Aldi Tarp?

[g4ghb]

Has anyone else noticed this -

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_6529.htm

My inital thought was cool - would be good if it was waterproof......... I wonder what it is made from and whether I could proof it myself

then I read further.........

Factor 25 sun protection
Taped seams
2000mm water column
Storage bag
Easy set-up
Size: 450 (L) × 450cm (W)


2000mm water column..... Hmmmmmmm thats a measure of its waterproofness isn't it?

is this good or is it telling us nothing?

 

[stooboy]

I guess it means it has a 2000 hydrostatic head, which is the height at which a coloumn of liquid gets to before it lets thru the material, i think bivi bags and gournd sheets are about 15,000, and most cheap argos tents are about 2000, which i think is okish, im no expert.

Does not say what weight it is in kg.

not bad for £20.

 

[Graham_S]

Someone posted this up on BB. I'll probably pick one up. 2000 isn't bad for a tarp.
the real bonus is the 4.5x4.5 stat.
That's a big tarp.

 

[ANDYRAF]

Sounds pretty good, if the water column is say a 2 metre long pipe and the material is secured over the end and the pipe filled with water and nothing leaks it probably is to all intents and purposes fairly waterproof, it would depend on the diameter of the pipe as to what actual pressure the water imparts to the weave.
The smaller the pipe the less likely it is to leak, so it may be just advertising BULL.
Without some one buying one and testing properly we'll never know.

 

[Wallenstein]

I guess it means it has a 2000 hydrostatic head, which is the height at which a coloumn of liquid gets to before it lets thru the material, i think bivi bags and gournd sheets are about 15,000, and most cheap argos tents are about 2000, which i think is okish, im no expert.

Does not say what weight it is in kg.

not bad for £20.

HH 2000mm is standard for UK camping - will resist pretty much any rainfall the UK has to offer.

For mountain use it goes up to 3000-5000mm when the rain will be driven hard by wind etc.

 

[g4ghb]

Someone posted this up on BB. I'll probably pick one up. 2000 isn't bad for a tarp.
the real bonus is the 4.5x4.5 stat.
That's a big tarp.

thats exactly what i was thinking!

and a quick look at the argos site and 2000 seems pretty good....well they have some WAY lower than that!

 

[Bob_about]

£20 for 4.5 x 4.5 - thanks for the heads up

Aldi may be worth a trip this week

also saw these http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_6532.htm on thier website

not sure what the warmer is like, but possibilities for fire use??

small I know, but may be useful on a hobo?

 

[stu1979uk]

I read somewhere for it to be classed as waterproof the HH has to be a minimum of 1500.

 

[bushscout1]

Sounds pretty good, if the water column is say a 2 metre long pipe and the material is secured over the end and the pipe filled with water and nothing leaks it probably is to all intents and purposes fairly waterproof, it would depend on the diameter of the pipe as to what actual pressure the water imparts to the weave.
The smaller the pipe the less likely it is to leak, so it may be just advertising BULL.
Without some one buying one and testing properly we'll never know.

Not sure that's quite right, IIRC it shouldn't make any difference on the diameter of the pipe as pressure is measured in weight per area (eg pounds per square inch / psi). The weight is a function of gravity on the volume of water, which is related to area & height but this is then cancelled as the pressure is calculated by dividing the weight by the area - hence the pressure is directly related to the height of the water column (otherwise known as the hydrostatic head when measuring the pressure of water required to overcome the waterproofness of a material).

However, whilst the above is true in theory, having just looked at Terra Nova's website it mentions that lower HH results are achieved from the British Standard test as it uses a larger surface area of fabric !!!

Just in case you were wondering, the Mountain Hardwear Trango tent has a flysheet with a hydrostatic head of 2000mm, whilst the Terra Nova Quasar tent has a flysheet with a hydrostatic head of 8000mm (both very expensive tents - as used on Everest).

Almost confused myself when reading that back through, I hope its of some use.

 

[fast but dim]

great find.... i love aldi

 

[Singeblister]

I got one of those tarps a couple of years back looks the same , I used it a lot it was great , it does tend to leak when you get pools gathering in an area on the tarp but you would get this on any tarp i suppose , the last time I used it was a middlewood not the last one but the one before when it was really rough and that saw it off the wind tore a big rip in it , but well worth the money , if you use at the bushmoot you might get the "have to have a green tarp" brigade laugh at you but hey who cares

 

[Wallenstein]

if you use at the bushmoot you might get the "have to have a green tarp" brigade laugh at you but hey who cares

Combine it with a pair of crocs and a Bear Grylls Craghopper Shirt to really get them hopping...

 

[Singeblister]

Combine it with a pair of crocs and a Bear Grylls Craghopper Shirt to really get them hopping...

Pushing your kit in a wheel barrow LOL :notworthy

 

[Phil562]

This will be ideal for my "family field kitchen", when I go family camping we have to take everything and the kitchen sink

So I set up a tarp as a field kitchen area, this is bigger then the tarp I use and it won't quite break the bank

 

[jeroboam]

I've just posted the below on British Blades, thought I'd replicate it here for the benefit of you lot!

Picked one of these up this morning, immediately got SWMBO out in the garden to have a play..........

What's in the box:

A Carry Bag, containing;
Instruction booklet,
The Tarp,
Twelve Guylines with "three hole" tension adjusters,
Eight conventional "skewer" pegs,
Four "heavy duty" pegs,
Four 1.8m steel poles,
Four 0.4m pole extensions.
Four pole top caps
The poles and the pegs each come in their own bag.

First pitch (poles at full length)

The nylon tie points seem to be fixed quite well as do the eyelets for the poles.

It went up quite quickly, would have tried more configurations and taken more pics but the heavens opened.
I've left it outside in the rain for the last couple of hours, nothing coming through the seams as yet.

First impressions are that, at £20 it's an absolute bargain!

J

 

[jackmcmanus21]

it looks big....whats the price on it?

 

[Seoras]

I got one of the tarps this week but in darker colours (does that make me part of the 'Have to have a green tarp' Brigade?).

I went to Aldi's to get a cast iron pan but noticed they were selling the tarps in two colour ranges.

The other colours are a green and brown, though still quite bright.

I am taking my daughter wild camping this weekend at Lupus's place and will try it out there and post up my thoughts on it next week. I intend to leave the poles at home and use dead wood instead for any uprights that are required.

If they are any good I will be getting a couple more for my SeaCadet training.

Cheers

George

 

[Jedadiah]

I saw someone using one of these at the moot last year, can't for the life in me remember who it was. Stephen (Guillane) was pitched up next to them. Any road up, i went directly to Alsi in Bridgend and bought on (they were £9.99 then) and, i've got to say, they are excellent pieces of kit. One word of warning though; the poles can bend a bit when it get's really windy, but that's to be expected. Highly recommended, even at £20.

 

[Tony]

We had one up at the Moot last year covering the door of the tent, it's a good bit of kit, for most uses you could dispense with the poles, I like the quick buckles that allow me to clip it on to my roof rack easily.

I'd not go for one as my main tarp but as something that can be used on occasion it's fine and it's waterproof enough, i've not had it leak at all.

 

[Singeblister]

I saw someone using one of these at the moot last year, can't for the life in me remember who it was. Stephen (Guillane) was pitched up next to them. Any road up, i went directly to Alsi in Bridgend and bought on (they were £9.99 then) and, i've got to say, they are excellent pieces of kit. One word of warning though; the poles can bend a bit when it get's really windy, but that's to be expected. Highly recommended, even at £20.

That was mine Jed , it wasn't used as a main tarp but just for sitting under with the fire right at the edge it as great, as I said above I have used it on a few meets now and had my moneys worth out of it ,,bargain