Seeing Dutch's excellent tarp hooks not so long ago sparked an idea-you guessed it, make my own.
I've got a couple of those keyring aluminium bottle openers and they look like they'd make great tarp hooks.
I was going to use the barrel to thread the tarp line through, but decided the metal was of insufficient thickness and used the thick part instead.
I started with this "red" opener.
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Drilled a 4.5mm hole
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Cut the spare metal off with a hacksaw, then filed to remove any sharp edges and finished with fine emery.
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Hooked round a tree, works just like a hook should.
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I don't know how much they weigh, but Its much less than the extra line needed for the knot. 1g is my best guess.
Hope you like
Pete.
I've got a couple of those keyring aluminium bottle openers and they look like they'd make great tarp hooks.
I was going to use the barrel to thread the tarp line through, but decided the metal was of insufficient thickness and used the thick part instead.
I started with this "red" opener.
Drilled a 4.5mm hole
Cut the spare metal off with a hacksaw, then filed to remove any sharp edges and finished with fine emery.
Hooked round a tree, works just like a hook should.
I don't know how much they weigh, but Its much less than the extra line needed for the knot. 1g is my best guess.
Hope you like
Pete.
