[Harvestman]

Avoid wet ground?

 

[Retired Member southey]

Avoid wet ground?

Sound advice that.

 

[Shewie]

You could use some straightish sticks on each edge and roll the sheet around it slightly, that'll give you a raised edge

In all honesty though if there's so much water on the ground that it's creeping over your ground sheet I'd be looking for higher ground

 

[Badger74]

After folding your corners on your IPK sheet, use a clingon to hold them in place.

 

[John Fenna]

After folding your corners on your IPK sheet, use a clingon to hold them in place.

Or bulldog clips

 

[Angus Og]

How much do you want to spend

http://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/integral_designs_traverse_4_floor.html

 

[udamiano]

In all honesty though if there's so much water on the ground that it's creeping over your ground sheet I'd be looking for higher ground

+1 on what Shewie said

 

[sandbag47]

Or get a bivvy bagu

 

[Harb505]

After folding your corners on your IPK sheet, use a clingon to hold them in place.

Like the idea regarding finding drier ground, it was mainy a 'just in case idea' you can go to bed while its dry out and wake up to a down poor.
Current sleeping system is DD tarp, IPK for ground sheet, just got an army bivi, Pipedream 600 and a exped syn mat I found on the cheap. Don't aways use it all but it's a very sturdy system
Thanks for all the help.