Hi there,
I quite like the idea of not using a tent, instead I'd like to sleep outside with a view! So a tarp for me then. However many tarps that are cheaply available are fairly bulky, even smallish ones , if you use the kind of tarp that you get from B&Q etc. Material that is commonly used to make the likes of hootchies is fairly damn expensive - around £6.00 per meter ( only 130cm wide too ) so I thought about getting other material and waterproofing it with something like Nikwax stuff. Obviously price is a major factor for me, which is why I'm looking at trying to make my own.
I have had a nosey around the net and came across this site here and wonder if there is anything here that is okay or not okay if you know what I mean?
Getting hold of eyelets etc is fairly easy, just the material waterproofing quality I am slightly worried about.
I quite like the idea of not using a tent, instead I'd like to sleep outside with a view! So a tarp for me then. However many tarps that are cheaply available are fairly bulky, even smallish ones , if you use the kind of tarp that you get from B&Q etc. Material that is commonly used to make the likes of hootchies is fairly damn expensive - around £6.00 per meter ( only 130cm wide too ) so I thought about getting other material and waterproofing it with something like Nikwax stuff. Obviously price is a major factor for me, which is why I'm looking at trying to make my own.
I have had a nosey around the net and came across this site here and wonder if there is anything here that is okay or not okay if you know what I mean?
Getting hold of eyelets etc is fairly easy, just the material waterproofing quality I am slightly worried about.